Hmmm.  Just got the invite to the annual halloween bash with our core group of friends.   They decided they'd go traditional scary Halloween this time around, so the theme is "Things that go Bump in the Night".

M and I wracked our brains last night, but we just kept coming up with boring, tried and true costume ideas.   Ghosts/ghouls/goblins etc ( Read more... )

I just listened to my first Podcast Novel... "Down from Ten"... and it was pretty damn good.  (In my opinion, anyway.)

If you choose to listen, my experience is that the first chapter is a bit slow.  2-5 are good, and by the end of 5, I was completely hooked.  For the last two days I've been actively shirking other responsibilities to finish up  ( Read more... )

Cute.

UNABASHEDLY IGNORANT...

...but cute.

Seems that the most vocal critics of the theory of evolution, are those who don't have a freaking clue what that theory states.    *headdesk*



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This story gave me pause.   It's about Utah's use of the firing squad for carrying out a death sentence - which is it slated to do on June 18th, barring last minute commutation.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/09/utah.firing.squad/index.html?hpt=C2

What bothered me is not the method, nor the penalty itself, really... but the almost dismissive ( Read more... )

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Matt and Trey from South Park set out to tweak the nipple of Islam.   They did.  And in response, the most fringe elements considering themselves to be followers of Islam have threatened death - yet again - to those who would depict Muhammad.

Nope.  Can't have it.  Not in a nation that espouses freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom ( Read more... )

Ronny James Dio bit the dust over the weekend.  Stomach cancer.  :-(
As a child of the late 70's/early 80's I sure loved me some Rainbow, Sabbath, and Dio, I did.  
Early hair metal FTW.    \m/ \m/

And I didn't realize it until yesterday, but it was the 20th anniversary of the death of Jim Henson.
Kermit, Rowlf, Miss Piggy, Fozzy, Big Bird, Oscar, ( Read more... )

A possibility has arisen (no pun intended) for me to become part owner of another airplane, and within my limited budgetary means.

It started because I was intrigued by the Electraflyer-C... a prototype electric airplane.   Recent advancements in motors and batteries have made it possible to keep the weight down to a level that makes this feasible ( Read more... )

Comedy Central, after censoring a South Park episode to remove references and visual representations involving Mohammed - is apparently in development on a cartoon that will star Jesus.

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/07/show-about-jesus-is-just-a-maybe-for-comedy-central/

S.H.E.N.A.N.I.G.A.N.S.!   I CALL SHENANIGANS!

SHENANIGANS! SHENANIGANS!  ( Read more... )

I'd like to send out a compassionate criticism of Mr. Mike Donahue's April 14th piece in the Wall Street Journal, which he called "A Message from 'Henry' ".

( Herein lies a discussion of taxes and class and other scary things. )