May 30, 2007
April 16, 2007
For those of you who just tuned in:
Hello and welcome to Clowncarblog.com. It's a fairly closed system dedicated to the sparkling and witty product of four contributing co-conspirators...
UBER - a restaurant manager and parttime pool hustler, his specialty is cabrito flash-fried via small fuel-air explosion.
ULYSSES ZWEIBEL - The assistant District Attorney of Fred, TX, he also juggles cabbagehead jellyfish. But only during discovery.
THRILLHOUSE - a sound reinforcement tech with a local Political Action Committee, he plans to shortly distribute a PERL module designed to bring the internet to its knees.
RALPHIEBOY - a biographer of Jackie Gleason, George Meteskey and Elwoodius of Ur, he hasn't been published in sixteen years.
Clowncarblog is an outlet for whatever we choose to perpetrate upon each other. And when we tire of annoying each other, we'll switch to annoying you.
March 23, 2007
OK, which one of you guys drives a brown-red flying saucer?!
November 02, 2006
APB
Attention All Units! Attention All Units!
Be on the lookout for a 1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner, painted black with a "McGovern/Eagleton '72" bumper sticker, heading north on I-45. Suspect believed to be heading towards the Canadian border. Suspect answers to the following aliases: Alfred E. Neuman, RalphieBoy and Senator Joseph McCarthey. Suspect is heavily armed and extremely dangerous. Do not attempt to corner suspect, as he will bite and is possibly infected with rabies. Take extreme measures in apprehending this suspect.
October 26, 2006
Neat-O, Spiffy Fallout Spread Calculator
Those fun-loving cads at the Federation of American Scientists have another popularity magnet for their site:
the Fallout Calculator. Here's their description -
"This java-based interactive calculator shows the distribution of fallout, by wind, from nuclear bomb blasts of various yields. The contours depict calculated radiation doses of 300, 25, and 1 REM at 96 hours after detonation.
In using the calculator, you may select from an assortment of virtual satellite maps of major world cities. You may select the magnitude (15, 30, or 45 miles per hour) and direction of the wind. You may choose from an assortment of yields ranging from 1 kiloton to 50 megatons. And, you may choose the location of the bomb blast on the map simply by clicking on the preferred location."
Just go to the link and party on, dude. The translucent footprint changes shape with selected blast intensity. And there's real-life relevance to the exercise, too. Guess the wrong ground zero and strength when constructing your shelter and you're toast! Cool!
July 28, 2006
July 24, 2006
Yeah, right.
Latest attempt to use site yields...
...victorious entry of this posting from the ground up, of course, but when comment attempted on previous Thrillhouse entry, comment window stalled. Refreshing comment window showed an initial comment window as if comment attempt never happened (reversion to last known good state or something?).
OS 10.4.7 Mac
Latest theory: version of relevant scripting language underneath "Post" button conflicts with version on some machine on at least one backbone on this side of city. Probably not an outdated filename request problem, since 404 recieved on at least one OS (XP) but not this particular one.
July 20, 2006
Chasing Diana
Sorry, I fail to see how anyone leaves even a 50-something Christie Brinkley for this 19 yr old ...
Sure she's cute. But on the other hand ... Christie f'n Brinkley!!!
June 24, 2006
A Little Test
UPDATE: From the desk of ThrillCo ... it appears there's a quirk in the MT setup that is taking comments from Ralphie (and others) but not automatically publishing them (from anyone). So I'm tweaking the settings and doing some more gadgetry. I've compared the settings on this setup and other blogs running 3.2 ... they look the same, so it's a bit of a quandry for now. More later ... or as Ralphie starts commenting up a storm. A storm that will offend us all very deeply, no doubt.
OK, a new post on a machine with a completely fresh load of an OS (Ubuntu Debian Linux 6.0.6) yields a good initial post but no ability to comment. Comment window, when used, simply returns an identical comment window as if nothing was attempted (no specific error messages this time). No Linux, Mac or Microsoft system returned such result before upgrade.
Oh well.
EDIT: Theories for problem may inclue DNS discombooberances between my provider and the hosting agency, incompatibility of new upgraded code with my provider or something between my provider and the hosting agency, stray laser shot from Elvis in an overflying UFO, squirrels chewing through cable insulation, etc.
EXTENDED EXTENDED ENTRY:
(logged attempt # 257)
Tried to post to Zweibel:
Don't know if this will enter from my location but...
Didn't see the Omen remake, but sounds like a less-educated Hollywood just ripped off a past hit with little to no thought put into it. So of course evil wasn't heavily analyzed. The first didn't analyze it too much either, but at least acknowledged the difference between and battle with the good.
Attempt resulted in:
"Not Found
The requested URL /403.shtml was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/1.3.36 Server at www.clowncarblog.com Port 80"
February 16, 2006
Scenario #1
Hey, kids! Don't try this at home...
Scenario: Musharraf is deposed in a mob takeover of Pakistan and most government employees declare allegiance to the victorious cadre. The new ruling group examines Pakistan's nuclear capability and decides to (variant A) container-ship a surprise to Tel Aviv or (variant B) ballistically deliver one into India. Either potential rival has standoff launch capability and could put one or two into Peshawar or somewhere. So about 200 megatons of crap start blowing our way, as in the Chernobyl sideshow of 1986, but somewhat stronger in radiant intensity.
Result: a week or two later, some people put books and lumber on top of dining room tables, sleep under the tables and protect themselves, while others whine for the authorities to do something. A portion of the latter take little or no individual initiative, thus exiting from the gene pool forthwith. UN officials blame the US and France blames the difficulty of choice in modern circumstances. Saddam throws shoes at intimidated Iraqi judges. I buy a new DVD release of Plan 9 From Outer Space. Life goes on.
October 21, 2005
Signs That You Should Update Your Resume
There are several signs that you should update your resume. If your boss comes by your office and asks if you have done anything in the past year, that's one sign. If you are asked "so what would you do if you didn't have this job", that's another. Being searched every day for weapons is surely another. And your group throwing a parade celebrating the Astros going to the World Series is surely another. Fortunately I don't work in that group anymore...
September 25, 2005
For Next Time ...
If the grid goes down - by dint of natural disaster, terrorist strike or a spike in demand - Richard Factor has a Prius that can supply power to his home. Factor, an electronics buff who lives in New Jersey, spliced a heavy-duty outlet right into the car's electrical system and wired his home's appliances to the Prius via a standard computer-backup system. When the car's own potent battery loses too much energy, running the engine recharges it. "If you are frugal, one tank of gas can power the house for a couple of weeks," he says.
OK, next time, I really am taking up that offer to chill at the UberFort.
September 21, 2005
The Escape Plan
Rita's winds are now up to 175mph SUSTAINED, according to whatever TV news is on in the other room. This may decrease due to water temps but not much. Galveston-Freeport shoreline is now guessed at the center of the target cone. Think I should leave?
So I've been giving these preparation speeches for almost three years at work. Now to try out my own preparations; lucky I threw together a storm kit about six months ago and finally followed my own advice. What's in it? The ready.gov stuff, mostly, adapted to me. It's containerized in plastic boxes with handles and I have moving boxes left over from that project. Overnight I'll separate out the most valuable things, throw out some things, pack and book it early in the morn.
There may be time to return for another hauling run, but I'll assume not. I'll try out my non-major-freeway theory about how to get upstate and we'll see how much crap it gets me around. Didn't really think I'd be testing the theory anytime soon.
Keep a stiff upper whatever.
September 15, 2005
Duck!
and Cover! Seriously folks, are we heading towards nuclear attack? If so, I will make a bold first step of nominating the Clown Car Squad as heads of civil defense in Houston. Here's the organization:
Ralphieboy is in charge of in-school demonstrations of the duck & cover method. Must be performed in a pressed shirt, wrinkle-free slacks, a nice black tie and a Korean-era US army surplus helmet tilted on his head with the straps hanging down the side. I picture a 20 second demonstration followed by a 3 hour lecture on the principles of safe computing interspersed with Frank Zappa tunes.
Chief of counterattack must surely be Ulysses. Not only will his swift decision-making abilities ensure a response unlike the "My Pet Goat" scenario, he'll have a 50/50 shot of actually attacking the right country. Of course, he could just say the hell with it and attack France as kind of a day-long warm up to real warfare.
City Transportation Engineer Thrillhouse will ensure that the roadways never open again. His unique plan of blowing up every overpass in the greater Houston area and converting the entire metroplex into a pedestrian-friendly zone may seem strange at first, but I'm sure he will figure out a way to sell it to the masses before being beaten to death by soccer moms. That is if they can find a way to get to him without the use of their SUVs.
And finally, yours truly will be handling the dispensing of food & water rations. You notice I say water rations, because all alcohol will be hoarded stored away for safekeeping. For food, you folks had better learn to like Ramen and Sardines, because that's the food I don't like.
Sorry, but sacrifices must be made. And if my plan were to be implemented, I'm sure I can pick out the first four sacrifices that the city would make...
August 09, 2005
No time for girlfriends...
Online Gamer Bops Till He Drops
June 13, 2005
One More Reason to Close Gitmo!
Chilling ...
Inside the Wire at Gitmo: After the new measures are approved, the mood in al-Qahtani’s interrogation booth changes dramatically. The interrogation sessions lengthen. The quizzing now starts at midnight, and when Detainee 063 dozes off, interrogators rouse him by dripping water on his head or playing Christina Aguilera music. According to the log, his handlers at one point perform a puppet show “satirizing the detainee’s involvement with al-Qaeda.”
Seriously now ... was the puppet show not enough to put the fear of Andrew Jackson in them? Enough is enough!!!
May 20, 2005
I Simply Must ...
I'm not sure why this quiz speaks to me, but I'm ripping it off regardless.
Here goes nuthin ...
Weekend survey
1. What is the best way to die?
Standard Johnny Carson answer here ... from smoke inhillation after blowing out the candles on my 200th birthday cake. Come to think of it, I think this topic came up when George Burns was on the show, so the quote might actually be attributed to Burnsie instead.
2. What's the worst way to die?
I live in a relatively high-crime part of town ... too many to contemplate. Use your own damned imagination. Mine's already been tested.
3. What do you hope to hear God say when you reach Heaven?
"Jimi and Janis are jamming on cloud 10. If you hurry, you might get a table." See, the trick here is that I'd hate to presume God would simply reserve a table for me. I view Him as a helpful God, but certainly not a booking agent. Not that booking agents can't be decent people, also.
4. True or False: What goes up must come down.
Funny this should come up as a topic. I'm reading "The Innovator's Dilemna" and there's a section describing how consumer markets trend up and continue on up indefinitely, making it harder for established companies to capture emerging, lesser attractive markets that create new segments underneath them. Interesting stuff, really. So no ... not necessarily. But usually.
5. What are you wearing? (That's got to be the cheesiest and most asked question on the net.)
Cripes, I would answer this after hitting a local club for some live music. Peejays all the way, baby. Deal with it.
6. What songs are you into these days?
"Kids In America" - The Bouncing Souls
"Square Pegs" - The Waitresses
"Now You're Gone" - Whitesnake
"Because We've Ended As Lovers" - Jeff Beck
"Could've Been" - Tiffany
7. What are you doing this weekend?
Living the life. AKA - catching up on work and other assorted web projects to potentially turn a shiny new nickel for doing.
8. Tell RTG readers something about yourself that you want us to know.
I revel in my freedom and independence.
9. Parker Grace is now 15 weeks old.
Whoosie???
10. Can you keep a secret?
Convince me that it's worth keeping and yes. If I think you're just playing me to score points on what an exclusive scoop you have to lord over us know-nothings, I might well out you as a blowhard.
11. How often did you work out this week and what did you do?
I do enough walking to keep in some form of shape that's not quite entirely described as "round".
12. Tell me an irrational fear that you have.
Hmmm, I'm inclined to think that all my fears are quite rational thank you very much.
13. What's the most important news story this week?
Dunno ... I'll see if I can gin up some action to get the tabloids spinning, though.
14. If you could be another person for a day (not a real person, more like a character), who would you be? What's the name, what does this person do and why do you want to be this person?
Depending on the mood and who's on tour, I'd say guitar player for a vocalist of my choosing. Right now, I'm leaning towards Martina McBride. Great voice that's just loads of fun to jam in the background of. I may be under the all-too-heavy influence of boosterism of one Carrie Underwood on American Idol. Very similar vocal style and naturally, I'm hoping she wins it all this coming week.
15. Tell me a blatant lie.
Stripes are the new plaid.
May 06, 2005
Latest On Thrillhouse's Laptop Repair Situation
Okay, some guys at the Linux users' group helped me install a filesystem onto the hard drive that wasted all previous data structures...
in preparation for loading something else. There's still no new power supply ordered as far as I know (replacement for ADP-70EB, such as the one on Dell's site described as part number 310-1093 for $59.95), but I found one at UH that I can borrow intermittently since the laptop battery is 90% toast. A standard OEM Win98 disk does not install, probably due to the Dell BIOS demanding to see Dell drivers and utilities. Therefore, I'll use the Dell CD from a computer a relative is dumping on me to do an install on the laptop; I should get hold of that CD in about 2 weeks.
And since by the end of the month I'll be the owner of TWO refurb Dell desktops, I'll be looking into nasty stuff like BIOS flashing, replacement, upgrading, downgrading, etc. so if the HARD way of installation is necessary, I'll be able to do it THAT way without a Dell disk.
Once again, for best results, the machine will absolutely need:
* secondhand Dell system disk with Win95 or 98 (since it's only a P1 and that's your filesystem/gaming standard
* immediately install free defenses ZoneAlarm, SpyBot, Spyware Blaster and AdAware SE
* buy a replacement power supply / AC adapter as listed above
and optionally
- new internal battery
- more memory (memoryx.com has a good lookup system)
- Norton Internet Security or McAfee Security Suite
Prognosis for rebuild is good; although install is prevented at the moment, all error messages are consistent with healthy hardware and BIOS.
April 15, 2005
Go Go Robot Camel Jockey
Qatar Says Robots to Replace Child Camel Jockeys
What a fascinating era in which we live.
Mind-boggling
Lesbian basketball coach fired for being lesbian ... team full of lesbian players, mysteriously left intact. Film at 11.
God help this town if they ever field a softball team.
March 07, 2005
Tales of Laptop Glory
Or something. The skinny:
Haven't wiped the laptop hard drive yet due to being uncertain about the right connections to make inside the host desktop, but DID get the right connection made to boot the laptop HD inside the desktop as though my machine is the laptop. Got the thing to the update page and have done a few of the SIXTY EIGHT needed patches and things. The ME build is already somewhat more stable; I'll find out about what connection to make for the wipe at the club meet on Wednesday, but it might be interesting to update this sucker until Thrillhouse gets the replacement AC power supply (hopefully not one involved in the recent Dell recall of those things) so as to determine how much about ME fixes Redmond's learned in the last 3 years. Maybe not much, but I'll give them their due since the fixes are gratis.
February 11, 2005
February 04, 2005
In Memoriam
"Every fall the trees are filled with underwear;
Every spring the toilets explode."
January 07, 2005
One More Crank on Ashlee
Once more, the tabloids are leading the pack on current events ...
October 29, 2004
September 10, 2004
August 26, 2004
Penguin Prostitution
On some occasions the prostitute penguins trick the males. They carry out the elaborate courtship ritual, which usually leads to mating.Having bagged their stone, they would then run off.
"The courtship display is a head-bowing display," Dr Hunter said. "It usually starts with the male, who bows his head and looks out the corner of his eye."
She said she does not think the female penguins are doing it just for the stones.
"The female only takes one or two stones," she said. "It takes hundreds to build the nest to get their eggs off the ground.
"I think what they are doing is having copulation for another reason and just taking the stones as well. We don't know exactly why, but they are using the males."
She said the female penguins could also be testing potential future mates, in case their existing partner died before the next mating period.
The single male penguins appeared to have only their own pleasure as a motive.
I'm truly speechless upon reading this.
August 11, 2004
Secret Agent Tourist?
So some guy with a Pakistani passport was just caught with a camcorder full of very sober shots of urban vistas in Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, etc. - and inconveniently, he allegedly has connections to some baddies and also acted defensively (not touristy) when questioned in the act of being a private citizen photographer.
Thought: if it takes 5 years to plan a major attack and you've got volunteers, amateurs and third-world types with which to work, you need the element of surprise. Without that, it's harder to use Richard Reid - style shoe bombers effectively, even if they light the fuse correctly. Not to say that guys who have no cover story prepared, no acting ability and who can't shoot straight STILL can't be dangerous, but the rank lack of professionalism in shall we say, foreign intel organizations may prove a big advantage to the West.
August 06, 2004
Interesting Ad ...
So, I check out a friend's site, notice that my Opera browser changes ads (I'm too cheap to get the one without ads), and this is what pops up for it:
There's a message there, somewhere ....
July 28, 2004
You MIGHT be an incompetent IT consultant IF...
Here's a story about a snafu with the computer voting concept now in place in several jurisdictions. Recall that the system is a proprietary scheme from respected safe company Diebold (or other vendors in places) and this no-backup foolishness STILL happened.
How long before some moron suggests "upgrading" to Microsoft?
(I realize that court house fires can play havoc with paper systems as well, but having a paper trail at least raises the bar for the bad guys.)
July 27, 2004
Uber vs Texas
Now that's just funny. Especially when you consider reports like this. If you're too lazy to click again, the report claims that one out of 10 girls aged 15-19 in Texas get pregnant. Yes, the pregnancy rate is going down, but that's still a high number. Now, one fact that got left out of this article is what age group these books were intended for. That would be a very important detail.
Stated: Teenagers who want to have sex will, regardless of what is taught in health class. Teaching them safe sex techniques on an equal footing with abstinance helps to reduce the teenage pregnancy and STD transmittal rates.
Argue!
June 24, 2004
I won't make a habit of this
but a word seems appropriate regarding an uptic of rough stuff in several Iraq cities. Car bombs, rockets and more seem to be thickening the mideast air just prior to the changeover of Allied occupation power to the new local Iraqi authority. It would seem that all are not pleased with the idea of self-rule; likely contestants in the "Our-Gang's-The-Gang-For-YOU" contest might be
Baathists - largely made up of those formerly in power
al-Qaida - loose group of those still getting bin-Laden-organized financing
Zarquawi - urban-based warlord
Shia Muslim militant groups - might want to even the score with Sunnis who had benefitted under Saddam
Kurdish seperatists - would rather hold out for unaligned national identity
Although it's probably obvious that in the long run it would be better not to be involved in this mass armed argument, there might be a short-run gain or two to be made as more attacks are staged: more movements can be observed, more satellite and airbore photos can be taken, more vehicles and individuals can be tracked and more cells can be taken out.
(Above to be understood in following contexts: never go in under UN auspices, never operate under "rules of engagement" and never get involved in a land war in Asia.)
June 23, 2004
The Perfect Dropout
California Dropout Scores Perfect GED
I'm really at a loss for words here. 569,000 take the GED in California in a year, only one nails it, and only six do the same nationwide. I mean ... I just have no clue which of those numbers really should shock me the most. Half-a-freakin million GED tests, lottery-style odds of getting a perfect score, or the fact that only 6 a year get it right from start to finish?
June 15, 2004
On the List ...
Congratulations to blog spammers ... you've now made me install MT-Blacklist for this, the most funloving of blogs in the world. If ever there was a place where penis enlargement, illegal prescription drugs, and sexual devices were more heartily appreciated, I cannot think of a one. Yet you found a way to get my ire (or ... if you will ... my goat).
As you were ...
June 10, 2004
June 01, 2004
Just when you were trying to cheer up
This CNN story covers the San Antonio theft of two propane trucks over the weekend. As to the possibilities...
Negatives: the Qaida has struck in twos before, they have been big on the concept of using locally found materials with which to attack and SA is a military area with particular bases that have sent troops to the mideast. And TX may be considered a soft target next to NY or Washington right now, with less risk.
Positives: CNN notes the tendency of propane to be smuggled and pilfered in south Texas for use in northern Mexico. That's about the only positive that occurs to me.
Terrorism in the Southwest? There are few precedents other than the JFK shooting - and I lean toward the lone nut theory there. But I see every reason to believe that at least a few incidents are possible, particularly by suicide/homicide types who have nothing to lose. What to do? As the one who got stuck with the safety rep job for my building at work, I've actually been asked terrorism questions a few times, and I say that one should prepare in the same way as for a hurricane, flood or tornado: true, if you're at ground zero, then you may be toast. But since statistically you probably WON'T be, chances are that you'll be dealing with side effects or after effects if anything, and with some reaction time. So just use the same storm kit for everything.
Links --- www.ready.gov, www.fema.gov, www.cdc.gov.
UPDATE - Reuters reports the trucks were found on the US side of the border near Laredo. False alarm. Or GREAT cover. Wonder if the load's still in the tanks... still, at ease and back to ebay... UPDATE #2 - Just heard both tanks were dry. So, no Khobar Towers problem this week.
May 26, 2004
In The Year 2000 ...
This just cheers me up as I read it, so I pass it on in a weird fit of good karma ...
Commencement Speech to the Havard Class of 2000
by Conan O'Brien
After freshman year I moved to Mather House. Mather House, incidentally, was designed by the same firm that built Hitler's bunker. In fact, if Hitler had conducted the war from Mather House, he'd have shot himself a year earlier. 1985 seems like a long time ago now. When I had my Class Day, you students would have been seven years old. Seven years old. Do you know what that means? Back then I could have beaten any of you in a fight. And I mean bad. It would be no contest. If any one here has a time machine, seriously, let's get it on, I will whip your seven year old butt. When I was here, they sold diapers at the Coop that said "Harvard Class of 2000." At the time, it was kind of a joke, but now I realize you wore those diapers. How embarrassing for you. A lot has happened in fifteen years. When you think about it, we come from completely different worlds. When I graduated, we watched movies starring Tom Cruise and listened to music by Madonna. I come from a time when we huddled around our TV sets and watched "The Cosby Show" on NBC, never imagining that there would one day be a show called "Cosby" on CBS. In 1985 we drove cars with driver's side airbags, but if you told us that one day there'd be passenger side airbags, we'd have burned you for witchcraft....
So, I was 28 and, once again, I had no job. I had good writing credits in New York, but I was filled with disappointment and didn't know what to do next. I started smelling suede on my fingertips. And that's when The Simpsons saved me. I got a job there and started writing episodes about Springfield getting a Monorail and Homer going to College. I was finally putting my Harvard education to good use, writing dialogue for a man who's so stupid that in one episode he forgot to make his own heart beat. Life was good.
...
I've dwelled on my failures today because, as graduates of Harvard, your biggest liability is your need to succeed. Your need to always find yourself on the sweet side of the bell curve. Because success is a lot like a bright, white tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty, of spoiling it in any way.
I left the cocoon of Harvard, I left the cocoon of Saturday Night Live, I left the cocoon of The Simpsons. And each time it was bruising and tumultuous. And yet, every failure was freeing, and today I'm as nostalgic for the bad as I am for the good.
So, that's what I wish for all of you: the bad as well as the good. Fall down, make a mess, break something occasionally. And remember that the story is never over. If it's all right, I'd like to read a little something from just this year: "Somehow, Conan O'Brien has transformed himself into the brightest star in the Late Night firmament. His comedy is the gold standard and Conan himself is not only the quickest and most inventive wit of his generation, but quite possible the greatest host ever."
Ladies and Gentlemen, Class of 2000, I wrote that this morning, as proof that, when all else fails, there's always delusion.
I'll go now, to make bigger mistakes and to embarrass this fine institution even more. But let me leave you with one last thought: If you can laugh at yourself loud and hard every time you fall, people will think you're drunk.
Thank you.
UPDATE: In the year 2004, however, one of Conan's writers is hitting the bigtime over at Slate. Good reading, just check it all out.
May 11, 2004
Porn Industry Rises to the defense of America!
GI Rape Photos Came from Porn Sites, Used for Propaganda: Report
I swear, when I saw this headline, I honestly thought I was up to the moment to come up with some witty, snappy thought that would just floor everyone. I'm clearly not. This is just ... odd. :eave it to the porn industry to protect America's credibility in the world. I can now tell my mother that porn is good for something.
May 09, 2004
Aw crap
Another brick in the foundation of better modern entertainment is now lost to us.
Iraq Prison Torture Issue
My take on that: fortunately, the material that got out will no doubt finger the identities of the torturers as well as the victims.
Bear in mind, though, the double standard afoot that while it's not
acceptable for a western power to run afoul of the Geneva Conventions
(assuming that country is a signatory power), it may be the will of Allah/God/(insert metaphysical superentity here) that it's okay for some subgroup of Arab (what's an Arab? Many disagree on this WITHIN the category, whatever it is) to enslave or kill all the other Arabs, never mind those ethnics from outside.
I say that toothless backwoods KKK-boosters = Al-Sadr militia. Just a different part of the world and a different religious cover to use as a justification for the local variant of subhumanity.
Al-Sadr = the Tokyo sarin guy = Tim McVeigh. This is the scary part of the future: there have been kooks/smooth operators bearing religious/ethnic justifications for millenia; it's just that now they can get more effective weapons...
April 15, 2004
Parental Responsibility
ClearPlay DVD Players Filter Content
I cannot wait until the day when the parents of this world realize that technology alone cannot raise a child. You may think I'm a breeder hater, but that is not true at all. I dislike the people who choose to take a hands off role in raising their child and would instead allow another to censor what parts of a movie their child gets to watch. Let me make this very clear...if the movie isn't one you want your child to see, then don't let them see it. Stupid technology.
PS: I want to drop a porno into one of these puppies and see it explode.
April 11, 2004
So nice to have a CHOICE
OK, I think all the links on this page are real. It lists a bunch (if not all) of the political parties currently active at least on some US ballots, if not nationwide. Apparently even the old Peace And Freedom party (on which Eldridge Cleaver ran for President) is still active to some degree...
I'm annoyed that the YIP isn't mentioned. Comments? (somehow I doubt it)
March 30, 2004
Possible Good News
It's too early to announce anything definite, but I'm in the initial stages of purchasing my first house, a modest but servicable perfect starter situation. Should the deal go down, what epithet should we use to describe the place?
Some suggestions to get you started:
The Hideout
Das Fuhrerbunker
The Safe House
Pintero's Social Club (a mob reference from "Enemy Of The State")
Civil Defense HQ, circa 1958
The Ammo Dump
Carter's Country South
Margaritaville
The Zappa Shrine
The Mine Field
Pee Wee's Playhouse
February 29, 2004
Under the "But Seriously" category
(Is this the FIRST entry under such?)
Today, it was announced that US troops will lead a multinational force to assist the constitutional government of Haiti in restoring order after Aristide's departure just ahead of various opposition armies. Although it's important to the US to help preserve an emerging democracy close to its own borders, the UN should be roundly chastised for not being quicker to step up to the plate. This sort of thing is that which the UN claims as a specialty (no sarcasm intended). So let's get out ASAP, thrusting the job into the lap of the UN with all speed. (This opinion subject to change, depending on how badly the UN screws up this time.)
February 05, 2004
A Sweet Gift For Your Sweetheart
Adopt a Hissing Cockroach for Your Valentine
OK, so something is deadly wrong when any guy buys this for his non-entymologist girlfriend on Valentine's Day. Surely guys can't be so void of ideas for making a memorial Valentine's Day that they must resort to CNN for gift advice. I guess the only guy would would buy this is one who doesn't listen to his significant other.
"Everybody's marriage is falling apart except ours. See, the problem's communication... too much communication." - Homer Simpson