06. September 2005 · Comments Off on That Went Well: · Categories: That's Entertainment!

Kanye West’s new album, Late Registration, is on iTunes top 10 list at both Number 1 and Number 10 this morning. Number 1 being the un-edited, explicit, version, and Number 10 being the “clean.” It’s been on the charts for a week. His last album, The College Dropout has moved back up to the Number 25 spot.

This had nothing to do with it, I’m sure. (Making a Billy Squier video gesture.)

I know, I know, it’s the whole, “Speaking truth to power.”…thing. Gack.

05. September 2005 · Comments Off on Gotta Get Me… · Categories: Ain't That America?, General Nonsense, sarcasm

one each please.

05. September 2005 · Comments Off on Gas Companies Beware · Categories: Ain't That America?, Good God, Home Front

I was just reading through my daily emails and one of the inspirational newsletters I get was doing a compare and contrast to the hoodlums of The San Fransisco Earthquake/Fire of 1906 and of Katrina from last week. The common denominator being that the folks that lost their minds came from poor areas. That was interesting in and of itself but then the cleric who writes these newsletters started in on the gas companies and took them to task for raising gas prices. This is the first time I can remember him going after any group of folks like this.

From “Watch the Hoodlums,” A Mountain Wings Original.

Perhaps the real disaster was neither Katrina nor the earthquake.
It was the conditions that created such neighborhoods in the
first place while all around them was excessive wealth.

Perhaps that is the real disaster, and perhaps the real hoodlums
don’t live in poor neighborhoods. The real hoodlums don’t use
ghetto guns. They don’t shoot at helicopters; they own them.

There is nothing wrong with being rich. But there is something
wrong with getting richer and exploiting others to make yourself
wealthier beyond what you will ever need or spend.

Tell me if you don’t feel robbed when you fill up your car.

Tell me if you don’t feel robbed when you get your heating bill
this winter and it is double the high bills of last year.

Tell me if you don’t feel robbed when you can’t afford the gas
to get to work or to take your child to baseball practice.

If you can’t afford the gas to get to work, guess which
neighborhood you are headed to?

While you were watching people wade down the street with a few
purloined items, did you notice that YOUR wallet was much lighter?

A real good pickpocket takes your money, and you don’t realize
he’s got it.

It’s called the art of distraction.

So sit back in your easy chair and watch the hoodlums.

I saw O’Reilly foaming at the mouth about this the other night but I’m not sure anyone’s really paying attention to him anymore, but when a man who normally spends his days writing inspirational bits to brighten your day turns his guns on you, I’m thinkin’ that perhaps the Oil Companies need to start paying attention.

04. September 2005 · Comments Off on Katrina Response Timeline · Categories: General

Rick Moran over at Rightwing Nuthouse has put together a Katrina Response Timeline. It’s the best wrapup that I’ve seen so far and doesn’t point fingers but let’s the story tell itself.

Via Protein Wisdom, where Jeff is trying to wrap his brain around how and when the Federal Government and Military are supposed to step in and take over. Good luck buddy, I overheard some of the brass wrestling with that issue when we were standing up NORTHCOM and I’m not sure who had it worse, the lawyers or the logisticians.

04. September 2005 · Comments Off on Kids of Katrina Part II · Categories: Ain't That America?, Home Front

Okay, “Kids of Katrina” over at A Small Victory has moved and has spilled over into other things for the kids. Michele’s also got good links for other ways to get supplies down that way, all of them kid-centric.


04. September 2005 · Comments Off on Before and After Katrina · Categories: General

The crew over at Global Security dot Org has what I’m sure aren’t going to be the last before and after pics of Katrina’s work.

03. September 2005 · Comments Off on RIP Justice Rehnquist · Categories: Domestic

Chief Justice Rehnquist has died.

Via CNN:

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who helped shift the U.S. Supreme Court toward a more conservative ideology and strongly supported states’ rights during his three decades on the bench, has died.

Rehnquist, who presided over the court for nearly 19 years, was 80.

Rehnquist, who had been receiving chemotherapy and radiation for thyroid cancer, died at an Arlington, Virginia, hospital surrounded by his three children, a court spokeswoman said.

We’re living in interesting times.

03. September 2005 · Comments Off on Noggin Bloggin’: How I Shave My Head · Categories: General Nonsense, Memoir

Okay, so I’ve been doing this headshaving thing for about two months now and have got it down to a method that works pretty well for me. Since I’m feeling a bit emotionally hungover from watching and reacting to the images and stories coming out of Katrina this week, I thought I’d share with you how I shave my head and do something more step-by-step and less, “ARGH this is just NUTS!!!”

First time only: Either go to the barber one last time and let them buzz you down as close as possible or purchase yourself a decent barber’s razor and let a friend do it. The BX carries a variety of brands and styles all for under $40.00. Gorgeous Daughter has herself a professional set by Wahl because she not only cuts her own hair but most of her friends’ also. If you’re going to be shaving bald all the time and you know that, you obviously don’t need these, but some folks only shave their heads with the barber’s shears and don’t finish up all the way to the slickity skin. Weird huh?

Shaving my head:

I shave in the shower now because it’s just so much easier. Even on days when I’m just shaving my face. I get a better shave all the way around thanks to the steam and cleanup is much easier.

I wash my head and face with a good aloe-vera based soap. I like Dial’s. I let the soap sit for at least a full minute to make sure all the little stubblies are good and wet…this is a good time to wash the rest of me…like my fuzzy white butt. (I know some of you would have missed it if I hadn’t mentioned it…you’re welcome.)

Rinse.

I lather up my face and head with a good shaving creme. One trick I picked up from surfing around is after I get my face and head all good and lathered up, only rinse off the hand that I’m going to use to shave with, I leave the other one full of leftover shaving creme.

I shave my face first so that the head gets a chance to get even wetter and slicker while the creme sets in. I shave my face pretty much the way I’ve always done, with the grain for one swipe, against the grain for the second, a couple of swipes sideways on my neck or I get bumps.

For my head though, I’ve found that shaving with the grain is mostly an exercise in scraping off shaving creme so I go against the grain, front to back, to the natural middle, and neck up to the natural middle. I go slowly and more importantly, smoothly, on my head being careful not to move the blade laterally, because the times I have nicked it I thought that I’d severed an artery. Scalp wounds bleed very freely especially in the shower. Most guys my age already know how to be careful not to slide the blade sideways on their face, I had to remember to think about this on my head. Once I get one pass all the way around I take that handful of creme that I left in my free hand and rub it around feeling for the “stripes” that I may have missed. I get those by once again going slowly and smoothly. I avoid the temptation to really pull out my ear and get the nubbies I can feel around it…all that does is cause razor burns or serious nicks. I have to be very careful on the back of my head because I have three of those very deep Sharpe` Dog wrinkles on the back of my neck. Once I’m done with the obvious stripes I run my cremed hand around one more time, making sure that I didn’t miss anything. I rinse and once again wash with the aloe vera soap which makes sure I get all the hairs off and adds a nice layer of moisture. Then I rinse, sometimes using very cold water to close the pores. That will change come winter I’m sure.

When I dry off I make sure I PAT or BLOT my head dry. Trying to rub a freshly shaved noggin with a towel feels like steel wool and causes unneccessary ugly blotchy red patches. When I moisturize, I use a good after shave LOTION. When I say lotion, I mean something with lanolin or more aloe vera and NO alcohol. My scalp is not my face, it has not been hardened by years of shaving and chemicals. Right after a shave it’s very sensitive to just about everything. A breeze will feel like a snowstorm and the sun feels like it’s right on top of me no matter what. If I want to use an astringent to close the pores I use Witch Hazel, it only stings a tiny bit, but I then add moisturizer when it dries. Even if I’m wearing a hat I’ll add a layer of sunscreen if I’m going to be out for longer than 15 minutes. The thought of a sunburned skull is bad enough.

About razors. There are a LOT of different razors on the market. I’ve used mostly Gillettes over the years but I recently switched over to Schick’s Extreme III because it doesn’t just pivot it flexes along the horizontal and basically wraps around any angles keeping more blade on my face and head. Not such a big deal on my face although my chin appreciates it, but it makes a huge difference in comfort on my noggin. The weird thing is that the disposable versions are actually cheaper than the blades by themselves and work just as well.

How often do I shave? I’m on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday schedule for shaving my head. That seems to work pretty well. I’ll shave again on the weekend only if we’re going somewhere or doing something special. I’ve tried every day, but that’s a bit too intense and causes more irritation. I’ve gone as long as three full days in between with no problems other than my scalp starts to itch like crazy.

So that’s basically how I do it. If you’ve ever thought about shaving your head for whatever reason and have any questions, ask. Ask a bald guy if you know one. Most bald by choice guys will happily and proudly tell you how they do theirs and honestly believe they’ve got the best method. The best method, the best shaving creme, the best razor is the one that works for you and your head. I’ve got a bullet head so I’ve got more angles on my noggin that my son-in-law’s which is almostly perfectly global. Seriously, you could tattoo the Western Hemisphere on the man’s head and it would look just right.

A note to all you guys who are doing drugs, rugs or plugs, to all the men who are still letting their barbers talk them into that combover or who still believe their barbers when they say, “That’s NOT a bald spot, it’s just naturally thin for your age.” If you ever wonder what us guys who have accepted the inevitable think of you who are fighting it, we’re laughing. Seriously, we find it funnier than hell. You may call me Uncle Fester or Cueball all ya want, but dude, when the wind catches your combover and it starts to fly…it just makes my whole day.

02. September 2005 · Comments Off on Kids of Katrina · Categories: General

Michele is working her mojo again, filling a need where she saw one and just doing something about it. If you’re looking for a different way to donate, stop on by and help her get school supplies together for the displaced kids.


01. September 2005 · Comments Off on Good News and Good Hearts · Categories: General

First of all if you’re tired of all the bad news coming out of NOLA and MS and AL, you might want to stop over at A Small Victory. Michele is working on finding the good news stories coming out of there. She’s also working on a way to get school supplies to some of the kids affected by Katrina.

They found Fats Domino!

I just received an email from iTunes asking me to donate to The Red Cross with a “donate now” button built right in. I think that just rocks. It didn’t take a lot of work I know, but they didn’t have to do it either.

01. September 2005 · Comments Off on Come ON People · Categories: Ain't That America?, Domestic, Good God

Memo for the Mayor of New Orleans, the Govenor of Louisiana and the President of the United States:

Would you mind DOING SOMETHING?

…just sayin’.

01. September 2005 · Comments Off on Soldier’s Angels and Katrina Relief · Categories: Home Front

From Blackfive:

Because many of the Soldiers from the Louisana Army National Guard will be returning home in the next few weeks, Soldiers’ Angels is mobilizing some efforts to help. It’ll take a bit to get ramped up so please stay tuned.

All I can say is that I can’t imagine what those troops are going through right now – after a year in a combat zone to come home to this disaster – it will be tough on them.

Here’s the link-

Operation Katrina Relief Fund

Hurricane Katrina has devastated New Orleans and South Louisiana. The homes and lives of an untold number of our friends and families have been decimated. Included in the ranks of victims are the family members of our soldier’s serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Many of these soldiers will be returning home in the next few weeks to find that their families have been displaced and their homes and businesses destroyed.

Soldier’s Angels has established a relief fund to help our soldiers and their families cope with and recover from this devastation. Your donation will help these families obtain essential personal items, temporary shelter and any other needs that can be met. Soldier’s Angels will also work to provide information to the soldiers concerning their families whereabouts and needs. Now is the time to help protect those who have given up so much to protect us.

If you can help, please do so.

* Call us at 626 398 3131
* Email us at soldiersangels@gmail.com

For monetary donations, please mail a check or money order made out to Soldier’s Angels to:

Soldier’s Angels Foundation
Operation Katrina Relief
1792 East Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, California 91104

31. August 2005 · Comments Off on President Causes Hurricane, Threatens to Send Typhoons to North Korea, Dust Storms to Iran, and Made Noah Forget the Unicorns · Categories: Politics

Add your own example(s) of things The President is responsible for. Sarcasm is assumed. Linking to sillines is encouraged.

31. August 2005 · Comments Off on To Do List · Categories: General Nonsense

Needed something light and meaningless. From Ravenwood.

A List of Things Every Man Should Do Before He Dies

1. Shoot a gun larger than a .22. (Yep)
2. Teach a kid to shoot. (Define “kid.” Boyo hasn’t been shooting yet and guns aren’t allowed where we’re going so I’m gonna have to hold out.)
3. Cook a meal out in the open. (Done many times and not just “grilling” either.)
4. Kill an animal which can kill you. (No, and hopefully never will.)
5. Taste a good brandy (no French cognacs need apply) and a fine single malt Scotch. (I’ve overachieved this one.)
6. Visit at least eight countries outside your own continent, none of which speak your home language. (Only four so far.)
7. Read any six Shakespeare plays. (I’ve read them all at least once…some of them really shouldn’t be read.)
8. Win a solo sporting competition—anything that involves physical exercise. (When I was MUCH younger.)
9. Be part of a winning sports team. (Does bowling count?)
10. Make love with a woman in a forbidden place. (Yep.)
11. Have a strange woman invite you home with her; and refuse her, because you’re married. (Done more than once.)
12. Build something tangible—out of wood, steel, brick, whatever. (Done. That reminds me, we need new bookcases.)
13. Sit up all night comforting a sick child. (One of the times I KNEW I was a Dad.)
14. Tell the truth, where a lie would both be undiscoverable, and keep you out of trouble. (The truth’s just easier on my karma, besides being honest in these cases really freaks out some people so…bonus!)
15. Watch at least one real virtuoso play a musical instrument—in any kind of music. (I consider Eric Clapton such a man, done.)
16. Perform on stage (music, theater, whatever), to a large (500+) audience. (Many times.)
17. Play at least one musical instrument competently. (I fail miserably here, but still want to learn how to play the guitar.)
18. Make love to a woman at least ten years older than you are. (And that was long ago and far away as well.)
19. Tell a government bureaucrat to fuck off. (Do it all the time I’ve just learned to use words that won’t get me court martialled.)
20. And finally: tell a true story to your grandchildren. (Boyo technically is my grandchild but I’ll wait until he has kids to call this one done.)

31. August 2005 · Comments Off on What’s The Military Doing for Katrina? · Categories: Home Front

Greyhawk has the answer.

30. August 2005 · Comments Off on American Red Cross Needs Help for Katrina · Categories: General

I know we’ve got a seriously generous group of readers. You’ve proven it many times in the past, time to do it again.

30. August 2005 · Comments Off on On This Day in History… · Categories: General Nonsense

30 B.C. – Cleopatra commits suicide.

1862 – The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky. Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout a Union army at Richmond, Kentucky, in one of the most lopsided engagements of the Civil War.

1880 – Apache Chief Diablo is killed.

1945 – McArthur arrives in Japan. The first postwar Hudson rolls off the assembly line.

1961 – The world became a better place…for me anyway…finally had some room to stretch. Mom was skinny back then.

1963 – The U.S.-Soviet “Hotline” goes into operation.

1970 – Cameron Diaz is born.

1980 – Willie Nelson’s On The Road Again enters the charts.

History bullets provided by The History Channel.

29. August 2005 · Comments Off on Katrina · Categories: Media Matters Not

Help me out here.

Am I the ONLY one who felt disappointed that New Orleans missed being destroyed yet again?

Don’t get me wrong. I love New Orleans. One of my best drunks ever was on Bourbon Street and there’s no better place to have a hangover breakfast. They understand the need for a serious Bloody Mary in that town.

But I was promised large scale destruction of a major city by mother nature and as messed up as I know it sounds, I feel completely ripped off.

I will now go hang my head in shame.

Can I blame MTV if I never watch it?

———–

Update: 30 Aug 05. Midafternoon. The above was commentary more on the media coverage of the event than it was of my true feelings on the matter…just in case anyone missed that. I realize that not everyone “gets” me sometimes.

All I can say today is pray if you got Him and think good thoughts in that direction if ya don’t. Those folks need all the help they can get.

29. August 2005 · Comments Off on It’s been 20 years?! · Categories: General Nonsense

Bender
You’re John Bender! ” the Criminal”
You’re rough around the edges and you’re known
to say whatever comes to mind, no matter how
raunchy it is. You make things dangerous but
fun. Even though it doesn’t always show, you
have a kind heart…

Which Breakfast Club Character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Like that was a suprise.

According to Michele’s bud, it’s been 20 years since The Breakfast Club.

29. August 2005 · Comments Off on Rome · Categories: That's Entertainment!

I know, you all thought I’d be watching the VMAs didn’t you? Let me clue you in on something. If the show is hosted by someone named “Diddy,” it’s probably not geared toward me, mmm’k?

Anyway, Rome on HBO. I have a new show that I have to watch. I’m not going to pretend that I can tell you how historically accurate it is. I’m not going to rave about how cool the costumes, scenery and fight scenes are. What I am going to tell you is that they didn’t pull any punches when it comes to the brutality and hedonism of that time and place. It was fascinating.

This is what people were like before Christianity started to “civalize” us. Mad at someone for betraying you? Kill them, or perhaps just destroy one of their favorite cities to show them you’re serious. And don’t forget that you’re children are to be used for any advantage including sending your son off into hostile territory to deliver a present to one leader while whoring your daughter out to the other. Atia, played by Polly Walker, will take anyone who has HBO away from Desperate Housewives with ease. You’ve never seen desperation like this and she’s going to make us forget every evil bitch we’ve ever seen before. Alexis Carrington was a declawed kitten by comparison.

Trying to keep up with all the twists and turns is going to take some concentration. You absolutely must pay attention to all the dialogue or you may find yourself wondering how come that city is burning and ask your wife, “What just happened?”

It’s on at 9 P.M. Eastern Sunday Nights with a repeat on Tuesday at 9 P.M..

Update: Reader Bob Fregin writes in the comments:

Kind of “Deadwood” with less clothes and better language. BTW: Have you ever noticed that the ancient Roman’s, Greeks, Spartan’s, Trojans all have strong British accents? How did that come about(?)

Thanks Bob, I meant to ask that and I did a cut but forgot to paste. Anyone? Buellor?

28. August 2005 · Comments Off on Top 100 From Your Graduation Year · Categories: General Nonsense, That's Entertainment!

Stolen from Michele.

A.) Go to musicoutfitters.com.
B.) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function at the upper left and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year.
C.) Bold the songs you liked, strike through the ones you hated underline your favorite. Do nothing to the ones you don’t remember (or don’t care about).

1979
1. My Sharona, The Knack
2. Bad Girls, Donna Summer
3. Le Freak, Chic
4. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy, Rod Stewart
5. Reunited, Peaches and Herb
6. I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
7. Hot Stuff, Donna Summer
8. Y.M.C.A., Village People
9. Ring My Bell, Anita Ward
10. Sad Eyes, Robert John
11. Too Much Heaven, Bee Gees
12. MacArthur Park, Donna Summer
13. When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman, Dr. Hook
14. Makin’ It, David Naughton
15. Fire, Pointer Sisters
16. Tragedy, Bee Gees
17. A Little More Love, Olivia Newton-John
18. Heart Of Glass, Blondie
19. What A Fool Believes, Doobie Brothers
20. Good Times, Chic
21. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
22. Knock On Wood, Amii Stewart
23. Stumblin’ In, Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
24. Lead Me On, Maxine Nightingale
25. Shake Your Body, Jacksons
26. Don’t Cry Out Loud, Melissa Manchester
27. The Logical Song, Supertramp
28. My Life, Billy Joel
29. Just When I Needed You Most, Randy Vanwarmer
30. You Can’t Change That, Raydio
31. Shake Your Groove Thing, Peaches and Herb
32. I’ll Never Love This Way Again, Dionne Warwick
33. Love You Inside Out, Bee Gees
34. I Want You To Want Me, Cheap Trick
35. The Main Event (Fight), Barbra Streisand
36. Mama Can’t Buy You Love, Elton John
37. I Was Made For Dancin’, Leif Garrett
38. After The Love Has Gone, Earth, Wind and Fire
39. Heaven Knows, Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams
40. The Gambler, Kenny Rogers
41. Lotta Love, Nicolette Larson
42. Lady, Little River Band
43. Heaven Must Have Sent You, Bonnie Pointer
44. Hold The Line, Toto
45. He’s The Greatest Dancer, Sister Sledge
46. Sharing The Night Together, Dr. Hook
47. She Believes In Me, Kenny Rogers
48. In The Navy, Village People
49. Music Box Dancer, Frank Mills
50. The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band
51. Gold, John Stewart
52. Goodnight Tonight, Wings
53. We Are Family, Sister Sledge
54. Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy, Bad Company
55. Every 1’s A Winner, Hot Chocolate
56. Take Me Home, Cher
57. Boogie Wonderland, Earth, Wind and Fire
58. (Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away, Andy Gibb
59. What You Won’t Do For Love, Bobby Caldwell
60. New York Groove, Ace Frehley
61. Sultans Of Swing, Dire Straits
62. I Want Your Love, Chic
63. Chuck E’s In Love, Rickie Lee Jones
64. I Love The Night Life, Alicia Bridges
65. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now, McFadden and Whitehead
66. Lonesome Loser, Little River Band
67. Renegade, Styx
68. Love Is The Answer, England Dan and John Ford Coley
69. Got To Be Real, Cheryl Lynn
70. Born To Be Alive, Patrick Hernandez
71. Shine A Little Love, Electric Light Orchestra
72. I Just Fall In Love Again, Anne Murray
73. Shake It, Ian Matthews
74. I Was Made For Lovin’ You, Kiss
75. I Just Wanna Stop, Gino Vannelli
76. Disco Nights, G.Q.
77. Ooh Baby Baby, Linda Ronstadt
78. September, Earth, Wind and Fire
79. Time Passages, Al Stewart
80. Rise, Herb Alpert
81. Don’t Bring Me Down, Electric Light Orchestra
82. Promises, Eric Clapton
83. Get Used To It, Roger Voudouris
84. How Much I Feel, Ambrosia
85. Suspicions, Eddie Rabbitt
86. You Take My Breath Away, Rex Smith
87. How You Gonna See Me Now, Alice Cooper
88. Double Vision, Foreigner
89. Every Time I Think Of You, Babys
90. I Got My Mind Made Up, Instant Funk
91. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson
92. Bad Case Of Lovin’ You, Robert Palmer
93. Somewhere In The Night, Barry Manilow
94. We’ve Got Tonite, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
95. Dance The Night Away, Van Halen
96. Dancing Shoes, Nigel Olsson
97. The Boss, Diana Ross
98. Sail On, Commodores
99. I Do Love You, G.Q.
100. Strange Way, Firefall

The most bizarre part of this exercise is the fact that I simply don’t recall most of these songs. These were not the top 100 songs that I was listening to, but then again I was listening to college radio and the “alternative” stations when I was 14 so…

27. August 2005 · Comments Off on A Cindy Sheehan (Mini) Round-Up of Rants · Categories: General Nonsense

Zombyboy at Resurrection Song.

How wrong would it be to suggest that Casey Sheehan’s death was the best thing that ever happened to his mother, Cindy? To see her reveling in her new celebrity is to see a woman who has found her place and calling in life, no matter that it came not only at the cost of her child but also in spite of whatever the volunteer would have wanted to have said in his own memory. See, no one–not even his mother–can claim divine knowledge of what Casey would want to say to us if he could still speak.

Michele smells somethin’ cookin’.

I smell impending disaster.
Or at least something worth grabbing a bucket of popcorn and turning on CNN for.

Rob at Wizbang turns the tables.

Why won’t Cindy meet with Qualls?
Why does Cindy have all sorts of time for political big-wigs like Al Sharpton and celebrities like Joan Baez but not one minute for Qualls?

Jeff is…well, being Jeff, and what more do we want really?

And of course, make sure the cameras aren’t trained on the White Supremacists when “soft-spoken, grieving anti-war Mom CINDY!” launches into her conspiracy fantasies about “neocons” hijacking foreign policy to benefit their true masters—Israel—at the expense of their puppet proxy, the US government. Because chants of “death to the Kikes”? Might make Barbra and her big-monied Jew friends uncomfortable.

Oh, and any sympathy I may have expressed for Mrs. Sheehan a couple weeks ago, has been completely sucked away by her words, actions and the company she’s chosen to keep.

26. August 2005 · Comments Off on OUCH!!! · Categories: Memoir

The good news is, the crumple zones work real well on a Hyundai Elantra…the bad news is I found out that the crumple zones work real well on a Hyundai Elantra. Got my bell rung a bit but I’m okay, but it looks like the entire front end of the car under the hood shifted about 2 inches toward the passenger side. The SP Airman who hit me was as apologetic as could be so I don’t think I was crazy, I think she was going to turn and then changed her mind. Either that or I’m scarier looking than I think I am. Hard to say. Not that it matters, I was coming out of a parking lot, my bad no matter how ya look at it.

Adreniline is wearing off so I’m going to chill for awhile.

Air show this weekend, will try to get some pics.

26. August 2005 · Comments Off on News From the Front by the Folks At the Front · Categories: Media Matters Not

Because not all of your news should be independent or fair and balanced (COUGH-Foxnews gives handjobs-COUGH), I offer for your reading pleasure a link to the most current USCENTCOM Newsletter.

That’s right, the news that the officials over there want us to read, the way they want us to read it. You may call it propoganda, I call it a too little too late attempt to counter the left-wing movement to destroy the war effort, our morale, and the American way of life. Buncha pinkos pissing me off lately, but I’ll save that rant for another time.

You’re welcome…no…really…don’t applaud…it was nothing…seriously…I’m just in a good mood…weekend coming up and all.

Warning: CENTCOM’s pages seem to take forever to load but there are a LOT of good pictures that we haven’t been seeing on the news…I know…go figure.

25. August 2005 · Comments Off on Nothing, Absolutely Nothing · Categories: General

That’s the answer to the question our local newscaster just posed as a preview to the Ten O’Clock News. The question?

How much are you willing to pay to see The Rolling Stones.

I gave up on them when “Some Girls” came out.

Muttering to myself, “Woopsheedoobee, shattered…GACK”

25. August 2005 · Comments Off on Meanwhile, Over on Mars… · Categories: That's Entertainment!

Yahoo has the clip for the Doom movie coming out in October. The Rock is the lead.

The trailer looks a lot like a bunch of screen shots from the game and it looks like they shot a lot of it from the first person perspective. Hopefully no one gets motion-sick too easily.

24. August 2005 · Comments Off on Halo, The Movie · Categories: Technology, That's Entertainment!, The Final Frontier

Via CNET.

Microsoft has signed a deal with two film studios to make a movie based on its popular space-based video game series “Halo,” a spokesman for Universal Pictures said Wednesday.

Universal and Twentieth Century Fox agreed to pay Microsoft $5 million plus a percentage of movie ticket sales. The total price being paid is capped at 10 percent of domestic box office receipts.

Okay, let’s start with the obvious questions. Who should play Master Chief? Who should play Cortana? Does it matter? Are we mostly concerned with voices? Should we have the voice actors from the game provide the voices and various stunt men and CGI handle the suit and Cortana’s hologram? Will we and should we see Master Chief’s face? I’m thinkin’ not.

Discuss.

Update: Zombieboy and crew are actually discussing this over at Resurrectionsong.