The Hooker & The Immigrant ( Read more... )

Well LJ just ate my day one and two discription of our VA trip. So screw LJ today.

Hey you Tea Bagger Republicans.... gutting NPR and National Endowment for the Arts is soooo panty-waisted, limp-wristed, girly-manish. Want to really man-up and cut $100B from the Federal budget? First, each of you find a Federal program in YOUR district and cut that, and stand up in front of the press and tell us. THAT would be LEADERSHIP. Then ( Read more... )

A while back an SCA fighter of some skill earned some infamy when he blew off a pike shot to his face claiming a rule technicality that 'my nasal blocked the shot', which cause considerable discussion, but the most damning comment was from a very respected Duke, who stated, "his nasal blocked it?! he is going impeach his honor for an inch?!!" For ( Read more... )

Anyone out here know of a good and reputable repair guy for a Mazda Miata

I will NEVER ever do business with GMAC Mortgage. I completely understand why the mortgage industry has gotten it's bad, sleazy, reputation, and anything Congress or the the State Legislature does to reign these lying sacks of donkey dung would not bother me in the least. So the message I got from the GMAC Manager, (third tier response) is that ( Read more... )

Melissa and I went to see The King's Speech yesterday. Absolutely outstanding, well written, well paced, just a great movie. It was a great cast. I realize most of you went to see Tron or True Grit, but the King's Speech should not be missed.

Okay we are in the process of refi-ing the house. But we are just doing the 1st and keeping the second. Long story, but that is how is works. Except the liars at GMAC are gumming up the works. They have the second and have to do a piece of paperwork to allow my refi to go through. First, they lost the first app. However Starting on the 9th of ( Read more... )

Okay, it is official. The biggest political lie of 2010, was foisted on us by the Republican Party and its political candidates. That lie was, "the Obama healthcare proposals are a government takeover of medical care" Congratulations, one of the pillars under which you convince the American people that you were going to be better leaders than ( Read more... )

On Sunday I was installed as Worshipful Master of my Lodge in Los Altos. For my SCA friends, it is the equivalent of being made a Landed Baron, Only YOUR word is Law for the Lodge, unless the Grand Master (KING) says otherwise. While the Ceremony was only 90 minutes for myself and the new set of officers, prep started back in February and March ( Read more... )