2005 is all but over, and as I was browsing sites via Blog Explosion I decided this would be a good time to sum up my pet peeves about blogs and bloggers, and to resolve to not commit these blogging sins in 2006. So here, in no particular order – things that (will) make me …
U.S. Teen’s Essay There is a struggle in Iraq between good and evil, between those striving for freedom and liberty and those striving for death and destruction. You are aware of the heinous acts of the terrorists: Women and children massacred, innocent aid workers decapitated, indiscriminate murder. You are also aware of the heroic aspirations …
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Commandments display is upheld I always get a kick out of the ACLU’s thinly disguised attempts at converting the entire population of the United States into some form of Orwellian/Communist entity. At least this time the judges hearing the case saw them for what they are; shrieking lunatics determined to condemn anything that can’t be …
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Buy Light for Health Workstation Light Online at drugstore.com After the ballast/power supply on my Eclipse Workstation Light burned out, I spent a few months without one. When I finally got around to looking for a replacement, I discovered the company that made them went out of business and they were hard to find. After …
Build your own Snowman! Ok, I just killed the better part of an hour playing with this… your turn!
Not bad considering I haven’t had an American History class since High School. You Passed the US Citizenship Test Congratulations – you got 8 out of 10 correct! Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?
I’m not sure whether to be upset or amused. Some chucklehead(s) using the names “castings”, “pneumatic”, “bearings”, and “fiberglass” keep dropping by and adding meaningless comments (“thanks, i get it”) in order to drop a link to their construction materials related websites. (Of course, since I’m not visiting, only reading the names, they could be …
Fox News is reporting that Gov. Schwarzeneggar has decided not to grant clemency for Stanley Williams. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178403,00.html Clemency Denied California governor refuses to spare life of Crips gang founder Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams, execution set for 3:01 a.m. EST. If all goes as expected, the death penalty of Williams, 51, will proceed as planned at 3:01 …
Funny as hell… hit the link and read it all, it’s worth the two minutes, I promise! — December 1st TO: ALL EMPLOYEES I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd at Luigi’s Open Pit Barbecue. There will be lots of spiked eggnog and a small band …
Ok, time for a “lighter than usual” post… this one ripped straight from the latest “free” edition of http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2005/2005-12-05.htm The Langa List (Thanks, Fred!): A steamy love letter I saw on a web site: I will seek and find you . . . I shall take you to bed and have my way with you …
Ok, folks – if you have strong opinions, that’s fine. If you want to bully those with opposing opinions, that’s fine, too. If the voicing of your opinion demands that you disregard common courtesy and degrade or demean others in the rendition of your message… well, free speech is your right, so fine. But leave …
Piss and moan all you like about the state of affairs in Iraq. Ignore the daily reports of actual, measurable progress being made in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Nod obligingly whenever Murtha or Sheehan makes a public statement condemning their own country, families, military, or government. But never forget http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/19/sprj.irq.int.bush.transcript/ the reason we went there. …
http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2005-11/26/article05.shtml French NGOs Blast Writer for Racism Against Rioters “Finkielkraut will be sued for inciting hatred,” vowed the chairman of Movement against Racism and for Friendship between People (MRAP), Mouloud Aounit. “There will be no dialogue with racists,” he said in a statement, adding that Finkielkraut and his ilk should know their limits. Finkielkraut said …