I would like to thank Moe at Moe's Woes From the bottom of my heart. [/Sarcasm]
Well it seems I've been tagged with a music meme. Yea. I guess the best thing to do is to get it over with.
The last CD I bought:
was Jeff Foxworthy: Have Your Loved Ones Spayed Or Neutered. If comedy doesn't count then I have to go back a few years to John Mayer: Room for Squares
Song(CD) That is playing right now:
Tank! by the Seatbelts on Dell MusicMatch media player. The cooler hipper beings among you would know that Tank! is the opening theme song to the anime Cowboy Bebop.
Five songs that I listen to a lot or that mean alot to me:
My ecclectic taste doesn't allow me to limit my favorites to 5 but I will list the five I have been listening to this week in no particular order or significance.
City Love: John Mayer
Mystic Voyage: Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Tomorrow's Girls: Donald Fagen
On the Boulevard: The Manhattan Transfer
Ana Ng: They Might Be Giants
And now the part that will likely get me maimed or killed. I need to tag three people. This will be difficult as all of the usual suspects have already been tagged.
So I will start with Harvey of Bad Example. I think of him as a professor of blogology and hopefully this will inspire the Blogging Tip: What to Do With Memes.
Next I will tag The Capitalist at Laffin at the Left. I hope he forgives me and continues to supply Headlines.
And Lastly I will tag An American Housewife at her new site. Just to show I am an equal opurtunity annoyer
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Headlines for Tuesday 5/31/2005 (Guest Headliner!)
Looky what I found! As it turns out while I was being super lazy enjoying a restful holiday, The Capitalist form Laffin at the Left emailed me these headlines over the weekend! And what great ones they are! Boy that will teach me to check my mailbox each and everyday. So many thanks to TC and without further ado:
*Tenn. State Senator Resigns After Arrest*
Cites Difficulties In Conducting Senate Business From Jail Cell
*Mom Indicted for Hiring Stripper for Son
In related news, son's school announces condom handout program
*Japanese Trying to Contact WWII Soldiers*
Official says "The Kamikaze pilots are the hardest to find"
*Bill Clinton Pares Down Maldives Tour
Big Mac Attack Forces Early Return To States
*Girl Who Had 2nd Head Removed Goes Home*
Feminists urge boys to have the same procedure
*Big Ben's Silence Baffles Engineers*
Housewife later admits to "unplugging the noisy bugger"
*Internet Report Says Zarqawi Back at Post*
Army Google-Searching for "post"
And as always, more headliney goodness can be found at the usual sources:
basil, moehawk, and Moe.
*Tenn. State Senator Resigns After Arrest*
Cites Difficulties In Conducting Senate Business From Jail Cell
*Mom Indicted for Hiring Stripper for Son
In related news, son's school announces condom handout program
*Japanese Trying to Contact WWII Soldiers*
Official says "The Kamikaze pilots are the hardest to find"
*Bill Clinton Pares Down Maldives Tour
Big Mac Attack Forces Early Return To States
*Girl Who Had 2nd Head Removed Goes Home*
Feminists urge boys to have the same procedure
*Big Ben's Silence Baffles Engineers*
Housewife later admits to "unplugging the noisy bugger"
*Internet Report Says Zarqawi Back at Post*
Army Google-Searching for "post"
And as always, more headliney goodness can be found at the usual sources:
basil, moehawk, and Moe.
Revenge of the Sithees
Okay without going into much detail about how I managed to see Star Wars Episode III, let's just say for the sake of this post I did. I now offer up my 60 second analysis.
First was it worth the hype? No. It was far better than Return of the Jedi, and Episodes I and II but it really wouldn't take much to do that.
Was the story any good? No. Without spoiling anything, the story was exactly as was told in all the previous installments. The Jedi are betrayed and killed. Skywalker becomes Darth Vader, and the Emperor forges an empire. Everything in between was flashy fights and weak dialogue but no surprises. However; not since The Empire Strikes Back (my personal favorite flick of the franchise) has the tone been so dark.
Now the most important question; did Lucas use SWE3ROTS to take cheap shots at our President and current administration. I would have to say no. I have heard people make comments about Skywalker's "If you are not for me then you are my enemy" and Obi-wan's "Only Sith deal in absolutes" retort as being attacks on Bush. I think it is more of an attack on conservatism in general and not Bush specifically. Now was the emperor's whole "fabricating a war to steal absolute power" a stab at Bush? Hard to tell. I don't think Lucas is in the same moonbat league as Moore but it would follow the whole Bush = Hitler meme. Padme's comments during the Emperor's vow to keep the Empire safe had a liberal slant. I wish I had an exact quote but it was to the effect "See how we surrender total power. With the cheers of thousands” and "Thus we destroy the very thing we hope to save." If you have the exact words post them in the comments and I will update this.
When this becomes available on DVD, I will probably buy a copy; making the total number of Stars Wars films I own 3. Not because it was great cinematic fare but it was the third best film of the six.
First was it worth the hype? No. It was far better than Return of the Jedi, and Episodes I and II but it really wouldn't take much to do that.
Was the story any good? No. Without spoiling anything, the story was exactly as was told in all the previous installments. The Jedi are betrayed and killed. Skywalker becomes Darth Vader, and the Emperor forges an empire. Everything in between was flashy fights and weak dialogue but no surprises. However; not since The Empire Strikes Back (my personal favorite flick of the franchise) has the tone been so dark.
Now the most important question; did Lucas use SWE3ROTS to take cheap shots at our President and current administration. I would have to say no. I have heard people make comments about Skywalker's "If you are not for me then you are my enemy" and Obi-wan's "Only Sith deal in absolutes" retort as being attacks on Bush. I think it is more of an attack on conservatism in general and not Bush specifically. Now was the emperor's whole "fabricating a war to steal absolute power" a stab at Bush? Hard to tell. I don't think Lucas is in the same moonbat league as Moore but it would follow the whole Bush = Hitler meme. Padme's comments during the Emperor's vow to keep the Empire safe had a liberal slant. I wish I had an exact quote but it was to the effect "See how we surrender total power. With the cheers of thousands” and "Thus we destroy the very thing we hope to save." If you have the exact words post them in the comments and I will update this.
When this becomes available on DVD, I will probably buy a copy; making the total number of Stars Wars films I own 3. Not because it was great cinematic fare but it was the third best film of the six.
Headlines Return
Before I get angry comments, I have not forsaken headlines. I just took a break over the long holiday weekend. They will return tomorrow. I have a couple Headlines related projects that I am also working on. More as they develop.
Eject! Eject! Eject!: Sanctuary
I read this over at EJECT!EJECT!EJECT! I've been meaning to mention it long before now but life happened and it was back burnered. First let me say this. Read Sanctuary Part I and Sanctuary Part II. Read the whole thing. It is very long but you have the attention span and the desire to better yourself by absorbing compelling essays such as this.
Bill Whittle examines Santuary. He tells how Islamic terrorist, and insurgents have violated established sanctuaries of the uniform, of surrender and of mercy. He tells how the dessecration of these sancuaries led to the marine who shot an Iraqi in self defense because he had no choice. Then he brings it home to America and shows us how the left, in spite of all evidence continues to attack our military and our elected leaders. He takes the media to task, especially Janeane Garofalo and has an interesting view on the Freedom of Speech Award recipient. Here is a taste:
Man I wish I could write like that. It really makes you think.
Bill Whittle examines Santuary. He tells how Islamic terrorist, and insurgents have violated established sanctuaries of the uniform, of surrender and of mercy. He tells how the dessecration of these sancuaries led to the marine who shot an Iraqi in self defense because he had no choice. Then he brings it home to America and shows us how the left, in spite of all evidence continues to attack our military and our elected leaders. He takes the media to task, especially Janeane Garofalo and has an interesting view on the Freedom of Speech Award recipient. Here is a taste:
One last horror before we, if you will pardon the expression, Move On.
I had picked up a program. We were there for the Cheech and Chong reunion. But a centerpiece of the event was the dedication of this year’s Freedom of Speech Award, given to the individual who presumably has risked more than anyone else -- torture, beheading, prison – all to exercise the precious right that we all take for granted: the ability to say what we damn well please.
And the winner of the Annual Freedom of Speech Award? None other than that immortal beacon of freedom, that shining example of courage: Garry Trudeau.
Now I had met Muhammad and Omar, two of the brothers from Iraq the Model when they appeared at Roger L. Simon’s house in Los Angeles. These two ordinary men faced murder and beheading in their defense of freedom in Iraq, a nation awash in Ba’athist murderers, Al Qaeda savages and former Saddam secret policemen. These men stood openly for democracy in a land where simply being a policeman is likely to get you killed. Of course, this is merely physical and moral courage; the sort of thing easily dismissed in the sanctuary of Aspen, Colorado. No, real courage is awarded to the man who has taken the biggest pay cut in defense of free speech, and so the real honor must of necessity flow to Garry Trudeau -- a man who has dared criticize the President of the United States! A man whose endlessly repeated panels of the White House antenna farm reminds us of the true meaning of freedom and courage, for he, supported only by tens of millions, the entire celebrity universe of stars, the mainstream media and his multi-millionaire TV star wife, has selflessly risked …
I’m sorry, I drew a blank – I completely spaced!
Oh! I remember. A man who courageously allowed his secretary to selflessly risk irate e-mails in order to attack Chimpy McHitler, and who asked for nothing in return but a few tens of millions of dollars… that, my friends, is the standard-bearer for the modern liberal’s idea of courage.
Man I wish I could write like that. It really makes you think.
Post Memorial Day Post
I trust everyone had a nice Memorial Day. More importantly I hope everyone took time yesterday to think about why we have a Memorial Day. As a Christian it is a little easier to think on the men and women who gave their lives to secure our freedoms. Our God is a god of memorials. Throughout the old and New Testaments we are commanded to remember. God established memorials so that future generations would learn important lessons.
But are we learning our lessons? Increasingly the liberal left is rewriting our American history to exclude God. The very mention of God and Providence has been stripped from historical speeches like George Washington's inaugural address. Today school age children are taught that the pilgrims and puritans came to the New World seeking gold, not God. In this we have failed to heed the memorials.
I love to watch old WWII movies. It is refreshing to see the character and courage of the greatest generation portrayed in these old films. I helps me to think of the sacrifices made and the people who made them, to keep this nation, and the world free. But the left is working to tear down these memorials too. They emphasize the negative America of WWII, the internment camps, the segregation, the atom bombs. They would have you believe we deserved Pearl Harbor, that we were evil for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This thinking carries through to today, echoed by those who think 9/11 was our fault. I believe that those who think that way are the evil ones. They are seeking to destroy America, our America, the way our founding fathers envisioned it. They have started by changing our history, and put to naught the ultimate sacrifices of thousands of men and women. It is the liberal's fondest hope that the only things Americans remember on Memorial Day is to pick up enough food and where the picnic grounds are. But it is our responsibility and duty to remember much more. Remember and teach the next generation.
But are we learning our lessons? Increasingly the liberal left is rewriting our American history to exclude God. The very mention of God and Providence has been stripped from historical speeches like George Washington's inaugural address. Today school age children are taught that the pilgrims and puritans came to the New World seeking gold, not God. In this we have failed to heed the memorials.
I love to watch old WWII movies. It is refreshing to see the character and courage of the greatest generation portrayed in these old films. I helps me to think of the sacrifices made and the people who made them, to keep this nation, and the world free. But the left is working to tear down these memorials too. They emphasize the negative America of WWII, the internment camps, the segregation, the atom bombs. They would have you believe we deserved Pearl Harbor, that we were evil for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This thinking carries through to today, echoed by those who think 9/11 was our fault. I believe that those who think that way are the evil ones. They are seeking to destroy America, our America, the way our founding fathers envisioned it. They have started by changing our history, and put to naught the ultimate sacrifices of thousands of men and women. It is the liberal's fondest hope that the only things Americans remember on Memorial Day is to pick up enough food and where the picnic grounds are. But it is our responsibility and duty to remember much more. Remember and teach the next generation.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Headlines for Thursday 5/26/2005
Tax may drain world's top sperm bank
This on top of the fact that you lose interest after you make a deposit
Hardcore teddy banned from bear parade
Kennedy barred from driving float when it was learned parade route crossed a bridge
Auction of late pope's car tied up in court
Seems John Paul II made arrangements to take it with him
Stem cell experts object to Bush 'unethical' label
Much prefer 'unborn baby butchers' for alliteration
Greenpeace launches 'prize' for Amazon destruction
Won't stop until online giant is destroyed
Suspect Still on 18-Story Crane in Atlanta
Atlanta seeks help from Tokyo on Cranezilla problem
AT&T Worldnet Service - U.S. National News - Cellist Who Missed a Day in 35 Years Dies
Spokesman for family says she will probably miss next performance
Doctor Offers Advice to Severely Overweight Child
"Lose weight! You're so fat, If you ran away, they'd have to use all four sides of the milk carton"
Texas Family Finds Baby Opossum in Toilet
Dad remarks "I don't remember eating that"
These are courtesy of The Capitalist from Laffin at the Left
Austria Lawmaker Wants to ID Dog Droppings
CSI: Fire Hydrant gears up for first season
Senators Who Engineered Deal Aim for Trust
constituents say they missed the mark widely
And of course the headliney goodness continues at basil's blog, Moe's Woes and oystersnout. And don't forget to visit Laffin at the Left.
This on top of the fact that you lose interest after you make a deposit
Hardcore teddy banned from bear parade
Kennedy barred from driving float when it was learned parade route crossed a bridge
Auction of late pope's car tied up in court
Seems John Paul II made arrangements to take it with him
Stem cell experts object to Bush 'unethical' label
Much prefer 'unborn baby butchers' for alliteration
Greenpeace launches 'prize' for Amazon destruction
Won't stop until online giant is destroyed
Suspect Still on 18-Story Crane in Atlanta
Atlanta seeks help from Tokyo on Cranezilla problem
AT&T Worldnet Service - U.S. National News - Cellist Who Missed a Day in 35 Years Dies
Spokesman for family says she will probably miss next performance
Doctor Offers Advice to Severely Overweight Child
"Lose weight! You're so fat, If you ran away, they'd have to use all four sides of the milk carton"
Texas Family Finds Baby Opossum in Toilet
Dad remarks "I don't remember eating that"
These are courtesy of The Capitalist from Laffin at the Left
Austria Lawmaker Wants to ID Dog Droppings
CSI: Fire Hydrant gears up for first season
Senators Who Engineered Deal Aim for Trust
constituents say they missed the mark widely
And of course the headliney goodness continues at basil's blog, Moe's Woes and oystersnout. And don't forget to visit Laffin at the Left.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Headlines for Tuesday 5/24/2005
The Late Edition:
This just in; Blogger was down again, or atleast part of it. I couldn't get to my blog. The infamous "404 page not found" error kept popping up. It was the same for other Blogspot residents but not all. I was able to visit some of my neighbors. Well this morning everything seems to be okay so I give you the Headlines.
Buffett Acquiring PacifiCorp for $5.1B
The son of a son of a sailor is now corporate pirate looks at forty
Jackson Won't Testify in Molestation Trial
Lawyers say "We have this thing pretty much won so why ruin it with the perverts own admission of guilt"
Bugs in Termite Guts May Offer Future Fuel Source
If we are looking to fuel termites in the future
Leno Goes Back to Jackson Jokes on TV Show
Garners huge laughs at General Stonewall's expense
Woman Found With 250 Cats in Rental Home
"Where Are They Now" locates Pussy Galore
Killer Who Wanted to Donate Liver Executed
Liver delivered fried
Feds Move to Stop Viagra for Sex Offenders
Reccomends a different type of stiff penalty
New York Times to Eliminate 190 Jobs
Fact checkers to get boot. Weren't being used anyway
Reality Show Will Find New INXS Singer
Band wants full roster before fading into obscurity
Half-Ton Man Loses More Than 500 Pounds
Astounding natural process called "decomposing"
Irate Parent Rams Van Into School
Principal invites her to teach crash course
This just in; Blogger was down again, or atleast part of it. I couldn't get to my blog. The infamous "404 page not found" error kept popping up. It was the same for other Blogspot residents but not all. I was able to visit some of my neighbors. Well this morning everything seems to be okay so I give you the Headlines.
Buffett Acquiring PacifiCorp for $5.1B
The son of a son of a sailor is now corporate pirate looks at forty
Jackson Won't Testify in Molestation Trial
Lawyers say "We have this thing pretty much won so why ruin it with the perverts own admission of guilt"
Bugs in Termite Guts May Offer Future Fuel Source
If we are looking to fuel termites in the future
Leno Goes Back to Jackson Jokes on TV Show
Garners huge laughs at General Stonewall's expense
Woman Found With 250 Cats in Rental Home
"Where Are They Now" locates Pussy Galore
Killer Who Wanted to Donate Liver Executed
Liver delivered fried
Feds Move to Stop Viagra for Sex Offenders
Reccomends a different type of stiff penalty
New York Times to Eliminate 190 Jobs
Fact checkers to get boot. Weren't being used anyway
Reality Show Will Find New INXS Singer
Band wants full roster before fading into obscurity
Half-Ton Man Loses More Than 500 Pounds
Astounding natural process called "decomposing"
Irate Parent Rams Van Into School
Principal invites her to teach crash course
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Bad Example (as in Harvey's blog, and not as something you shouldn't do)
All of my blogging technical prowess (such as it is) I gained from a single source. Bad Example has a series of Blogging Tips. These are indespensible for beggining bloggers. Topics include;
HOW TO START BLOGGING
FINDING YOUR BLOG VOICE
FIGHTING INVISIBILITY - UPDATED 5-20-05"
ON COMMENTS - UPDATED 3-20-05
FREE IMAGE HOSTING - UPDATED 3-6-05
ON TRACKBACKS - UPDATED 4-20-05
There are 11 topics in all and all worth reading. I have to thank basil for linking these post from basil's blog.
The feedback has been so good that Harvey has started a blogroll. BAD EXAMPLE GROUPIES are those blogs that have found Harvey's tips useful. Yours truly is on the roll. So check out Bad Example if you are thinking about starting a blog or you have started a blog and want to improve it.
HOW TO START BLOGGING
FINDING YOUR BLOG VOICE
FIGHTING INVISIBILITY - UPDATED 5-20-05"
ON COMMENTS - UPDATED 3-20-05
FREE IMAGE HOSTING - UPDATED 3-6-05
ON TRACKBACKS - UPDATED 4-20-05
There are 11 topics in all and all worth reading. I have to thank basil for linking these post from basil's blog.
The feedback has been so good that Harvey has started a blogroll. BAD EXAMPLE GROUPIES are those blogs that have found Harvey's tips useful. Yours truly is on the roll. So check out Bad Example if you are thinking about starting a blog or you have started a blog and want to improve it.
Monday, May 23, 2005
Headlines for Monday 5/23/2005
Scantily Clad Saddam: Geneva Conventions Violation?
Forcing images of near naked dictator in magazine violated human rights of millions of readers
Schroeder's Party Gears Up for Elections
Faces stiffest competition from Snoopy with the woodstock vote
Newsweek Revamps Source Policies
The weekly magazine's remaing reader encouraged by new higher standards
Podiatrist Gets Death Penalty in Murder
That heel deserves it! May God have mercy on his sole.
Can Humans Live With 'Maneaters'?
waitress says "I see a man eating fish everyday"
Woman on British Reality Show Found Dead
Her tribe voted her off this mortal coil
Austria Lawmaker Wants to ID Dog Droppings
Governmanet forms new investigative branch; The Pooper Snoopers
Members of Bobby Brown's Entourage Stabbed
Singer wielding knife screams "It's My Prerogative"
Ill. Library Getting Fingerprint Scanners
Illinois serious about overdue books
Florida Man Accused of Poaching Alligator
Says poached alligator crucial ingredient in alligators benedict
Drug Dogs Trained to Find Talcum Powder
Police seek to end rash of sweaty offenders
Man Leaps From Car to Retrieve Cigarette
Death ruled "smoking related"
and a guest headline from The Capitalist:
US moves quickly against Chinese textiles
Two kimona's captured in daring Midnight raid
That's all the headliney goodness for now. For more see moehawk who subbed for basil over the weekend, and Moe. And thanks to The Capitalist from Laffin at the Left for his submission.
Forcing images of near naked dictator in magazine violated human rights of millions of readers
Schroeder's Party Gears Up for Elections
Faces stiffest competition from Snoopy with the woodstock vote
Newsweek Revamps Source Policies
The weekly magazine's remaing reader encouraged by new higher standards
Podiatrist Gets Death Penalty in Murder
That heel deserves it! May God have mercy on his sole.
Can Humans Live With 'Maneaters'?
waitress says "I see a man eating fish everyday"
Woman on British Reality Show Found Dead
Her tribe voted her off this mortal coil
Austria Lawmaker Wants to ID Dog Droppings
Governmanet forms new investigative branch; The Pooper Snoopers
Members of Bobby Brown's Entourage Stabbed
Singer wielding knife screams "It's My Prerogative"
Ill. Library Getting Fingerprint Scanners
Illinois serious about overdue books
Florida Man Accused of Poaching Alligator
Says poached alligator crucial ingredient in alligators benedict
Drug Dogs Trained to Find Talcum Powder
Police seek to end rash of sweaty offenders
Man Leaps From Car to Retrieve Cigarette
Death ruled "smoking related"
US moves quickly against Chinese textiles
Two kimona's captured in daring Midnight raid
That's all the headliney goodness for now. For more see moehawk who subbed for basil over the weekend, and Moe. And thanks to The Capitalist from Laffin at the Left for his submission.
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