Because Everybody Is Entitled To My Opinion

"O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, . . . in wrath remember mercy" (Habakkuk 3:2).
"Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?" (Psalm 85:6)

Friday, March 28, 2008

Hillary Doesn't Lie. Here's Proof

Well here is video evidence that Hillary didn't "misspeak" about her trip to Bosnia.

(Hat Tip: Vilmar)

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #73



Thursday Thirteen #73


13 Things About Dane Bramage
13 "What I Should Have Said/What I Said"


You know sometimes your mouth works faster than your brain. And in those instances you utter something that in retrospect could have been said in a more kinder, gentler fashion. Here are thirteen of those times. What I should have said is first followed by what I said.

  1. Of course not! Why you look ravishing!
    No. Your big butt makes you look fat.

  2. Times are really tough for all of us. And I am sure once he bounces back he will be in touch.
    You knew he was a deadbeat before he was your baby's daddy.

  3. I'm sure he was drawn to your vast intellect and beauty.
    I'm sure he was drawn to your vast wealth.

  4. The screen says the flight is delayed. I'm sure it will be here soon.
    The plane ain't landing but your Mom's broom just touched down at gate 47.

  5. Well he's had some setbacks with his health and other issues.
    The lazy bum is deathly allergic to work.

  6. No I have never had this kind of food before and let me just say the texture and smell makes for a unique dining experience.
    Oh man this tastes like crap.

  7. I would describe her appearance as classical. I bet men surround her staring, transfixed by her look.
    The trick is not to stare directly at her face, instead use shiny surfaces.

  8. Genetics is a powerful thing and he could very well inherit your brains.
    Since you're a dumbass chances are he'll be a dumbass too.

  9. Let's hold off on the drinks until we get to the air conditioned room.
    You know how your mom sweats.

  10. You're Sisters? I see the striking family resemblance now!
    Which one of you did Dorothy drop the house on?

  11. Dude your cologne is a little overpowering.
    Dude you reek. What'd you do, bathe in a latrine?

  12. Your track record isn't very good. And I see that these setbacks haven't diminished your perseverance.
    Don't you ever get tired of being wrong?

  13. It's obvious you have championship attitude if they gave awards for it.
    You'd definitely get a gold medal at the Jerk Olympics.






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Monday, March 24, 2008

Too Tired

I had a big post idea that I was going to write tonight but my anti-virus kept giving me problems and I was literally online with tech support for almost two hours. My technician did not have mastery over the english language and when things got off script, he (she? Couldn't tell by the name) didn't improvise well. That soul draining experience has left me unable to finish my post. Hopefully my muse will return tomorrow after some rest.

On a different note. I apologize to my Thursday Thirteen friends. I dropped a ">" off a tag and it kept the comment line from being visible against the white background. Thanks to Karina for mentioning it and thanks to all who "felt it out" to leave a comment. You went above and beyond.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #72



Thursday Thirteen #72


13 Things About Dane Bramage
13 Answers to the Photo Meme


This was kind of fun. Type the answers to these questions into Google Images and select one image from the first page of results.

  1. Age at next birthday
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    LSD 49 is the Harper's Ferry. LSD stands for dock landing ship. I guess the order of the letters isn't important.

  2. Place I'd like to travel
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    St. Thomas looks pretty cool. Besides I couldn't find any pictures of mars I liked.

  3. Favorite place
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    There's no place like it!

  4. Favorite objects
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    Boardgames are a great hobby and I love playing. I even go out of town to conventions to play.

  5. Favorite food
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    It is no secret that I could subsist on nothing but chicken seven days a week. Fried has got to be my favorite way of having it.

  6. Nickname
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    Just Kev.

  7. Place you were born
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    Not exactly a recognizable skyline but I was born in the Rubber Capital of the World. Akron Ohio, also known for the American Soap Box Derby.

  8. Town you live in
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    From the same page of images, since I live in the place I was born, here is Lebron James' high school jersey. Those colors are for St. Vincent-St. Marys, a couple blocks from here.

  9. Your middle name
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    Despite the controversy surrounding my middle name I have decided to go with what's on the birth certificate; Jessio.

  10. Your last name
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    OMG! Cady left ATWT!

  11. First job
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    And basically the only job since 1984

  12. Bad Habit
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    It might be procrastination; or it could be
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  13. Grandmother's name
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    My maternal grandmother was Leoda. Leonardo Da Vinci drew this picture. Not of my grandmother mind you.

There's thirteen for you. I have more. If you want to know my favorite color and favorite book and photo answers to eight more questions check out I Blog The Body Electric




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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Very Interesting...

Some of you may have seen or even participated in a photo meme going around. You are to go to Google Images and type in various keywords and post the picture that best suits the question.

Well one of the things you are supposed to type in is your name. I typed in Dane. Simple enough. Dogs. Pages and pages of Great Danes. So I typed in Dane Bramage and the first couple of pages were full of my pictures from this blog. It was kind of weird seeing so many of my photos in one place on a web search.

Well I have decided that this year most of my meme and photo related blogging will be done on my other blog but I may do this meme for a Thursday Thirteen.

Friday, March 14, 2008

My New Hero

I have a new hero. Weather Channel founder John Coleman. He has a great idea to settle the whole Global Warming/Climate Change myth. He says; Weather Channel Founder: Sue Al Gore for Fraud
"'Since we can't get a debate, I thought perhaps if we had a legal challenge and went into a court of law, where it was our scientists and their scientists, and all the legal proceedings with the discovery and all their documents from both sides and scientific testimony from both sides, we could finally get a good solid debate on the issue,'"


I think it is a great idea. I mean if the "science" behind global-warming is so sound, why wouldn't it stand up to cross examination? Coleman also says:
"Does carbon dioxide cause a warming of the atmosphere? The proponents of global warming pin their whole piece on that," he said.

The compound carbon dioxide makes up only 38 out of every 100,000 particles in the atmosphere, he said.

"That's about twice as what there were in the atmosphere in the time we started burning fossil fuels, so it's gone up, but it's still a tiny compound," Coleman said. "So how can that tiny trace compound have such a significant effect on temperature?

"My position is it can't," he continued. "It doesn't, and the whole case for global warming is based on a fallacy."


So how about it? Somebody want to make Al put his science where his mouth is?

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #71



Thursday Thirteen #71


13 Things About Dane Bramage
13 Things to Ponder


Nothing too deep this week. Just 13 things that makes you wonder some times.

  1. If crime doesn't pay, does that mean my job is a crime?

  2. Why do fingers and toes wrinkle in the bath, but not the rest of our body?

  3. Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra?

  4. If rhino horn is an aphrodisiac, how come rhinos are nearly extinct?

  5. Is Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?

  6. How come the dove gets to be the peace symbol? How about the pillow? It has more feathers than the dove, and it doesn't have that dangerous beak.

  7. Why can't I find any illegal-sized paper?

  8. Why are people overwhelmed but never just whelmed?

  9. When your cat has fallen asleep on your lap and looks utterly content and adorable, why do you suddenly have to go to the bathroom?

  10. Why does McDonalds call it a drive thru when you have to drive around the building?

  11. Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?

  12. If beauty is only skin deep, how can some people be described as having an inner beauty?

  13. If a train station is where a train stops and a bus station is where a bus stops, what's a workstation?






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Monday, March 10, 2008

Global Warming



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Well we've been cleaning up the mess from the worse snowstorm some say we've had in 25 years. I was stranded at home from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning when I went to church. Yes I went to church. The roads were a mess and still hadn't been cleared and I went to church. Of course the Lord has blessed me with an all wheel drive vehicle but the church van which I operated and picked up kids in was old school rear wheel drive. I did get stuck once but I manage to get free.


Now I make a big deal about this because of one thing. There are so called Christians out there who attend churches who decided to close because of the weather. How do you justify closing church? What happened to "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me"? Dozens of churches in N E Ohio were closed. I guess some only serve Christ when it's convenient. Can you image what would happen if Christians in this country were persecuted for their beliefs like Christians in Islamic nations? I doubt if they would make a stand. They can't even get to church on a snowy day.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #70



Thursday Thirteen #70


13 Things About Dane Bramage
13 Children's Books That Were Never Written


Digging through some old stuff I found this list. I thought I would share it with you because that's the kind of blogging friend I am. So here are 13 Children's Books That Were Never Written

  1. You Are Different and That's Bad

  2. The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables

  3. Dad's New Wife Bruce

  4. Fun Four-letter Words to Know and Share

  5. Pop! Goes The Hamster...And Other Great Microwave Games

  6. Curious George and the Rottweilers

  7. Strangers Have the Best Candy

  8. The Little Sissy Who Snitched

  9. Some Kittens Can Fly

  10. That's it, I'm Putting You Up for Adoption

  11. Grandpa Gets a Casket

  12. The Magic World Inside the Abandoned Refrigerator

  13. Daddy Drinks Because You Cry

Oh there are some others I'm sure. If you think of any then add them in the comments.




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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

I stood Up and Was Counted (For All The Good IT Did)

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Yes I voted. So that gives me griping rights. I am sorry Hillary won so big yesterday. I was hoping she would lose and a clear message would be sent. But alas it was not to be.


On the flip side I am sorry McCain didn't have stiffer competition. I was pulling for Huckabee even though I knew he had no chance. What makes the McCain victory hard to swallow for me as a Republican is that he has made no overtures to the right whatsoever. His camp has said that he would not consider Huckabee as a running mate. So his attitude is screw you real conservatives and hail to the chief baby. Yes I believe John McCain is liberal. This is in spite of what was said by him (twice) and his wife (once) in phone messages to me in the days leading up to the primary. He paid lip service to the issues of immigration and abortion, contrary to his public record and softening his pro-life stance to improve electability.


Meanwhile locally I can't believe that Dennis "The Menace" Kucinich has defended his seat. What were his constituents thinking? Of course he had at least three opponants so the anti-Kook vote was well diluted. Then we had some violence here in the Rubber City. An Obama supporter attacked a group of Clinton volunteers with their own campaign signs. He dislocated the thumb of one worker. He was subdued by the crowd when he attempted to attack a volunteer in a wheelchair. He is in custody on a variety of charges. Obama could not be reached for comment. Okay I don't think they tried to reach him but he was quiet about the whole incident. Too quiet. Being in Texas and all.


There were local issues. We had a sales and use tax hike to support senior citizens area transit. It passed. In fact as I was reviewing the local tax levies, I could only find one that actually failed. They were all labeled "Emergency". Also there were a number of Sunday beer and wine sales issues, all of which passed. I guess if your going to be taxed to death they feel you might as well get hammered on Sunday.

Monday, March 03, 2008

Politics As Usual

Tomorrow is the Ohio Primary and I am not at all excited about it. I will probably support Huckabee for all the good it will do. McCain is so left it makes my teeth itch.

The contest of interest of course is between Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton. I used everybody's full name to avoid any PC-police potential accusations that I am hating on Obama. Yes Texas and Ohio are crucial for Clinton if she wants to stay alive as a candidate. Personally I want to see her go down in flames. I don't trust her and never have. She's a consummate political chameleon whose only goal is to be President. I really don't think she cares about people because she has a history of use and discard. She has been plagued with scandal and I find her "all things to all people" attitude insulting. I mean why would a white woman lapse into a fake accent in a black church? She may be in no ways tired but I sure am; tired of her. So let Hillary crash and burn. And let t he death spiral start early.

On the other hand Mr. Obama is no prize either. I keep hearing about the candidate of change and how no one can seem to get him to say what he is going to change. My guess is that if Obama is elected President then he will change things from bad to worse. I don't think the best way to fix the problems of this country is taking a swig of medicine from a bottle marked only with "Change".