Happy Gilmore

Jimmie,
I finally found it!

New Poll: David Beckham

New poll question up today. Check it out. Feel free to comment if you don't like the voting options you are given in a poll.

World Dominaton

Wow. I guess you never really know someone. It turns out that my wife is a communist sympathizer. She has taken over a Soviet sub and is leading a revolution to return Russia to comunist rule. Don't believe me? Fine, here's some photographic evidence. I am willing to swear under oath that this photo was taken on a Soviet sub and has not been doctored in any way.

Who is Ron Paul?

I think I may have found the candidate I will be voting for in the next presidential primary... seriously. I'm not one for soapboxing, but I think everyone should at least check out his website and think about some of the issues involved. I certainly don't agree with all of his positions, nor do I think he will win the next election, but I hope that supporting him will help open some eyes about how needlessly huge the federal government is and how much money and liberty it is costing all of us. RonPaul2008

My Simpsons family portrait

Ever wonder what you would look like if you were in The Simpsons. Now you can find out. You can create your own avatar at simpsonsmovie.com
Here's what Julie and I might look like...

Can I come too?

"Hello there little missy. It seems nobody told you the bandwagon was full. Well, hop on then."
Still poking and prodding, but Julie has authorized me to announce her new blog is up and running. Visit her at julerton.blogspot.com

What the.....?

Very creative... Tunnel House. Maybe if these guys spent less time recreating their Science Fiction fantasies their house wouldn't be getting demolished.

News and Notes

News and Notes:

Julie is tinkering with a new blog for herself. Its not ready yet, but stay tuned for more info later. I am also working on some updates for my blog. I have added a new poll feature on the sidebar. I intend to update the question weekly and am really interested in gauging the opinions of my readers on what I hope will be some interesting issues. This week's is just a silly, stupid poll for the purposes of set-up. I promise better polls to come, and I hope to add more upgrades that will enrich the reading experience very soon. Please vote so I can see how many people will be interested in this feature.

Checklist

Lets see -- Dogs? Check.
All the crap for the dogs? Check.
Wife? Check.
Clothes? Check.
Crap to pick up dog crap? check.
Rental car to hold all the crap? Check.

Well, we finally made it to Fresno. Gotta get going if we want to make this guy's show tonight. Really excited to see more of his work. More news of Fresno to follow. Yes I rented an SUV, and, yes, I am ashamed. Feel free to call greenpeace on me.

US Border Fence Accidentally Built in Mexico

Oops. A US border fence was accidentally built on Mexican Soil. On the one hand, its never good to illegally enter another country and set up what is technically part of a military installation. Mexico has every right to ask them to remove it and seek some sort of damages for the intrusion. On the other hand, this is out in the middle of nowhere. It seems like the respective governments own most of that property and aren't using it for anything other than a border. What real difference would it make to move the fence 6 feet in one direction or another. I think the best solution would be for the US government to apologize and offer to lease the land from the often cash-strapped Mexican government for the going rate in the area. It seems like most of the land in the area is semi-arid farmland. Guessing how much farmland leases for in that area, I would say that leasing the land for maybe even 40 or 50 years would be cheaper than moving the fence. After that time both governments could reassess their positions, so to speak. Plus, Mexico would get some money out of the deal. But, of course, governments don't always do the logical thing. I'm sure this will take a long time to resolve and end up costing the United States taxpayers lots of money.

Slow day on the beat, Officer?

Think people are mean? Think the government is unfair? Just be thankful you don't live in Toronto...

News Anchor Freaks Out

I've watched this several times and I can't figure out if this is staged or real? I'm all for standing up for what you believe in, but aren't there bigger issues to take a stand against. Also, didn't she make the story even bigger than if she had just read the copy as quickly as she could and moved on to the next story. If it is real, I at least have to give her some credit for realizing that there are more important things to report on than PH and having the balls to do something like that. Fight the Power!

Hope for the Future

It looks like some of the best and brightest high school students had a message for the President yesterday.

Survival of the fittest

Ok, so there's this show that I'm totally obsessed with-- Man vs. Wild.
This guy is totally my hero. Anyway, the other day my wife asked me what I would do with my life if I could do anything i wanted. I didn't have an answer, but I just realized that I would probably do what this guy does. Except I don't think I could. Well it turns out I can do one thing he does...we both blog on blogspot.

oops

Sorry about the lack of posts. I have been very busy lately. I know that is a very overused excuse, but this time it is actually true. Anyway, I had to take a few hours off work to take Daisy to the vet after she had a fall today. She broke all 4 bones in one of her little puppy paws. She will be having surgery on Thursday, followed by a few weeks of difficult recovery. The vet gave her some pain medication, so she came home all drowsy today. I did manage to wake her up long enough to show her splint to the camera.

Presidential Myspace

The current President doesn't have one, but many of the candidates running for president in '08 have Myspace pages. Most are very odd and awkward to say the least. Some border on bizarre. Today I will link to Mitt Romney. I think he is the first Mormon on Myspace. The comments section is very odd. Lots of incoherent thoughts and very poor spelling/typing. You can find out his favorite music groups and books, though. I think its safe to say he is the first and only governor of the great state of Mass. to list Brooks & Dunn as one of his favorite musical groups.

Well since you asked...

Furniture by Adam Wall

This guy made us some amazing tables. Check them out here.

A different kind of "Handy Manny"

Some of you may have already seen this, but I was shocked to learn that some customers in New Jersey tuned into the Disney Channel only to find pornography. Comcast was to blame, not Disney. Check out the story.

Taxes

Wow. On my last paycheck I had $729 dollars withheld for taxes, social security, etc. The majority taken out was for federal income tax. In fact, so far this year I have paid more in federal income tax than on any single living expense. I pay more in federal income tax than I pay for rent, transportation, food or health care.

A GREAT SEGUE

So Boris Yeltsin died yesterday... in related news, I have been listening to an indie band for a while now called Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin . I would say that anyone who liked the old Weezer sound might like them, but that doesn't totally define them. They are in SF today and somewhere around LA LA Land tomorrow. I wish I could go, but I have to be responsible and work.