'Way back there, OWW got Real Lucky and was offered the opportunity to place a ship of the US Navy into inactive status. This involved shifting Classified Stuff from the ship into the hands of the appropriately cleared Naval Persons, which Persons were accompanied by armed Marines. We had to hump the Classified Stuff down "ladders", which are minimalist staircases, and down to the pier. I kid thee not, bruddah, we had mucho of the Classified Stuff, so there were many trips from Radio I and Radio II down to the pier.
That wasn't the worst.
The worst was paint.
Navy Haze Gray.
On the deck. On the overhead. On the bulkhead. On the mast.
Many, many days of ..... paint.
I hate, despise, and loathe paint.
TGHIP involves flooring. Move the furniture around, rip out the carpet, clean the concrete slab, lay down the plastic sheets as a vapor barrier, lay the planks of Armstrong Heirloom Hickory Laminate - not a problem, just a bit of physical labor.
But, between "rip out the carpet" and "clean the concrete slab" comes the despicable "paint".
Did I mention that I don't like paint?
I managed to skate out of actually painting a wall for thirty-seven freaking years, but now I am painting walls in "Tequila", or "Heron Blue", or "Duet Green", or "Baby Blue Eyes".
I may vomit.
The only reason I don't go into a quiet corner of the back yard and vomit is that Tiny, Bruiser and Ralph (our vicious guard dogs) would probably crowd around, and in Doggie, say "Watcha doin' Dad? Is it fun? Can we do that? You want a lick in the chops, Dad? How's about I wag my tail so hard I fall over? Dad? Dad? Whatcha doin' Dad?"
Gahhh!
I.
Hate.
Paint.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
The "Winter Soldier" Arrives Again
I read American Thinker because of the observed bias in the MSM (Main Stream Media). The writers at American Thinker will hammer anyone, Right, Left, or Middle, when they're wrong.
So, I'm reading a sort-of review of To Set The Record Straight (about the Swiftboat Vets campaign against John Kerry) when I found a reference leading to THIS place.
The original Winter Soldier Investigation of 1971 involved John Kerry and Al Hubbard (verified as a liar HERE, which the least incendiary reference I could find) orchestrating a campaign of lies against all American veterans of the Viet Nam era.
As a Viet Nam era vet, I was very perturbed by this "testimony". Later, after the lies and liars were exposed, I was enraged by the liars and the spineless politicians and "newsmen" who oh-so-publicly admired the liars.
So, to the IVAW, a bunch of vets are keeping an eye on you AND the MSM. And now, information flow is not restricted to the MSM. Just remember what happened to Dan Rather when he tried out a little forgery...
So, I'm reading a sort-of review of To Set The Record Straight (about the Swiftboat Vets campaign against John Kerry) when I found a reference leading to THIS place.
The original Winter Soldier Investigation of 1971 involved John Kerry and Al Hubbard (verified as a liar HERE, which the least incendiary reference I could find) orchestrating a campaign of lies against all American veterans of the Viet Nam era.
As a Viet Nam era vet, I was very perturbed by this "testimony". Later, after the lies and liars were exposed, I was enraged by the liars and the spineless politicians and "newsmen" who oh-so-publicly admired the liars.
So, to the IVAW, a bunch of vets are keeping an eye on you AND the MSM. And now, information flow is not restricted to the MSM. Just remember what happened to Dan Rather when he tried out a little forgery...
Friday, December 21, 2007
A Pithy Saying
"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incomptetence."
Puts me in mind of our local government - The Board of Commissioners of Camden County, Georgia.
I've been here for three and a half years.
Where I came from, in Santa Clara County, California, the County Board of Supervisors had (and have) a constant state of tension with the Santa Clara Sheriff, almost always over budget matters.
The same is true here in Camden County, GA. The Sheriff, Bill Smith, wants more money.
There is a big difference between Santa Clara County and Camden County.
In Santa Clara County, inmates of the county jail do not run wild on "personal watercraft" and run into a dock owned by a private citizen.
In Santa Clara County, inmates of the county jail are not hauled to a neighboring state to work on the Sheriff's ex-wife's house.
In Santa Clara County, inmate work details are not rented out to private property owners for the benefit of said private property owners.
And when he's been informed that his proposed budget is $1 million more than the County Supervisors are willing to fund, the County Sheriff of Santa Clara does not resubmit the same budget - twice.
There's an election coming up, in November of 2008.
I predict that, should Bill Smith choose to run again, he will, deservedly, fail of re-election.
Vote The Rascal Out - on grounds of incompetence.
Puts me in mind of our local government - The Board of Commissioners of Camden County, Georgia.
I've been here for three and a half years.
Where I came from, in Santa Clara County, California, the County Board of Supervisors had (and have) a constant state of tension with the Santa Clara Sheriff, almost always over budget matters.
The same is true here in Camden County, GA. The Sheriff, Bill Smith, wants more money.
There is a big difference between Santa Clara County and Camden County.
In Santa Clara County, inmates of the county jail do not run wild on "personal watercraft" and run into a dock owned by a private citizen.
In Santa Clara County, inmates of the county jail are not hauled to a neighboring state to work on the Sheriff's ex-wife's house.
In Santa Clara County, inmate work details are not rented out to private property owners for the benefit of said private property owners.
And when he's been informed that his proposed budget is $1 million more than the County Supervisors are willing to fund, the County Sheriff of Santa Clara does not resubmit the same budget - twice.
There's an election coming up, in November of 2008.
I predict that, should Bill Smith choose to run again, he will, deservedly, fail of re-election.
Vote The Rascal Out - on grounds of incompetence.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Budget, Taxes, and the Governator
Because news items from the MSM (Main Stream Media) tend to disappear when it's convenient, I have lifted the below, in it's entirety, from the NBC affiliate in Oakland, CA, Channel 11 News.
I am SO GLAD that I'm no longer subject to the tax laws of the State of California - 'cause trust me, this is gonna be Real Expensive to any resident of California...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he will declare a "fiscal emergency" in January to give him and the Legislature more power to deal with the state's growing deficit.
Schwarzenegger made the announcement Friday after meeting with lawmakers and interest groups this week to tell them California's budget deficit is worse -- far worse -- than economists predicted just a few weeks ago.
The shortfall is not $10 billion, but more than $14 billion -- a 40 percent jump that would put it in orbit with some of the state's worst fiscal crisis, those who have met with him said.
A fiscal emergency would trigger a special session and force lawmakers and the governor to begin addressing the shortfall within 45 days.
"What we have to do is fix the budget system. The system itself needs to be fixed, and I think that this is a good year, this coming year, to fix it," Schwarzenegger said in Long Beach, where he was promoting his plan for health care reform.
California is struggling with shrinking state tax revenue from the meltdown of the subprime housing market and the credit crunch on Wall Street.
State spending also has increased by more than 40 percent since Schwarzenegger took office after the 2003 recall of then-Gov. Gray Davis.
Schwarzenegger in August signed a $145.5 billion budget that increased spending 11 percent due largely to the increased cost of bond repayments and special funds. General fund spending for day-to-day operations increased less than 1 percent, from $101.7 to $102.3 billion for the budget year that began July 1.
In August, Schwarzenegger's office projected the state would end its current budget year with a $4.1 billion reserve. Last month, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst reported that the state would instead end the year in the red, and was on pace to rack up a staggering $10 billion deficit over the next 18 months.
Schwarzenegger and his top aides this week have privately told lawmakers and interest groups that the gap could top $14 billion and warned cities, counties and health and welfare agencies to expect cuts.
Last month, Schwarzenegger ordered agency leaders to draft plans for across-the-board cut as high as 10 percent.
State lawmakers have been criticized in recent weeks for pushing through a raise for themselves, despite the state's fiscal troubles.
I am SO GLAD that I'm no longer subject to the tax laws of the State of California - 'cause trust me, this is gonna be Real Expensive to any resident of California...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he will declare a "fiscal emergency" in January to give him and the Legislature more power to deal with the state's growing deficit.
Schwarzenegger made the announcement Friday after meeting with lawmakers and interest groups this week to tell them California's budget deficit is worse -- far worse -- than economists predicted just a few weeks ago.
The shortfall is not $10 billion, but more than $14 billion -- a 40 percent jump that would put it in orbit with some of the state's worst fiscal crisis, those who have met with him said.
A fiscal emergency would trigger a special session and force lawmakers and the governor to begin addressing the shortfall within 45 days.
"What we have to do is fix the budget system. The system itself needs to be fixed, and I think that this is a good year, this coming year, to fix it," Schwarzenegger said in Long Beach, where he was promoting his plan for health care reform.
California is struggling with shrinking state tax revenue from the meltdown of the subprime housing market and the credit crunch on Wall Street.
State spending also has increased by more than 40 percent since Schwarzenegger took office after the 2003 recall of then-Gov. Gray Davis.
Schwarzenegger in August signed a $145.5 billion budget that increased spending 11 percent due largely to the increased cost of bond repayments and special funds. General fund spending for day-to-day operations increased less than 1 percent, from $101.7 to $102.3 billion for the budget year that began July 1.
In August, Schwarzenegger's office projected the state would end its current budget year with a $4.1 billion reserve. Last month, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst reported that the state would instead end the year in the red, and was on pace to rack up a staggering $10 billion deficit over the next 18 months.
Schwarzenegger and his top aides this week have privately told lawmakers and interest groups that the gap could top $14 billion and warned cities, counties and health and welfare agencies to expect cuts.
Last month, Schwarzenegger ordered agency leaders to draft plans for across-the-board cut as high as 10 percent.
State lawmakers have been criticized in recent weeks for pushing through a raise for themselves, despite the state's fiscal troubles.
Bill of Rights Day
Lifted this, in it's entirety, from Kim du Toit HERE.
If I could figure a way to file off the serial number and call it my own, I would.
I think I'll ask a random selection of folks why December 15th is a significant day.
And no, I didn't know...
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Today is the 216th anniversary of the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, as ratified in 1791.
I know everyone here can probably quote the whiole thing, to the last jot and tittle, but please read the whole thing, just so we’re all clear on the concept:
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
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Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
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Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
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Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
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Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
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Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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If I could figure a way to file off the serial number and call it my own, I would.
I think I'll ask a random selection of folks why December 15th is a significant day.
And no, I didn't know...
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Today is the 216th anniversary of the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, as ratified in 1791.
I know everyone here can probably quote the whiole thing, to the last jot and tittle, but please read the whole thing, just so we’re all clear on the concept:
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
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Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
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Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
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Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
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Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
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Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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Speaking English
OK, Geno's Steaks in South Philly is in the news again.
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations is charging "intimidation" over a small sign in the business's window.
Here's what the Commission's lawyer had to say:
Paul M. Hummer, an attorney for the commission, testified earlier that the sign is not about political speech, but about "intimidation," and that it suggested business from certain individuals was not wanted.
See the story HERE.
So, what's the big hooha? What does that mean, nasty sign say?
This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING PLEASE 'SPEAK ENGLISH.'
Now, Geno's, being in Philly, has a... different take on "English". An order for a cheesesteak in Geno's might be like this: "Gimme a steak wit'" - the "wit" indicating a cheesesteak sandwich with onions and peppers.
And that's all the English you need to know.
For that major offense, the The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations has their collective knickers in a twist.
Jeezo, gimme a break here!
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations is charging "intimidation" over a small sign in the business's window.
Here's what the Commission's lawyer had to say:
Paul M. Hummer, an attorney for the commission, testified earlier that the sign is not about political speech, but about "intimidation," and that it suggested business from certain individuals was not wanted.
See the story HERE.
So, what's the big hooha? What does that mean, nasty sign say?
This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING PLEASE 'SPEAK ENGLISH.'
Now, Geno's, being in Philly, has a... different take on "English". An order for a cheesesteak in Geno's might be like this: "Gimme a steak wit'" - the "wit" indicating a cheesesteak sandwich with onions and peppers.
And that's all the English you need to know.
For that major offense, the The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations has their collective knickers in a twist.
Jeezo, gimme a break here!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Laptops and Windows Vista, Oh My!
Well, I've been living with Windows Vista Home Premium on the HP/Compaq laptop for about two weeks.
So far, it just works.
Everything looks familiar, although some of the bits and pieces are in different places than they are in XP.
I really Do Not Like Internet Explorer 7 - not because it blows up (it hasn't yet), but because I'm used to Maxthon. Mrs. OWW likes FireFox. As soon as I'm Real Sure that this is a stable system, Maxthon and FireFox are going on, probably next week.
Office 2007 Student 30-day Evaluation edition was pre-loaded. I really dislike it a bunch. Office 2003 is going on, 2007 will be un-installed as soon as I'm sure that won't blow the system to smithereens.
Now, just to annoy you folks in Washington (State or DC), and Minnesota, and Ohio, or even in San Jose, CA, here in SouthEast Jawja, today, December 12th, I was walking around in shorts and a t-shirt and sandals, enjoying 80F weather. As I write this, it's 10:15PM, I'm sitting on my deck sneering at my slightly overgrown back yard, and the temp is 68F under clear skies.
Summertime in Jawja is hot and humid (like 90F, 90% humidity), so when a glorious day like this comes along, I just sit there and smiiiiile......
So far, it just works.
Everything looks familiar, although some of the bits and pieces are in different places than they are in XP.
I really Do Not Like Internet Explorer 7 - not because it blows up (it hasn't yet), but because I'm used to Maxthon. Mrs. OWW likes FireFox. As soon as I'm Real Sure that this is a stable system, Maxthon and FireFox are going on, probably next week.
Office 2007 Student 30-day Evaluation edition was pre-loaded. I really dislike it a bunch. Office 2003 is going on, 2007 will be un-installed as soon as I'm sure that won't blow the system to smithereens.
Now, just to annoy you folks in Washington (State or DC), and Minnesota, and Ohio, or even in San Jose, CA, here in SouthEast Jawja, today, December 12th, I was walking around in shorts and a t-shirt and sandals, enjoying 80F weather. As I write this, it's 10:15PM, I'm sitting on my deck sneering at my slightly overgrown back yard, and the temp is 68F under clear skies.
Summertime in Jawja is hot and humid (like 90F, 90% humidity), so when a glorious day like this comes along, I just sit there and smiiiiile......
Monday, December 10, 2007
Local Politics and OWW
I don't comment often on local politics here, for a variety of reasons.
"All politics is local", which means that if I open my big mouth, I'm instantly visible.
That being said, there are times when one simply must speak up, and call out the fumble-fingered idiots running the show.
HERE, you'll see my take on the cheerful idiots who are running, or attempting to run, Camden County, GA.
"Fumble-fingered idiots" and "Cheerful idiots". I think that I'm being charitable...
"All politics is local", which means that if I open my big mouth, I'm instantly visible.
That being said, there are times when one simply must speak up, and call out the fumble-fingered idiots running the show.
HERE, you'll see my take on the cheerful idiots who are running, or attempting to run, Camden County, GA.
"Fumble-fingered idiots" and "Cheerful idiots". I think that I'm being charitable...
Friday, December 7, 2007
Pearl Harbor Day
As I was once in the US Navy, I should probably post a photo of a ship burning in Pearl, or of the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay.
Nahhh....
My Dad was an infantryman in Europe. I think he'd appreciate this one a little more...
"Know any good Moslem prayers? I don't wanna miss any bets."
Nahhh....
My Dad was an infantryman in Europe. I think he'd appreciate this one a little more...
"Know any good Moslem prayers? I don't wanna miss any bets."
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
An Unsuitable Cop
Sergeant Andrea Eichhorn of the Casselberry, FL police department has been fired. FoxNews Story HERE.
This first came to my attention back in October from The Law Dog, whom I believe to have the definitive rant on this story.
Read his entire essay HERE - and please do try to keep your blood pressure from spraying out of your ears.
CASSELBERRY, Fla. — Casselberry authorities say a police sergeant has been fired for suing a family after she slipped and fell while trying to rescue a 1-year-old boy from drowning. Casselberry Police Chief John Pavlis fired Sergeant Andrea Eichhorn on Tuesday. Eichhorn has dropped her negligence lawsuit. It claimed there was water on the floor at Joey Cosmillo's home when police arrived. Eichhorn claimed she broke her knee and missed two months of work after she slid on the wet floor. The boy suffered brain damage and can no longer walk, talk or swallow. He lives in a nursing home and eats and breathes through tubes. Eichhorn can appeal her firing. Pavlis said the lawsuit brought public ridicule to the agency and damaged its reputation. |
This first came to my attention back in October from The Law Dog, whom I believe to have the definitive rant on this story.
To be fair, reports are that Sgt. Eichhorn actually fractured the knee. Of course, reports also say that she continued to work the scene -- it was only "later that day" that she sought treatment for the injury. The tile-crawling invertebrate hired by Sgt. Eichhorn to represent her in this lawsuit states: "It's a situation where the Cosmillos have caused these problems, brought them on themselves, then tried to play the victim," |
Read his entire essay HERE - and please do try to keep your blood pressure from spraying out of your ears.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
I Sound Like What?
So, there's this strange survey out there, about accents. Now, keep in mind that I lived in New York City until I was ten, and then in California until I was fifty-five - and I've never lived within 500 miles of Wisconsin.
I asked Mrs. OWW if I sounded like I was from Wisconsin, and she said that even with the cold I'm fighting, I'm generic Californian, with Good Ol' Boy Jawja overtones that I've picked up in the three years that we've lived in SE Georgia...
I asked Mrs. OWW if I sounded like I was from Wisconsin, and she said that even with the cold I'm fighting, I'm generic Californian, with Good Ol' Boy Jawja overtones that I've picked up in the three years that we've lived in SE Georgia...
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop." | |
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| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz | |
Monday, December 3, 2007
Politics, Foreign and Domestic
FOREIGN
Hugo Chavez of Venezuela failed in his bid to be El Presidente for Life. Whilst y'all are cheering and dancing, I would remind you that the referendum results were 51% to 49%. That is NOT a huge margin of victory. Prediction: He tries again.
Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, cruised to a lop-sided victory in Russia. Look for Vlad The Bad to be a behind-the-scenes force for years to come in Russia.
DOMESTIC
Hillary and Barack are having at each other, likewise Rudy, Mitt, Mike and Fred. At least RMM&F are slanging each other over relatively substantive issues. Hillary and Barack are having it out over... what Barack said in Kindergarten?
Aww, c'mon Dems, you can do better than that!
Can't you?
Hugo Chavez of Venezuela failed in his bid to be El Presidente for Life. Whilst y'all are cheering and dancing, I would remind you that the referendum results were 51% to 49%. That is NOT a huge margin of victory. Prediction: He tries again.
Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, cruised to a lop-sided victory in Russia. Look for Vlad The Bad to be a behind-the-scenes force for years to come in Russia.
DOMESTIC
Hillary and Barack are having at each other, likewise Rudy, Mitt, Mike and Fred. At least RMM&F are slanging each other over relatively substantive issues. Hillary and Barack are having it out over... what Barack said in Kindergarten?
Aww, c'mon Dems, you can do better than that!
Can't you?
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Life It's Ownself
What a week!
BAD: Mrs. OWW was hospitalized with diverticulitis - a pretty nasty instestinal disorder that is VERY painful.
GOOD: Meelie-Noh (the nine-year-old) got to go to a cheer-leading competition, which was held at a place called "Wild Adventures" out in Waycross, GA. Meelie informs me that she had a really good time, and they placed well in the competition.
GOOD/BAD: Mrs. OWW is home from the hospital (GOOD), but tires easily, is weaker than a kitten, and although we don't talk about it, she's deathly afraid of a relapse (which would be Very Bad Indeed).
BAD: The clothes washer is beating itself to death - which will mean, sooner rather than later, another $500 out the door, as I don't want to buy used.
GOOD/BAD: The new (to me, at least) truck runs well, and doesn't appear to have any horrendously expensive problems, which is GOOD. It does need a new muffler, which in itself isn't bad, but I wanted to do a DIY (Do It Yourself) - and the parts stores want $100+ for a new muffler - plus clamps and gaskets - which is BAD.
GOOD: Through the generosity of my Dad, we now have a rather nice laptop, brandy-spanking new, with a nice widescreen (Very GOOD), 1 Gig of memory (GOOD), a 100 Gig Hard disk (GOOD), the usual crappy laptop keyboard (NORMAL for laptops) and a too-sensitive mushpad (BAD) that has a little button to disable it (GOOD), built-in Wireless-G (Very GOOD), and Windows Vista Home Premium (Unknown Good or Bad).
I'm of two minds about Vista - I've been using XP Professional for a while, and it's solid, and I know how to make it sit up and beg. OTOH, Vista is alleged to be more secure, and is visually very attractive. On the BAD side, one of my favorite untilites, Robotype, doesn't work with Vista - that's BAD. We'll have to see how it behaves as we go along....
And for all y'all in the cold parts of the country, it IS December 2nd, and here in SE Jawja it did hit 80F today, and I'm still wandering about in shorts and a t-shirt, even though it's dark outside at 6:30PM and it's still 78F.
Which is GOOD.
BAD: Mrs. OWW was hospitalized with diverticulitis - a pretty nasty instestinal disorder that is VERY painful.
GOOD: Meelie-Noh (the nine-year-old) got to go to a cheer-leading competition, which was held at a place called "Wild Adventures" out in Waycross, GA. Meelie informs me that she had a really good time, and they placed well in the competition.
GOOD/BAD: Mrs. OWW is home from the hospital (GOOD), but tires easily, is weaker than a kitten, and although we don't talk about it, she's deathly afraid of a relapse (which would be Very Bad Indeed).
BAD: The clothes washer is beating itself to death - which will mean, sooner rather than later, another $500 out the door, as I don't want to buy used.
GOOD/BAD: The new (to me, at least) truck runs well, and doesn't appear to have any horrendously expensive problems, which is GOOD. It does need a new muffler, which in itself isn't bad, but I wanted to do a DIY (Do It Yourself) - and the parts stores want $100+ for a new muffler - plus clamps and gaskets - which is BAD.
GOOD: Through the generosity of my Dad, we now have a rather nice laptop, brandy-spanking new, with a nice widescreen (Very GOOD), 1 Gig of memory (GOOD), a 100 Gig Hard disk (GOOD), the usual crappy laptop keyboard (NORMAL for laptops) and a too-sensitive mushpad (BAD) that has a little button to disable it (GOOD), built-in Wireless-G (Very GOOD), and Windows Vista Home Premium (Unknown Good or Bad).
I'm of two minds about Vista - I've been using XP Professional for a while, and it's solid, and I know how to make it sit up and beg. OTOH, Vista is alleged to be more secure, and is visually very attractive. On the BAD side, one of my favorite untilites, Robotype, doesn't work with Vista - that's BAD. We'll have to see how it behaves as we go along....
And for all y'all in the cold parts of the country, it IS December 2nd, and here in SE Jawja it did hit 80F today, and I'm still wandering about in shorts and a t-shirt, even though it's dark outside at 6:30PM and it's still 78F.
Which is GOOD.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
The Great Car Shuffle
We seem to have a kind of a tradition going on amongst us neighbors. Central to this tradition are my neighbors Charley and Sharon. Y'see, Charley is a bit of a car nut...
When we first moved in, 3 1/2 years ago, I mentioned to Mrs. OWW that "the guy two houses up the street is running a used car lot!" There were cars for Charley, his wife Sharon, their son Chuck, and their daughter Maureen (Son Kevin wasn't of driving age yet). Plus a dead-engine Suburban and a dying van (I disremember the make/model of that one).
Well, son Chuck traded the Mitsubishi for a Jeep, which was traded for a Jeep Cherokee, which was traded to a neighbor down the street for a Volkswagen GTI. Charley sold hisbeat-up well-used (200K+ miles) Chevy pickup and bought a Ford F-150, sold that, and bought a neighbor's Dodge 1500 w/Hemi, and then acquired a Jaguar XJ6 from a friend in Missouri to go with the truck. Wife Sharon had a Saab, which was sold and she bought a Nissan Altima, which was sold, and she bought a Volvo. Maureen was driving whatever wasn't being driven by someone else at the moment.
I was never sure who was home at the moment.
After a while, I started kidding Charley about the used car lot he was running. "Honest Charley's Fine Used Vehicular Transportation Emporium".
Then the vehicle count started going down.
The dead Suburban was sold and towed away. Maureen inherited her brother Chuck's GTI, and then her older sister Peggy's Saturn L200 (from out of town - it just magically appeared one day). The dying van was sold. Chuck moved out of town and got married, so whatever he was driving at the time went away. The GTI was sold to a neighbor. Son Kevin became of driving age, and Charley got him a Dodge Dakota pickup. Maureen moved out on her own, and the Saturn went with her. Kevin went to college, and the Dakota went with him.
Ulimately, it was Charley with the big Dodge pickup and the Jag, and wife Sharon with the Volvo. There was also a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for a while, but it lived in the garage.
There was also the odd boat or two in their driveway, but they don't count 'cause they're not street-legal.
Then, daughter Peggy who now lives up in New York needed a car, and Charley lent her the Jag. Two cars!!! No more smart remarks about "used car lots" from Old Weird Ward.
It was too good to last.... which is where OWW got involved in the neighborhood "tradition"....
I'd been muttering for some time that I want a truck for hauling stuff around. Due to the GHIP (Great Home Improvement Project) involving paint, Pergo-type floors, power-tools, runs to the dump, and other things, I wanted a Ford Ranger/Chevy S-10/Dodge Dakota/Nissan Frontier type of truck to haul said "stuff", with an extended cab so's I could haul Chickie and Meelie around.
So, I started checking out the local used truck market - yee flipping gods! These clowns want a short fortune for anything with wheels that runs! They seem to think that Kelly Blue Book retail, plus $2000 is "reasonable". So I was sniveling and moaning at Charley one fine day....
It seems that daughter Peggy hated the Jag XJ6. "Old man's car" is what she said, and wanted another Saturn. Son Kevin liked his Dodge Dakota OK, but really wanted a Saab. And since I wanted a truck...
Charley went up to New York driving my Saturn SL2, which went to daughter Peggy, and came back in the Jag. Son Kevin found a Saab, and the Dodge Dakota "Sport" (extended cab, 4-cylinder engine) now sits in my driveway.
While Charley was going up to New York in the SL2 and Kevin was finishing the week before Thanksgiving while driving the Dakota, I was driving that big Dodge of Charley's. I tell you true, it's a BIG beast, and drinks gasoline like you wouldn't beleive...
So here's the current car situation:
Mr. and Mrs. OWW have a yellow VUE and a Dodge Dakota in our driveway.
Charley and Sharon have the Jag, the big Dodge, and the Volvo.
The Volkswagen GTI has migrated from one neighbor to another neighbor.
The Cherokee in another neighbor's driveway.
I almost had the Jag as well as the Dakota but I let Charley talk himself into falling in love with it, thank God! Lovely car, but 'way back when, I had dealings with Lucas, Prince of Darkness....
When we first moved in, 3 1/2 years ago, I mentioned to Mrs. OWW that "the guy two houses up the street is running a used car lot!" There were cars for Charley, his wife Sharon, their son Chuck, and their daughter Maureen (Son Kevin wasn't of driving age yet). Plus a dead-engine Suburban and a dying van (I disremember the make/model of that one).
Well, son Chuck traded the Mitsubishi for a Jeep, which was traded for a Jeep Cherokee, which was traded to a neighbor down the street for a Volkswagen GTI. Charley sold his
I was never sure who was home at the moment.
After a while, I started kidding Charley about the used car lot he was running. "Honest Charley's Fine Used Vehicular Transportation Emporium".
Then the vehicle count started going down.
The dead Suburban was sold and towed away. Maureen inherited her brother Chuck's GTI, and then her older sister Peggy's Saturn L200 (from out of town - it just magically appeared one day). The dying van was sold. Chuck moved out of town and got married, so whatever he was driving at the time went away. The GTI was sold to a neighbor. Son Kevin became of driving age, and Charley got him a Dodge Dakota pickup. Maureen moved out on her own, and the Saturn went with her. Kevin went to college, and the Dakota went with him.
Ulimately, it was Charley with the big Dodge pickup and the Jag, and wife Sharon with the Volvo. There was also a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for a while, but it lived in the garage.
There was also the odd boat or two in their driveway, but they don't count 'cause they're not street-legal.
Then, daughter Peggy who now lives up in New York needed a car, and Charley lent her the Jag. Two cars!!! No more smart remarks about "used car lots" from Old Weird Ward.
It was too good to last.... which is where OWW got involved in the neighborhood "tradition"....
I'd been muttering for some time that I want a truck for hauling stuff around. Due to the GHIP (Great Home Improvement Project) involving paint, Pergo-type floors, power-tools, runs to the dump, and other things, I wanted a Ford Ranger/Chevy S-10/Dodge Dakota/Nissan Frontier type of truck to haul said "stuff", with an extended cab so's I could haul Chickie and Meelie around.
So, I started checking out the local used truck market - yee flipping gods! These clowns want a short fortune for anything with wheels that runs! They seem to think that Kelly Blue Book retail, plus $2000 is "reasonable". So I was sniveling and moaning at Charley one fine day....
It seems that daughter Peggy hated the Jag XJ6. "Old man's car" is what she said, and wanted another Saturn. Son Kevin liked his Dodge Dakota OK, but really wanted a Saab. And since I wanted a truck...
Charley went up to New York driving my Saturn SL2, which went to daughter Peggy, and came back in the Jag. Son Kevin found a Saab, and the Dodge Dakota "Sport" (extended cab, 4-cylinder engine) now sits in my driveway.
While Charley was going up to New York in the SL2 and Kevin was finishing the week before Thanksgiving while driving the Dakota, I was driving that big Dodge of Charley's. I tell you true, it's a BIG beast, and drinks gasoline like you wouldn't beleive...
So here's the current car situation:
Mr. and Mrs. OWW have a yellow VUE and a Dodge Dakota in our driveway.
Charley and Sharon have the Jag, the big Dodge, and the Volvo.
The Volkswagen GTI has migrated from one neighbor to another neighbor.
The Cherokee in another neighbor's driveway.
I almost had the Jag as well as the Dakota but I let Charley talk himself into falling in love with it, thank God! Lovely car, but 'way back when, I had dealings with Lucas, Prince of Darkness....
Thanksgiving
Just when things seem to be going Real Smooth, and you're feeling pretty good about it, and you're even ready to brag about it, Life It's Ownself will smack you right in the face with a cold fish.
Last Saturday, Meelie, at 9 our youngest, came down with a stomach bug and was going at both ends, poor baby. Mrs. OWW did the majority of care ("I love you Daddy, but I want MOMMY!"), so of course guess who gets the bug?
Meelie recovers within 24 hours, and is bouncing off the walls like her normal self, and Mrs. OWW is flat on her back when she's not in the facilities and is thoroughly miserable. By Monday the worst is over for her, but she's still feeling very shaky and being Real Cautious about what food she eats.
On Tuesday morning, I'm commenting at work that I haven't taken a sick day for myself in two years, and I'm on a roll, right? By Tuesday evening, about 6 PM, guess who's making an intimate acquaintance with the Porcelain God?
By Wednesday morning, the worst was over, and I was able to go to work, and sorta function without it being obvious that I had a severe death wish - I just wanted to curl up in a corner and die quietly. As soon as I got home I crawled into be and slept like the dead until 4 AM Thursday...
Which was Thanksgiving Day.
Several weeks ago, our neighbors Sharon and Charley, and Lisa and Eric, and a few others decided to do a group Thanksgiving dinner at Sharon and Charley's place (Charley added on an enormous rec room when the house was being built). There were 15 (plus 5 younger children) and tremendous quantities of turkey and all the trimmings, and all of it delicious. I wasn't able to be my usual gluttonous self, but as I said, it was delicious.
Last Saturday, Meelie, at 9 our youngest, came down with a stomach bug and was going at both ends, poor baby. Mrs. OWW did the majority of care ("I love you Daddy, but I want MOMMY!"), so of course guess who gets the bug?
Meelie recovers within 24 hours, and is bouncing off the walls like her normal self, and Mrs. OWW is flat on her back when she's not in the facilities and is thoroughly miserable. By Monday the worst is over for her, but she's still feeling very shaky and being Real Cautious about what food she eats.
On Tuesday morning, I'm commenting at work that I haven't taken a sick day for myself in two years, and I'm on a roll, right? By Tuesday evening, about 6 PM, guess who's making an intimate acquaintance with the Porcelain God?
By Wednesday morning, the worst was over, and I was able to go to work, and sorta function without it being obvious that I had a severe death wish - I just wanted to curl up in a corner and die quietly. As soon as I got home I crawled into be and slept like the dead until 4 AM Thursday...
Which was Thanksgiving Day.
Several weeks ago, our neighbors Sharon and Charley, and Lisa and Eric, and a few others decided to do a group Thanksgiving dinner at Sharon and Charley's place (Charley added on an enormous rec room when the house was being built). There were 15 (plus 5 younger children) and tremendous quantities of turkey and all the trimmings, and all of it delicious. I wasn't able to be my usual gluttonous self, but as I said, it was delicious.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Sectarian NON-Violence in Iraq!!
OK, I'm not much for going to church regularly. I'm still a Christian, by up-bringing at the very least.
So THIS really touched me....
Today, Muslims mostly filled the front pews of St John’s. Muslims who want their Christian friends and neighbors to come home. ..... Muslims keep telling me to get it on the news. “Tell the Christians to come home to their country Iraq.” |
Go and read the whole thing HERE.
And answer me this: WHERE is the Main-Stream-Media on this? This story is huge, and the MSM is dropping the ball. Again.
Pfui.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Late Vet's Day Post
Just found this courtesy of the Grouchy Old Cripple in Atlanta (Hi There, Denny!)
On behalf of Mikey, Tommy, Butch, Dan, Xavier, and Poor Dumb Randy (aka PDR), I'm shoutin' out "Amen! Deal the cards, Brotha!"
Royko was a Great Man...
On behalf of Mikey, Tommy, Butch, Dan, Xavier, and Poor Dumb Randy (aka PDR), I'm shoutin' out "Amen! Deal the cards, Brotha!"
Royko was a Great Man...
I just phoned six friends and asked them what they will be doing on Monday. They all said the same thing: working. Me, too. There is something else we share. We are all military veterans. And there is a third thing we have in common. We are not employees of the federal government, state government, county government, municipal government, the Postal Service, the courts, banks, or S & Ls, and we don’t teach school. If we did, we would be among the many millions of people who will spend Monday goofing off. Which is why it is about time Congress revised the ridiculous terms of Veterans Day as a national holiday. The purpose of Veterans Day is to honor all veterans. So how does this country honor them? By letting the veterans, the majority of whom work in the private sector, spend the day at their jobs so they can pay taxes that permit millions of non-veterans to get paid for doing nothing. As my friend Harry put it: "First I went through basic training. Then infantry school. Then I got on a crowded, stinking troop ship that took 23 days to get from San Francisco to Japan. We went through a storm that had 90 percent of the guys on the ship throwing up for a week. "Then I rode a beat-up transport plane from Japan to Korea, and it almost went down in the drink. I think the pilot was drunk. "When I got to Korea, I was lucky. The war ended seven months after I got there, and I didn’t kill anybody and nobody killed me. "But it was still a miserable experience. Then when my tour was over, I got on another troop ship and it took 21 stinking days to cross the Pacific. "When I got home on leave, one of the older guys at the neighborhood bar — he was a World War II vet — told me I was a ----head because we didn’t win, we only got a tie. "So now on Veterans Day I get up in the morning and go down to the office and work. "You know what my nephew does? He sleeps in. That’s because he works for the state. "And do you know what he did during the Vietnam War? He ducked the draft by getting a job teaching at an inner-city school. "Now, is that a raw deal or what?" Of course that’s a raw deal. So I propose that the members of Congress revise Veterans Day to provide the following: - All veterans — and only veterans — should have the day off from work. It doesn’t matter if they were combat heroes or stateside clerk-typists. Anybody who went through basic training and was awakened before dawn by a red-neck drill sergeant who bellowed: "Drop your whatsis and grab your socks and fall out on the road," is entitled. - Those veterans who wish to march in parades, make speeches or listen to speeches can do so. But for those who don’t, all local gambling laws should be suspended for the day to permit vets to gather in taverns, pull a couple of tables together and spend the day playing poker, blackjack, craps, drinking and telling lewd lies about lewd experiences with lewd women. All bar prices should be rolled back to enlisted men’s club prices, Officers can pay the going rate, the stiffs. - All anti-smoking laws will be suspended for Veterans Day. The same hold for all misdemeanor laws pertaining to disorderly conduct, non-felonious brawling, leering, gawking and any other gross and disgusting public behavior that does not harm another individual. - It will be a treasonable offense for any spouse or live-in girlfriend (or boyfriend, if it applies) to utter the dreaded words: "What time will you be home tonight?" - Anyone caught posing as a veteran will be required to eat a triple portion of chipped beef on toast, with Spam on the side, and spend the day watching a chaplain present a color-slide presentation on the horrors of VD. - Regardless of how high his office, no politician who had the opportunity to serve in the military, but didn’t, will be allowed to make a patriotic speech, appear on TV, or poke his nose out of his office for the entire day. Any politician who defies this ban will be required to spend 12 hours wearing headphones and listening to tapes of President Clinton explaining his deferments. Now, deal the cards and pass the tequila. - Mike Royko |
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Veteran's Day
I hung the flag this morning.
Then, whilst sipping my coffee and checking for news and views, I ran across THIS:
Kyle-Ann, for all of my comrades, past, present and future...
"You're Welcome"
Old Weird Ward
USN 1969-1973
Then, whilst sipping my coffee and checking for news and views, I ran across THIS:
I have lived in America all my life, for 56 years now, and every single night when I have laid my head upon my pillow, you were somewhere watching over my safety. For every single one of those nights of peaceful rest, I simply say, "Thank you!" |
Kyle-Ann, for all of my comrades, past, present and future...
"You're Welcome"
Old Weird Ward
USN 1969-1973
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
World-Shaking News!
The Writer's Guild is on strike.
No new TV shows! No new jokes for Letterman! No new movies!
I am sooooo not upset.
I was raised in L.A. I've met some of these people - some of the most two-faced self-important people in the world - even worse than US Senators. "I {wrote for/starred in/served latte} for {hit show/movie here}! I'm important, and I can comment on Global Warming!
I hope they all go broke and have to actually work in the Real World for a living.
Bah, Humbug! (Yes, the Christmas music has already started. Makes me just a little grumpy.)
No new TV shows! No new jokes for Letterman! No new movies!
I am sooooo not upset.
I was raised in L.A. I've met some of these people - some of the most two-faced self-important people in the world - even worse than US Senators. "I {wrote for/starred in/served latte} for {hit show/movie here}! I'm important, and I can comment on Global Warming!
I hope they all go broke and have to actually work in the Real World for a living.
Bah, Humbug! (Yes, the Christmas music has already started. Makes me just a little grumpy.)
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
First Amendment? Or What?
So, Hayden Barnes, this punk kid at Valdosta State (In, of course, Valdosta GA), decides to twist the administration's tail a bit. This is VSU's Administration, in the person of the President, right?
Read the whole thing HERE.
Well, the Prez, Ronald Zaccari, decided to expell young Mr. Barnes as a "clear and present danger to this campus".
The "clear and present danger to this campus" consisted of an entry in a FaceBook.com page, a collage with a reference to a "Zaccari Memorial Parking Garage."
Point #1: College students are always getting outraged over something - and flapping their jaws about it, whatever it is.
Point #2: College presidents are the face of The Administration. Good Heavens, they might even get mocked!
Point #3: His Eminence Zaccari needs to get over himself.
I mean, Mr. Barnes could have referred to the Prez as "The Little Zucchini", right?
Mr. Barnes gets a hearing on 26 November, which means that THIS quarter/semester is completely shot to doll rags.
The Little Zucchini has, with malice aforethought, laid VSU (and the taxpayers of Georgia, which means me) open to a whopping great lawsuit and judgement based on the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States - and that, my friends, really annoys me.
Why shouldn't it? After all, it IS my money, right?
Read the whole thing HERE.
Well, the Prez, Ronald Zaccari, decided to expell young Mr. Barnes as a "clear and present danger to this campus".
The "clear and present danger to this campus" consisted of an entry in a FaceBook.com page, a collage with a reference to a "Zaccari Memorial Parking Garage."
Point #1: College students are always getting outraged over something - and flapping their jaws about it, whatever it is.
Point #2: College presidents are the face of The Administration. Good Heavens, they might even get mocked!
Point #3: His Eminence Zaccari needs to get over himself.
I mean, Mr. Barnes could have referred to the Prez as "The Little Zucchini", right?
Mr. Barnes gets a hearing on 26 November, which means that THIS quarter/semester is completely shot to doll rags.
The Little Zucchini has, with malice aforethought, laid VSU (and the taxpayers of Georgia, which means me) open to a whopping great lawsuit and judgement based on the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States - and that, my friends, really annoys me.
Why shouldn't it? After all, it IS my money, right?
Friday, October 12, 2007
The Nobel "Peace Prize"
From the Will of Alfred Bernhard Nobel
And.... so where does AlGore stand in the above?
For that matter, how about Yasser Arafat?
The Nobel "Peace Prize" has degenerated to a bucket of smelly stuff.
'Nuff said.
...and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. |
And.... so where does AlGore stand in the above?
For that matter, how about Yasser Arafat?
The Nobel "Peace Prize" has degenerated to a bucket of smelly stuff.
'Nuff said.
MoveOn Dot Org is afraid of Susan Collins??
It seems quite silly, actually.
One of the least visible, least influential Replican Senators, Susan Collins of Maine, has been targeted by MoveOn dot Org.
Senator Collins' campaign attempted to buy ads on Google to refute MoveOn Dot Org's attack ads.
Move On Dot Org promptly lit a fire under their lawyers, saying "Stop that Republican Senator from Taking Our Name In Vain!"
Which they promptly did.
Now, I think we can all agree that Google lived up to the letter of their policies. However, we can also agree that their policies regarding political speech in advertising needs a good, solid review, especially considering Google's caving in to other left-wing organizations such as the People's Republic of China (aka "Red China").
We can also see that MoveOn dot Org is not interested in political debate. MoveOn dot Org is interested in winning (but their track record there sucks) and intimidation, at which they're actually pretty good, when pushing most Democratic politicians, and some Republican politicians around.
Now, this blog, OWW2.BLOGSPOT.COM, is hosted on BlogSpot, which is a unit of Google. Therefore, remember what the official name of the NAZI party was? The "National Socialist Worker's Party". And consider that the following has been demonstrated:
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And just a little itty-bitty reminder, Google and MoveOn - this is political discourse, does not violate the Terms of Service, and is protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Should MoveOn.Org make any attempt to silence me, I expect Google/Blogspot to step up. If Google/BlogSpot caves in to MoveOn.Org, well, we'll know who's who and what's what, won't we?
One of the least visible, least influential Replican Senators, Susan Collins of Maine, has been targeted by MoveOn dot Org.
Senator Collins' campaign attempted to buy ads on Google to refute MoveOn Dot Org's attack ads.
Move On Dot Org promptly lit a fire under their lawyers, saying "Stop that Republican Senator from Taking Our Name In Vain!"
Which they promptly did.
Adam Kovacevich, responding to questions via e-mail from FOX News, said Google prohibits ads that include trademarked names if those trademark holders oppose those users. "Under our advertising policies, companies and organizations that demonstrate that they own trademark rights can request that their trademarked terms not be used in the text of ads on Google. MoveOn made such a request, and as a result we required that this advertiser rewrite their ad and remove the trademarked terms." |
Now, I think we can all agree that Google lived up to the letter of their policies. However, we can also agree that their policies regarding political speech in advertising needs a good, solid review, especially considering Google's caving in to other left-wing organizations such as the People's Republic of China (aka "Red China").
We can also see that MoveOn dot Org is not interested in political debate. MoveOn dot Org is interested in winning (but their track record there sucks) and intimidation, at which they're actually pretty good, when pushing most Democratic politicians, and some Republican politicians around.
Now, this blog, OWW2.BLOGSPOT.COM, is hosted on BlogSpot, which is a unit of Google. Therefore, remember what the official name of the NAZI party was? The "National Socialist Worker's Party". And consider that the following has been demonstrated:
MoveOn.Org is an un-democratic, left-wing, fascistic organization.
MoveOn.Org is an un-democratic, left-wing, fascistic organization.
MoveOn.Org is an un-democratic, left-wing, fascistic organization.
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And just a little itty-bitty reminder, Google and MoveOn - this is political discourse, does not violate the Terms of Service, and is protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Should MoveOn.Org make any attempt to silence me, I expect Google/Blogspot to step up. If Google/BlogSpot caves in to MoveOn.Org, well, we'll know who's who and what's what, won't we?
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Good "Free" Stuff For Your PC
Today is another "Things Computerish" day, wherein I point out some of the good free stuff that I use. "Free" as in "It doesn't cost me one thin dime, and is More Than Good Enough". This is stuff that I use and depend on. This stuff should all be at the top of the list for anyone who is at all concerned about getting the best out of their Windows computer.
SECURITY
Virus Protection: AVG AntiVirus can be had HERE. Good, solid stuff, and it does not get in the way of normal operations like Norton, or McAfee. You'll have to dig a little on their site, but trust me, it's worth it.
SpyBot Search and Destroy is HERE. Afraid of Malware? You're not? You should be! Use this, and you'll happy.
AdAware Personal is HERE. See above.
UTILITY
The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows can be had HERE. If you are the "Family, Neighbors, and Friends Local Computer Geek", and you don't have this, you're working 'way too hard. Also true if you are a professional supporting a Windows desktop environment. You don't need it often, but when you do need it, you need it Real Bad.
DIRMS is one of my favorites. It's included in the UBCD, and is a really good disk defragger - much better than Microsoft's included disk defragmenter. Stand-alone DIRMS can be had HERE. I highly recommend that you boot with the UBCD, and then use DIRMS to do a thorough and complete defrag of your system's hard disk. Your system will run faster and your hard disk will be less likely to fail.
AutoIT is for geeks only, and is available HERE. If you have to do lots of scripting, AutoIT is far superior to any other scripting language I've worked with. The learning curve is very steep, but the folks in the forums will be delighted to help, and the end result is simply astounding. If you have to support lots of PCs in a networked environment, you really need this one. If your management is being difficult, work up a couple of simple tasks (I used an installer for a terminal emulator that has lots of install options), and then do a Dog-And-Pony Show.
APPLICATIONS
NoteTab can be found HERE. Think Notepad on steroids. Good stuff, and absolutely free!
FireFox can be had HERE. I don't use it (I have to support Internet Exploder 6.0, so I use it, and I know it all too well!), but Mrs. OWW won't use anything else.
SECURITY
Virus Protection: AVG AntiVirus can be had HERE. Good, solid stuff, and it does not get in the way of normal operations like Norton, or McAfee. You'll have to dig a little on their site, but trust me, it's worth it.
SpyBot Search and Destroy is HERE. Afraid of Malware? You're not? You should be! Use this, and you'll happy.
AdAware Personal is HERE. See above.
UTILITY
The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows can be had HERE. If you are the "Family, Neighbors, and Friends Local Computer Geek", and you don't have this, you're working 'way too hard. Also true if you are a professional supporting a Windows desktop environment. You don't need it often, but when you do need it, you need it Real Bad.
DIRMS is one of my favorites. It's included in the UBCD, and is a really good disk defragger - much better than Microsoft's included disk defragmenter. Stand-alone DIRMS can be had HERE. I highly recommend that you boot with the UBCD, and then use DIRMS to do a thorough and complete defrag of your system's hard disk. Your system will run faster and your hard disk will be less likely to fail.
AutoIT is for geeks only, and is available HERE. If you have to do lots of scripting, AutoIT is far superior to any other scripting language I've worked with. The learning curve is very steep, but the folks in the forums will be delighted to help, and the end result is simply astounding. If you have to support lots of PCs in a networked environment, you really need this one. If your management is being difficult, work up a couple of simple tasks (I used an installer for a terminal emulator that has lots of install options), and then do a Dog-And-Pony Show.
APPLICATIONS
NoteTab can be found HERE. Think Notepad on steroids. Good stuff, and absolutely free!
FireFox can be had HERE. I don't use it (I have to support Internet Exploder 6.0, so I use it, and I know it all too well!), but Mrs. OWW won't use anything else.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Now I've got a Teenager in the House!
Today is one of "those" days - "those" being defined as Very Important Days that you always remember.
Today Chickie went from being a "kid" to being a "teenager".
I've seen flashes of "teenagerness" of course. Clothing style. Hair. Nails. Smart-mouth. Unexpected tears. Maniacal laughter over nothing at all. From happy and smiling to red-hot rage to broken-hearted tears, and back to happy and smiling, all within fifteen bewildering seconds.
And that was just a taste.
I've been through this before, with Katydid, my first girl-child, about twelve years back.
Which brings up a story for me to tell.
We were still living in California, and Katydid was visiting for the weekend (Katydid's Mom and I were divorced many years ago), and we went off to the local supermarket to get some groceries - Katydid, Chickie, and me.
Katydid was carrying Chickie on her hip, and 'round about the time we hit the canned fruit section, this really nice older lady walked up to Katydid (who still had Chickie on her hip), and said "Your baby is beautiful!"
Katydid made me very proud of her that day, and eased my mind considerable, for I was dreading the "teenage years", and all the perils for a young lady.
Katydid replied, very nicely, to the nice older lady, "Thank you. But this is my sister."
Of course the nice older lady wanted to sink right into the floor.
When we got around the corner (into the "Ethnic Foods" section, as I recall), Katydid said to me, very quietly but with great intensity, "Daddy! As if I could be So Stupid!"
Well, Chickie, not so long ago, you made me equally as proud of you.
We were talking about one of your acquaintences here in Georgia, and you said something about her probably going to be an "un-wed teenage mother with no education, no husband, and no life, and NOT like me at all, because she's being an absolute dum-dum!"
On top of all that, Chickie, you are, for the most part, a pretty good kid, mostly, and I love you very much.
There's no doubt in my mind that the coming years will drive me right out of what's left of my alleged mind - but there's a few things I won't have to worry about. Much. I hope.
Happy Birthday, Sweetheart. I Love You....
Today Chickie went from being a "kid" to being a "teenager".
I've seen flashes of "teenagerness" of course. Clothing style. Hair. Nails. Smart-mouth. Unexpected tears. Maniacal laughter over nothing at all. From happy and smiling to red-hot rage to broken-hearted tears, and back to happy and smiling, all within fifteen bewildering seconds.
And that was just a taste.
I've been through this before, with Katydid, my first girl-child, about twelve years back.
Which brings up a story for me to tell.
We were still living in California, and Katydid was visiting for the weekend (Katydid's Mom and I were divorced many years ago), and we went off to the local supermarket to get some groceries - Katydid, Chickie, and me.
Katydid was carrying Chickie on her hip, and 'round about the time we hit the canned fruit section, this really nice older lady walked up to Katydid (who still had Chickie on her hip), and said "Your baby is beautiful!"
Katydid made me very proud of her that day, and eased my mind considerable, for I was dreading the "teenage years", and all the perils for a young lady.
Katydid replied, very nicely, to the nice older lady, "Thank you. But this is my sister."
Of course the nice older lady wanted to sink right into the floor.
When we got around the corner (into the "Ethnic Foods" section, as I recall), Katydid said to me, very quietly but with great intensity, "Daddy! As if I could be So Stupid!"
Well, Chickie, not so long ago, you made me equally as proud of you.
We were talking about one of your acquaintences here in Georgia, and you said something about her probably going to be an "un-wed teenage mother with no education, no husband, and no life, and NOT like me at all, because she's being an absolute dum-dum!"
On top of all that, Chickie, you are, for the most part, a pretty good kid, mostly, and I love you very much.
There's no doubt in my mind that the coming years will drive me right out of what's left of my alleged mind - but there's a few things I won't have to worry about. Much. I hope.
Happy Birthday, Sweetheart. I Love You....
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Music and Weather
It's been raining, with occasional thunder and lightning, all day.
Perfect weather for listening to E. Power Biggs cookin' away at The Mighty Wurlitzer.
Toccata and Fugue in D-Minor. Fugue in G-Minor.
There ain't much better, anywhere, by anybody. J.S. Bach played by E. Power Biggs.
You think you know music? Def Leppard is OK, Queen rocks, the Moody Blues come close, but I tell you three times, pure music is defined by J.S. Bach as played by E. Power Biggs.
And yes, I am Old Weird Ward.
My place, my rules.
Perfect weather for listening to E. Power Biggs cookin' away at The Mighty Wurlitzer.
Toccata and Fugue in D-Minor. Fugue in G-Minor.
There ain't much better, anywhere, by anybody. J.S. Bach played by E. Power Biggs.
You think you know music? Def Leppard is OK, Queen rocks, the Moody Blues come close, but I tell you three times, pure music is defined by J.S. Bach as played by E. Power Biggs.
And yes, I am Old Weird Ward.
My place, my rules.
Friday, September 21, 2007
The Barbarians Among Us
Dr. Jerry Pournelle puts my opinion out there far better than I can. See it all HERE (You'll have to scroll down a bit)
I expect black and white citizens to act civilized, and finding excuses for barbarism does not seem like a worthwhile activity. |
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Tasers and Student and Stoopit, Oh My!
OK, here's the local news coverage on Andrew Meyer, the Florida Taser Kid.
Two points:
1. Meyer was being a PITA - a loud-mouthed low-rent jerque (spelling intentional).
2. Meyer was vioating Niven's Law.
What is "Niven's Law"?
This comes from the Democratic National Convention of 1968, when there were riots in the fair city of Chicago, and Hubert Humphrey was chosen to be the Democrat candidate for the Presidency.
Niven's Law: "Don't throw baggies of dog squeeze at armed police officers."
Corrollary: "Don't stand next to people who throw baggies of dog squeeze at armed police officers."
You think I'm being harsh? View the entire video, keeping in mind that Meyer jumped the line, and is/was an obnoxious big jerque, in the finest French tradition.
Note: Niven's Law belongs to SF author Larry Niven, may be copyrighted by him, and it's essential truth is self-evident.
Two points:
1. Meyer was being a PITA - a loud-mouthed low-rent jerque (spelling intentional).
2. Meyer was vioating Niven's Law.
What is "Niven's Law"?
This comes from the Democratic National Convention of 1968, when there were riots in the fair city of Chicago, and Hubert Humphrey was chosen to be the Democrat candidate for the Presidency.
Niven's Law: "Don't throw baggies of dog squeeze at armed police officers."
Corrollary: "Don't stand next to people who throw baggies of dog squeeze at armed police officers."
You think I'm being harsh? View the entire video, keeping in mind that Meyer jumped the line, and is/was an obnoxious big jerque, in the finest French tradition.
Note: Niven's Law belongs to SF author Larry Niven, may be copyrighted by him, and it's essential truth is self-evident.
Trash or Treasure?
As part of the GHIP (Great Home Improvement Project), we discovered a big box just chock full of old photographs - some of them over 20 years old. That's "treasure"
To see some of the trash, follow the link above.
Mrs. OWW is going to fire up the Smoking Scanner - and some of the evidence will be posted for all to see.
Incriminating evidence, of course, will be properly disposed of, even assuming that it ever existed in the first place, which it didn't, 'cause I wasn't in Vegas at the time, nor do I have any interest (fiscal or otherwise) in sports memorabilia.
To see some of the trash, follow the link above.
Mrs. OWW is going to fire up the Smoking Scanner - and some of the evidence will be posted for all to see.
Incriminating evidence, of course, will be properly disposed of, even assuming that it ever existed in the first place, which it didn't, 'cause I wasn't in Vegas at the time, nor do I have any interest (fiscal or otherwise) in sports memorabilia.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Where's Old Weird Ward and What's He Doing?
Sweatin' my butt off in 90/90 weather, that's what!
The 90/90 refers to 90 F and 90% humidity.
See the whole ugly affair HERE.
The whole thing reminds me, yet again, why I like working in a nice air-conditioned office.
The 90/90 refers to 90 F and 90% humidity.
See the whole ugly affair HERE.
The whole thing reminds me, yet again, why I like working in a nice air-conditioned office.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
September 11th
Today has been One Of Those Days.
Firstly, at 8:46AM I took a minute.
Went outside, and reflected on the happenings of September 11th, 2001.
Over the past five years, I have done this every September 11th.
My conclusions remain the same: The Islamfascisti have made War upon us. We shall continue to make War right back at 'em. Even if some future adminisitration should choose to "forget" that the Jihadis hate us, I, an individual American, shall not choose to "forget". And I'm gonna hate 'em right back.
I shall remember our dead civilians. I shall remember our dead military men and women. I shall remember, every day, to say a little prayer for our people who are in harm's way.
I shall also remember those who say "this is too hard", who say "we must give up", who say "we must 'redeploy' our forces".
I say to them: "I remember you. You called me 'baby killer'. You called me a 'tool of American aggression'. You said that I am like 'Jengis Khan'.
Oh yes. I shall remember. I shall remember all that you have said and done.
On this day, I remember our dead. I most especially raise my hat to the firefighters of September 11th. When the Twin Towers came crashing down, FDNY Fire Fighters were still going up.
I remember the heroes of Flight 93 - those heroes succeeded in their mission: The ordinary Americans of Flight 93 prevented the Islamofascisti from completing their plan, at a most terrible cost. Indeed, "Let's Roll".
Today has been One of Those Days.
Firstly, at 8:46AM I took a minute.
Went outside, and reflected on the happenings of September 11th, 2001.
Over the past five years, I have done this every September 11th.
My conclusions remain the same: The Islamfascisti have made War upon us. We shall continue to make War right back at 'em. Even if some future adminisitration should choose to "forget" that the Jihadis hate us, I, an individual American, shall not choose to "forget". And I'm gonna hate 'em right back.
I shall remember our dead civilians. I shall remember our dead military men and women. I shall remember, every day, to say a little prayer for our people who are in harm's way.
I shall also remember those who say "this is too hard", who say "we must give up", who say "we must 'redeploy' our forces".
I say to them: "I remember you. You called me 'baby killer'. You called me a 'tool of American aggression'. You said that I am like 'Jengis Khan'.
Oh yes. I shall remember. I shall remember all that you have said and done.
On this day, I remember our dead. I most especially raise my hat to the firefighters of September 11th. When the Twin Towers came crashing down, FDNY Fire Fighters were still going up.
I remember the heroes of Flight 93 - those heroes succeeded in their mission: The ordinary Americans of Flight 93 prevented the Islamofascisti from completing their plan, at a most terrible cost. Indeed, "Let's Roll".
Today has been One of Those Days.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
From Out of the Past
'Way back there, when I was young, immortal, and fairly good looking, I was in the US Navy, stationed aboard ships that were home-ported in San Diego, California. For the whole time I was there, the San Diego Union had a box, on the front page, counting the number of days that the USS Pueblo had been in the hands of North Korea.
Today I saw, buried on the inside of the Florida Times-Union (Georgia edition)a little blurb about the Pueblo. I can't find it in the on-line edition, so I did a little google, and found THIS. Then I looked at an on-line chart. Guess what? To get from Wonsan to Pyongyang requires a little trip in international waters, which was done in 1999, during the administration of Mr. Clinton.
Now, I'm not gonna snivel too much at Mr. Clinton's in-action - after all, many previous presidents completely ignored the status of the USS Pueblo.
But it looks like the Navy hasn't forgotten - the USS Pueblo is still carried as an active ship of the US Navy.
Of course, now that that's been drawn to the attention of the wusses in the State Department, there will be much hand-wringing as to how "provocative" we're now being...
Today I saw, buried on the inside of the Florida Times-Union (Georgia edition)a little blurb about the Pueblo. I can't find it in the on-line edition, so I did a little google, and found THIS. Then I looked at an on-line chart. Guess what? To get from Wonsan to Pyongyang requires a little trip in international waters, which was done in 1999, during the administration of Mr. Clinton.
Now, I'm not gonna snivel too much at Mr. Clinton's in-action - after all, many previous presidents completely ignored the status of the USS Pueblo.
But it looks like the Navy hasn't forgotten - the USS Pueblo is still carried as an active ship of the US Navy.
Of course, now that that's been drawn to the attention of the wusses in the State Department, there will be much hand-wringing as to how "provocative" we're now being...
Sunday, Lazy Sunday
Me? Lazy? Just because I let Chickie (the 12-yr-old) run the riding mower to cut the grass in the back yard?
Nahhhh.... she asked if she could.
I'm crazy, not stupid - I said "yes" in a heart-beat. I check on her about every 10 minutes or so, and I just gave her a bottle of water to drink while she runs the Mighty, Thundering, Craftsman LTX-1000! She's pretty pleased with herself...
In other news, HERE, the Democrat's funding scandal looks to be getting bigger - like that's a big surprise. What's also not a surprise is that the MSM is not getting in Hillary's face about it. Or Obama's, for that matter. Can you just imagine the feeding frenzy if any of the 'Publicans was linked to Hsu?
Nahhhh.... she asked if she could.
I'm crazy, not stupid - I said "yes" in a heart-beat. I check on her about every 10 minutes or so, and I just gave her a bottle of water to drink while she runs the Mighty, Thundering, Craftsman LTX-1000! She's pretty pleased with herself...
In other news, HERE, the Democrat's funding scandal looks to be getting bigger - like that's a big surprise. What's also not a surprise is that the MSM is not getting in Hillary's face about it. Or Obama's, for that matter. Can you just imagine the feeding frenzy if any of the 'Publicans was linked to Hsu?
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Things Automobilish
So, I'm on my way into work this AM, and the little red light indicating low coolant comes on. This is my 100K-miles-plus-a-bit Saturn SL2 that I've bragged on in the past, OK?
OK.
Get to work, and there's drippins' under thet-thar SaturnMobile.
"Oh, crap!"
$200 later (including new anti-freeze and a new radiator), Sally the Saturn is ready to go. Until the next time.
So far, the big expenses on Sally have been a temperature sensor ($15), a thermostat ($25), a radiator ($185) and anti-freeze ($25 for all the above).
Yes, I'm sniveling - even if she does have 100K+ and those are the big expenses.
I like sniveling, if I'm the one that gets to do it.... Ò¿Ö
OK.
Get to work, and there's drippins' under thet-thar SaturnMobile.
$200 later (including new anti-freeze and a new radiator), Sally the Saturn is ready to go. Until the next time.
So far, the big expenses on Sally have been a temperature sensor ($15), a thermostat ($25), a radiator ($185) and anti-freeze ($25 for all the above).
Yes, I'm sniveling - even if she does have 100K+ and those are the big expenses.
I like sniveling, if I'm the one that gets to do it.... Ò¿Ö
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Still Alive, Just Not Kicking Much
There's a ton of stuff out there to comment on, in politics especially - politicians and what is described as "political thought" is a laughable combination.
One of the better ones is our local Sheriff, who's having a major kerfluffle with our County Commisioners.
Sheriff Bill Smith has been having difficulties with:
- County prisoners walking away from work details
- County prisoners working on private projects (a big no-no under Georgia law)
- A county prisoner that got access to a Sheriff's Office "personal
water-craft" (read "JetSki") and promptly ran it into a dock, breaking
various and sundry bones
- Arguments with the County Commission about the Sheriff's budget
- A purchasing agent misusing a Sheriff's Office credit card
- Sheriff Smith's use of a county car for personal business
On the gripping hand, the County Commissioners aren't having a real good time either. It has taken them two years to find a County Executive. The last one quit, for no reason that's ever been put before the public. Plus, of course, the fact that one of the Commissioners is an employee of the Sheriff's Office, (I know, sounds fishy, but she did get elected, and she does not vote on issues relating to the Sheriff's Office, which makes it OK, I guess.)
And the above is just the lowest of the low spots.
Use Google for "Sheriff Bill Smith", then select "News".
Jeez, I was going to write "I ain't died, yet", and look what happens! Damned addictive blog anyway....
One of the better ones is our local Sheriff, who's having a major kerfluffle with our County Commisioners.
Sheriff Bill Smith has been having difficulties with:
- County prisoners walking away from work details
- County prisoners working on private projects (a big no-no under Georgia law)
- A county prisoner that got access to a Sheriff's Office "personal
water-craft" (read "JetSki") and promptly ran it into a dock, breaking
various and sundry bones
- Arguments with the County Commission about the Sheriff's budget
- A purchasing agent misusing a Sheriff's Office credit card
- Sheriff Smith's use of a county car for personal business
On the gripping hand, the County Commissioners aren't having a real good time either. It has taken them two years to find a County Executive. The last one quit, for no reason that's ever been put before the public. Plus, of course, the fact that one of the Commissioners is an employee of the Sheriff's Office, (I know, sounds fishy, but she did get elected, and she does not vote on issues relating to the Sheriff's Office, which makes it OK, I guess.)
And the above is just the lowest of the low spots.
Use Google for "Sheriff Bill Smith", then select "News".
Jeez, I was going to write "I ain't died, yet", and look what happens! Damned addictive blog anyway....
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Today, Part II
This is not one of my better days.
A little script I've written to take care of a perfectly routine, and very repetetive chore has been kicking my red-neck butt all around the block. For two freakin' days. Microsoft IS the Evil Empire. Bill Gates is gonna burn in Hell....
And then, during my lunch 1/2 hour, my car rolled over and died. Actually, the battery died.
Sigh....
I'm feeling a little cranky, OK?
And then there's THIS.
"You Can't Deport Us All"
WTF???
You wanna make some book on that, hose-head?
If'n us Americans get pissed-off enough, just watch and see what happens, HomeBoy.
Illegal aliens have placed such a strain on the public services of California, and have screwed up the American culture of California so badly, that many of us have heaved a huge sigh of relief when we left California.
I'm seriously considering moving back to California, just so's I can be a large-scale pain in the butt to MeCHA and La Raza.
I think I'll start with an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America:
And I'm not done. The best is yet to come...
A little script I've written to take care of a perfectly routine, and very repetetive chore has been kicking my red-neck butt all around the block. For two freakin' days. Microsoft IS the Evil Empire. Bill Gates is gonna burn in Hell....
And then, during my lunch 1/2 hour, my car rolled over and died. Actually, the battery died.
Sigh....
I'm feeling a little cranky, OK?
And then there's THIS.
"You Can't Deport Us All"
WTF???
You wanna make some book on that, hose-head?
If'n us Americans get pissed-off enough, just watch and see what happens, HomeBoy.
Illegal aliens have placed such a strain on the public services of California, and have screwed up the American culture of California so badly, that many of us have heaved a huge sigh of relief when we left California.
I'm seriously considering moving back to California, just so's I can be a large-scale pain in the butt to MeCHA and La Raza.
I think I'll start with an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America:
The Official Language of the United States of America shall be English. All official documents and proceedings, including but not limited to Court Proceedings, Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Promulgations of the Governemnt of the United States, the Courts, the Congress, and the Executive branch, shall be in English. |
And I'm not done. The best is yet to come...
Moonbattery Outside of California
California has more than it's "fair share" of Moonbats. Nancy Pelosi and her announced opponent in the next election, Cindy Sheehan come immediately to mind.
It's true that Moonbats tend to gather together. We even have a few right here in Jawja. Cynthia McKinney (Dem), formerly a Congresscritter from Atlanta comes quickly to mind.
And then there's the Mayor of the bustling metropolis of Macon, GA, an alleged gentleman by the name of Jack Ellis, or maybe that would be Hakim Mansour Ellis...
See the whole story HERE.
It would seem that Hizzoner Mr. Ellis (or would that be His Most Excellent Effendi Ellis?) sent off a little missive to that great humanitarian and lover of liberty His Excellency El Presidente Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
Of course, Hizzoner is taking a little heat from his neighbors and friends...
It would seem that Fox News follows the lead of AP/REUTERS/CBS/CNN/ABC/NYT in noting Ellis' party affiliation at the end of the article, whereas an affiliation to the major opposition party would be noted in the very first paragraph.
It's true that Moonbats tend to gather together. We even have a few right here in Jawja. Cynthia McKinney (Dem), formerly a Congresscritter from Atlanta comes quickly to mind.
And then there's the Mayor of the bustling metropolis of Macon, GA, an alleged gentleman by the name of Jack Ellis, or maybe that would be Hakim Mansour Ellis...
See the whole story HERE.
It would seem that Hizzoner Mr. Ellis (or would that be His Most Excellent Effendi Ellis?) sent off a little missive to that great humanitarian and lover of liberty His Excellency El Presidente Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
...the mayor of the central Georgia city formally reached out to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with a declaration of solidarity. Mayor Jack Ellis said the declaration, sent about two weeks ago by courier, was a message that local leaders can stand together despite disagreements at the highest reaches of government. |
Of course, Hizzoner is taking a little heat from his neighbors and friends...
The mayor's decision prompted 20 pages of comments on The Telegraph's online message board before the newspaper decided to take it down. Some called for demonstrations and other ways to signal their distaste for the mayor's move. Ronald Johnson, a 71-year-old resident of nearby Houston County, called the move "treasonous" and is urging neighbors to boycott the city's businesses until Ellis is rebuked by city officials. "It's unbelievable that he would do what he's done," said Johnson. "That is so wrong." |
It would seem that Fox News follows the lead of AP/REUTERS/CBS/CNN/ABC/NYT in noting Ellis' party affiliation at the end of the article, whereas an affiliation to the major opposition party would be noted in the very first paragraph.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Amnesty Redux
Note to Senator Arlen Spector:
Senator, do you really want to get hammered yet again?
See the full story HERE.
Last month, the American citizenry called, and wrote, and made their wishes known: No Stinkin Amnesty!
You clowns in the Senate and the House tried to shove amnesty down our throats, you got caught at it, and, quite properly, you got hammered good and proper.
Now then, we're already peeved at you folks up there in D.C. D'you want to make us really angry with you again?
Senator, do you really want to get hammered yet again?
See the full story HERE.
Some Republican leaders say they smell a rat in Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's compromise proposal to get an immigration-reform bill through the Senate this year. Mr. Specter now suggests the 12 million illegal aliens he says are already here should be given the equivalent of "green card" status but "without the automatic path to citizenship" that critics labeled "amnesty." |
Last month, the American citizenry called, and wrote, and made their wishes known: No Stinkin Amnesty!
You clowns in the Senate and the House tried to shove amnesty down our throats, you got caught at it, and, quite properly, you got hammered good and proper.
Now then, we're already peeved at you folks up there in D.C. D'you want to make us really angry with you again?
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Beauchamp Admits to Lying
The "Baghdad Diarist", Pvt. Scott Beachamp, has now admitted in a sworn statement that the articles submitted to the New Republic were fabrications. From Fox News:
In other words, the SOB flat-out lied about his comrades.
In case this sounds a little familiar to those of you of a certain age, this link will take you to the "Jengis Khan" quote.
John Kerry. Scott Beauchamp.
Lying SOS's, the both of them.
Contemptible little twerps, the both of them.
Bah.
The Weekly Standard has learned from a military source close to the investigation that Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp -- author of the much-disputed "Shock Troops" article in the New Republic's July 23 issue as well as two previous "Baghdad Diarist" columns -- signed a sworn statement admitting that all three articles he published in the New Republic were exaggerations and falsehoods -- fabrications containing only "a smidgen of truth," in the words of our source. Separately, we received this statement from Major Steven F. Lamb, the deputy Public Affairs Officer for Multi National Division-Baghdad: "An investigation has been completed and the allegations made by PVT Beauchamp were found to be false. His platoon and company were interviewed and no one could substantiate the claims." According to the military source, Beauchamp's recantation was volunteered on the first day of the military's investigation. So as Beauchamp was in Iraq signing an affidavit denying the truth of his stories, the New Republic was publishing a statement from him on its website on July 26, in which Beauchamp said, "I'm willing to stand by the entirety of my articles for the New Republic using my real name." |
In other words, the SOB flat-out lied about his comrades.
In case this sounds a little familiar to those of you of a certain age, this link will take you to the "Jengis Khan" quote.
They told the stories at times they had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam in addition to the normal ravage of war, and the normal and very particular ravaging which is done by the applied bombing power of this country. |
John Kerry. Scott Beauchamp.
Lying SOS's, the both of them.
Contemptible little twerps, the both of them.
Bah.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
US History and Constitution Questions
OK, I've got a "meme" going here.
I'm not going to pass it on to anyone else - this one's all mine.
A little background: About two months back, at my local Giant Bookstore (name changed to protect the guilty), I picked up a copy of Neal Boortz's "Somebody's Gotta Say It" expecting the usual ranting drivel.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that Boortz's rants were and are actually intelligently written, and upon occasion, amusing.
There is one section in there that is deadly serious.
The subjects will be American history, and the Constitution of the United States and the first ten amendments thereto.
So, here's the "meme": At various times, OWW is going to pose questions. You're free to do your own research, then answer the questions in the comments (I'll even include links to assorted pertinent documents). I'm going to crib heavily from Boortz's book (The chapter's entitled "What Kind of Mindless Horsesqueeze Is This?") and cherry-pick the questions.
Here's the first one:
Where in the Constitution of the United States does the word "democracy" appear?
Here's the research link: US CONSTITUTION
I'm not going to pass it on to anyone else - this one's all mine.
A little background: About two months back, at my local Giant Bookstore (name changed to protect the guilty), I picked up a copy of Neal Boortz's "Somebody's Gotta Say It" expecting the usual ranting drivel.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that Boortz's rants were and are actually intelligently written, and upon occasion, amusing.
There is one section in there that is deadly serious.
The subjects will be American history, and the Constitution of the United States and the first ten amendments thereto.
So, here's the "meme": At various times, OWW is going to pose questions. You're free to do your own research, then answer the questions in the comments (I'll even include links to assorted pertinent documents). I'm going to crib heavily from Boortz's book (The chapter's entitled "What Kind of Mindless Horsesqueeze Is This?") and cherry-pick the questions.
Here's the first one:
Where in the Constitution of the United States does the word "democracy" appear?
Here's the research link: US CONSTITUTION
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
One Good Automobile
"Sally the Saturn has...FIVE seats!"
"Sally the Saturn has...FIVE seats!"
"Sally the Saturn has...FIVE seats!"
"And One Hundred Thousand Miiiiles!"
Yes, our 2001 Saturn SL2 has turned over 100,000 miles - 100,083 to be exact.
We've had her since she was new, in 2001.
Two batteries (one under warranty), one big accessory belt (also under warranty), one set of tires, one coolant temperature sensor, and one thermostat. Total cost to us over six years - less than $500. Toss in the cost of normal maintenance, such as oil changes, alignments and the like, and we're still well under $1500.
This is one good car.
Sally has been driven in California, Oregon, Washington, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida - and has never stranded us.
I expect that when our 12-year-old turns 16, Sally will haul her around in the same reliable style.
As a side note, summers in Jawja tend towards a LOT of hot - and Sally's A/C just keeps pouring out the cool, with no attention at all.
Like I said, one good car....
"Sally the Saturn has...FIVE seats!"
"Sally the Saturn has...FIVE seats!"
"And One Hundred Thousand Miiiiles!"
Yes, our 2001 Saturn SL2 has turned over 100,000 miles - 100,083 to be exact.
We've had her since she was new, in 2001.
Two batteries (one under warranty), one big accessory belt (also under warranty), one set of tires, one coolant temperature sensor, and one thermostat. Total cost to us over six years - less than $500. Toss in the cost of normal maintenance, such as oil changes, alignments and the like, and we're still well under $1500.
This is one good car.
Sally has been driven in California, Oregon, Washington, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida - and has never stranded us.
I expect that when our 12-year-old turns 16, Sally will haul her around in the same reliable style.
As a side note, summers in Jawja tend towards a LOT of hot - and Sally's A/C just keeps pouring out the cool, with no attention at all.
Like I said, one good car....
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Run Cindy Run!
She's baaaaack, and hoo-boy am I just tickled pink.
Cindy Sheehan is gunning for Nancy Pelosi's Congressional seat, which is in the Moonbat District in San Francisco, CA.
Story HERE, in the Washington Post, no less, so you know that this is Serious Shit.
My instant read on the situation?
Sheehan, who's announced as an Independant, will out-draw whoever the Stupid Party (R) puts up, but will get hammered by Pelosi. My estimate is 70% Pelosi, 20% Sheehan, 10% Other, including Stupid Party (R).
At the very worst, Sheehan will run off at the mouth, to excess, thereby providing much needed entertainment to the rest of us.
Sheehan will, of course, be completely ignored by Pelosi.
Honestly, you can't make this stuff up!
Cindy Sheehan is gunning for Nancy Pelosi's Congressional seat, which is in the Moonbat District in San Francisco, CA.
Story HERE, in the Washington Post, no less, so you know that this is Serious Shit.
My instant read on the situation?
Sheehan, who's announced as an Independant, will out-draw whoever the Stupid Party (R) puts up, but will get hammered by Pelosi. My estimate is 70% Pelosi, 20% Sheehan, 10% Other, including Stupid Party (R).
At the very worst, Sheehan will run off at the mouth, to excess, thereby providing much needed entertainment to the rest of us.
Sheehan will, of course, be completely ignored by Pelosi.
Honestly, you can't make this stuff up!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
American Terrorists
Did you know that America has it's very own home-grown terrorists?
This bunch is not Islamo-fascists. It's called the "Animal Liberation Front", or ALF.
Here's a sampling of their terrorist activities:
Vandalized a business in Pennsylvania (see story HERE). As a so-called "terrorist action" this one was almost a laugher, as Linda's Fashions and Fur Salon hasn't actually sold fur in twenty years.
Note that Dr. Vlasak blamed the terroristic activity on the victim. Also note that ALF didn't even bother with the most cursory of recon.
HERE you can find a little more about Dr. Vlasak, and also a bit more about the activities of ALF.
You can draw your own conclusions about Dr. Vlasak. I call him "terrorist". Fortunately, his friends in the ALF don't appear to be terribly competent terrorists, at least not yet.
This bunch is not Islamo-fascists. It's called the "Animal Liberation Front", or ALF.
Here's a sampling of their terrorist activities:
Vandalized a business in Pennsylvania (see story HERE). As a so-called "terrorist action" this one was almost a laugher, as Linda's Fashions and Fur Salon hasn't actually sold fur in twenty years.
Nobody has been charged in the attack on Linda's Fashions and Fur Salon in Geistown, a tiny suburb of Johnstown, a former steel town about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh best known for catastrophic floods in 1889, 1936 and 1977. The Animal Liberation Front took credit for the attack on June 14, saying the business was visited about 4:30 a.m. "under cover of night by masked activists," according to the North American Animal Liberation Press Office Web site, which is linked to the ALF's site. The group claimed a cinderblock was thrown through a front door and the letters "ALF" were spray-painted on the building. Geistown police Cpl. Terry McGrath confirmed those details and said he's heard the activists were taking credit for the attack. "I think these people assume they sold furs, which they didn't, as far as I know, for the last 20 years," McGrath said. The business now sells only dresses and other fashion accessories, McGrath said. Store owner Linda Mowry did not return a call to her home. Mark Mowry, who identified himself as a relative, said that she hasn't sold furs in years and simply didn't bother changing the name of the store when she stopped. Dr. Jerry Vlasak, a trauma surgeon who serves as spokesman for the North American Animal Liberation Press Office in Woodland Hills, Calif., blamed the business for advertising itself as a fur salon, but said he had no firsthand knowledge about what was sold there. "I think they just put themselves in the line of fire" by calling the business a fur salon, Vlasak said. "It would be unlikely that they would call themselves a fur salon if they didn't have anything to do with fur." Vlasak said the activists who targeted the building might have made an "error", but said it was "unlikely someone would risk jail time without doing a little research" about what the business sold. Vlasak explained that the North American Animal Liberation group acts as the media liaison for underground groups like the ALF. Vlasak said the press office has relied solely on an anonymous communique from the ALF about the attack on the store. "I don't know anything firsthand about what goes on at Linda's Fashions and Fur Salon," Vlasak said. |
Note that Dr. Vlasak blamed the terroristic activity on the victim. Also note that ALF didn't even bother with the most cursory of recon.
HERE you can find a little more about Dr. Vlasak, and also a bit more about the activities of ALF.
Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that a bomb was discovered outside the Westside home of Dr. Arthur Rosenbaum, the chief of pediatric ophthalmology at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute. The car bomb failed to explode, despite apparent attempts to detonate it. In 2003, two bombs exploded at biotech firm Chiron's Emeryville office. Agents believed the second bomb was timed to go off when first responders arrived. - - - - - - So far, animal-rights activists have not killed anyone in the United States, but that does not mean Americans should not fear these extremists. In October 2005, Dr. Jerry Vlasak, a Southern California trauma surgeon who is a leader of the North American Animal Liberation Front, testified before the U.S. Senate and defended killing researchers in order to stop research using animals. "I don't think you'd have to kill -- assassinate -- too many," Vlasak opined. "I think for 5 lives, 10 lives, 15 human lives, we could save a million, 2 million or 10 million nonhuman lives." The threats of violence and intimidation work. Last year, UCLA researcher Dario Ringach sent an e-mail to Vlasak in which he proclaimed, "You win" -- he would stop research with animals. Vlasak sent out a triumphant press release. |
You can draw your own conclusions about Dr. Vlasak. I call him "terrorist". Fortunately, his friends in the ALF don't appear to be terribly competent terrorists, at least not yet.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Independence Day
Once again, it's time to remember the Declaration that is the foundation of the United States of America. Upon this foundation our Founders built our Constitution. But the Declaration is the foundation of our house.
You should note that the men that signed the Declaration were part of the "Establishment" of the time - these were sober, thinking, educated "professional" men - part of the ruling class. They had a lot to lose, yet they signed a document that says, "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."
You should note that the men that signed the Declaration were part of the "Establishment" of the time - these were sober, thinking, educated "professional" men - part of the ruling class. They had a lot to lose, yet they signed a document that says, "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."
WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation. WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security. Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the Necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The History of the present King of Great- Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid World. HE has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public Good. HE has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing Importance, unless suspended in their Operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. HE has refused to pass other Laws for the Accommodation of large Districts of People, unless those People would relinquish the Right of Representation in the Legislature, a Right inestimable to them, and formidable to Tyrants only. HE has called together Legislative Bodies at Places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the Depository of their public Records, for the sole Purpose of fatiguing them into Compliance with his Measures. HE has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly Firmness his Invasions on the Rights of the People. HE has refused for a long Time, after such Dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of the Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the Dangers of Invasion from without, and the Convulsions within. HE has endeavoured to prevent the Population of these States; for that Purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their Migrations hither, and raising the Conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. HE has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers. HE has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the Tenure of their Offices, and the Amount and Payment of their Salaries. HE has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat out their Substance. HE has kept among us, in Times of Peace, Standing Armies, without the consent of our Legislatures. HE has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. HE has combined with others to subject us to a Jurisdiction foreign to our Constitution, and unacknowledged by our Laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: FOR quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among us; FOR protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: FOR cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the World: FOR imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: FOR depriving us, in many Cases, of the Benefits of Trial by Jury: FOR transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offences: FOR abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an arbitrary Government, and enlarging its Boundaries, so as to render it at once an Example and fit Instrument for introducing the same absolute Rules into these Colonies: FOR taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: FOR suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all Cases whatsoever. HE has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. HE has plundered our Seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our Towns, and destroyed the Lives of our People. HE is, at this Time, transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the Works of Death, Desolation, and Tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and Perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous Ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized Nation. HE has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the Executioners of their Friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. HE has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known Rule of Warfare, is an undistinguished Destruction, of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions. IN every stage of these Oppressions we have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble Terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated Injury. A Prince, whose Character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the Ruler of a free People. NOR have we been wanting in Attentions to our British Brethren. We have warned them from Time to Time of Attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the Circumstances of our Emigration and Settlement here. We have appealed to their native Justice and Magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the Ties of our common Kindred to disavow these Usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our Connections and Correspondence. They too have been deaf to the Voice of Justice and of Consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the Necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of Mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace, Friends. WE, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of our Intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly Publish and Declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES; that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political Connection between them and the State of Great-Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which INDEPENDENT STATES may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. John Hancock. GEORGIA, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, Geo. Walton. NORTH-CAROLINA, Wm. Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn. SOUTH-CAROLINA, Edward Rutledge, Thos Heyward, junr., Thomas Lynch, junr., Arthur Middleton. MARYLAND, Samuel Chase, Wm. Paca, Thos. Stone, Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. VIRGINIA, George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Ths. Jefferson, Benja. Harrison, Thos. Nelson, jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton. PENNSYLVANIA, Robt. Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benja. Franklin, John Morton, Geo. Clymer, Jas. Smith, Geo. Taylor, James Wilson, Geo. Ross. DELAWARE, Caesar Rodney, Geo. Read. NEW-YORK, Wm. Floyd, Phil. Livingston, Frank Lewis, Lewis Morris. NEW-JERSEY, Richd. Stockton, Jno. Witherspoon, Fras. Hopkinson, John Hart, Abra. Clark. NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Josiah Bartlett, Wm. Whipple, Matthew Thornton. MASSACHUSETTS-BAY, Saml. Adams, John Adams, Robt. Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry. RHODE-ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE, C. Step. Hopkins, William Ellery. CONNECTICUT, Roger Sherman, Saml. Huntington, Wm. Williams, Oliver Wolcott. IN CONGRESS, JANUARY 18, 1777. |
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
From The Police Blotter....
From time to time I'll drop something in here that sounds so improbable that you'll say "OWW, you have got to be making this stuff up!"
No, I don't.
It's a weird, wonderful world out there folks. Just full of idiots doing stupid things for our entertainment.
Like this couple, courtesy of my local rag, the Tribune & Georgian, of June 8th, 2007. They don't put all their stuff on-line, so I typed this in MANUALLY - wearing my fingers to the bone, all for my legions of readers....
Honest, folks, you cannot make this stuff up.
No, I don't.
It's a weird, wonderful world out there folks. Just full of idiots doing stupid things for our entertainment.
Like this couple, courtesy of my local rag, the Tribune & Georgian, of June 8th, 2007. They don't put all their stuff on-line, so I typed this in MANUALLY - wearing my fingers to the bone, all for my legions of readers....
Woman Attacks Husband With Electric Screwdriver A Folston woman was arrested after being caught outside the Kingsland Police Department beating her husband. Connie L. Stone, 33, of Folkston, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. May 31 by Officer William Lee and charged with simple battery. Lee reported he was standing near the rear of the Kingsland Police Department when he and another officer heard screaming coming from a store located just behind the department. He reported he heard Stone screaming obscenities and shouting "get out." Both he and the other officer approached the truck that Stone and her husband, Richard, were sitting in and witnessed her strike her husband in the face with a closed fist several times. Stone then began to hit her husband with an electric screwdriver, Lee reported, and continued to yell obscenities.... |
Honest, folks, you cannot make this stuff up.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Duke University Steps Up
HERE I enumerated all the ones I did not expect to "step up" and make acknowledgement of their sins.
Although I included the Faculty of Duke University, I did not include the University itself - I intended to do so, but I, Old Weird Ward hisself dropped the ball.
To the University's great credit, it has "stepped up", and made a financial settlement with Mr. Finnerty, Mr. Seligman, and Mr. Evans. No word yet on any expression of apology.
Although I included the Faculty of Duke University, I did not include the University itself - I intended to do so, but I, Old Weird Ward hisself dropped the ball.
To the University's great credit, it has "stepped up", and made a financial settlement with Mr. Finnerty, Mr. Seligman, and Mr. Evans. No word yet on any expression of apology.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
The "Duke Lacrosse Rape Case" That Wasn't
Nifong has been disbarred. See the story HERE.
What that means is that even lawyers - a notoriously self-protective bunch - are agreed that Mike Nifong, District Attorney, "manipulated the investigation to boost his chances of winning his first election for Durham County district attorney. In doing so, he committed "a clear case of intentional prosecutorial misconduct" that involved "dishonesty, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation."
In other words, Nifong has undermined the justice system of the state of North Carolina so badly that no one, of any creed or color, can have any faith that they will be treated fairly in a North Carolina court.
That isn't the only bad thing that's happened.
Who will make amends to the unjustly accused?
Will the faculty of Duke University, oh-so-quick to accuse, step up? I think not.
Will the State step up? I think not.
Will the Bar step up? Lawyers? You gotta be kidding me!
Will Durham step up? Oh, yeah. Sure. Right.
Will those who said "Privileged white boys raped a black stripper for the hell of it" step up? Rev. Jackson? Rev. Sharpton? The silence is deafening.
ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN/FOX? I'm listening...
This disgusting rush to judgement has been marked throughout by what is called "the race card".
I'm calling "bullshit" on Duke University, Durham, the State of North Carolina, the Bar, the Drive-by Media, and the so-called "Civil Rights Movement".
A pox on all of you.
What that means is that even lawyers - a notoriously self-protective bunch - are agreed that Mike Nifong, District Attorney, "manipulated the investigation to boost his chances of winning his first election for Durham County district attorney. In doing so, he committed "a clear case of intentional prosecutorial misconduct" that involved "dishonesty, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation."
In other words, Nifong has undermined the justice system of the state of North Carolina so badly that no one, of any creed or color, can have any faith that they will be treated fairly in a North Carolina court.
That isn't the only bad thing that's happened.
Who will make amends to the unjustly accused?
Will the faculty of Duke University, oh-so-quick to accuse, step up? I think not.
Will the State step up? I think not.
Will the Bar step up? Lawyers? You gotta be kidding me!
Will Durham step up? Oh, yeah. Sure. Right.
Will those who said "Privileged white boys raped a black stripper for the hell of it" step up? Rev. Jackson? Rev. Sharpton? The silence is deafening.
ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN/FOX? I'm listening...
This disgusting rush to judgement has been marked throughout by what is called "the race card".
I'm calling "bullshit" on Duke University, Durham, the State of North Carolina, the Bar, the Drive-by Media, and the so-called "Civil Rights Movement".
A pox on all of you.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Yard Work
Finished off the doggie fence today.
Because I now live in SE Georgia (That's "Jawja" to them in the know), I'm going to put this post in the local accent:
"A'hmm whupped"
G'night....
Because I now live in SE Georgia (That's "Jawja" to them in the know), I'm going to put this post in the local accent:
"A'hmm whupped"
G'night....
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Illegal Aliens In Our Midst
Illegal Aliens are the 800 pound political gorilla which simply will not go away.
Let's get a couple of definitions by example set up here first:
1. Juan sneaks across America's southern border with Mexico. He has no visa. He's an Illegal Alien.
2. Ibrahim enters America on a student visa. After graduating, he simply stays. His student visa has expired. He's an Illegal Alien.
3. Josette enters America on a tourist visa. She decides to stay. She's an Illegal Alien.
Let's say that all three of them marry, and have children born here in the US. The children are, by current interpretation of US law, US Citizens.
Let's further say that Juan, Ibrahim, or Josette come to the attention of The Law, and are convicted of a felony, and sent to the slam to do five-to-ten. At the completion of their sentence, the merest suggestion is made that they be deported.
Juan or Ibrahim have many supporters, all screaming that America is "racist" and "anti-immigrant". La Raza and CAIR have a field day. Josette is being supported by NOW and the French Embassy.
Out of the three, how many are actually deported?
Meanwhile, Colleen from Scotland, who is married to an American, and has a Green Card which needs to be renewed, has to jump through many hoops and devote two full working days to filling out forms and enduring interviews.
Meanwhile, Maria from Puerto Rico has to explain endlessly to booger eatin' mohrons who definitely should know better that Puerto Rico is AMERICAN territory, and that she is therefore an American citizen.
And our glorious Senate can't get their stuff in one sock.
In my next installment, Old Weird Ward solves the Immigration issue in two simple steps!
Let's get a couple of definitions by example set up here first:
1. Juan sneaks across America's southern border with Mexico. He has no visa. He's an Illegal Alien.
2. Ibrahim enters America on a student visa. After graduating, he simply stays. His student visa has expired. He's an Illegal Alien.
3. Josette enters America on a tourist visa. She decides to stay. She's an Illegal Alien.
Let's say that all three of them marry, and have children born here in the US. The children are, by current interpretation of US law, US Citizens.
Let's further say that Juan, Ibrahim, or Josette come to the attention of The Law, and are convicted of a felony, and sent to the slam to do five-to-ten. At the completion of their sentence, the merest suggestion is made that they be deported.
Juan or Ibrahim have many supporters, all screaming that America is "racist" and "anti-immigrant". La Raza and CAIR have a field day. Josette is being supported by NOW and the French Embassy.
Out of the three, how many are actually deported?
Meanwhile, Colleen from Scotland, who is married to an American, and has a Green Card which needs to be renewed, has to jump through many hoops and devote two full working days to filling out forms and enduring interviews.
Meanwhile, Maria from Puerto Rico has to explain endlessly to booger eatin' mohrons who definitely should know better that Puerto Rico is AMERICAN territory, and that she is therefore an American citizen.
And our glorious Senate can't get their stuff in one sock.
In my next installment, Old Weird Ward solves the Immigration issue in two simple steps!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Yard Work in the Hot, Hot Sun
I have been burying a dog fence. An invisible dog fence. See HERE for details on the fabulous invisible dog fence. The reason I'm burying mine is to keep it really far away from the lawn mower.
The objective is to keep Tiny, Bruiser, and Ralph from running out into the middle of the street and getting their idiot doggie brains splatterd all over the road.
The start to this ugly affair was to lay the wire, then use a flat-bladed shovel to lift the sod, squeeze the wire in, and then stomp the sod flat again.
Two hours to go twenty feet and get a very nice blister on the right hand from running the fully-automatic shovel manipulator arm.
Step two was to rent a powered trencher.
One hour to acquire said trencher. One hour to run a trench three to six inches deep and two inches wide around the perimiter of about one acre.
One-half hour to return the trencher.
Two hours to complete the burying of the wire in the back yard - that is, lay the wire in the trench, make sure the wire lays flat, and fill in the trench. I have the assistance of Chickie a large part of the time, which helps a lot.
I'm now working on the front yard.
Due to weather, there's no living way in hell I'm going to get this thing done in less than three more days. The sun is bright and hot here in SE Jawja these days, my friend. The afternoon temps are 90F+, and the humidity is at 90%+. Even after 7PM, it's still 85F+ and 90%+. And don't forget, SE Jawja has the most amazing collection of biting bugs.
After the wire is done, THEN I'm going to start serious work on the young jungle of weeds that my alleged lawn has become.
This whole business reminds me rather forcefully why I originally thought that having a job in a nice air-conditioned bug-free office was a pretty good deal.
The objective is to keep Tiny, Bruiser, and Ralph from running out into the middle of the street and getting their idiot doggie brains splatterd all over the road.
The start to this ugly affair was to lay the wire, then use a flat-bladed shovel to lift the sod, squeeze the wire in, and then stomp the sod flat again.
Two hours to go twenty feet and get a very nice blister on the right hand from running the fully-automatic shovel manipulator arm.
Step two was to rent a powered trencher.
One hour to acquire said trencher. One hour to run a trench three to six inches deep and two inches wide around the perimiter of about one acre.
One-half hour to return the trencher.
Two hours to complete the burying of the wire in the back yard - that is, lay the wire in the trench, make sure the wire lays flat, and fill in the trench. I have the assistance of Chickie a large part of the time, which helps a lot.
I'm now working on the front yard.
Due to weather, there's no living way in hell I'm going to get this thing done in less than three more days. The sun is bright and hot here in SE Jawja these days, my friend. The afternoon temps are 90F+, and the humidity is at 90%+. Even after 7PM, it's still 85F+ and 90%+. And don't forget, SE Jawja has the most amazing collection of biting bugs.
After the wire is done, THEN I'm going to start serious work on the young jungle of weeds that my alleged lawn has become.
This whole business reminds me rather forcefully why I originally thought that having a job in a nice air-conditioned bug-free office was a pretty good deal.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Paris Hilton LEAVES Jail!
HERE I mentioned that L.A. has a history of "special treatment" for celebs.
HERE you can see that the "special treatment" is a little more lenient than I thought it would be.
Yet another reason that I'm glad I no longer live in the PRK (Peepul's Republik of Kalifonia) - where, if you're a member of the nomenklatura Comrade, the rules of the proletariat do not apply to you!
HERE you can see that the "special treatment" is a little more lenient than I thought it would be.
Yet another reason that I'm glad I no longer live in the PRK (Peepul's Republik of Kalifonia) - where, if you're a member of the nomenklatura Comrade, the rules of the proletariat do not apply to you!
Monday, June 4, 2007
Jefferson Indicted
FINALLY!
Jeez, it only took two freakin' years to indict this slimeball.
In between the time the Honorable Congresscritter came under very public suspicion and his indictment, he managed to get himself re-elected.
Given that the Congresscritter was re-elected by some of the voters of the state of Louisiana, and also given that Louisiana's Governor Blanco, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin totally screwed up during Katrina, I propose that:
1. ALL Federal funds for Louisiana be stopped, forthwith.
2. Louisiana be expelled from the Union.
Both 1 & 2 above on the grounds of laughable incomptetance.
OK, I'm kidding.
Uhhhh... make that "half-kidding".
Jeez, it only took two freakin' years to indict this slimeball.
In between the time the Honorable Congresscritter came under very public suspicion and his indictment, he managed to get himself re-elected.
A federal grand jury on Monday indicted Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson on 16 charges relating to a long-running investigation into bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering. Calling it a "broad range of serious crimes," federal prosecutors called the case one about "greed, power and arrogance." "The 16-count indictment alleges a pervasive pattern of self dealings, bribery and corruption by Mr. Jefferson, in violation of his oath of office, of his duty to the United States Congress in which he served, and of the duty to the citizens of the United States," said Chuck Rosenberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. |
Given that the Congresscritter was re-elected by some of the voters of the state of Louisiana, and also given that Louisiana's Governor Blanco, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin totally screwed up during Katrina, I propose that:
1. ALL Federal funds for Louisiana be stopped, forthwith.
2. Louisiana be expelled from the Union.
Both 1 & 2 above on the grounds of laughable incomptetance.
OK, I'm kidding.
Uhhhh... make that "half-kidding".
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Good Free Stuff
Another of the reasons that I've been MIA recently has been the instability of my primary home system.
I've had the same installation for two years, and I've been "doing these silly things so you don't have to" for all that time. What finally did happen was unexpected - the Linux install that shared my primary drive with Windows XP killed itself, and along the way it whacked bits and pieces of the partition table.
For those of you from Rio Linda, the entire system became unstable, and needed a complete rebuild.
So, I backed up all the data and started from the beginning. Six working hours later, I have a functinal, stable system.
Along the way, I found a couple of neat, and FREE utilities.
CCleaner (which stands for "Crap Cleaner") will help you clean up your Windows Registry. Get it HERE.
Page File Defrag is a product of SysInternals (which has been acquired by Microsoft), and can be found HERE.
Both of these are on OWW's List of Good Free Stuff, so get 'em while you can.
I've had the same installation for two years, and I've been "doing these silly things so you don't have to" for all that time. What finally did happen was unexpected - the Linux install that shared my primary drive with Windows XP killed itself, and along the way it whacked bits and pieces of the partition table.
For those of you from Rio Linda, the entire system became unstable, and needed a complete rebuild.
So, I backed up all the data and started from the beginning. Six working hours later, I have a functinal, stable system.
Along the way, I found a couple of neat, and FREE utilities.
CCleaner (which stands for "Crap Cleaner") will help you clean up your Windows Registry. Get it HERE.
Page File Defrag is a product of SysInternals (which has been acquired by Microsoft), and can be found HERE.
Both of these are on OWW's List of Good Free Stuff, so get 'em while you can.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Where has OWW Been For The Last Month?
Well!
It has been a busy month!
Here in Jawja, the school year lets out in May - so the first three weeks of May are hectic with the end of the school year activities.
(Mrs OWW can give you a better rundown over at Moogie's World, HERE)
In addition, at work we were in the last lap of a 17-month rebuild of the building that we work in. I won't go into the gory details, save to say that the actual move of computers and networked equipment into the rebuilt section of the building went far smoother than anyone could reasonably expect.
The next big project will be a brandy-new, from the foundations up, building, into which we will move ALL of our little IT section, including the server room.
Taking the ease with which we managed the rebuild of our existing building as an indicator for the new building would be a fool's attitude.
Just consider - we're going to physically move the data center, do it within a 36-hour time-frame, and do it so seamlessly that our users will never notice a thing.
Well, that's my story and plan, and I'm stickin' to it!
It has been a busy month!
Here in Jawja, the school year lets out in May - so the first three weeks of May are hectic with the end of the school year activities.
(Mrs OWW can give you a better rundown over at Moogie's World, HERE)
In addition, at work we were in the last lap of a 17-month rebuild of the building that we work in. I won't go into the gory details, save to say that the actual move of computers and networked equipment into the rebuilt section of the building went far smoother than anyone could reasonably expect.
The next big project will be a brandy-new, from the foundations up, building, into which we will move ALL of our little IT section, including the server room.
Taking the ease with which we managed the rebuild of our existing building as an indicator for the new building would be a fool's attitude.
Just consider - we're going to physically move the data center, do it within a 36-hour time-frame, and do it so seamlessly that our users will never notice a thing.
Well, that's my story and plan, and I'm stickin' to it!
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