Tomorrow I'm moving from one Queen City apartment to another. I have moved more times then I can count. I've moved at least eight times since I moved to North Carolina in 1998. I'm sure I moved at least eight times before I moved to NC. Hopefully, this will be my last move.
In six months, I'll have a Masters degree, and hopefully a high paying job. I'll be able to afford my own house, and hopefully I won't have to move again. Or if I do move again, it will be to a larger house.
Luckily, in six months, we should be in a full blown recession. At least the housing market should be in the crapper. Which means too much supply and too little demand. So I can probably get a great deal on a house in six months. See, there are good things about a recession.
In six months, I should have a house, a good job, and a dog. I will have reached my zenith. I just have to be patient.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Dick
Its just funny to me. His mouth open as wide as possible, singing in perfect monotone, "Alleluia Alleluia".
At least Pastor Ward is from Albemarle. I can understand Pickler speech.
"Alleluia Alleluia!"
At least Pastor Ward is from Albemarle. I can understand Pickler speech.
"Alleluia Alleluia!"
I go to a Yankee church
I sat next to this old man named Dick, who I worked on a Habitat house with. We exchanged pleasantries....peace of the Lord, peace of the Lord.....and then we started singing the first hymn.
Dick is the worst singer I've ever heard in my life. He sings with a Yankee accent. And singing is a bit of a stretch. There is no difference between when he talks and when he sings. So I listened to "Alleliua alleliua" in a monotone Northern accent. It was pretty awesome.
Then another old man went to do the readings, and he had a super thick accent. We've been overtaken by carpetbaggers!
If I ever have children, I can't take them to Advent. Because they'll learn to speak with a Northern accent, and I'll have no idea what they're saying. And with a bunch of UConn fans descending on the Queen City for the football game on Saturday, I can't imagine it will get much better.
Dick is the worst singer I've ever heard in my life. He sings with a Yankee accent. And singing is a bit of a stretch. There is no difference between when he talks and when he sings. So I listened to "Alleliua alleliua" in a monotone Northern accent. It was pretty awesome.
Then another old man went to do the readings, and he had a super thick accent. We've been overtaken by carpetbaggers!
If I ever have children, I can't take them to Advent. Because they'll learn to speak with a Northern accent, and I'll have no idea what they're saying. And with a bunch of UConn fans descending on the Queen City for the football game on Saturday, I can't imagine it will get much better.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Benazir Bhutto: 1953 – 2007
Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister of Pakistan, was assasinated earlier this morning. This is all truly sad.
No commentary right now. Just a sad, sad day.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Disgusting
Mike Huckabee is on CNN, giving an interview while pheasant hunting. Why is this legal? Shooting defenseless birds for what purpose, exactly? Aren't factory farm chickens and turkeys enough? Do we really have to slaughter every type of animal in the world?
Huckabee, being Huckabee, cracked jokes during his hunting trip. "These three birds..." Huckabee says, pointing to three dead pheasants, "said they weren't going to vote for me on Caucus night. See, if you vote for me, you live."
Is this scary to anybody else?
I'm so sick of these millionaire Republicans going off and playing hunter. (And for that matter, John Kerry and any other Democrat that hunts can f themselves). First of all, hunting is supposed to be used to supplement your food. Some people in this country genuinely don't have access to enough food. Some people genuinely live in areas without nearby grocery stores. Some people genuinely lack enough money to regularly buy meat and they use hunting to supplement it. MIKE HUCKABEE DOES NOT NEED TO HUNT TO SUPPLEMENT HIS DIET!
He's probably not even going to eat the animals he kills.
I'm a vegetarian for ethical reasons. And the largest reason is that I don't NEED to eat meat to supplement my food. I have easy access to large amounts of fruits, vegetables, breads, etc. Mike Huckabee doesn't NEED to supplement his diet with pheasant or deer or whatever other defenseless animal he gets off on killing.
And the fact that he JOKES about killing defenseless animals is disgusting. I will say right now, that I will not vote for any candidate that goes hunting. I will not vote for any millionaire that acts like they NEED to hunt. It is disrespectful to people that GENUINELY NEED to supplement their diet with hunting, in addition to being offensive to myself. As far as I know HRC, Obama, Edwards, etc, don't hunt like that idiot from Massachusets. But if I see someone with a D next to their name, I'm going to abstain.
Huckabee, being Huckabee, cracked jokes during his hunting trip. "These three birds..." Huckabee says, pointing to three dead pheasants, "said they weren't going to vote for me on Caucus night. See, if you vote for me, you live."
Is this scary to anybody else?
I'm so sick of these millionaire Republicans going off and playing hunter. (And for that matter, John Kerry and any other Democrat that hunts can f themselves). First of all, hunting is supposed to be used to supplement your food. Some people in this country genuinely don't have access to enough food. Some people genuinely live in areas without nearby grocery stores. Some people genuinely lack enough money to regularly buy meat and they use hunting to supplement it. MIKE HUCKABEE DOES NOT NEED TO HUNT TO SUPPLEMENT HIS DIET!
He's probably not even going to eat the animals he kills.
I'm a vegetarian for ethical reasons. And the largest reason is that I don't NEED to eat meat to supplement my food. I have easy access to large amounts of fruits, vegetables, breads, etc. Mike Huckabee doesn't NEED to supplement his diet with pheasant or deer or whatever other defenseless animal he gets off on killing.
And the fact that he JOKES about killing defenseless animals is disgusting. I will say right now, that I will not vote for any candidate that goes hunting. I will not vote for any millionaire that acts like they NEED to hunt. It is disrespectful to people that GENUINELY NEED to supplement their diet with hunting, in addition to being offensive to myself. As far as I know HRC, Obama, Edwards, etc, don't hunt like that idiot from Massachusets. But if I see someone with a D next to their name, I'm going to abstain.
My experience in a non-job qualifies me to be President
I don't know why I'm so anti-HRC these days. I think its because seeing Bill Clinton, all redfaced, and proclaiming his love for his wife is disgusting. Or it may be that her supporters are underwhelming. Barack Obama has Eric Michael Dyson, and John Edwards has Elizabeth Edwards who is officially registered as a pitt bull with the AKC. HRC has less convincing supporters.
Today on MSNBC, an HRC supporter was talking about how Hillary's time as First Lady makes her qualified to be President. "She met with foreign dignitaries, she passed out punch, she gave directions to the bathroom!"
First of all, First Lady isn't an actual job. We don't cut the First Lady a check. (If this is wrong, and Laura Bush is being paid right now, don't tell me, because I don't need the anuerysm). First Lady isn't a job. She's not even First Hostess. She doesn't take reservations, dammit! She's not going to check my coat when I go there in an alternate reality where I'm invited to the White House. The First Lady simply stands there and smiles awkwardly.
Wait a second. Maybe I'm wrong.
Doesn't being married to a CEO make you qualified to be a CEO? If I married a lawyer, wouldn't that mean I'd have a JD and my wife would have a MPA? If I married Andrew Sullivan, wouldn't my blog be pithier? If I married Guiliani wouldn't I get all his non qualifications? If I married Britney Spears, wouldn't my underwear all magically disappear? If I married my cat, wouldn't I gain the ability to clear rooms with my farts?
I guess I'm being too harsh. HRC probably learned a lot while she was laying in bed with Bill after their crazy Monkey Sex sessions. I'm sure she overheard a lot of conversations when she and Bill were in their afterglow.
Holy crap. Monica is qualified to be President!
Today on MSNBC, an HRC supporter was talking about how Hillary's time as First Lady makes her qualified to be President. "She met with foreign dignitaries, she passed out punch, she gave directions to the bathroom!"
First of all, First Lady isn't an actual job. We don't cut the First Lady a check. (If this is wrong, and Laura Bush is being paid right now, don't tell me, because I don't need the anuerysm). First Lady isn't a job. She's not even First Hostess. She doesn't take reservations, dammit! She's not going to check my coat when I go there in an alternate reality where I'm invited to the White House. The First Lady simply stands there and smiles awkwardly.
Wait a second. Maybe I'm wrong.
Doesn't being married to a CEO make you qualified to be a CEO? If I married a lawyer, wouldn't that mean I'd have a JD and my wife would have a MPA? If I married Andrew Sullivan, wouldn't my blog be pithier? If I married Guiliani wouldn't I get all his non qualifications? If I married Britney Spears, wouldn't my underwear all magically disappear? If I married my cat, wouldn't I gain the ability to clear rooms with my farts?
I guess I'm being too harsh. HRC probably learned a lot while she was laying in bed with Bill after their crazy Monkey Sex sessions. I'm sure she overheard a lot of conversations when she and Bill were in their afterglow.
Holy crap. Monica is qualified to be President!
If you suck, and your players are suspended....
does that mean you suck less, or suck more?
Florida State has suspended thirty-four players from the illustrious Music City Bowl. Four out of five offensive linemen have been suspended and they are losing thirty percent of their defensive production.
So I'm guessing they win, since those players suck? Wait, quarterback Drew Weatherford isn't suspended, so I guess they will lose.
Go Kentucky!
Florida State has suspended thirty-four players from the illustrious Music City Bowl. Four out of five offensive linemen have been suspended and they are losing thirty percent of their defensive production.
So I'm guessing they win, since those players suck? Wait, quarterback Drew Weatherford isn't suspended, so I guess they will lose.
Go Kentucky!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Bat Cookies!
The highlight of Christmas was giving presents to the kids I babysit, Zach and Gwen. We got them a little train set, and a jungle play set. The jungle play set had a giant King Kong like gorilla and a bunch of other animals. There were also little bat circles that Zach said were "bat cookies." Zach proceeded to feed King Kong the bat cookies.
It was also nice to see Z&G's parents on the floor, playing with the toys along with us. There were four adults, with a combined two JDs, two PhDs, a MPA and five bachelor's degrees, but we were all on the floor, playing with Zach and Gwen and not worrying about work or politics or anything else.
That's all I want in my life. I want to go to work, come home, and play with "bat cookies" with a little boy and a little girl.
It was also nice to see Z&G's parents on the floor, playing with the toys along with us. There were four adults, with a combined two JDs, two PhDs, a MPA and five bachelor's degrees, but we were all on the floor, playing with Zach and Gwen and not worrying about work or politics or anything else.
That's all I want in my life. I want to go to work, come home, and play with "bat cookies" with a little boy and a little girl.
My coolness decreases at the same rate as inflation
My family and I don't have much in common, what with my emphasis on schoolin' and their emphasis on never accomplishing anything. Anyway, this is a gap that is not going to get any smaller. I speak the King's English, they use a series of guttural moans and grunts.
Some highlights:
1. I ask if I can pay a bet in 2020 dollars. ('Cause with inflation, 2020 dollars are worth less than present dollars. I know, I suck).
2. I ask my brother, who is now driving a black tinted Dodge Charger, when he stole a black tinted Dodge Charger. He claims he got it from a rental place. I ask said brother if he'll sale me some crack.
3. I bought XM radio for myself for Christmas. I listened to a League of Women Voters program on the 2008 election channel. I also listened to an interview with John Zogby, the pollster, (who thinks Edwards can still win) and a C-Span book TV program. I'm pretty sure my future children will be nerds, I'm just not sure what subgroup of nerd they will be in.
4. Another fun part about XM radio, making my brother Jason listen to Country music. There's like 8 country channels. Quoting Jason, "I mean, its cool that you listen to this stuff, but can you please play something else?" In the spirit of brotherly love, I turned up the radio and started singing Sugarland obnoxiously, "Why don't you STAY!!!!"
5. Brother Josh asks for the XM radio list. Jason hands him a bulletin from Advent. Josh says "This isn't the channel list. This is Jesus stuff." Jason hands him another bulletin. "This isn't it either. This is more Jesus stuff." I sing loudly to Little Big Town. "C'mon baby, give me a little more you!"
Some highlights:
1. I ask if I can pay a bet in 2020 dollars. ('Cause with inflation, 2020 dollars are worth less than present dollars. I know, I suck).
2. I ask my brother, who is now driving a black tinted Dodge Charger, when he stole a black tinted Dodge Charger. He claims he got it from a rental place. I ask said brother if he'll sale me some crack.
3. I bought XM radio for myself for Christmas. I listened to a League of Women Voters program on the 2008 election channel. I also listened to an interview with John Zogby, the pollster, (who thinks Edwards can still win) and a C-Span book TV program. I'm pretty sure my future children will be nerds, I'm just not sure what subgroup of nerd they will be in.
4. Another fun part about XM radio, making my brother Jason listen to Country music. There's like 8 country channels. Quoting Jason, "I mean, its cool that you listen to this stuff, but can you please play something else?" In the spirit of brotherly love, I turned up the radio and started singing Sugarland obnoxiously, "Why don't you STAY!!!!"
5. Brother Josh asks for the XM radio list. Jason hands him a bulletin from Advent. Josh says "This isn't the channel list. This is Jesus stuff." Jason hands him another bulletin. "This isn't it either. This is more Jesus stuff." I sing loudly to Little Big Town. "C'mon baby, give me a little more you!"
Sunday, December 23, 2007
People I hate more than Rudy Guiliani
God, I hate the NFL. Pro football is the worst sport ever. (Notice that it is better than baseball or hockey, which aren't actually sports). I would rather watch a Mountain West college football game than a non-Panthers NFL game. I hate, hate, hate the NFL right now.
I just hope that the Cowboys and the Patriots meet in the Super Bowl. And I hope their team planes crash on the way. I would rather watch Tom Brady, The Hoodie, and Tony Romo die in a plane crash than watch Rudy die at his latest mistress' house with a cucumber in his culo.
I just hope that the Cowboys and the Patriots meet in the Super Bowl. And I hope their team planes crash on the way. I would rather watch Tom Brady, The Hoodie, and Tony Romo die in a plane crash than watch Rudy die at his latest mistress' house with a cucumber in his culo.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Can't I escape this non-sport?
"You know, John McCain hopes he's like the Red Soxs in the, (insert whatever thing they won that they weren't suppose to win here) blah, blah blah."
Thus saith some random woman on MSNBC.
Can we not have sports analogies? You guys have journalism degrees. Can you please try a little harder?
Thus saith some random woman on MSNBC.
Can we not have sports analogies? You guys have journalism degrees. Can you please try a little harder?
Sunday, December 16, 2007
West By God Virginia
I am officially over my Clinton related seizure. I will try hard not to think about Bill, or HRC, or their beluga whale best friend, Al Gore. Instead, I will focus on the greatest news ever. West Virginia's head coach, Rich Rodriguez, is headed to Michigan to become Michigan's head coach. Which means West Virginia will get a new head coach.
As a point of reference, here is West Virginia's fanbase.
Without further ado, here are the leading candidates.
The banjo playing kid from Deliverance...
Joe Dirt...
Robert Byrd, douche bag Senator of WV...
The Minutemen Defense Squad. They can't stop immigrants, WVU can't stop anyone, its perfect.
Bobby Bowden. If he left one crappy, redneck academic rule for another, would anyone notice?
A burning couch for a coach.
The West Virginia coaching search. We're goin' make you squeal like a pig. SQUEAL!
As a point of reference, here is West Virginia's fanbase.
Without further ado, here are the leading candidates.
The banjo playing kid from Deliverance...
Joe Dirt...
Robert Byrd, douche bag Senator of WV...
The Minutemen Defense Squad. They can't stop immigrants, WVU can't stop anyone, its perfect.
Bobby Bowden. If he left one crappy, redneck academic rule for another, would anyone notice?
A burning couch for a coach.
The West Virginia coaching search. We're goin' make you squeal like a pig. SQUEAL!
So angry
Thanks a lot, Joe. Ruin my whole mood.
Okay, so now Bill Clinton is on TV saying how his wife is the most qualified candidate. Fantastic. A man who cheated on and humilated his wife is saying how qualified she is. HRC should have shot him or at least burned his clothes on the White House lawn. If Miranda Lambert had been First Lady, our image in the world would be much improved.
I have never hated Bill Clinton more than I do right now. It was really annoying last week when he said he was against the Iraq war the whole time, he just didn't say anything. But now, he's acting like this doting, loving husband. YOU CHEATED ON HER AND HUMILIATED HER IN FRONT OF 300 MILLION PEOPLE, YOU GODLESS, HEARTLESS, SHWJSIWERYUTRAAW!!*!!&#$
Sorry, I had a little seizure right there. Its just that I hate Bill Clinton right now. But, like his calculating wife, I'll probably take him back next week.
Okay, so now Bill Clinton is on TV saying how his wife is the most qualified candidate. Fantastic. A man who cheated on and humilated his wife is saying how qualified she is. HRC should have shot him or at least burned his clothes on the White House lawn. If Miranda Lambert had been First Lady, our image in the world would be much improved.
I have never hated Bill Clinton more than I do right now. It was really annoying last week when he said he was against the Iraq war the whole time, he just didn't say anything. But now, he's acting like this doting, loving husband. YOU CHEATED ON HER AND HUMILIATED HER IN FRONT OF 300 MILLION PEOPLE, YOU GODLESS, HEARTLESS, SHWJSIWERYUTRAAW!!*!!&#$
Sorry, I had a little seizure right there. Its just that I hate Bill Clinton right now. But, like his calculating wife, I'll probably take him back next week.
This one time, in Afghanistan
Evil Plants of Death
CNN is showing a special on Afghanistan. Apparently, the Taliban is making a comeback. Why? Because we don't have enough troops there. (I know where we could get a hundred thousand troops, but apparently that's not an option).
So what does an Afghani man or woman do for money these days? They grow poppies, which are turned into heroin. Growing poppies is 8 times more profitable then growing wheat in Afghanistan. What are we doing to stop it? We're going around trying to get rid of all the poppies! Perfect! No problems with this strategy!
This one time, there was this country called Columbia, and they manufactured a lot of cocaine. But luckily, Reagan formed the DEA, we defoliated large areas of the country (defoliated being a great euphemism) and today, theres, um, still a crapload of cocaine. Fortunately, we've killed a bunch of Columbians, which I'm sure is helpful somehow.
The problem with drugs isn't the supply, its the demand. It turns out that junkies will do a lot for cocaine or heroin. But rather than try and rehabilitate people, we burn down coca crops, or destroy farmland in Afghanistan.
Two things:
1. If you are a heroin addict, you'll do anything for heroin.
2. If you're starving and have no money, sometimes you're willing to grow plants that are, gasp, illegal.
I wish we could stop trying to solve every problem with force. Maybe some people use drugs because they are addicted to drugs, and they should be helped rather than sent to jail. Maybe some people grow drugs because they can't afford to grow anything else, and we should give them alternatives. (And by alternatives, I mean real jobs, not wheat. I swear to God, our country has told people to grow bananas instead of cocaine and to grow wheat instead of opium. These are supposed to be Adam Smith free market people, but apparently, they don't understand their own theories).
Or maybe not. Maybe people are just weak, lazy and/or evil. Yeah, that's probably it.
Lieberman Endorses McCain
In 2000, he was the Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate. Now, Joe Lieberman is endorsing John McCain, a Republican, and a bat sh*t crazy Republican at that. All I have to say is.....
F*ck you, Joe Lieberman.
F*ck you, Joe Lieberman.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Death to Baseball
I was trying to watch MSNBC this week, so that I could see the lowest pulling data. HRC, Edwards and Obama are all within the margin of error now in Iowa, and this is exciting for me. But instead of something about HRC imploding, there's some dumb report about how baseball players are using steriods. And I thought....
WHO CARES?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Baseball isn't a sport. Its not. Its a game where one guy throws a ball, and the other guy tries to hit it with a stick.
This bears repeating: Its a sport where one guy throws a ball, and the other guy tries to hit it with a stick.
WHY IS THIS ON MY TELEVISION?!?!?!
And this wasn't just on ESPN, it was also on CNN, MSNBC and FOX. And these guys use steriods to rehab faster, not to do anything interesting. There still little, insignificant people. These are athletes who couldn't play basketball or football.
Lets do a quick exercise. I'll show a baseball player on steriods, then someone who plays an actual sport.
Andy Petite. OH MY GOD, he's HUGE!
LSU's Glen Dorsey.
Barry Bonds.
Shaq.
I wish this retarded non-sport would go bankrupt all ready. This is America. Lets stop with this nonsense.
Oh, and one other thing.....The reporters kept making a big deal about the length of the steriods report. "The Mitchell report is 400 pages long...." etc.
Um, 400 pages isn't long. Read a book, morons.
WHO CARES?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Baseball isn't a sport. Its not. Its a game where one guy throws a ball, and the other guy tries to hit it with a stick.
This bears repeating: Its a sport where one guy throws a ball, and the other guy tries to hit it with a stick.
WHY IS THIS ON MY TELEVISION?!?!?!
And this wasn't just on ESPN, it was also on CNN, MSNBC and FOX. And these guys use steriods to rehab faster, not to do anything interesting. There still little, insignificant people. These are athletes who couldn't play basketball or football.
Lets do a quick exercise. I'll show a baseball player on steriods, then someone who plays an actual sport.
Andy Petite. OH MY GOD, he's HUGE!
LSU's Glen Dorsey.
Barry Bonds.
Shaq.
I wish this retarded non-sport would go bankrupt all ready. This is America. Lets stop with this nonsense.
Oh, and one other thing.....The reporters kept making a big deal about the length of the steriods report. "The Mitchell report is 400 pages long...." etc.
Um, 400 pages isn't long. Read a book, morons.
Friday, December 14, 2007
I am the smartest man alive!
Not really. But I did make an A in Public Finance and Budgeting. Which makes me incredibly happy because, 1. I shouldn't have made an A in Budgeting, and 2. I can now make more money.
I can calculate the Coefficient of Dispersion, mutha fcka!
Don't ask me about Mill rates! I kill punks over Mill rates!
WHABACHA!!!!!!!!
We're going to Concord, and Charlotte and Mecklenburg County! We're going to be mid-level bureaucrats! We're going to make more money than our white trash heritage should allow us! Most importantly, we're going to dance through the isles at Wall Mart while people we went to high school with are forced to be nice to us!
WHABAWHABAWHABAWHABACHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
I can calculate the Coefficient of Dispersion, mutha fcka!
Don't ask me about Mill rates! I kill punks over Mill rates!
WHABACHA!!!!!!!!
We're going to Concord, and Charlotte and Mecklenburg County! We're going to be mid-level bureaucrats! We're going to make more money than our white trash heritage should allow us! Most importantly, we're going to dance through the isles at Wall Mart while people we went to high school with are forced to be nice to us!
WHABAWHABAWHABAWHABACHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Huckabee: It gets worse
Mike Huckabee on gay servicemen, aka people who are willing to die for our country.
"I believe to try to legitimize that which is inherently illegitimate would be a disgraceful act of government. I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk."
I don't know what the most disgusting part of all this is. I just think its fundamental though. If you think that homosexuality is aberrant, unnatural, sinful and a PUBLIC HEALTH RISK, then you have a completely different world view from me and I would appreciate if you wouldn't run for public office.
Is it possible we're becoming less enlightened as the years go on?
"I believe to try to legitimize that which is inherently illegitimate would be a disgraceful act of government. I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk."
I don't know what the most disgusting part of all this is. I just think its fundamental though. If you think that homosexuality is aberrant, unnatural, sinful and a PUBLIC HEALTH RISK, then you have a completely different world view from me and I would appreciate if you wouldn't run for public office.
Is it possible we're becoming less enlightened as the years go on?
Monday, December 10, 2007
A few more
Toby Keith rocking the Larry the Cable Guy look.
Mullettastic!
It looks like he's taking a crap. An American Crap!
Just kidding, Mr. Keith. I totally agree with all your views. Please don't kill me.
Mullettastic!
It looks like he's taking a crap. An American Crap!
Just kidding, Mr. Keith. I totally agree with all your views. Please don't kill me.
So confused
I was flipping through the channels, and I saw something that hurt my head. It was on CMT. Specifically, it was Toby Keith singing "Frosty the Snowman". I think my IQ just went down by 100 points.
To review.....
This is Toby Keith.....
And this is Frosty the Snowman.....
Toby Keith......
Frosty the Snowman.....
Toby Keith........
And the Snowman......
I have nothing else to say. My brain hurts.
To review.....
This is Toby Keith.....
And this is Frosty the Snowman.....
Toby Keith......
Frosty the Snowman.....
Toby Keith........
And the Snowman......
I have nothing else to say. My brain hurts.
Potter and Clay
At the Bethlehem reenactment, one of the shop owners was a potter. He talked about how sometimes there would be a flaw in a pot. But instead of throwing it away, the potter reshapes the clay until the flaw is no longer there.
And the shop owner talked about how God does that with us. That sometimes we have a flaw, but God doesn't just throw us away. God will reshape us if we let Him and will make us into a better vessel.
I hope that God can help me rework my flaws into something better. That's my prayer right now.
And the shop owner talked about how God does that with us. That sometimes we have a flaw, but God doesn't just throw us away. God will reshape us if we let Him and will make us into a better vessel.
I hope that God can help me rework my flaws into something better. That's my prayer right now.
Beggars and Bums
I went to an outdoor event in Harrisburg. It was a recreation of Bethlehem by one of the Baptist churches. Basically, you go in, the "tax collector" takes your money, you write down your name for the census and then you go into the village. The village has a bunch of little shops, bakers, fishermen, carpenters, etc. And throughout the village are a bunch of guys dressed as Roman soldiers who periodically arrest people.
The Roman soldiers and the Jewish reenactors are all very annoyed by "beggars", a few dirty looking kids that beg for change. The beggars are treated horribly, hit, harassed and sent on their way. I couldn't help but think how horrible the whole thing was. How could people be so cruel to these beggars?
Then I realized, we do the exact same thing to homeless people. Of all the offensive things I've heard over the years, the most consistent disgust seems to be reserved for the homeless. Even people that I've known that I would never expect to say anything racist or misogynist will talk bad about homeless people. And God forbid if you give them a dollar.
Do I give homeless people change or a couple of dollars? Yeah, I do. Now two conditions have to be met first. One, I have to actually have money in my wallet, and that's not something I usually have. I habitually put everything into my bank account. I've even made the people at First Charter count my change. So I need to have actual paper money first. Then I have to actually see a homeless guy. So this doesn't happen very often.
But if I do see someone, and I have a dollar or two, I'll give it to them. And you know what? If they buy some cheap alcohol with it, so be it. These are people that are exposed to the elements all day. If they want to get a cheap buzz, fine. Besides, alcohol isn't their problem. Lack of money and a home is their problem. Because believe me, I know plenty of alcoholics that hold down jobs.
I don't know why we have to be so mean to people. Its not like these guys are going to live forever anyway. If some vet has lost it, and stays out on the highway, who am I not to help him out? Plus, I don't know if you realize this, but Jesus and most of the saints relied on other people for money/food. Jesus may have been a carpenter, but its not like he was doing general contracting while he was preaching.
One other thing, somewhat unrelated. When we were going through Bethlehem village, all the reenactors kept talking about the Roman soldiers taking all their money in taxes and not leaving them with enough.
My liberal nature crept up pretty quickly. I was thinking, "Yeah, but the Romans provide roads and national defense, and infrastructure projects are a great way to alleviate localized poverty...."
The Roman soldiers and the Jewish reenactors are all very annoyed by "beggars", a few dirty looking kids that beg for change. The beggars are treated horribly, hit, harassed and sent on their way. I couldn't help but think how horrible the whole thing was. How could people be so cruel to these beggars?
Then I realized, we do the exact same thing to homeless people. Of all the offensive things I've heard over the years, the most consistent disgust seems to be reserved for the homeless. Even people that I've known that I would never expect to say anything racist or misogynist will talk bad about homeless people. And God forbid if you give them a dollar.
Do I give homeless people change or a couple of dollars? Yeah, I do. Now two conditions have to be met first. One, I have to actually have money in my wallet, and that's not something I usually have. I habitually put everything into my bank account. I've even made the people at First Charter count my change. So I need to have actual paper money first. Then I have to actually see a homeless guy. So this doesn't happen very often.
But if I do see someone, and I have a dollar or two, I'll give it to them. And you know what? If they buy some cheap alcohol with it, so be it. These are people that are exposed to the elements all day. If they want to get a cheap buzz, fine. Besides, alcohol isn't their problem. Lack of money and a home is their problem. Because believe me, I know plenty of alcoholics that hold down jobs.
I don't know why we have to be so mean to people. Its not like these guys are going to live forever anyway. If some vet has lost it, and stays out on the highway, who am I not to help him out? Plus, I don't know if you realize this, but Jesus and most of the saints relied on other people for money/food. Jesus may have been a carpenter, but its not like he was doing general contracting while he was preaching.
One other thing, somewhat unrelated. When we were going through Bethlehem village, all the reenactors kept talking about the Roman soldiers taking all their money in taxes and not leaving them with enough.
My liberal nature crept up pretty quickly. I was thinking, "Yeah, but the Romans provide roads and national defense, and infrastructure projects are a great way to alleviate localized poverty...."
10 billion here, 10 billion there
UBS, a Swiss bank, just wrote off 10 BILLION dollars in losses.
Whoops.
Whoops.
Sweet Beautiful Irony
Dr. James Watson is what is scientifically referred to as a "douche bag". His major contributions to science have been validating idiotic racist thoughts. The Noble prize winning geneticist is "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa". Why? Because "black people, overall, are not as intelligent as whites".
Now Dr. Watson is about a million years old, and I'm not going to hold being a racist against him. I mean, he shouldn't be a racist, but I'm pretty sure that if you're white and you were born before 1950, its kind of unavoidable. So the fact that he thinks black people are unintelligent is unsuprising, seeing as he was born, I'm assuming, in 1823, and as, I'm assuming, a cousin of Thomas Jefferson, he couldn't avoid being an ignorant racist.
But in the subtle, moving way that God works, the Almighty, I assume, told Dr. Watson to allow his genetic code to be researched. And it turns out that Dr. Watson is 1/16th black, meaning one of his great grandparents was of African descent.
I'm not sure what this means. But I think that Dr. Watson has two choices: Either race doesn't have an impact, or he's actually 1/16th dumber than he thought he was.
Now Dr. Watson is about a million years old, and I'm not going to hold being a racist against him. I mean, he shouldn't be a racist, but I'm pretty sure that if you're white and you were born before 1950, its kind of unavoidable. So the fact that he thinks black people are unintelligent is unsuprising, seeing as he was born, I'm assuming, in 1823, and as, I'm assuming, a cousin of Thomas Jefferson, he couldn't avoid being an ignorant racist.
But in the subtle, moving way that God works, the Almighty, I assume, told Dr. Watson to allow his genetic code to be researched. And it turns out that Dr. Watson is 1/16th black, meaning one of his great grandparents was of African descent.
I'm not sure what this means. But I think that Dr. Watson has two choices: Either race doesn't have an impact, or he's actually 1/16th dumber than he thought he was.
Can we calm down about gay people, please?
Gay people are very different from straight people. For example, a gay guy likes other guys while a straight guy likes girls. Don't know if anyone's broken it down like that, but I'm here to help. Its not a big deal. Some guys like blondes, some like brunettes, some like other dudes. Some guys like passive housewifes, some like lawyers, some like, you know, penises. Thats it.
I'm not a big fan of having sex with other guys, so I don't do it. And believe it or not, there aren't two gay guys having sex on my front porch right now. If I go to a park later, there won't be a bunch of guys making sweet man-love in front of the children. Its really not a big deal.
If gay guys want to get married, let them. If you have a problem with this, you're an ahole for two reasons: One, you think gay people don't deserve the same rights, and Two, you think someone else's marriage has anything to do with you. Grow up and calm down. Freak out about something else, please. The Chinese are posioning our children! Dora the Explorer has lead paint! The only thing a gay dude will teach your kid is how to dress better.
I'm so sick of the nonsense we're perpetuating. I can't believe that at the end of 2007, gay people are second class citizens. Why? Can someone please explain this to me? Why aren't they allowed to get married?
Marriage, if you didn't realize it, isn't about reproduction. Its supposed to be about love. There was a couple at church that had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. I'm pretty sure they can't make a child at this point. Should they be forced to get a divorce? Of course not.
Another thing, gay people can get married in one state. Do you know how absurd this is? I'll explain how absurd it is. First, its not like gay guys have sex in front of the Boston magistrates in order to prove that they are, in fact, gay. Which means that Hunter and I can go to Massahucets and get married. For jokes. And it wouldn't count in any other state. (We have talked about doing this while we were drunk. It is, at the very least, an amusing idea).
They're just people. Calm down. Let them have the same rights. If you think God has a problem with gay people, let God deal with it. God didn't seem to have a problem with his Son not reproducing, which seems to be the big hangup for these people. If you think gay people are going to Hell, um, don't have sex with another guy, and you won't go to Hell.
By the way, in addition to the whole "not laying with another man" thing, you're also not allowed to eat pork. So don't get mad at someone because they like sausage when you eat sausage too, hypocrite!
I'm not a big fan of having sex with other guys, so I don't do it. And believe it or not, there aren't two gay guys having sex on my front porch right now. If I go to a park later, there won't be a bunch of guys making sweet man-love in front of the children. Its really not a big deal.
If gay guys want to get married, let them. If you have a problem with this, you're an ahole for two reasons: One, you think gay people don't deserve the same rights, and Two, you think someone else's marriage has anything to do with you. Grow up and calm down. Freak out about something else, please. The Chinese are posioning our children! Dora the Explorer has lead paint! The only thing a gay dude will teach your kid is how to dress better.
I'm so sick of the nonsense we're perpetuating. I can't believe that at the end of 2007, gay people are second class citizens. Why? Can someone please explain this to me? Why aren't they allowed to get married?
Marriage, if you didn't realize it, isn't about reproduction. Its supposed to be about love. There was a couple at church that had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. I'm pretty sure they can't make a child at this point. Should they be forced to get a divorce? Of course not.
Another thing, gay people can get married in one state. Do you know how absurd this is? I'll explain how absurd it is. First, its not like gay guys have sex in front of the Boston magistrates in order to prove that they are, in fact, gay. Which means that Hunter and I can go to Massahucets and get married. For jokes. And it wouldn't count in any other state. (We have talked about doing this while we were drunk. It is, at the very least, an amusing idea).
They're just people. Calm down. Let them have the same rights. If you think God has a problem with gay people, let God deal with it. God didn't seem to have a problem with his Son not reproducing, which seems to be the big hangup for these people. If you think gay people are going to Hell, um, don't have sex with another guy, and you won't go to Hell.
By the way, in addition to the whole "not laying with another man" thing, you're also not allowed to eat pork. So don't get mad at someone because they like sausage when you eat sausage too, hypocrite!
I heart Huckabee (not really)
Sometimes, in my darker moments, I think, "I could vote for a Republican. I'm not really that partisan. I'm just waiting for Bloomberg to run, blah, blah, blah."
I know its not true. I'd never do it. Well, unless there was a pro gay rights Republican. But it turns out that pro gay rights Republicans are called "Democrats". Anyway, I look at Mike Huckabee and think, maybe I could get behind this guy.
Mike Huckabee for the record is:
1. Against torture (how did this become a litmus test in The United States of Orwell anyway?)
2. For preventative health care.
3. Less hateful of immigrants, depending on the day.
4. Very charismatic.
5. Not George W Bush.
In our new country, the USO, a guy like this is a breath of fresh air. He won't torture and might not invade Iran! He's practically George McGovern! I think he used to read Marx!
But then Mike says stuff like this:
"If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague."
What decade is this? Seriously? Quarantine AIDS patients? Don't let them out in society, God forbid!
My God.
I know its not true. I'd never do it. Well, unless there was a pro gay rights Republican. But it turns out that pro gay rights Republicans are called "Democrats". Anyway, I look at Mike Huckabee and think, maybe I could get behind this guy.
Mike Huckabee for the record is:
1. Against torture (how did this become a litmus test in The United States of Orwell anyway?)
2. For preventative health care.
3. Less hateful of immigrants, depending on the day.
4. Very charismatic.
5. Not George W Bush.
In our new country, the USO, a guy like this is a breath of fresh air. He won't torture and might not invade Iran! He's practically George McGovern! I think he used to read Marx!
But then Mike says stuff like this:
"If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague."
What decade is this? Seriously? Quarantine AIDS patients? Don't let them out in society, God forbid!
My God.
Hilary Losing It
You would think that with the resources and the brain trust that Hillary Clinton has, she wouldn't have to jump the shark. But she's losing it, her campaign's losing it, and she's about to free fall.
The thing that upsets me the most is the pettiness of it all. The personal attacks are cheap, and most of all stupid. This is something that wouldn't work in the Concord High School Class President race.
Apparently Obama is secretely a Muslim intent on destroying America. I shouldn't have to say why this is horrible.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_po/clinton_obama_religion
And saying Obama is too ambitious because he wrote an essay when he was in kindergarten saying he wanted to be president. What a crock of s**t.
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/12/hillary-as-kind.html
The thing that upsets me the most is the pettiness of it all. The personal attacks are cheap, and most of all stupid. This is something that wouldn't work in the Concord High School Class President race.
Apparently Obama is secretely a Muslim intent on destroying America. I shouldn't have to say why this is horrible.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_po/clinton_obama_religion
And saying Obama is too ambitious because he wrote an essay when he was in kindergarten saying he wanted to be president. What a crock of s**t.
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/12/hillary-as-kind.html
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Why Women Shouldn't Date Republicans
This is all Andrew Sullivan, not me. I wish I could claim it, but I cannot.
Q: Why do you never want to date a Republican?
A: Because they always say they're going to pull out and they never do.
Q: Why do you never want to date a Republican?
A: Because they always say they're going to pull out and they never do.
Oh Yeah
I was wondering how Concord/Cabarrus County could lose 60 million dollars simply because of, um, mass retardation? Complete lack of sense? Horribly widespread amateurism? A lack of actual brains?
Then I remembered. One of our County commissioners solicited a prostitute with a check. Coy Privette, formerly the president of North Carolina's Christian Action League, was charged with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution.
Per the Charlotte Observer;
"The charges stem from a Kannapolis bank contacting police about a suspicious check written off Privette's checking account...the check investigation led detectives to Tiffany Denise Summers and "illegal activity" in Salisbury. Kannapolis called Rowan District Attorney William Kenerly, who asked the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate. Warrants issued by the SBI Thursday accuse Privette of paying Summers for sexual acts from May 4 through June 25 in a Salisbury hotel room. A witness listed on the warrants is a narcotics investigator for the Kannapolis Police Department. Summers was charged with six counts of prostitution, according to the warrants....
Summers has previous convictions of drug possession, prostitution and possessing stolen goods, according to court documents. Last month, Salisbury police officers picked her up near a hotel where rooms are rented by the hour. Salisbury officers have arrested her several times for drug activity, said Salisbury Police Chief Mark Wilhelm. In one case, court documents show Summers was found with a man's Wachovia teller card."
C'mon Republican County Commissioners. Pay your hookers with CASH.
Then I remembered. One of our County commissioners solicited a prostitute with a check. Coy Privette, formerly the president of North Carolina's Christian Action League, was charged with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution.
Per the Charlotte Observer;
"The charges stem from a Kannapolis bank contacting police about a suspicious check written off Privette's checking account...the check investigation led detectives to Tiffany Denise Summers and "illegal activity" in Salisbury. Kannapolis called Rowan District Attorney William Kenerly, who asked the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate. Warrants issued by the SBI Thursday accuse Privette of paying Summers for sexual acts from May 4 through June 25 in a Salisbury hotel room. A witness listed on the warrants is a narcotics investigator for the Kannapolis Police Department. Summers was charged with six counts of prostitution, according to the warrants....
Summers has previous convictions of drug possession, prostitution and possessing stolen goods, according to court documents. Last month, Salisbury police officers picked her up near a hotel where rooms are rented by the hour. Salisbury officers have arrested her several times for drug activity, said Salisbury Police Chief Mark Wilhelm. In one case, court documents show Summers was found with a man's Wachovia teller card."
C'mon Republican County Commissioners. Pay your hookers with CASH.
Thanks Bruton!
Concord/Cabarrus County are only hiring maintenance positions. No analysts, no HR positions, no strategic planning, only cops and maintenance. Now I do believe that a cop is more useful than a Budget Analyst and that someone in facilities maintenance is as useful as a Budget Analyst. But still.....
I'll just have to work for Charlotte/Meck County. Sure, it pays more, I'll have better benefits, an easier time being promoted and the behemoth of resources that comes from 750,000 taxpayers. And I'll be able to eat food that I want to eat rather than going to Moe's five times a week.
It would be nice to at least CONSIDER working for my hometown.
Oh well. I guess you can't give 60 million dollars in incentives AND give me a job. I hear you, Charlotte. I'll be there in five months.
I'll just have to work for Charlotte/Meck County. Sure, it pays more, I'll have better benefits, an easier time being promoted and the behemoth of resources that comes from 750,000 taxpayers. And I'll be able to eat food that I want to eat rather than going to Moe's five times a week.
It would be nice to at least CONSIDER working for my hometown.
Oh well. I guess you can't give 60 million dollars in incentives AND give me a job. I hear you, Charlotte. I'll be there in five months.
This might be bad
but I'm determined to make at least ten thousand dollars a year more than my brother, once I graduate in May. I do honestly need the money. I don't exactly have an extravagant life, but living in the QC isn't cheap either. I've been poor for a very long time, and I don't intend to continue being poor after I have a MPA.
I could actually make twenty thousand dollars a year more than my brother once I get out, without having to go to the private sector. I love Jason. I would do anything for him. But I want to make a lot more than him. I know he's thirty and I should be happy for him if he makes more than me, but I'm going to have a masters.
It will really help my self esteem if I can say that I make ten grand more than him.
This may be bad, but its the truth. There are mitigating factors: I'm giving 10 percent to Advent, and once I pay off my car, there's at least a fifty-fifty chance that I'll give Jason the Taurus, but mostly I just want to know that I'm making way more money than anyone in my family.
I could actually make twenty thousand dollars a year more than my brother once I get out, without having to go to the private sector. I love Jason. I would do anything for him. But I want to make a lot more than him. I know he's thirty and I should be happy for him if he makes more than me, but I'm going to have a masters.
It will really help my self esteem if I can say that I make ten grand more than him.
This may be bad, but its the truth. There are mitigating factors: I'm giving 10 percent to Advent, and once I pay off my car, there's at least a fifty-fifty chance that I'll give Jason the Taurus, but mostly I just want to know that I'm making way more money than anyone in my family.
Public Budgeting
is actually a lot of fun when you know what you're doing.
Holy crap, I'm lame. Um, hold on, I can fix this.
LSU SUCKS!!!!!!! So do the Patriots!!!!!!
Ugh. I guess I'll just be lame.
Holy crap, I'm lame. Um, hold on, I can fix this.
LSU SUCKS!!!!!!! So do the Patriots!!!!!!
Ugh. I guess I'll just be lame.
Wally World
The fine folks at Wal Mart sell His Dark Materials, the atheist books that include the Golden Compass. Wal Mart also sells rap music, South Park and other questionable material for a corporation with such an ingrained "family" image. I remember liberals whining about the close minded, intolerant, censoring old Wal Mart. Apparently its not an Evil Conservative Corporation. Its just a Normal Soulless Corporation that will sell anything if people will buy it. (Note, I'm not saying a bookstore should or should not sell Ludacris CDs or His Dark Material, I just think Sam Walton would have said no).
What doesn't Wal Mart sell? Calculators. Thanks Wally World! Lets teach the kiddies how to kill God but lets not teach them how to work with numbers! And thanks to Dr. K for assign budgeting exercises dealing with tens of billions of dollars so that I had to buy a new calculator.
Lame. Super lame.
What doesn't Wal Mart sell? Calculators. Thanks Wally World! Lets teach the kiddies how to kill God but lets not teach them how to work with numbers! And thanks to Dr. K for assign budgeting exercises dealing with tens of billions of dollars so that I had to buy a new calculator.
Lame. Super lame.
Positive things
I gave two units of blood yesterday. Not two pints, because they gave me back my plasma or something. They hooked me up to some machine and a bunch of tubes, and separated my red blood cells and plasma (I think) and then shot my plasma back into me. I did feel like a jerk though. When the Red Cross registered me, it showed that I haven't given blood since 2002. I thought about all the degenerate, quasi criminal things I've done since 2002. Wasted time and what not.
Anyway, I'm going to give blood again in 112 days. It takes about an hour and a half to give two units, and I've been crazy sore for the past two days, but its something I need to do. Besides, I think if I stay better hydrated next time, I can avoid a lot of the aches.
I'm not going to not give blood again because my limbs are sore. I was talking to Pam, the woman that organized the blood drive for Advent and she was talking about how her husband was in a motorcycle accident and lost both of his legs. I can't imagine someone needing blood because they are in a wreck or they were shot and me saying "sorry, my arms and my toes will hurt if I give blood".
Positive thing #2
I was working on my Public Finance assignment and I realized I had no idea what I was doing. Normally, I would just try to fake my way through it and hope to get a B. But then I realized that I babysit for two professors and so I asked them for help. Needless to say, two PhDs are better than three fourths of a Masters, and they were able to help me out.
Positive thing #3
I have a really old email account and therefore I get a ton of spam. I get weird Viagra emails a lot and I get some weird porn emails by people who don't know how to spell. These emails are disgusting. At this point though, I feel guilty having this stuff at all. Before I would just delete them and be done with it. Now I delete them as soon as possible and I feel apprehensive until they're gone. What if someone knew I was getting bizarre misspelled porn spam? I would feel so embarrassed!
Its like I'm becoming a functional human being.
Also, I was at Total Wine buying, um, wine with my roommate and the cashier was flirting with me. I wasn't with her. I felt like I had a promise ring on my finger that was burning. I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. I did have to smile and be nice, because I couldn't run out of the store without paying. But I felt intense guilt for no real reason.
This is good training in case I ever get married. Although I don't know why I would appeal to any woman, its good to know I would feel guilty talking to anyone that wasn't my wife or long term girlfriend.
Feeling guilty about stuff, feeling like I HAVE to give blood or I HAVE to go to church is probably the best feeling I've had in a very long time. The guilt is actually liberating, giving me a sense of purpose that my degenerate family has not given me. God it feels good to feel guilty!
Anyway, I'm going to give blood again in 112 days. It takes about an hour and a half to give two units, and I've been crazy sore for the past two days, but its something I need to do. Besides, I think if I stay better hydrated next time, I can avoid a lot of the aches.
I'm not going to not give blood again because my limbs are sore. I was talking to Pam, the woman that organized the blood drive for Advent and she was talking about how her husband was in a motorcycle accident and lost both of his legs. I can't imagine someone needing blood because they are in a wreck or they were shot and me saying "sorry, my arms and my toes will hurt if I give blood".
Positive thing #2
I was working on my Public Finance assignment and I realized I had no idea what I was doing. Normally, I would just try to fake my way through it and hope to get a B. But then I realized that I babysit for two professors and so I asked them for help. Needless to say, two PhDs are better than three fourths of a Masters, and they were able to help me out.
Positive thing #3
I have a really old email account and therefore I get a ton of spam. I get weird Viagra emails a lot and I get some weird porn emails by people who don't know how to spell. These emails are disgusting. At this point though, I feel guilty having this stuff at all. Before I would just delete them and be done with it. Now I delete them as soon as possible and I feel apprehensive until they're gone. What if someone knew I was getting bizarre misspelled porn spam? I would feel so embarrassed!
Its like I'm becoming a functional human being.
Also, I was at Total Wine buying, um, wine with my roommate and the cashier was flirting with me. I wasn't with her. I felt like I had a promise ring on my finger that was burning. I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. I did have to smile and be nice, because I couldn't run out of the store without paying. But I felt intense guilt for no real reason.
This is good training in case I ever get married. Although I don't know why I would appeal to any woman, its good to know I would feel guilty talking to anyone that wasn't my wife or long term girlfriend.
Feeling guilty about stuff, feeling like I HAVE to give blood or I HAVE to go to church is probably the best feeling I've had in a very long time. The guilt is actually liberating, giving me a sense of purpose that my degenerate family has not given me. God it feels good to feel guilty!
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