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Clone you cat for $50,000

2004-12-27T05:03:00.000-06:00

And next year they hope to be cloning your pet dog too!

2004-12-22T05:43:00.000-06:00

Raising Male Children

2004-12-18T22:48:00.000-06:00

My mother forwarded this to me. RAISING MALE CHILDREN a) For those with no children - this is totally hysterical! b) For those who already have children past this age, this is hilarious. c) For those who have children this age, this is not funny. d) For those who have children nearing this age, this is a warning. e) For those who have not yet had children, this is birth

Jury Hits Alleged Hamas Backers with $156 Mln Damages

2004-12-09T02:43:00.000-06:00

By Michael Conlon CHICAGO (Reuters) - A court on Wednesday ordered three U.S. Islamic organizations and a man accused of bankrolling the Palestinian group Hamas to pay $156 million in damages in the death of an American-born student gunned down in the West Bank in 1996.

'Jeopardy!' champ loses after 74 episodes

2004-12-02T05:57:00.000-06:00

His last Final Jeopardy question: "Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white collar employees work only four months a year." His incorrect answer: His total winnings were a cool $2.5 million!

Killing Insurgents With a Smile

2004-11-27T22:48:00.000-06:00

Republicans Derail 9/11 Reform

2004-11-21T01:12:00.000-06:00

Let's see ... they were in charge of everything when the world's worst terrorist attack occurred. After the fact, they formed a special commission to review the system and provide suggestions for improvement (this was the same commission to which President Bush was initially opposed). Now, when their commission tells them what can be done to fix problems that contributed to the deaths of

The Age of Reason - Thomas Paine

2004-11-16T04:29:00.000-06:00

"It is, however, not difficult to account for the credit that was given to the story of Jesus Christ being the Son of God. He was born when the heathen mythology had still some fashion and repute in the world, and that mythology had prepared the people for the belief of such a story. Almost all the extraordinary men that lived under the heathen mythology were reputed to be the sons of some of

Faith

2004-11-16T02:19:00.000-06:00

It occurred to me the other day that I haven't seen any mountains being moved around lately.

Yada Yada

2004-11-15T04:16:00.000-06:00

So, if you like Sundance Film Festival type films, or at least wanna take a dare, then rent Tiptoes without reading any reviews or comments or summaries. Go into it blind, per se, only knowing it stars Kate Beckingsale, Gary Oldman, and Matthew McConoughy..hey..McCon, oh whatever. I did, and boy am I a better person now. Or, go old school kung-fu with the classic Jackie Chan Drunken Master.

Brad Carson, Why I Lost the Senate Race to Coburn

2004-11-14T02:31:00.000-06:00

More or less. The 11/12 New Republic article is actually titled "Vote Righteously!" (guest/guest). I've heard the "uneducated" argument before, and I disagree with it. I believe a majority of Republicans do make educated decisions when casting their votes. Many of my Republican friends and acquaintances do so when casting their educated votes based on solid reason. My concern is that

The New Republic

2004-11-11T03:13:00.000-06:00

Interesting commentary at Real Clear Politics from 11-10. For an average President, a 51-48 win wouldn't be that big of a deal. For this President, however, a majority of the popular vote coupled with expanded majorities in Congress is all he needs to permanently change the political course of this country. Democrats know that on a whole host of policy issues a world of hurt is coming their

Happy B-Day, Sis!

2004-11-11T01:50:00.000-06:00

Post is a little late, but the sentiment is the same. The 10th was my sis's birthday, #22. I called her at 6:30 am and sang her Happy Birthday!. The Fam went to Olive Garden for her B-Day dinner (her choice). I let sis know 22 is a power number, and she should expect great things this year. No writing skills tonight. This sounds like a sixth grade report. Fourth grade, even, but I gave

Bucky gets inspired

2004-11-10T05:48:00.000-06:00

Get Fuzzy is the best!

Sorry Everybody

2004-11-10T03:31:00.000-06:00

More Electoral Maps

2004-11-09T05:58:00.000-06:00

I bloggered into a link of some elegant electoral maps. This is my fav,

Majority Vote

2004-11-08T04:24:00.000-06:00

I'm already tired of this: "President Bush received 51 percent of the vote, the first presidential candidate to win a majority since 1988, when his father, George H.W. Bush, was elected to follow Ronald Reagan", et al ad nauseum. A little election history... In 2000, Nader got 2.7% and Bush won with about 48%. In 1996, Perot got 8.4% and Clinton won with about 49%. In 1992, Ross Perot

Conservative Christianity

2004-11-08T03:14:00.000-06:00

Fundamentalists are scary. Remebering that I used to think this way makes me want to hide in shame. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/11/7/2421/07447

Fun With Electoral Maps

2004-11-07T01:35:00.000-06:00

The "by state" map is the commonly viewed map. That's expected since the electoral votes go to whomever wins the entire state. 2004's "by state" map was almost identical to 2000's with a large swath of red running through the middle and southeast of America, and the "left" coast and northeast being blue. By State Fed to Bushites by Fox news in 2000 (sadly, I was one back then), the "by county

Immoral?

2004-11-06T22:09:00.000-06:00

So, I stopped by the parents for the OU game today. They had a great time teasing me about the P-election. Mom asked me how it felt to be a loser, and dad had fun with the "L" hand gesture. Yes, they both voted for P-Bushy. We had fun with it. My sister was at the folk's house today too, the normal do-the-laundry-away-from-campus break thing. I started up a conversation about legal

Hope

2004-11-06T08:47:00.000-06:00

There will be a fifth year.

Bin Laden's Speech from Wednesday

2004-11-03T05:16:00.000-06:00

This is from the Google cache of the Al Jazeera copy of the full text. It's an interesting read, for whatever its worth. Full Transcript

Well, I'll Project It

2004-11-03T02:58:00.000-06:00

The main news sites aren't projecting a victory yet, but it's almost a certain that Dubya won reelection. So, no more political posts, or at least lots less, and back to the important stuff in my life, or almost as important. Four more years of terror threats, increased debt, crappy jobs, misery, and hopelessness. At least gays can't get married in our state or in 10 others. Oh, wait, I voted

George W. Bush Resume

2004-11-01T06:01:00.000-06:00

Green Bay Wins

2004-10-31T23:04:00.000-06:00

"THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS RULE. This one has an impressive winning streak--for 72 years, the victory or defeat of the Washington Redskins in their last game before the election has predicted whether the incumbent party holds the White House. If the Redskins lose or tie, the incumbent party loses the election. If the Redskins win, so does the incumbent party. By any measure the accuracy of the

Failure

2004-10-29T21:58:00.000-05:00

Regardless of political or ideological differences, I believe the one task upon which every U.S. citizen agreed, the one task upon which the entire world agreed, was to get Osama Bin Laden, dead or alive. Over three years after 9-11, and after several months of believing he was most likely dead, a new tape of Osama Bin Laden was released. Osama is still alive. President Bush has failed us.

We're There Why?

2004-10-28T05:32:00.000-05:00

Dallas-Ft Worth Star Telegram "After repeatedly calling Iraq the 'wrong war' and a 'diversion,' Senator Kerry this week seemed shocked to learn that Iraq was a dangerous place full of dangerous weapons," he told supporters. "The senator used to know that, even though he seems to have forgotten it over the course of the campaign. But after all, that's why we're there."Wrong, sir, wrong! We're

Holy Crap! This Could Be Bad

2004-10-28T01:16:00.000-05:00

Most of the stuff I've been throwing up here is just for fun. Being in OK, I know JFK has 0% chance of winning our electoral votes. However, this news report from Britain may have huge repercussions on not just the president, but the U.S.! "US gave date of war to Britain in advance" Secret plans for the war in Iraq were passed to British Army chiefs by US defence planners five months before

Pres. Bush's Acquiescence

2004-10-28T01:15:00.000-05:00

"A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not the person you want as the commander in chief." - President George Bush Mr. Bush dropped this declaration before a following of about 8,000 of his benighted disciples. During a moment of personalized, genuine self-criticism, Mr. Bush declared himself, with regards to the invasion of Iraq, unfit as commander in

Risk Management

2004-10-27T06:10:00.000-05:00

"[I]f you are going to engage in a major war of liberation without the cover of international consensus--then you'd better well get all your ducks in a row. Bush--amazingly--didn't. The lack of stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq remains one of the biggest blows to America's international credibility in a generation. The failure to anticipate an insurgency against the coalition

He's a Republican?

2004-10-27T05:25:00.000-05:00

First, he said he's for the renewing the Assault Weapons Ban. Now, he's for civil unions for homosexuals. Is that what it means to be a compassionate conservative? Alienate your base with a "government endorsement of homosexuality" but ban assault weapons so they can't release their godly wrath on abominable gays? He has a week to go. Maybe he'll let loose that he's actually for Roe v. Wade.

Halloween

2004-10-26T01:38:00.000-05:00

Last week my daughter asked if we could rent a scary movie. Mind you, she's only 9, so I had a hard time coming up with a decent scary movie for her. It had to be scary, but not too scary, and of course it couldn't be lame. I initially thought about renting an old black & white classic like Dracula, Franekstein, the Mummy, etc, but decided against it. I reckoned she's a little too young to

The New Monster Mash

2004-10-24T02:12:00.000-05:00

http://www.monsterslash.org/

Seen the "Wolves" Ad?

2004-10-24T01:08:00.000-05:00

Goto President Bush's website to view it. Well, the wolves have spoken out against it, and they aren't happy! See the wolfpack's website for their response.

SBVT Web of Connections to Pres. Bush

2004-10-23T04:31:00.000-05:00

Web of Connections (61 kb)

The New Republic Online Endorses Kerry

2004-10-22T15:55:00.000-05:00

John Kerry For President (guest/guest) "There was a time, in the aftermath of September 11, when this magazine liked what it heard from George W. Bush. He said America was at war--not merely with an organization, but with a totalitarian ideology. And he pledged to defeat Islamist totalitarianism the same way we defeated European totalitarianism, by spreading democracy. For a publication that has

Uniform Standard

2004-10-21T01:31:00.000-05:00

by Peter Beinart, The New Republic Online "On July 4, Jeff and Nicole Rank went to hear George W. Bush speak in Charleston, West Virginia. Tickets in hand, they found seats ten or 15 rows from the stage. There they sat, quietly, wearing t-shirts that read love america, hate bush and regime change starts at home. Forty-five minutes before the president took the podium, event staffers approached

Boston Wins! World Series Bound!

2004-10-20T23:59:00.000-05:00

Congrats to the Boston Red Sox for coming back against the damn Yankees. They did what no other team has ever done, twice. First, they sent a League Championship Series to a game 7 after starting down 0-3. Second, they won the penant after starting a LCS 0-3! To all my Red Sox friends out there, enjoy the victory. How sweet it is!

Christian or Corruption?

2004-10-20T23:11:00.000-05:00

“I am a Christian, and I am alarmed. One of the values we hold most dearly is "truth." It is a foundational value, upon which all other values rest. If we don't have truth, we have built our house on shifting sand. When President Clinton looked into the camera and said "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," we discerned what he was saying and were justifiably outraged. Just a few

DAY 133

2004-10-20T06:28:00.000-05:00

"In May, the Justice Department announced a new round of awards through the Community Oriented Policing Services program, which supports the hiring of police officers at the local level. Each year he has been in office, Bush has attempted to drastically reduce the program; in 2003, he proposed eliminating it altogether. For 2005, Bush proposed cutting the COPS budget by 87 percent, to $97 million

I've been feeling rather neoconish lately...

2004-10-18T05:51:00.000-05:00

George W. Bush for President 2004

White House Corporate Scandal, Old Hat

2004-10-17T02:25:00.000-05:00

So, it turns out that members of the Bush White House staff have a history of using White House influence to secure lucrative corporate deals. Before VP Dick Cheney began using his office to influence millions of dollars of Iraqi War contracts for his former company Halliburton, Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld did the same for his company, G.D. Searle, in the 1980s. Here's a poignant article about

2004-10-13T05:59:00.000-05:00

2004-10-10T22:26:00.000-05:00

How Many Trained Iraqis?

2004-10-09T22:55:00.000-05:00

DAY 129: During his September 23 press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, President Bush said that "nearly 100,000 fully trained and equipped Iraqi soldiers, police officers, and other security personnel are working today. And that total will rise to 125,000 by the end of this year. The Iraqi government is on track to build a force of over 200,000 security personnel by the end of

Sonners Rule! Texas Sucks!

2004-10-06T22:16:00.000-05:00

It's OU-TX week, and what true OU fan isn't bragging and bashing? On local radio today I caught a segment for BigStick Brewing Company, located right here in OKC. They are marketing SUX Beer. The initial focus of their marketing plan is college football rivalries, e.g. OU-TX, MI-OH, MIA-FSU, etc. Coming in 2005 will be the Texas version of SUX Beer. Hopefully, the beer won't suck like Texas!

Good VP Debate, Edwards Jabs, Cheney Delivers

2004-10-05T23:57:00.000-05:00

Sen. Edwards looked flushed when VP Cheney delivered the night's sound byte: “In my capacity as vice president, I am the president of the senate, the presiding officer, I'm in the senate most tuesdays in session. The first time I met you was when you walked on the stage tonight.” Sen. Edwards had his share of jabs to deliver, but listening to post debate coverage it was clear that the hot topic

Rumsfield, No Hard Evidence Links bin Laden and Saddam

2004-10-05T05:41:00.000-05:00

Reuters: Rumsfeld, during a question-and-answer session before the Council on Foreign Relations, had been asked to explain the connection between Saddam and Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network -- one of the U.S. arguments for launching a war on Iraq. He replied: "To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two." Defense Secretary Rumsfeld since has recanted that

End of an Era?

2004-09-29T04:39:00.000-05:00

Bah! My Boggle dominance is being threatened. Out of a dozen games today on the electronic Boggle, Dawn beat me twice ... by a combined 2 points. Even though I beat her overall by at least 30 total points, she's strutting around all proud of her 2 wins. ::sigh:: It's hard to be the man.

Daily Reason To Dispatch Bush

2004-09-26T04:52:00.000-05:00

I'm reading through McSweeney's Daily Reason To Dispatch Bush. Any post starting with "DAY #:" is a quote from his site. DAY 110: The provisional Iraqi government set up by the Bush administration cannot account for at least $8.8 billion given to Iraqi ministries, according to an audit by the inspector general of the Coalition Provisional Authority. The audit found that payrolls under CPA

Just a Little White Lie that Contributed to over 1000 Deaths

2004-09-26T03:54:00.000-05:00

"We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories ... for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." —George W. Bush, May 29, 2003 (Sources: (1) whitehouse.gov (2) whitehouse.gov)

President Bush Addresses the UN

2004-09-22T05:03:00.000-05:00

President Bush addressed the UN yesterday. In his typical smug fashion, he flashed his sly, "Dude, it's hilarious they haven't figured out my scam yet" smirk and tried to spread his vision of world domination. In the speech, Bush signaled he will continue to deal with the world on his own terms. He brushed aside the United Nations' refusal to back the war — and Secretary-General Kofi Annan's

To My Wife

2004-09-19T05:53:00.000-05:00

My inspiration, My dedication, My affection, My devotion, My love, My life All to you. Happy Anniversary.

It's The Economy, Stupid!

2004-09-14T05:48:00.000-05:00

100 Mistakes for the President to Choose From May 3, 2004 The economy is always the most commonly cited topic of concern. So, here's this site's list of President Bush's mistakes on the economy: "54. Signing a report endorsing outsourcing with thousands of American workers having their jobs shipped overseas. 55. Instituting steel tariffs deemed illegal by the World Trade Organization – Bush

"Assault-weapons Ban Set to Expire"

2004-09-09T01:38:00.000-05:00

By Stephen Dinan THE WASHINGTON TIMES excerpts... The assault-weapons ban, passed 10 years ago to prohibit the sale of some firearms, will end next week, and Congress will not move to extend it. "It will expire Monday, and that's that," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas Republican, told reporters yesterday. ... "I think the will of the American people is consistent with letting it

Ready For Some Football!

2004-08-30T22:11:00.000-05:00

Yes! It's time again to celebrate the chasing of the pigskin. Thank the creation for pigs. And why is it called the "pigskin"? I'm sure there's a nice backstory for that, but I'm just too lazy to look it up right now. Who am I kidding? I can't resist researching info, so I'll probably look it up in about 10 minutes. For example, Don, my boss, was snacking on cashews the other night and in

Kids Can Say The Cutest Things

2004-08-25T03:34:00.000-05:00

We made a grocery list today, and my daughter wanted to add a few things. We let her add a couple items and then performed a customary parental review. We enjoyed a humorable moment when we read: Lunchabull My personal favorite linguistic faux pas of hers took place at Six Flags over Texas in Arlington. That particular summer day had started out dreary and cloudy with intermittent rain.

No More Ads!

2004-08-23T22:43:00.000-05:00

Oh, wait. Your stupid Blogger search bar blocks my title. Idiots! Thanks for not saying anything about your product change. No biggie, I suppose. Just added a few < br > tags to bump the title down.

Benefits of Working Tour1 (i.e. Graveyards)

2004-08-22T03:36:00.000-05:00

Benefit #1 Not having to take my daughter to the Hillary Duff concert. I slept and let my wife take her instead. 8,500+ screaming Duff-heads ... no thank you! Tickets were $40 each. Lloyd Noble is one of the smaller arenas on her tour. A quick conservative guess at how much ticket sales will gross: 36 concert dates x 8,500 tickets/date x $40/ticket =~ $12,240,000 That's not even taking

Yeah, I'm a Slacker

2004-08-18T00:17:00.000-05:00

So I haven't posted in a couple weeks. Since finishing the painting project and moving and redecorating the living area, which looks so much better now, I have free time to spare. I downloaded zMUD and started playing MUDs again. I had registered a couple years back, and since it's a lifetime registration I figured "Why not?". Plus, the scripting helps me strengthen my kung fu. Speaking of

Week Off

2004-08-02T08:47:00.000-05:00

So I took this week off from work. Not that I wanted too, but when I put in my yearly vacation request last year I had picked this week to finish my "required allotment" of time. Well, I forgot about it until this week's schedule came out. Now, here's where I'm screwed. If I didn't tell Dawn, then on my first day off she'd obviously find out and be like "What the hell?!" So, like any whipped

Social Security

2004-07-27T22:20:00.000-05:00

I received this chain-letter from my grandmother. This one goes out to all the neocons; keep it righteous. SOCIAL SECURITY: Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised: 1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary, 2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual

The Christian Bible

2004-07-22T02:33:00.000-05:00

One of the reasons I redid my blog was because I had decided to remove the religious discussion. I didn't want it to offend people or scare them away from reading my entries. Well, I made a religious comment on a blog I was reading the other day, and wouldn't you know it that I was personnaly attacked for it. If I'm "bitter", then I'd rather do it in the comfort of my own blog and not offend

Las Vegas Experience

2004-07-21T04:23:00.000-05:00

As you know, Dawn and I went to Las Vegas this weekend. We stayed downtown at the Golden Nugget. I had heard downtown was rather dirty and was skeptical of my wife's arrangements, but the Golden Nugget turned out to be nice. It's right on Fremont St, which is closed to traffic and has an outdoor mall feel. Fremont is spotted with outdoor shops, street vendors, artists, musicians, etc. That

Tactical Assault Gear - TAG

2004-07-19T05:45:00.000-05:00

One of Dawn's best friends, Misti, went with us to Vegas, and one of Misit's best friends, Mao, flew in from San Diego also. We all had a good time, and I didn't feel too much like a fourth wheel nor did they get too girly around me. Talking with Mao I learned that her husband has a store, Tactical Assault Gear, and they are doing quite well. I checked out the site and thought it was pretty

Home

2004-07-19T04:55:00.000-05:00

Got home safely yesterday. Everyone can stop worrying, but thanks for your concerns. Why is there such eagerness to "get away" when starting a vacation and the same such eagerness to "get home" at the end? Part of life's great irony I suppose. Anyways, I'll see about getting Vegas pictures posted. I'm way too freakin tired to do it now. And the crowds cheered: yeah

Voting

2004-07-14T03:47:00.000-05:00

Talking about the importance of voting reminded me of Poli Sci 101. Lots of people assume their vote will have little impact. Oh, contraire! Voter Turnout for Presidential Elections 2000 51.3% 1996 49.1% 1992 55.1% 1988 50.1% That's about 50% voter turnout on average. In other words, each 1 vote counts as 2 for Presidential elections. Voter Turnout for Federal Elections, non-Presidential

Election Day Counter

2004-07-14T03:28:00.000-05:00

By now you've probably noticed the new counter up top. I've got some weird need to track how many days until the Presidential election on Novemer 2. I even have it written on a marker board at work. Quick self analysis informs me that I feel embarrassed to have President Bush as our leader. He may be very charasmatic in person, but I can't stand listening to him deliver a speech. For example

Vegas Baby

2004-07-13T05:18:00.000-05:00

The wife and I are flying out to Las Vegas on Thursday. This'll be our first trip there. We're so excited! We'll be staying at the Golden Nugget, and I got reservations for the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at sunset (yeah - I'm the man!). If anyone remembers all the problems we had with our house (the dishwasher, water heater, car, etc) I'm glad to say that karma swung back in our favor. I had

Ain't Gettin No Where Near My Thing With This

2004-07-11T03:30:00.000-05:00

The SmartKlamp® a new invention The safety aspects aren't very comforting either.

Women -- #$@!

2004-07-11T00:05:00.000-05:00

I got a little OT at work last week. (yeah!) The wife got paid on Friday and decided to go shopping with her girlfriend Saturday. Just as I imagined, it was a whole day experience; an excursion, an expedition, a mall-trek. She had fun, and I'm glad cuz she deserves it. Being a grad student at the University of Oklahoma (Go SOONERS!) enrolled in the Doctor of Pharmacy program, she has plenty of

Muddy, Wet, and Cold

2004-07-08T01:55:00.001-05:00

We had some heavy thunderstorms roll through here (Oklahoma City) last night. Nothing unsual for this time of year, so we didn't think anything of it. The wife awoke at her normal 6 am and noticed the cat wasn't sleeping at her feet, which it usually does during thunderstorms. She checked a few rooms, but no cat. She checked the front porch, but no cat. She called, "Here, Cookie." meow "Where