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Wrapping Things Up

Well most of the voting is done for Blogs of Summer. I think there is one random cluster precinct yet to report in. I want to thank those who nominated me in the Humor catagory and all of you who voted for me in the random cluster #1. I was able to save face by beating ~Click And Vote~. You care, you really care about me! And while the victors really deserved to win It was an honor just to be nominated blah blah blah. Losing sucks.

I hope some of you who just stopped in for the competition will stop by often. Mi blogsa es su blogsa, yadda yadda yadda. Did I mention that losing sucks?

Blogs of Summer Voting!

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Newer posts will appear below this one.

Voting is through Friday July 28. Winners announced at Bloggin Outloud.

The top 10 nominations have been chosen are in the Blogpoll in the sidebar just under The Stars and Stripes!
Vote for your favorite. You can vote once per day. If the Blogpoll isn't visible, try refreshing the page.
Good luck to all the Chick and Mommy Blog Nominees!

Blogs of Summer Blegging

Okay. Due to some preternatural occurrence in the space time continuum, my blog, Dane Bramage was sucked into a random cluster. Random Cluster #1 to be exact. I decided to go to The Random Yak to see exactly what was going on. Lo and behold I was in the Random Cluster # 1 Blogpoll for Random Blogs. AND I WAS LOSING TO "~Click and Vote~"! So please go to The Random Yak and vote for me. I'm Blegging. I would have to give up blogging altogether if I were to lose to "~Click and Vote~".

UPDATE: Okay some of you wiseacres are still voting for "~Click and Vote~". Stop it this instant. Vote for me, Dane Bramage.

Reflections

I was over at Pettifogs Jots and Tittles being awe struck by the amount of work she puts into her site. I love the fact that she has a "Most Recent" link that opens a separate window and lists her most recent posts. I noticed that yesterday she had a link to Kevin Cosgrove which had the video sync'd to Kevin Cosgrove's 9/11 9-1-1 call. I had a hard time watching it but I had to. To this day when I read about or watch video about the cowardly attacks on our nation, I choke up. And then I get real mad. What gets me mad are all the IDIOTS who think that 911 was some sort of U.S. government plot against its own people. Have these conspiracy theory morons no brains at all? chrys at PJ&T also has a link to a rebuttal to the "Loose Change" conspiracy gang. Check it out.

What brought this up? After work today I will pick up my great niece and her brother and cousin and head to the air-condition Sheraton for a family reunion. Its my Mom's family but other than her kids and grandkids and my uncles, I won't know very many people. I got to thinking about my problems and problems of other family members and thinking maybe I'll skip this one. It's easier to just not deal with people sometimes, especially family. Then I remember reading the testimony of the victims' families at the sentencing hearing for Zacarias Moussaoui. They testified how much they miss their loved ones, how they will never be whole again, how they won't even be able to make things right. That gave me quite a pause.

Now if you excuse me I have to pick up the kids and go to the Sheraton. I might even post a pic or two.

Thursday Thirteen #4

13 things about Dane Bramge
When I was younger and had to list my interests for such things as summer jobs and college applications, I sort of padded the section with the phrase "Collect and catalog periodic literature". I was talking about comic books but you can't put "comic books" on your M.I.T. application, at least all those decades ago when I applied (and was REJECTED!) I don't follow comic books much anymore. I lost interest in the eighties. I find the liberal agenda in comics today repulsive. But back in the day, as we say, I was all about the superhero. They say you can tell a lot about a person by who his comic book heroes are. Well not really I just made that up but it sounded deep and thought provoking. Here are thirteen of my favorite superheroes.

1. Luke Cage-Powerman: Marvel comics boasted about having the first black superhero. Powerman wasn't him but I think he was the first to have his own comic book. Dense steel hard skin and super strength.


2. Superman: I have a soft spot for the Big Blue Boyscout. At one time he could do everything from fly through space and time to shove planets out of orbit. A re-invention in the eighties gave him much less power but he still stood for Truth Justice and the American Way. That's why I have issues with Superman Returns


3. Icon: At one time DC/Milestone comics published a line of comics targeted at minorities. Icon was my favorite. Basically a black Superman, an alien crashed on Earth in the rural south during the days of slavery. He assimilated into human society and had become a lawyer in modern times but never using his advanced technology. Convinced by an inner city youth to use his powers to fight for Truth Justice, and .. well you get the picture


4. Batman: At first I was turned off by the sixties T.V. show to the character. That didn't last long. I like the fact that Batman has no superpowers and that doesn't bother him one bit.


5. Hardware: Another DC/Milestone hero. Originally I liked Marvel's Ironman. But Hardware's armor was so much more sophisticated. And he was black too!


6. Spiderman: If you've never heard of him then you are from another planet. Angsty teenager with super strength and agility. "With great power comes great personal problems"

The rest are below the fold.

7. Doctor Strange: I admired the redeemed soul origin of Dr. Strange. I also liked the fact that most of his adventures took place in other worldly locales. Once in junior high I forgot a reading assignment so I did a book report on a three issue story of Dr. Strange. I got an A.


8. Eman: Originally a Charleton Comic hero, he was reborn by First comics. Same energy to matter powers but with a writer who loved satire and parody of all things comics. Oh I still fondly remember "The F-Men" an "SmeltQuest"


9. Ambush Bug: He started life as a two-bit villain with half an ounce of brain and teleportation. Everyone knew he was a few bricks shy of a full load. But Ambush Bug learned he was a comic book character at the mercy of the writer! A writer that put him up against Argyl the Living Sock. I think you get the picture. (Perhaps you begin to see why my sense of humor developed as it did.


10. Captain America: An American icon for sixty years. If only they could keep the America hating liberal writers away from him


11. The Human Torch: Both of them. Most people are familiar with Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four. He was the second one. The first wasn't actually human at all. He was an android. An adroid who became...


12. The Vision: Somewhere during the transition from The Torch to The Vision he lost his flaming powers, all memories and emotion. He gained the ability to alter his density at will and he married a hot mutant chick.


13. The Silver Surfer: Cosmically powerful but doomed never to find his home or his lost love. All that's left is some toasty waves.

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Movies That You'll Never See

Summer is the blockbuster movie season. Films epic in scale and price fill the screens in theaters all over the country. If you want previews, reviews, praise and critism of these films, well you are in the wrong place. What I have done is researched (as much as is humanly possible from a chair in front of a computer) into what blockbuster sequels were planned and possibly made but will never be seen. Here are some I found:

Sean Connery and Peta Wilson return with matching shirts as they probe the dark world of beer swilling ten-pinners:
Bowling League of Extrodinary Gentlemen

Johnny Depp reprises his role as eccentric chocolateer. Now his empire is under attack by corporate raiders led by a creature made of chocolate alternative:
Willy Wonka and the Pirates of the Carob Being

Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place. This time Karl Childers, now a wanted man by the FBI, must face his most challenging enemy yet; Dracula:
Sling Blade - Trinity

He's saved the world and billions of lives. But can he save himself from Metropolis Children's Services?
Superman Returns to Pay Child Support

If you have heard of some bad movie sequel, leave a description in the comments! Happy viewing!

Rain Delay on Voting

The Blogs of Summer Voting Is Here

But the polling code isn't. Lyn apologises for the delay. He said something about getting some rope and hanging chad. He also promises the voting code will be here by tonight and I will post it ASAP. If possible (and it probably won't be) I will record the votes you have already placed in the comments. Feel free to continue to do so until the poll is up.

Wyoming's Crack Epidemic

Wyoming has a problem. The law in Wyoming has had enough and has pledged to deal severely with this problem. The problem is crack. Butt crack. Wyoming Police Pledge Crackdown on Streakers exposes the struggle this community has with naked people running amuck.

Posters at the fair office warn that at this year's fair, any public nudity will bring a charge of misdemeanor child endangerment, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Opposition to the streaking has grown since last year's derby, he said, when a deputy used a Taser to apprehend John Chase Rogers, 21, dropping him to the dirt as he streaked with a fire extinguisher before a crowd of 3,500.

As many as ten streakers hung out at the fair in front of thirty five hundred men women and children. Okay I want to move to Wyoming. Apparently this was the most newsworthy item to come from there. I can imagine a session of Congress going like this:
"Louisiana you need federal funds for rebuilding ports in New Orleans? Granted. Massachusetts you need funds to repair damage from a tropical storm? Granted. Wyoming you need funds to crackdown on streakers at your county fair? Huh?"

There is actually opposition to the proposed crackdown. Some lawyer thinks naked people should not be tasered for exposing themselves in front of kids. Keep in mind the number of streakers has been growing over the years.

Attorney David DeFazio spoke out against last year's Taser incident and questioned the need for a crackdown this year.

"I just question whether a couple of streakers at a county fair in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is objectionable to accepted standards of decency," he said.

Duh! There wouldn't be a crackdown if streaking wasn't objectionable to accepted standards of decency. This moonbat's stand shows that he is in favor of lowering those standards.
Oh and is there a more perfect place on Earth to have a problem with streakers other than Jackson Hole, Wyoming?

Blogs of Summer

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Look for newer posts below this one

It's Begun! The Blogs of Summer Have Arrived!

Nobody on the Net,
Nobody on the web.
Duh da da da da Da da
and somthing that rhymes with web.

Empty frames
Empty sites
the thing somethin somethin
I surf by your blog
Even though you're not postin

Okay so much for the parody song. And because Lyn changes his mind more often than a girl, today, not tomorrow is the official start of the Blogs of Summer. Here how it will work:

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Welcome to the Blogs of Summer Awards!

Nominations accepted Wednesday, July 19 through Sunday, July 23.
Voting will occur July 24 - July 27 (at different blogs, watch for details).
Winners & awards will be announced back here on Friday, July 28th.
6 categories accepting nominations (starting tomorrow) are:
1) Chick & Mommy Blogs
2) Humor & Satire Blogs
3) Milblogs/Military Support Blogs
4) Random Blogs That Don't Fit a Category
5) Kitty Kat Blogs (And Other Assorted Pets)
6) Political Blogs (Back by Popular Request)
Use either Blogger or Haloscan comment popups for your nominations. You can nominate up to 5 blogs in each category (including your own). No vulgar, hate, or anti-God blogs accepted. No anonymous nominations. The Top 10 Nominations will make it to the final round for the official vote.
(Ergo, you actually want lots of people to nominate you - so go solicit votes :-)
Will list the nominations in each category as soon as possible so you can visit them.

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Yours truly will be hosting the voting for the Chick and Mommy Blogs. So go over to Bloggin Outloud and nominate your 5 favorite blogs in each catagory! And Check out the Blogroll.

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