26 March 2008
Trust me... you wouldn't want to see me singing and dancing (sideways, because Mom had similar camera skills to this one) to "It's Howdy-Doody Time!" when the Howdy Doody Show came on. My wife hated it so I broke the habit long ago (but I still remember the words... heh)
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24 March 2008
I will say this... if she was able to almost hit him 20 times without hitting something else in the yard, she's a better driver than my wife. Just sayin'
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21 March 2008
Ok, maybe my occasional rants about Joss Whedon being a totally insane moonbat might have been a factor, even though he's a literary and comic genius (or maybe that's because... must think on this). Or maybe the temporary permanent restraining order(s) in place regarding my completely innocent interaction(s) with one several of the BtVS cast. And I'm certain that having all the DVD's and playing them sequentially and repetitively could only be a plus, just like having most of the novels, scripts, philosophical analysis' (yes, there are several), theme-related literature (like "Fray" from Joss Whedon), and assorted "Buffy sayings and definitions" books has got to work in my favor.
Given all the positive factors and the oh-so-few-and-insignificant negative factors, the only reasonable conclusion is that the United States Postal Service is at fault.
Just sayin'

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Then, you have the driving:
And now, natural disasters:
Why would we want to go there anyway? Their economy is in great shape because they learned from us and have opened up their markets. Supporting it hurts our own interests. Do we really want to continue supporting that growth so their government can continue their military buildup and continue their oppressive policies?
China should not have been awarded the Olympics in the first place. Why reward them, and the idiots who made the decision, by helping the Games go smoothly? Skip the Opening Ceremonies at least... but it wouldn't bother me if the only ones to show were China, Iran, North Korea, Syria, etc... When the Games became professionalized, they lost all real meaning anyway.
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19 March 2008
In Science Fiction, you can easily argue that the top three writers of all time are Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Anson Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov. May they all rest in peace.
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17 March 2008
I weep for professional sports today... not really... but billiards? C'mon! Who's next? The Canadian Curling Team? Video Game Players? How about concentrating on the sports that doping would actually give you an unfair advantage? Like Darts.

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How about giving out free handguns for their visit instead? Just sayin'
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15 March 2008

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14 March 2008
I told you that so I could tell you this... I just had one of the wilder rides in my recent memory. I strongly encourage you visit the following links to get the full effect, but if you want to "skip to the end", going here is the entire point of this post.
I started, as I often do, at Patterico's. I follow several threads there at a time because he's always got good stuff and the comments are generally reasoned and thought-provoking. Anyway, this thread about jury nullification has been interesting because I started following this thread about Radley Balko saying that making jurors take an oath before serving is a "perjury trap" (it's not, but that's Balko).
Near the end of the jury nullification thread, I noticed that some very good comments about addiction were made by EW1(SG) and that he has a website. As I often do, I clicked over to see what kind so that putting his comments into context would be easier. This is actually similar to how I found S. Weasel the other day and decided to add that site to the blogroll. In looking through some of the older posts I saw one which talked about "The Prisoner's Dilemma", In that, I saw a link to this site (Eject!Eject!Eject!, which I've seen referenced but never visited before), and then this article, which prompted this entire post. It's not often that I feel humbled by something that isn't smarmy... but it blew me away.
So, that was one of the rides I took today and I'm exhausted. I'm done because I've got too much to think about to post effectively. If you took the whole ride, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. If you bailed out and went to the end, that's ok too.
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