The title of this post refers to two separate issues going on today.

First, the pain, which refers to what's going on with the Lockheed fire up in Bonny Doon.  Although we aren't particularly close to the fire (probably around 15 miles away), today the wind blew in exactly the wrong direction and has filled up the entire county with a great deal of ( Read more... )

I've been watching all this utter bullshit being spouted...excuse me, irrationally screamed about the "evil" health-care reform at various town hall meetings and there is one thing that needs to be said that no one else seems willing to say.

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, before any one who has issues with the bill thinks I'm talking to them, ( Read more... )

We got the house we wanted!  They called earlier today and told us, so now the house is being sold, we know where we're going, I've got fairly steady work and we'll soon be out of debt.  Life is definitely looking up for us.

So, while the bulk of 2009 hasn't been good, the end is looking a whole lot better.

Had to post this after seeing it in faerydragonet 's post.  It is just plain awesome.

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So, first for those who don't also read my wife's LJ, we have been in the process of selling our home for the last several months and finally have an offer.  It is for substantially less than we hoped, and even less still than we originally paid, but it is better than their first offer (they added more that they picked up from a first time home ( Read more... )

You know, I haven't liked Michael Jackson for a long time.  For as talented a musical genius as he was, he did things with children that were at least inappropriate and at most, criminal and morally reprehensible.  After all, you don't just settle with people who call you a child molester, knowing that that will forever cling to your name unless ( Read more... )

So, I was reading this article today...

Palin story sparks GOP family feud

Anyhow, this brought back to mind the number of stories about the supposedly biased media.  Over and over again, those who didn't like the coverage of Palin kept claiming that it had to do with media bias.  Some groups even pointed to statistics showing that there were a far ( Read more... )

So, the US lost as Brazil came back with three straight goals in the second half.  The first occurred nearly immediately after they came back out (in the 46th minute), the second midway through the half, and the last, heartbreaking one, came very close to the end (I believe it was the 85th minute).  Brazil might actually have scored another goal, ( Read more... )

I can't believe US is up 2-0 over Brazil!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I'm a happy, happy man!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!