Archives for: February 2008
February 29th, 2008
You have got to be kidding me.
Posted in Politics
After touring a genocide memorial in Kigali, Rwanda on Feb. 19, 2008, President Bush said:
A clear lesson I learned in the museum was that outside forces that tend to divide people up inside their country are unbelievably counterproductive.
In New… more »
February 29th, 2008
Link Blast
Posted in General
Creativity
Illusion
Redneck Mansion
AT&T: Your world delivered. To the NSA.
Mock gunman terrifies students.
Top 10 Strange Phenomena of the Mind. more »
February 27th, 2008
Ohio Congressional District 13
Posted in Politics
The following people are running for U.S. Congress in OH-13:
Betty Sutton - D (incumbent)
Frank Chestney - R
Frances Kalapodis - R
David Potter - R
After gathering what information I could on each of the candidates, I've decided… more »
February 23rd, 2008
Last weekend was full of family and friends. Molly and I went to Arkansas for her grandfather's 80th birthday. We ate really good food: Carino's (twice), Sonic (twice), Charlie's Pizza, and a catered party. We hung with really cool friends: Dusty (from C… more »
February 22nd, 2008
Posted in Poetry
An open dialog of sweetness and caring
she shrugs and laughs it off
you try so hard and she is acting like everything is normal
you can't take it any more and give up
she doesn't mind and looks around
a hair falls on her slight face and she brush… more »
February 22nd, 2008
Link Blast
Posted in General
1 Corinthians 17 - Concerning Announcements
Do you remember social media in the 1990s?
Autism Breakthrough: Girl's writings explain her behavior and feelings
Pictures taken where Strictly No Photography is allowed.
"Class, I'd like you al… more »
February 21st, 2008
Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat King Cole said:
I don't think [Amy Winehouse] should have won [five Grammy awards]. I think it sends a bad message to our young people who are trying to get into this business, the ones who are trying to do it right and r… more »
February 15th, 2008
Link Blast
Posted in General
50 Open Source alternatives to proprietary software.
Stand still for long enough, and a tree will eat you.
Outback serves the worst food in America.
Random Album Cover Generation: 1. Go to Wikipedia's random article page, the first article yo… more »
February 14th, 2008
The Biggest Loser
Posted in General
Human Arc is holding a "Biggest Loser" contest for the next 5 months.
There are cash prizes involved:
1st Prize - $500.00
2nd Prize - $250.00
3rd Prize - $150
Even if I don't place, I can make some dough. Once a participant hits 5% weigh… more »
February 13th, 2008
Yesterday, the Senate rejected the Dodd-Feingold amendment to FISA that would take out retroactive immunity for telecom companies who participated in Bush's illegal warrentless wiretapping.
What are our Senators telling us?
That the President is… more »
February 8th, 2008
Super Neocon Ann Coulter recently said that she is going to campaign for Hillary Clinton if McCain gets the republican nomination. When asked whether she was serious, she said "I'm not kidding."
As if that weren't weird enough, there's more. The Ulti… more »
February 8th, 2008
Link Blast
Posted in General
Mars is smiling at you.
A Japanese astronaut is planning to throw a boomerang in a space station to see what happens. My prediction: something gets broken.
The White Stripes are being sued for sampling a radio journalist in one of their songs. Ap… more »
February 7th, 2008
Congress Is Ridiculous
Posted in Politics
I'm trying to get more active in local politics. In doing so, I was looking up the voting record of my congresswoman (Betty Sutton) on OpenCongress.
What did the House of Representatives accomplish yesterday?
These are the three things they voted… more »
February 6th, 2008
What's Going On?
Posted in General
Let's see...
Work is still pretty busy.
Molly and I are going to Searcy on the 15th.
I really like the new Lenny Kravitz album. I find it very positive and uplifting.
Our small group from church had a Super Bowl party. I liked Tom Petty's… more »
February 1st, 2008
Link Blast
Posted in General
Cool 360 degree view of the Airbus A380 cockpit.
Narcan: the controversial heroin overdose antidote.
Gawker has compiled a list of terrible cnn.com headlines that are pretty funny.
Awesome picture of a hermit crab in a glass shell.
The ci… more »