Saturday, January 31, 2009
Incredible Story About When A Police Raid Goes Wrong
Police raid a house basically without any reason, terrorize a family, kill their two labs, never apologize. Think it can't happen to you. Read the article to find out more here. BTW he was the mayor.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Obama "White" House
I'm actually a Obama supporter but would like to make this papercraft for a friend of mine.
Looks like an easy assembly.
Looks like an easy assembly.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Scott Adams (Dilbert) Made Me Cry a Little
Saddest thing I've read today. Makes me dread what I will have to do soon. Read here.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
President Obama Making a Reasonable Speach on Religion
I can live with this and I think this is how many of us feel. Nice to have someone who can actually express themselves and get the point across without alienating everyone.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Bill of Rights Going BYE BYE
From the Chicago Tribune
One reality of 21st Century religion is that many people treat the 10 Commandments as the 10 Suggestions, to be modified or ignored without penalty. That same spirit has infected the Supreme Court, which last week contemplated an abuse of the Bill of Rights, rolled its eyes and said: Oh, what's the big deal?
Bennie Dean Herring had gone to a sheriff's impoundment lot in Coffee County, Ala., to get some things out of his truck. A suspicious investigator checked with officials of a neighboring county to see if the ex-convict had any outstanding arrest warrants and was told he did. The investigator arrested Herring and found him in illegal possession of drugs and a gun.But it turned out there was a problem with the arrest warrant. It had been canceled months before but was never deleted from the database. So when Herring was indicted on drug and weapon charges, his lawyer asked for the evidence to be thrown out because it came from an arrest that the sheriff had no right to make.
When presented with these facts, the Supreme Court reached two conclusions. The first was that everyone agreed the cops had violated Herring's rights. The second was that it was his tough luck. Never mind the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and seizures -- he's guilty and he's going to jail.
This decision creates a new exception to the exclusionary rule, which bars evidence police obtain through an illegal search. The prohibition was meant to foster respect for constitutional requirements by giving law enforcement agents a disincentive to violate them. But Chief Justice John Roberts and four of his colleagues are happy to excuse some violations.
The exclusionary rule, said the court, "serves to deter deliberate, reckless or grossly negligent conduct, or in some circumstances recurring or systemic negligence. The error in this case does not rise to that level." On the contrary, wrote Roberts, it was but a trifle, "the result of isolated negligence."
Of course the error did rise to a fairly significant level -- since it deprived Herring of a freedom considered vital enough to be enshrined by the nation's founders. The Constitution doesn't say the government may not violate these rights except through isolated negligence. It says the government may not violate them, period.
Rights need constitutional protection because governments have a tendency to ignore them. But it takes more than a parchment dictate to force the authorities to do what they are supposed to do. It takes penalties that make violations painful to the violator.
That's where the exclusionary rule comes in. Police face constant temptations to break the rules to nab villains and put them in jail. But this rule goes far to discourage them. Violate a criminal's rights, and he may go unpunished.
That wasn't always the case. In the old days, cops paid little attention to the 4th Amendment because they had nothing to gain by respecting it. Only when they had to pay a price for overstepping did they develop a sudden interest in staying on the right side of the constitutional line -- to the benefit of the innocent as well as the guilty. Wonder of wonders, police departments actually began training officers in how to comply with the 4th Amendment.
After the Supreme Court imposed the rule on states and cities in 1961, New York's deputy police commissioner acknowledged as much. "Before this, nobody bothered to take out search warrants," he said. "[T]he feeling was, why bother?"
Anyone in charge of maintaining databases of arrest warrants may now be asking the same question. In fact, the court's decision creates an incentive for poor record-keeping. If Herring's warrant had been purged promptly, after all, he could not have been searched, and he would have gotten away with his offenses.
That may seem too high a price to pay. But the real objection is not to the exclusionary rule -- it's to the 4th Amendment, since if his rights had not been violated, he would have gone free. The tradeoff between catching criminals and protecting privacy is not a daffy invention of activist liberal judges. It was the framers' whole point.
But the Supreme Court says it's fine for the government to profit when it deprives citizens of their constitutional rights through incompetence or sloth. That's like telling teenagers it's OK to get pregnant, as long as it's not on purpose.
Original here
One reality of 21st Century religion is that many people treat the 10 Commandments as the 10 Suggestions, to be modified or ignored without penalty. That same spirit has infected the Supreme Court, which last week contemplated an abuse of the Bill of Rights, rolled its eyes and said: Oh, what's the big deal?
Bennie Dean Herring had gone to a sheriff's impoundment lot in Coffee County, Ala., to get some things out of his truck. A suspicious investigator checked with officials of a neighboring county to see if the ex-convict had any outstanding arrest warrants and was told he did. The investigator arrested Herring and found him in illegal possession of drugs and a gun.But it turned out there was a problem with the arrest warrant. It had been canceled months before but was never deleted from the database. So when Herring was indicted on drug and weapon charges, his lawyer asked for the evidence to be thrown out because it came from an arrest that the sheriff had no right to make.
When presented with these facts, the Supreme Court reached two conclusions. The first was that everyone agreed the cops had violated Herring's rights. The second was that it was his tough luck. Never mind the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and seizures -- he's guilty and he's going to jail.
This decision creates a new exception to the exclusionary rule, which bars evidence police obtain through an illegal search. The prohibition was meant to foster respect for constitutional requirements by giving law enforcement agents a disincentive to violate them. But Chief Justice John Roberts and four of his colleagues are happy to excuse some violations.
The exclusionary rule, said the court, "serves to deter deliberate, reckless or grossly negligent conduct, or in some circumstances recurring or systemic negligence. The error in this case does not rise to that level." On the contrary, wrote Roberts, it was but a trifle, "the result of isolated negligence."
Of course the error did rise to a fairly significant level -- since it deprived Herring of a freedom considered vital enough to be enshrined by the nation's founders. The Constitution doesn't say the government may not violate these rights except through isolated negligence. It says the government may not violate them, period.
Rights need constitutional protection because governments have a tendency to ignore them. But it takes more than a parchment dictate to force the authorities to do what they are supposed to do. It takes penalties that make violations painful to the violator.
That's where the exclusionary rule comes in. Police face constant temptations to break the rules to nab villains and put them in jail. But this rule goes far to discourage them. Violate a criminal's rights, and he may go unpunished.
That wasn't always the case. In the old days, cops paid little attention to the 4th Amendment because they had nothing to gain by respecting it. Only when they had to pay a price for overstepping did they develop a sudden interest in staying on the right side of the constitutional line -- to the benefit of the innocent as well as the guilty. Wonder of wonders, police departments actually began training officers in how to comply with the 4th Amendment.
After the Supreme Court imposed the rule on states and cities in 1961, New York's deputy police commissioner acknowledged as much. "Before this, nobody bothered to take out search warrants," he said. "[T]he feeling was, why bother?"
Anyone in charge of maintaining databases of arrest warrants may now be asking the same question. In fact, the court's decision creates an incentive for poor record-keeping. If Herring's warrant had been purged promptly, after all, he could not have been searched, and he would have gotten away with his offenses.
That may seem too high a price to pay. But the real objection is not to the exclusionary rule -- it's to the 4th Amendment, since if his rights had not been violated, he would have gone free. The tradeoff between catching criminals and protecting privacy is not a daffy invention of activist liberal judges. It was the framers' whole point.
But the Supreme Court says it's fine for the government to profit when it deprives citizens of their constitutional rights through incompetence or sloth. That's like telling teenagers it's OK to get pregnant, as long as it's not on purpose.
Original here
Homeland Security 101
Original Story here
In a move reminiscent of the Hitler-Jugend, planning is underway for the Delaware Academy for Public Safety and Security, a charter high school in Wilmington that will take as many as six hundred inner-city youths and train them to become part of the Homeland Security forces and take part in the war-on-whatever.
Students will be called cadets, will wear uniforms, and will follow courses of study in special weapons and tactics, prison guarding, and professional demolition, among others. The languages taught in the school will include Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. Physical training will be a big part, with daily after-school exercise programs already planned.
Spearheading the project is attorney, former Marine hand to hand combat expert, and Olympic Judo coach Thomas Little. Little also spent more than a decade on the African continent training urban youth. Maybe this will turn out to be the best thing since sliced bread, but I'm not convinced. It just seems a little too familiar.
In a move reminiscent of the Hitler-Jugend, planning is underway for the Delaware Academy for Public Safety and Security, a charter high school in Wilmington that will take as many as six hundred inner-city youths and train them to become part of the Homeland Security forces and take part in the war-on-whatever.
Students will be called cadets, will wear uniforms, and will follow courses of study in special weapons and tactics, prison guarding, and professional demolition, among others. The languages taught in the school will include Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. Physical training will be a big part, with daily after-school exercise programs already planned.
Spearheading the project is attorney, former Marine hand to hand combat expert, and Olympic Judo coach Thomas Little. Little also spent more than a decade on the African continent training urban youth. Maybe this will turn out to be the best thing since sliced bread, but I'm not convinced. It just seems a little too familiar.
Top 20 Jon Stewart Jokes
20. The Christian Right
“They always throw around this term ‘the liberal elite.’ And I kept thinking to myself about the Christian right. What’s more elite than believing that only you will go to heaven?”
19. On Bush
Jon Stewart: “Finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for - the official halfway point of the Bush presidency.”
President Bush: “I George Walker Bush do solemnly swear…”
Stewart: “At which point 49 percent of the country also solemnly swore.”
18. On Bush (again)
“You know if I had nickel for every time Bush has mentioned 9/11, I could raise enough reward money to go after Bin Laden.”
17. On journalism
“Capote, of course, addressed very similar themes to Good Night and Good Luck. Both films are about determined journalists defying obstacles in a relentless pursuit of the truth. Needless to say, both are period pieces.”
16. On the Republican party
“Oscar is 80 this year, which makes him now automatically the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.”
15. On John McCain’s medical records
“Senator John McCain, who spent over five years in a Vietnamese POW camp, publicly releases 1,000 pages of medical records. Now people are left with only one nagging question: what kind of a freak has 1,000
pages of medical records.”
14. On an historic election
“Democrats do have an historic race going. Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama. Normally, when you see a black man or a woman president an asteroid is about to hit the Statue of Liberty.”
13. On Bjork’s absence from the Oscars
“I do have some sad news to report. Bjork could not be here. She was trying on her Oscars dress and Dick Cheney shot her.”
12. On the Republican party
“This is inarguably a failure of leadership from the top of the federal government. Remember when Bill Clinton went out with Monica Lewinsky. That was unarguably a failure of judgment at the top. Democrats had to come out and risk losing credibility if they did not condemn Bill Clinton for his behaviour. I believe Republicans are in the same position right now. And I will say this: Hurricane Katrina is George Bush’s Monica Lewinsky. The only difference is that tens of thousands of people weren’t stranded in Monica Lewinsky’s vagina.”
11. On the US’ international standing
“Yesterday, the president met with a group he calls the coalition of the willing. Or, as the rest of the world calls them, Britain and Spain.”
10. On Thanksgiving
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”
9. On the commercial breaks during the Oscars
“In case you’re wondering what we all do here during the commercial breaks, mostly we just sit around making catty remarks about the outfits you’re all wearing at home.”
8. On Canada
“I’ve been to Canada, and I’ve always gotten the impression that I could take the country over in two days.”
7. On Timothy McVeigh
“Timothy McVeigh’s lawyer got him the death penalty, which, quite frankly, I could have done.”
6. On Amazon
“Do you guys have to sell everything? I’d like to buy the Earth’s core.”
5. On rival presenters, 2004
With reference to Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala: “They said I wasn’t being funny. And I said to them, ‘I know that, but tomorrow I will go back to being funny, and your show will still blow’.”
4. On Liza Minnelli and David Gest, 2003
“I don’t know how it didn’t work out. How can a man who like other men and a woman who drinks not get along? The interesting thing is: there is no conceivable amount of money worth telling the world that you were beaten up by Liza Minnelli.”
3. On Arnie
“Critics noted Schwarzenegger’s only previous government experience was serving as chairman of the Council of Physical Fitness, where [his] only responsibility was doing hundreds of jumping jacks he was doing anyway.”
2. On Ronald Reagan’s funeral
“I guess the people I feel worst for are Carter and Ford. Because they have to be watching all this thinking, we’re not getting that.”
1. On Iraq
“We have it. The smoking gun. The evidence. The potential weapon of mass destruction we have been looking for as our pretext of invading Iraq. There’s just one problem - it’s in North Korea.”
Original article here.
“They always throw around this term ‘the liberal elite.’ And I kept thinking to myself about the Christian right. What’s more elite than believing that only you will go to heaven?”
19. On Bush
Jon Stewart: “Finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for - the official halfway point of the Bush presidency.”
President Bush: “I George Walker Bush do solemnly swear…”
Stewart: “At which point 49 percent of the country also solemnly swore.”
18. On Bush (again)
“You know if I had nickel for every time Bush has mentioned 9/11, I could raise enough reward money to go after Bin Laden.”
17. On journalism
“Capote, of course, addressed very similar themes to Good Night and Good Luck. Both films are about determined journalists defying obstacles in a relentless pursuit of the truth. Needless to say, both are period pieces.”
16. On the Republican party
“Oscar is 80 this year, which makes him now automatically the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.”
15. On John McCain’s medical records
“Senator John McCain, who spent over five years in a Vietnamese POW camp, publicly releases 1,000 pages of medical records. Now people are left with only one nagging question: what kind of a freak has 1,000
pages of medical records.”
14. On an historic election
“Democrats do have an historic race going. Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama. Normally, when you see a black man or a woman president an asteroid is about to hit the Statue of Liberty.”
13. On Bjork’s absence from the Oscars
“I do have some sad news to report. Bjork could not be here. She was trying on her Oscars dress and Dick Cheney shot her.”
12. On the Republican party
“This is inarguably a failure of leadership from the top of the federal government. Remember when Bill Clinton went out with Monica Lewinsky. That was unarguably a failure of judgment at the top. Democrats had to come out and risk losing credibility if they did not condemn Bill Clinton for his behaviour. I believe Republicans are in the same position right now. And I will say this: Hurricane Katrina is George Bush’s Monica Lewinsky. The only difference is that tens of thousands of people weren’t stranded in Monica Lewinsky’s vagina.”
11. On the US’ international standing
“Yesterday, the president met with a group he calls the coalition of the willing. Or, as the rest of the world calls them, Britain and Spain.”
10. On Thanksgiving
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”
9. On the commercial breaks during the Oscars
“In case you’re wondering what we all do here during the commercial breaks, mostly we just sit around making catty remarks about the outfits you’re all wearing at home.”
8. On Canada
“I’ve been to Canada, and I’ve always gotten the impression that I could take the country over in two days.”
7. On Timothy McVeigh
“Timothy McVeigh’s lawyer got him the death penalty, which, quite frankly, I could have done.”
6. On Amazon
“Do you guys have to sell everything? I’d like to buy the Earth’s core.”
5. On rival presenters, 2004
With reference to Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala: “They said I wasn’t being funny. And I said to them, ‘I know that, but tomorrow I will go back to being funny, and your show will still blow’.”
4. On Liza Minnelli and David Gest, 2003
“I don’t know how it didn’t work out. How can a man who like other men and a woman who drinks not get along? The interesting thing is: there is no conceivable amount of money worth telling the world that you were beaten up by Liza Minnelli.”
3. On Arnie
“Critics noted Schwarzenegger’s only previous government experience was serving as chairman of the Council of Physical Fitness, where [his] only responsibility was doing hundreds of jumping jacks he was doing anyway.”
2. On Ronald Reagan’s funeral
“I guess the people I feel worst for are Carter and Ford. Because they have to be watching all this thinking, we’re not getting that.”
1. On Iraq
“We have it. The smoking gun. The evidence. The potential weapon of mass destruction we have been looking for as our pretext of invading Iraq. There’s just one problem - it’s in North Korea.”
Original article here.
ID Please.....
WOW! This is scary stuff. Think about it a bit.
San Francisco began issuing ID cards last week. These are valid identification that can be used to obtain bank accounts, check books out of the library and, most importantly, help us to avoid arrest for lack of ID. For immigrants, it has another effect: reducing their fear of calling police when they are victims of crime.
San Francisco is home to the only Credit Union which will issue bank accounts to people without a social security number, Northeast Community Federal Credit Union. NECFCU is utilized by many people who otherwise might not have access to any financial institution. Identification is the only requirement for an account.
San Francisco Library is a wonderful resource for training materials, books, CDs, music and movies. The only requirement for access is identification.
San Francisco is the one city in the country where you may be arrested simply for not having ID. You might be walking on the street minding your own business and the police can walk up and ask you to identify yourself. If you do not have a way of proving you are who you say you are, they have the option to take you downtown. All that is required to avoid this is identification.
For these reasons, and many more, the City has decided to issue identification cards to everyone who can show a birth certificate (or passport) and a utility bill or other proof that they reside in the city. We think this is a very good policy, independent of the immigration issues.
Immigration is a hot topic, and is likely to be so for a long time. Our understanding of the law is that the term 'illegal immigrant' is a misnomer. Granted that it is not legal to cross the border into the United States without permission. But once here, the illegals become 'undocumented aliens' and are not breaking any laws by their mere presence. It is when they attempt to work, forge social security numbers or commit crimes that they become subject to law enforcement. There are many undocumented aliens who do none of those things.
This begs the question of how to best manage social policy. Do we really want to discourage able-bodied people from working? That they are here is a given. This writer would argue that we should consider establishing a way for them to be productive.
Original article here
San Francisco began issuing ID cards last week. These are valid identification that can be used to obtain bank accounts, check books out of the library and, most importantly, help us to avoid arrest for lack of ID. For immigrants, it has another effect: reducing their fear of calling police when they are victims of crime.
San Francisco is home to the only Credit Union which will issue bank accounts to people without a social security number, Northeast Community Federal Credit Union. NECFCU is utilized by many people who otherwise might not have access to any financial institution. Identification is the only requirement for an account.
San Francisco Library is a wonderful resource for training materials, books, CDs, music and movies. The only requirement for access is identification.
San Francisco is the one city in the country where you may be arrested simply for not having ID. You might be walking on the street minding your own business and the police can walk up and ask you to identify yourself. If you do not have a way of proving you are who you say you are, they have the option to take you downtown. All that is required to avoid this is identification.
For these reasons, and many more, the City has decided to issue identification cards to everyone who can show a birth certificate (or passport) and a utility bill or other proof that they reside in the city. We think this is a very good policy, independent of the immigration issues.
Immigration is a hot topic, and is likely to be so for a long time. Our understanding of the law is that the term 'illegal immigrant' is a misnomer. Granted that it is not legal to cross the border into the United States without permission. But once here, the illegals become 'undocumented aliens' and are not breaking any laws by their mere presence. It is when they attempt to work, forge social security numbers or commit crimes that they become subject to law enforcement. There are many undocumented aliens who do none of those things.
This begs the question of how to best manage social policy. Do we really want to discourage able-bodied people from working? That they are here is a given. This writer would argue that we should consider establishing a way for them to be productive.
Original article here
Conquering the Spirit of Debt
I am not at all religious, BUT this may be the best thing I've ever listened to about our economy. BTW this is from 2003.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
New Movie on My List
Definitely want to see this. "I Love you, Man. Go to the trouble to see the "restriced preview". Looks funny as hell. Link here
Cream, Sugar.......Egg?
I love coffee. So when I heard you could make coffee using an egg. I just had to try it. This is a very old recipe according to the site I got the recipe from. Anyway, it worked and actually made a very tasty coffee. Go check out how it's done here.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
T-Buckets Tips in the New Depression
1. Put an egg in your Ramen
2. Fuck ,alot. It's free and it feels really good if you do it right. Heck, it even feels good when you do it 'wrong'.Also, you won't need the heat as high , afterwards. (note: sorry I used 'fuck' instead of 'sex',but it just seemed to fit better)
3. Don't pout,make survival an adventure
4. Get rid of cable .It's a rip-off, and there's nothing on it worth a shit ,anyways. A good antenna will get you 15 -20 stations once we go HD in February. ($80 savings per month)
5. Oatmeal,instead of boxed cereals. Better for you and one/tenth the price ($4 per box savings x 2 per month)
6. Get a "Magic Jack", and never pay a phone bill ,again . I know you have a computer.($60 savings per month)
7. If it's not at a Redbox, don't go to Blockbuster. ( $4 per movie savings x 4 times a month)
8. Mark West Pinot Noir ,$8.99 per bottle
9. You only have two feet, how many pairs of shoes do you really need?
10. Buy regular unleaded.Your car needs to make sacrifices ,too.I guarantee it will still run fine.
11. Chunky Soup got me through college,pretend you're 18 again, and eat some Chunky Sirloin Burger
12. Dump the Gym membership. Last time my membership expired , they had to give me directions to the gym , so I could renew.
13. It's a great time to diet, and no one will no you're really just plain ol' starving
14. Invite friends over to play cards. You'll reconnect , realize what's most important, and all have a great evening
15. Beanie Weenies
16. Time to be a 'coupon weirdo'
17. Invite friends to your house. You don't have to spend the gas to drive, and you can get as drunk as you want , since you're already home.
18. If you can't pay cash, you can't afford it. Cut up the cards.
19. Announce that your "going to let your hair grow out", and save on haircuts for a few months ($20 x 3 months)
20. Do you really need a Caramel Machiatto? ($4 savings x 8 x per month)
21. Check out the dollar menus or kid's menus and your fast food place.Hell, it's more than likely a more proper portion.
22. Read, it's cheap and you can escape the current realities
23. Whoever stays with you won't be doing it for your money.
24. Turn up the music
25. Volunteer at a shelter, you'll know what poor is.
26. Beans are more than just a "musical fruit". Beans /rice have been helping poor people survive worldwide for centuries
27. Keep your sense of humor
28. Always remember that we'll all survive
29. The job you said you' d never lower yourself to do ,is the job someone else wishes and prays they had.
30. Suicide is not painless. It hurts all those who love you
31. Shower together,hubba,hubba
32. I always remember a quote from my momma ,when I was feeling down and realized we were dirt poor,
" Baby, look outside.Them bird's is still singin' ,and they got no coat,no job,no roof over they head,no guarantee uh'duh next meal. They's jus'happy they's breathing."
Link to original article here
2. Fuck ,alot. It's free and it feels really good if you do it right. Heck, it even feels good when you do it 'wrong'.Also, you won't need the heat as high , afterwards. (note: sorry I used 'fuck' instead of 'sex',but it just seemed to fit better)
3. Don't pout,make survival an adventure
4. Get rid of cable .It's a rip-off, and there's nothing on it worth a shit ,anyways. A good antenna will get you 15 -20 stations once we go HD in February. ($80 savings per month)
5. Oatmeal,instead of boxed cereals. Better for you and one/tenth the price ($4 per box savings x 2 per month)
6. Get a "Magic Jack", and never pay a phone bill ,again . I know you have a computer.($60 savings per month)
7. If it's not at a Redbox, don't go to Blockbuster. ( $4 per movie savings x 4 times a month)
8. Mark West Pinot Noir ,$8.99 per bottle
9. You only have two feet, how many pairs of shoes do you really need?
10. Buy regular unleaded.Your car needs to make sacrifices ,too.I guarantee it will still run fine.
11. Chunky Soup got me through college,pretend you're 18 again, and eat some Chunky Sirloin Burger
12. Dump the Gym membership. Last time my membership expired , they had to give me directions to the gym , so I could renew.
13. It's a great time to diet, and no one will no you're really just plain ol' starving
14. Invite friends over to play cards. You'll reconnect , realize what's most important, and all have a great evening
15. Beanie Weenies
16. Time to be a 'coupon weirdo'
17. Invite friends to your house. You don't have to spend the gas to drive, and you can get as drunk as you want , since you're already home.
18. If you can't pay cash, you can't afford it. Cut up the cards.
19. Announce that your "going to let your hair grow out", and save on haircuts for a few months ($20 x 3 months)
20. Do you really need a Caramel Machiatto? ($4 savings x 8 x per month)
21. Check out the dollar menus or kid's menus and your fast food place.Hell, it's more than likely a more proper portion.
22. Read, it's cheap and you can escape the current realities
23. Whoever stays with you won't be doing it for your money.
24. Turn up the music
25. Volunteer at a shelter, you'll know what poor is.
26. Beans are more than just a "musical fruit". Beans /rice have been helping poor people survive worldwide for centuries
27. Keep your sense of humor
28. Always remember that we'll all survive
29. The job you said you' d never lower yourself to do ,is the job someone else wishes and prays they had.
30. Suicide is not painless. It hurts all those who love you
31. Shower together,hubba,hubba
32. I always remember a quote from my momma ,when I was feeling down and realized we were dirt poor,
" Baby, look outside.Them bird's is still singin' ,and they got no coat,no job,no roof over they head,no guarantee uh'duh next meal. They's jus'happy they's breathing."
Link to original article here
Monday, January 12, 2009
5 High Speed Trains to Check Out
Full story here about developing high speed rail systems. No surprise, no USA, at ALL.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Al Franken v Ann Coulter
I had never listened to her before. I think I will start paying more attention.
Remember God Hates......
I think some people are forgetting some of the other things that God and the bible say are wrong and evil. Found here at a funny little site. I would actually like to go do a little counter protest with one of these signs to see how many people would even notice.
When Girls Don't Put Out. MUST READ!
I didn't write this but it is really funny. Originally found here.
One evening last week, my girlfriend and I were getting into bed.
Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says, “I don’t feel like it, I just want you to hold me.”
I said, “WHAT??!! What was that?!”
So she says the words that every boyfriend on the planet dreads to hear…
“You’re just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me to satisfy your physical needs as a man.”
She responded to my puzzled look by saying, “Can’t you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you in the bedroom?”
Realizing that nothing was going to happen that night, I went to sleep.
The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with her. We went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big, big unnamed department store. I walked around with her while she tried on several different very expensive outfits. She couldn’t decide which one to take, so I told her we’d just buy them all. She wanted new shoes to compliment her new clothes, so I said, “Lets get a pair for each outfit.”
We went on to the jewelry department where she picked out a pair of diamond earrings. Let me tell you… she was so excited. She must have thought I was one wave short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn’t even know how to play tennis.lol
I think I threw her for a loop when I said, “That’s fine, honey.” She was almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement. Smiling with excited anticipation, she finally said, “I think this is all
dear, let’s go to the cashier.”
I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, “No honey, I don’t feel like it.”
Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled, “WHAT?”
I then said, “Honey! I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while. You’re just not in touch with my financial needs as a man enough for me to satisfy your shopping needs as a woman.”
And just when she had this look like she was going to kill me, I added, “Why can’t you just love me for who I am and not for the things I buy you?”
Apparently I’m not having sex tonight either….but at least that bitch knows I’m smarter than her.
One evening last week, my girlfriend and I were getting into bed.
Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says, “I don’t feel like it, I just want you to hold me.”
I said, “WHAT??!! What was that?!”
So she says the words that every boyfriend on the planet dreads to hear…
“You’re just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me to satisfy your physical needs as a man.”
She responded to my puzzled look by saying, “Can’t you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you in the bedroom?”
Realizing that nothing was going to happen that night, I went to sleep.
The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with her. We went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big, big unnamed department store. I walked around with her while she tried on several different very expensive outfits. She couldn’t decide which one to take, so I told her we’d just buy them all. She wanted new shoes to compliment her new clothes, so I said, “Lets get a pair for each outfit.”
We went on to the jewelry department where she picked out a pair of diamond earrings. Let me tell you… she was so excited. She must have thought I was one wave short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn’t even know how to play tennis.lol
I think I threw her for a loop when I said, “That’s fine, honey.” She was almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement. Smiling with excited anticipation, she finally said, “I think this is all
dear, let’s go to the cashier.”
I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, “No honey, I don’t feel like it.”
Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled, “WHAT?”
I then said, “Honey! I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while. You’re just not in touch with my financial needs as a man enough for me to satisfy your shopping needs as a woman.”
And just when she had this look like she was going to kill me, I added, “Why can’t you just love me for who I am and not for the things I buy you?”
Apparently I’m not having sex tonight either….but at least that bitch knows I’m smarter than her.
Hey! I'm Laid Off, Anybody Want to Buy My Car?
Hyundai has a new program that I'm sure will appeal to some. It's basically just expanded "GAP" coverage, but now includes buying the car back if you lose your job. Cool idea or stupid marketing gimmick? Not sure. Full story here
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Incredible looking Black Hornet by Shelby
Dammit I wish I would have know about this. I would have placed a bid(if I had any money that is)
Check out the details here.
Emmett's Christmas wish 2009 Edition #1
Random things I think I would like to own.
Find them here and lots of other cool stuff at Restoration Hardware
Thursday, January 1, 2009
The City Museum
The City Museum in St. Louis is a blast. Spent about 4 hours in it the other day and still missed a good bit of it. Will definitely be going back. One nice thing about being unemployed is the chance to go do these kinds of things. Link here.
The Customer is NOT Always Right
If you work with the public you should find something you can relate to here.
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