Month: June 2010

  • We Have Become Irrelevant So Please Pay Attention To Us …

    There were so many other by-lines I had come up with like “What do Pink and Green equal? … RACISM!” or “Astronomy Now Declared Racist” or “Newsflash: Hoops is really Asian” – Really people, the NAACP hasn’t been in the news lately so they have to draw up this race card that’s been out in the market for 3+ years!  I listened to the clip and unless some Asian person is saying this there is no “r” sound.  People hear what they want to hear and unfortunately I fear it’s just because they want a little attention they call “race” out.  So sad. 

    It was actually interesting reading these other incidents: Spar over “black hole” and offense over the word “niggardly”

  • Headlines, Headlines and More Headlines …

  • The Greatest Gift That You Could Give …

    A friend of ours at church today cheerfully presented to us an old 40th Anniversary church bulletin (CCC is currently celebrating it’s 75th Anniversary if I remember correctly).  As he opened the bulletin up he wondered if I had remembered that we had joined the church on the same day – him though adult baptism and me through baby baptism.   Obviously, I didn’t remember that and honestly, he said he didn’t remember that day that well either seeing how it was many years ago.  It’s also funny because with this particular friend I sometimes joke how he was my 5th grade Sunday School teacher and now he attends the Bible study group that I lead.  Now we have another connection with joining the church on the same day!

    What I also found interesting was that all but my mom, who was already a member of the church, was listed in that bulletin.  It would seem that we all joined the church on that day; my dad through adult baptism and my two older brothers through infant baptism (and later they confirmed their faith as young men).  As believers, they say one of the greatest gifts you can give your loved ones is the knowledge that you have accepted Christ as your Savior.  I thankfully know where my immediate family stand, though for some families they do not fully know.  It was just nice to see my dads name on that sheet just because he’s typically quiet on these types of matters.

  • So Long Skipper …

    Yesterday, my beloved Orioles released Dave Trembley as Manager of the team.  He seemed like a nice guy who wanted to play fundamental baseball.  Being a situational and statistical type manager didn’t always work for him especially with a team of youngsters.  Oddly, his teams were always hurt; key players getting injuries, wrecked starting pitching or hurt relievers.  But as Chancellor Rhea said “Nice doesn’t get the job done.”  At some point I hope the team can turn it around.  I doubt it’ll be this year or even next year.  Which will make going to see a game much easier as we’ll be able to get cheap tickets the day of a game.

  • Yes, They Really Are Morons …

    As somewhat quoted by James Cameron.  It’s been close to two months and the oil is still coming out.  For every plan that BP comes up with it takes time for them to build or move equipment to that area.  Precious time wasted because of what?  No contingency plans.  Seemingly shoot from the hips mentality.  Sure I could see them and government denying Cameron initially but after the second top hat didn’t work you think they would try and get outside help or at least minds to help come up with ideas.  People say BP initially was trying to minimize the damage of the equipment so they could continue to pump oil out at a later date.  Some would say that Cameron is playing an  armchair quarterback.  Either way like he said

    The government really needs to have its own independent ability to go down there and image the site, survey the site and do its own investigation and monitor it,” Cameron said. “Because if you’re not monitoring it independently, you’re asking the perpetrator to give you the video of the crime scene.

    Then again we’ve seen how the government works whether it’s a Democrat or Republican in office.  The real question is whether people are going to equate Katrina like government failures to Obama or give him a pass.  Honestly, I just hope this pipe cutting and shutting off works and the clean-up can be completed. 

    As my boss would say: I don’t care about the excuses, just get it done.  I think we all want that to happen.

  • I Was Too Busy Creating the Internet …

    I’d have to imagine one of the biggest stories to come out in awhile and Xanga seemed down.  Oh well.  But really are we surprised that Al and Tipper Gore are separating after 40 years of marriage?  I am and so are a lot of people.  Of the things I’ve read people are waiting for the “other” woman to show up and start declaring affairs this and affairs that.  Honestly, that doesn’t fit Al or Tipper Gore at all.  I’d hope that wasn’t the case and either way to see a couple who have been married for this long to have basically gone into separate paths seems sad.  We all saw Bill Clinton as the womanizer and marriage wrecker who would have thought the Gores would breakup before the Clintons?  Well, here’s to hope that they’ll be able to salvage things in the future.

    • There’s a new Christian radio station in the D.C. area: WMET 1160 AM.  I saw an ad on the Metro for it and figured by the logo it was Catholic based.  We gave it a try on the ride home and they were playing some sermon or something like that.  The Pastor/Cleric/Speaker was talking about abortion and how it is a sin but what was more revealing at least to me was him talking about how some people dumpster dived to retrieve the aborted fetuses.  ACK!  That’s really gross.  The reason they did it was so they could give a proper burial for the dead little ones.  I guess I never really thought what they did with the fetuses after they are aborted but that’s just gross and yet people are still getting abortions since I guess they care more for the end result (not being preggers) and not the means to the end result.
    • First blame the internet for the demise of the Gore’s and now cellphones for the disappearing honeybees.  Yep cellphones.
    • This would have been a dream job some 15 years ago.
    • Now I’m just stuck with this …
    • I wonder if there’s something similar to the Darwin awards for this lady.  Whatever happened to common sense?
    • I’m beginning to luv the state of Arizona!  Whether you agree with the law or not the State government realizes there is a problem and is not getting any help from the Federal government.  Do what you gotta do to combat the problem.  People talk about racial profiling but I bet most of them have never ever experienced it they only think they do because they’re all up in their own backend.  I’ve experienced it and at this stage of my life don’t really care if it happens because I know it can and will happen.  You can’t always enlighten ignorance.  Some just choose to stay ignorant and well they just miss out on a fuller life.  Still if people are worried about it then enforce a penalty for law enforcers potentially wasting peoples time.  If their suspicions come up false then the cops own the person $50 or $100.  It’s a small amount but when it all ads up it’ll be pretty large and make it come out of the law enforcers own salary to make it more meaningful.
    • I need to read up on my tax laws.  But man, those info-videos are REALLY, REALLY boring.  I mean, REALLY, REALLY BORING.