January 2005 Entries
Children's Books That Never Made It
Here's a list of children's books that never made it to print...
Meeting The Talkmaster
Neal Boortz was in town on Saturday doing a special two-hour broadcast just for those of us in the Austin area.
Iraqi Election
From all accounts, everything went better than planned.
Beer Saves Lives
What do you do when you're in your car, and you get buried by an avalanche? Well, if you have enough beer in your car, you can pee your way out.
Snubbed Again
Michael Moore just isn't having a good week...
More Reasons To Secure The Mexican Border
Right now, it's just one big, gaping hole waiting for terrorists to come marching in. And today's Washington Times has an eye-opening article in it that surprisingly I haven't seen floating around the 'sphere much.
You Can't Make This Stuff Up
Oklahoma has some weird legislative ideas.
Trying Another Spam Killer Method
I've turned off HIP-CAPTCHA, so no more codes to type in if you wish to make a comment.
I've Got An Idea
Whenever the government creates some new program, I'm always thinking, “Great, more of my hard-earned money going to waste.”
Good News For Subway Riders
The subway fire in New York won't take years, but mere months to fix.
Hollywood Too Stupid To See Their Own Faulty Logic
So apparently Hollywood types are trying to get illegal aliens drivers' licenses in California.
And In Entertainment News
Total number of Oscar nominations for Fahrenheit 9/11?
To Sleep, Perchance To Dream
I slept like a baby last night.
When Will People Learn?
If this guy isn't famous now, he soon will be.
Damn
This speaks volumes...
Thank God I Don't Have A Daughter
Has everyone seen the latest in prom dresses this year?
How To Find Me On Google
Apparently, I'm #1 when searching for “Arrrrr matey”. How about that?
Your Tax Dollars At Work
Yes, kids, it's the FEMA Tsunami Game!
Mommy, I'm Hungry
Now that I have another baby, this stuff is starting to look funny again...
It Had To Be Done
I've been getting a lot of comment spam recently, so I added in HIP-CAPTCHA authentication. Sorry for any inconvenience, I was hoping I wouldn't have to, but the spam was just coming in faster and faster.
Rebuttal From Texas
Here's my response to Acidman's, um, generalizations about Texas.
Career Day
You know, the day when people come to your school and tell you what it's like to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or a policeman, or a stripper.
What Is It With The Gorillas?
Driving around town, I keep running into businesses who have decided to place a large, usually pink, gorilla outside their establishments. Usually very close to the road so that you cannot miss them.
One More Reason To Like Clint Eastwood
He's threatened to KILL Michael Moore if Michael ever shows up at his front door with a camera.
Mac, The John Kerry Of Computers
Is Apple Mac, John Kerry of computers?
Adding Recent Comments To .Text
I saw an article here on how to add a recent comments control to .Text. I thought that was pretty cool, but the way it is written, it shows a hyperlinked subject of the post that the comment was posted to. I thought it would be more useful and visually appealing to have the actual text of the comment instead, so I modified the RecentComments.cs to the following...
And I Thought I Got Hate Mail
Michelle Malkin REALLY gets hate mail. What the hell is wrong with people that they would send email like that?
Oooo, That's Gotta Hurt
Lorena Bobbit had to use a knife. Not Amanda Monti.
It's Not A Fascist Salute
Paolo di Canio has insisted that an apparent fascist salute he made in last week's Rome derby was a mis-representation by the cameraman.
Doritos
I was in the store earlier today, and I wanted some Doritos.
That's An Odd Phrase
Hmmm, “Myopic Zeal”. Let's pull out the Evilwhiteguy thesaurus.
Dan Chimes In
Dan Rather offers up some comment on the report released yesterday:
Bad Promo Spots
I was listening to Boortz last night, and they ran one of their short promo tracks during a commercial break. It went like this...
That's Original
Guy Womack, the lawyer defending the Abu Grahib guards had this to say today...
Finally...
The fallout at CBS over Memo-gate has finally happened. Mapes got fired, along with three executives. Which is nice, but Andrew Heyward still has a job. He should have been fired, too.
Yeah, That's What We Need, More Advertising
As if there isn't already advertising in every conceivable place in our society, (I found the spider webs promoting Spider Man 2 on the bases in MLB parks pretty much over the line myself) someone found a way to further assault us.
Arrrrr, Matey
I'm off on a jihad. Avast ye landlubbers!
I'm Not Really Into Memes, But...
This one is short. So here are my Five Historical People I'd Really Like to Go Drinking With...
Oops
Hillary Clinton's campaign finance director was indicted. That will probably come up when she runs for re-election.
I'm Mad
I've been reading about the “comic” that Mexico has put out about how to illegally get into the US. Ok, I'm not mad, I'm pissed off. Rob has a frame of the “comic”.
Evilwhiteboy, Part Deux
In less than two weeks, I will have spawned my second male child (Evilwhiteboy II).
About Kid Rock
I've seen a lot of flack today on the net about Kid Rock playing at the innaugeration.
Geek Update
I have a new laptop. It's an HP nc6000.
Extended Is An Understatement
I got a copy of the Extended Edition of “The Two Towers” for Christmas. I've been watching it over the last few days, and it occurred to me that this is going to take some time to get through.
A Challenge To The Election
John Conyers is at it again...
Liberals Are Sensitive
News organizations are now filtering into the flood-ravaged areas of Asia to begin giving live reports.
If Time Travel Were Possible
If I could hop into a time machine, here are a few things I would like to go back and see.
Interesting
According to Choose The Blue, News Corp., which is the parent company of Fox News, donated more heavily to Democrats than Republicans (61% vs. 39%).