Another Isolated incident

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Ricin in Las Vegas

Another test? Are they probing our security? Are they forcing us to cry "wolf" so often, that no one will listen when it is real?

Another Hillary Joke

The Pope and Hillary Rodham Clinton are on the same stage in front of a
huge crowd.

'Her Majesty' and His Holiness, however, have seen it all before, so to
make it a little more interesting, the senator says to the Pope, "Did You
know that with just one little wave of my hand I can make every Democrat
in the crowd go wild?"

He doubts it, so she shows him. Sure enough, the wave elicits rapture and
cheering from every democrat in the crowd. Gradually, the cheering
subsides.

The Pope, not wanting to be out done by such a level of arrogance,
considers what he could do. "That was impressive. But did you know that
with just one little wave of MY hand I can make EVERY person in the crowd
goes crazy with joy? This joy will not be a momentary display like that of
your subjects, but will go deep into their hearts, and they will forever
speak of this day and rejoice."

The senator seriously doubts this, and says so. "One little wave of your
hand and all people will rejoice forever? Show me."

So the Pope slapped her.

I Hate American Idol Top 20

The girls sang last night. 90 minutes of torture reduced by the COX DVR to about 30 minutes of mostly bad singing and stupid comments. Thankfully, I have already forgotten most of the songs.

There were two really bad ones that stood out to me , the girl with the white and black hair; Amanda, I think, and a black girl near the end of the show, whom I did not remember from last week.

Then only one I really enjoyed was the first girl, the one with multiple chins and a tattooed arm. She sang some song from Heart. It was pretty good.

I won't be making any predictions, because I really don't care. The sooner they get voted off, the sooner the show is over.

This guy should try out next time.

Jericho

A couple of weeks ago, I saw that the pilot episode of Jericho was on TV. I had heard good things about it, so I set the DVR, planning to watch it some time when nothing was on. Drama Momma and I watched it. It was great. She has become a Jericho addict. She went to Blockbuster and rented the first two DVDs. We watched 8 episodes over last weekend.

At least the American Idol torture gave me a Jericho break.

Thanks to my internet wiz, master blogger friend for showing me how to do links.

American Idol

Have taken the last couple of days off. Work has been crazy and my evenings have been spent being the homework parent and being tortured by American Idol.

American Idol, what good can I say? I don't like the judges. Randy "Dog, yo dog, bring it, blah blah blah." Jackson, Paula "struggles to string together 3 or 4 coherent words" Abdul and Simon "being mean is my schtick" Cowell.

The singers are lame, mostly. You should pick songs that you can sing well, maybe songs that you can sing better than the original singer. One guy last night picked "Killer Queen" by Queen. Freddie Mercury was a freak, no question, but he could perform like few ever have. Seems like choosing this type of song is always a mistake. You will always die by comparison.

On the other hand, one of the young kids sang "Imagine" by John Lennon. I told Drama Momma that this was huge risk, definitely a mistake. He hit it out of the park. Simon agreed with me that is was risky, but said that it paid off for him.

Tonight we will watch the girls. Another 90, well about 60 in DVR time, minutes that I will never get back.

Btw, Cindy Beall handicaps them each week.

A walk down memory lane

Here is an interesting website. It offered me an interesting walk down memory lane. I remember a lot of the skills mentioned.

http://obsoleteskills.com/Skills/Skills

I remember balancing the arm and replacing the needle on my turntable.
I remember dialing a rotary phone.
I remember "Parking" the hard drive on a PC.
I remember rabbit ears.
I even remember tubes for TVs. You could by them at 7-11.

Who matters most in an election?

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/2008198091324

Angry white guys.

An isolated incident?

A test of our security systems by terrorists...

http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/20/man-airport-had-box-cutter-hidden-book/

Herbert Cooper

Herbert Cooper is the pastor of Peoples Church. I have never been there, but I do read his blog. Check it out. Scroll down to the post from Monday, February 18th. Watch the video.

http://www.herbertcooper.com/

All I can say is WOW!

Thoughts on torture

Should we torture? Maybe only terrorists? Enemy combatants? What exactly is torture? Scary dogs? Panties on heads? Bacon jackets?

Frankly, I am not bothered by torture. I really don't care. Now I've said it. It is out in the open. All these people at Guantanamo Bay, any terrorist type we capture, if we think they have info on future terror attacks, I say torture them. I don't even care how we do it. Water boarding, Brittney Spears music, scary dogs, panties, even chopping off fingers. I don't care.

In today's news, it seems like torture happens all the time. This article says different. It is from National Review Online and is by Jonah Goldberg.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjM2ZDRlOWY4OTdjMWFiNjZlYWUwZmNiYjRjNGQwZDM

The mainstream media portrays our military as a bunch of sadists, just waiting for the chance to inflict pain on anyone at any time. The truth is – the military is us. They are regular people. Most Americans are either in the military or are related by friendship or blood to someone in the military. They are not faceless beasts. They are us, we are them.

Here in America, as citizens, we are protected by our laws. The constitution gives us rights pertaining to interrogation and punishment. I think we are wrong to assume that these terrorists are covered by the same rights. They are not simple criminals. We must not treat them as such.

During the cold war, we saw the Soviet Union as a mysterious brooding evil. But in retrospect, they were the same as us. They had families, friends, children, hopes and dreams just like we did. They had stuff to lose in a war, just like we did. This new enemy, stateless terrorism, is different. They place no value on human life. In a recent suicide (homicide) bombing, the bombers were two Down Syndrome girls. What kind of - I hate to call them people - would do such a thing. Where is their love for life? The fact is it doesn’t exist. They place no value on their present existence, but look only toward death and the ultimate reward. The sooner death happens, the sooner the reward is received. They are so oppressed and abused by their political and religious leaders, the death/reward thing looks better and better each day.

As the world’s culture continues to deteriorate into a boiling pot of violence, we do not have the luxury of hiding our head in the sand as if evil does not exist. It does, and it does not follow the rules. It won’t go away, it must be beaten back. We must stand against it. Rhetoric won’t work; neither will the liberal idea of “acceptance and understanding”. It doesn’t respect human life or dignity; and when we come against it, neither should we. I know there are lots of treaties and court decisions that disagree with me, but court decisions can be overturned, and treaties can be broken. The Europeans will scream and yell. The Russians will scream and yell. So will the Canadians. So be it. I believe that in the back of their minds, maybe when they are alone in the dark, they are secretly cheering us on.

Our government’s primary responsibility is to keep us safe, not pacify the spaghetti-spined, cowering-in-fear types that populate the rest of the world.

An oldie but a goodie

From Jib Jab

http://www.jibjab.com/originals/this_land

Geek Sport

Finally a sport where geeks can prevail. No more being the last kid picked on the playground. Now they can return the favor to the popular kids.

Looks like a freakshow to me.

From Boing Boint tv:

http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/02/14/speed-cabling-compet.html

Charles Barkley is an idiot

I have enjoyed Charles Barkley on tv for years. I have laughed at his absurdity and his candor.

Not any more. In this video he calls me a "fake Christian." He calls me unforgiving and hypocritical.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/48184.html

Charles Barkley and Wolf Blitzer on the Clinton News Network - maybe this is why their viewership is declining.

Jesus Struck by Lightning!!!!!

This pic is the Christ of the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Someone was taking pictures and caught it as it was being struck by lightning.

In case you were worried, Jesus is still standing.

Food Porn

Aussie Cheese Fries - mmm mmm good 

http://www.menshealth.com/20worst/worstfood.html

I am proud to say that I have eaten the "Number 1 Worst Food in America."

Good for me.

U2 40

I have been a U2 fan for years. I heard this song for the first time today. If you have speakers, it is playing now. It is loosely based on Psalm 40.

Here are the lyrics:

I waited patiently for the Lord
He inclined and heard my cry
He brought me up out of the pit
Out of the miry clay

I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song

How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long...how long...how long...
How long...to sing this song

He set my feet upon a rock
And made my footsteps firm
Many will see
Many will see and fear

I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song

How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long...how long...how long...

more fail pics

more failure

Earlier, I wrote about the Fail Blog, http://onlyoneonthemountain.blogspot.com/2008/01/fail-blog.html.

Here is an article about a failed bus driver:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23436874-details/Six%2Binjured%2Bafter%2Bdramatic%2Bbridge%2Bsmash%2Brips%2Broof%2Boff%2Bdouble-decker%2Bbus/article.do

Scary for the head injured guy.

Nice eyes

A model displays body make-up by Nadia Brito at a contest during carnival festivities in Las Palmas on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria.

All I can say is "She has  um, very nice, um, eyes!"

I am bad... so bad...very bad...very very bad...

Leprosy outbreak causes concerns in Northwest Arkansas

http://www.kfsm.com/Global/story.asp?S=7841296

Maybe it is not the Marshallese people.
Could it be bad genetics from too much inbreeding?

Majoring on minors

Saw an advertisement on the back page of the food section of today's Daily Oklahoman. I skimmed it. The ad, "paid for by faithful members and area Churches of Christ," denounces a man named Mark Henderson as a "false teacher" and have placed him "outside of fellowship with God and the church."

I wondered who this guy was. Turns out that he is the senior minister at the "Family of God at Quail Springs" aka Quail Springs Church of Christ. Their web site doesn't give any details about his tenure. So I don't know much about him.

I googled him and found this article -
http://gospelnews.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/quail-springs-uses-instrument/

Looks like his crime is adding musical instruments to the worship service.

I went back and read the Oklahoma ad a little closer. It presents the COC's arguement about musical instruments. It spends a lot of time discussing the "Principle of Silence." Basically, if God's word is silent on a certain subject, we should be too. I agree with this. This allows us the freedom to be ourselves, not a bunch of cookie-cutter robots. They give 2 primary scriptures that  forbid instruments, Ephesians 5:19 and Collossians 3:16. These do mention worship, but since neither one expressly forbids instruments, it seems like the "Principle of Silence" should apply to the "paid for by faithful members and area Churches of Christ" people and not to any local church body that wants to become more relevant and more effective at reaching today's culture.

Of all the corruption and liberal influence in today's church, this seems like a weak reason to kick someone out. I believe that God wants to reach us and bring us into his family with love. I don't believe that he is looking for reasons to exclude us.

Proposed Mississippi Law

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_fe_st/odd_no_serve_law

Is this what the founding fathers had in mind?

Humor for Super Tuesday

Here are some funny political cartoons/pics in honor of Super Tuesday.

I'll add more later.

Random Thoughts

Watching "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." It is not too bad. The characters are interesting and the action is almost comic book-like.

Watched the Super Bowl. I did not think it was that good of  a game. The offenses were sloppy, though the Giants defense was great. I missed some of the commercials, but they are on line at www.myspace.com\superbowlads.

Tomorrow is Super Tuesday. 20 states will have primaries. Looks like it will be a big win for McCain. I don't get him. He is appealing to the consevatives, but to me he is as liberal as Hillary Clinton . People say that he is strong for the troops, but I don't trust him at all. I don't see him as a Republican or Democrat, he is just a McCainist. I think he only cares for himself and his own power.

Some "dirtbag" in Polk County, Florida, who got pulled over in a routine traffic stop ended up "executing" the deputy who stopped him. The deputy was shot eight times, including once behind his right ear at close range. Another deputy was wounded and a police dog killed.
A statewide manhunt ensued. The low-life was found hiding in a wooded area with his gun. SWAT team officers fired and hit the guy 68 times.
Now here's the kicker:
Naturally, the media asked why they shot him 68 times. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, told the Orlando Sentinel :
"That's all the bullets we had !!"

Survivor starts Thursday. One tribe is made up of so-called "Superfans". The other is made up of "Semi-AllStars." (Though I would call them losers) Why Can't Mark Burnett realize that Johnny Fairplay's 15 minutes is long over. I look for a superfan to win.

I am enjoying the writer's strike. It is giving me a chance to sample some shows tht I never would take the time to watch. One of them is "Bones." It is a Fox show, kind of like CSI or NCIS. It has a great cast and good writing.