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Interesting content here 2008-09-21 15:32:58 I was interested in learning a bit more about whether or not the infamous "Bush Doctrine Question" was an ambush or attack question from Charlie Gibson to Sarah Palin during the interview the week before last. I found this video on Youtube and thought it kind of dispelled that rumor that it was an ambush question for Palin. I'm not jumping on her here, just dispelling the logic that it was an atta
Hand In The Cookie Jar 2008-09-19 15:00:07 Is anyone else concerned that the U.S. governments Wall St. bail out is likely going to cost nearly a trillion dollars? I don't know about everyone else, but I'm a bit concerned. I don't pretend to know a lot about this whole thing, but it is interesting how some companies were allowed to fail and others were not. I've got to wonder who is lobbying who and to what avail. This is an awful lot of m Read more:Cookie
Why iLove iMac 2008-09-17 19:32:02 I was surfing for some info regarding government financial regulations and stumbled upon this comic. I'm not too sure who wrote it, but it reminded me of why I love the iMac and Leopard 10.5. With my PC, I was constantly dealing with updating Antivirus and firewalls and the like. It was a royal pain in the ass. Not only did it slow everything down, but it made running multiple application a total
Blood On Wall St. 2008-09-17 16:36:59 Here we go again, another day another 450 point drop for the Dow Jones Industrial's. After plummeting over 500 points Monday, the Dow gained about 150 yesterday and got a running start to base jump nearly 450 points to close down 800 points since this weekend. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm a bit concerned. Granted, I'm not about to make a run on my banks, but I am considering going Read more:Blood
Market Woes 2008-09-17 16:27:51 The Dow Jones Industrial took a wallop yesterday dropping nearly 500 total points! The drop occurs at a time when numerous financial institutions are failing and America's trust in its money is declining. The question on everyones mind, "is my money safe?" Well, that all depends...Naturally both presidential candidates are pointlessly pointing their fingers at everyone but themselves or their part Read more:Market
Political Monday 2008-09-15 05:58:00 This youtube video was sent to me from a good friend and fellow political junkie. It is interesting to see what the talking heads in the media say from one day to the other. Take from this video what you will, but ask yourself is it propaganda, is there an agenda? Read more:Monday
Ike Rambles On 2008-09-14 15:40:59 Hurricane Ike battered the Galveston/Houston area Friday and Saturday and has now moved on toward Arkansas and eventually the Ohio River valley. Fortunately the human cost was drastically reduced due to the proactive response by both local authorities in both Galveston and Houston. As for the actual monetary costs associated with the storm, it is too soon to know for sure. Initial reports claim th
Ike Batters The Texas Coast, Landfall Expected In The Next Few Hours 2008-09-12 15:49:46 As of this afternoon, Hurricane Ike is about 100 miles offshore from Galveston and the situation is really beginning to deteriorate in Galveston and the Houston area. The storm is expected to hit as a strong category two or week 3. Regardless of the category, this hurricane is huge and the effects will be far reaching. I am currently in Austin and the skies are dark and winds are holding steady ar Read more:Coast
, Expected
, Hours
, Texas
"Lesser of Two Evils", says Ron Paul 2008-09-12 04:03:01 American's have a choice this November and according to TX. Congressman Ron Paul, that choice is the lesser of two evils. Paul was asked by Phil Gramm to announce his support for John McCain in the upcoming election and flat out denied his support. In fact, Paul claimed that Gramm's reasoning was that "...he (McCain) would do less harm than the other candidate."In addition to Paul's assertions, he Read more:Lesser
Hurricane Ike Strengthens 2008-09-11 04:15:00 After countless evacuations along the Texas coast, Hurricane Ike is still strengthening as it threatens to make landfall sometime this weekend. This storm is already a killer, as it left hundreds dead in its wake across the Caribbean. Living just south of Austin, and having a birds eye view of the situation, I am hoping that somehow this thing weakens as it nears the coast, but that is unlikely.
The Comedy Soapbox 2008-09-10 06:24:01 Having been working as a freelance writer for a while, I've come across a lot of different cool websites, but have not as of yet, come across a site quite like The ComedySoapbox
. The Soapbox is a great site for aspiring stand up comics or fans of comedy due to the sheer number of comics who blog regularly there. The majority of bloggers on the site are working comics in the NYC and surrounding ar
Mourning in New England 2008-09-09 03:34:01 New England
Patriots QB Tom Brady will miss the entire 2008-09 season due to a torn ACL he suffered against the Kansas City Chiefs this passed Sunday. Brady, who was hurried back to health from an earlier injury, was expected to lead the Patriots back to the playoffs for another push at destiny, but now has been announced as doubtful for the rest of this years campaign.After last years Super Bowl Read more:Mourning
, New England
MSNBC's Olberman Demoted 2008-09-08 15:33:11 Conservative-minded Americans all across the nation rejoiced this morning with the announcement of the demotion of both Countdown's Keith Olberman and Hardball's Chris Matthews from anchors during "Political Night Coverage" to mere commentators. Apparently the two had fallen out of favor for comments made during the Republican National Convention as well as an on-air off-screen flare up.It is no s Read more:MSNBC
Fighting the Weeds 2008-09-08 06:10:01 My wife and I moved down to Texas from New Hampshire in June and have been really enjoying the Texas weather and general atmosphere. Honestly, the only thing I haven't been enjoying is taking care of the lawn in our backyard. There is currently a battle being waged between myself, the Bermuda and St. Augustine grass. Personally, I prefer the Bermuda grass because it is soft and easy to care for, p Read more:Fighting
, Weeds
Hurricane Ike Expect Another Bloated Government Response 2008-09-07 15:09:49 Here we are again, another week another hurricane. It will be interesting to see if the government response is as bloated as it was with Gustav last week. Lets face it, the response to Katrina was so lackluster that they (the govt.) simply had to overreact to a mild storm if it was to hit anywhere near New Orleans. Being precocious is always a good idea especially with one of these storms bearing Read more:Expect
, Government
, Response
Barbecue in Texas 2008-09-07 06:06:00 I took a trip over to Lockhart, TX yesterday to visit Black's Barbecue
, one of Texas
' most famous BBQ joints and arguably the best in the country (according to folks with gun racks who I'm not going to argue with). Anyway, Black's is a great family owned and operated BBQ hall with the great old town service I've ever experienced. Not only is the service great, the food is unbelievable! When you
Striking Similarity 2008-09-06 05:59:01 Needless to say, the United States news media has been in a buzz since John McCain announced that his running mate would be the precocious Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. Well, has anyone else noticed the striking similarity between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey of SNL fame? I mean they aren't exact look-a-likes, but damn it is close. Gov. Palin could probably pass for Fey's hot older sister right?Aside f Read more:Similarity
, Striking
Wireless Excitement 2008-09-05 05:42:00 I had mentioned a while ago that Kris and I switched over from a PC to an iMac and it has been great, well it has except for the frequency in which the batteries die in our wireless mouse and keyboard. I swear I must be replacing these things at least once a week. Recently, we ordered an Energizer 4xAA recharger and couldn't be happier. Grated, the charger and batteries were a bit on the pricey s Read more:Excitement
, Wireless
The Revolution 2008-09-04 04:44:01 Having recently surfed many blogs over at BlogExplosion, I came upon a blog about Ron Paul's book "The Revolution a Manifesto". I am always interested in learning more about people's varying political ideals and beliefs, so I read the blog and eventually ordered the book. Well, today I received my copy and am looking forward to pouring over the pages of "true conservatism" and exploring its intric
Steel Jesus The Saga of The Metallic Savior 2008-09-03 04:48:01 A couple of months ago, Charles and Dave Films released SteelJesus
; The Saga of The Metallic
Savior on their youtube page. The short, satirical and bizarre Steel Jesus and others an be found there as well. Here is the trailer and feature for Steel Jesus; Saga of The Metallic Savior.
Tuesday's Playlist 2008-09-02 06:06:01 Jefferson Airplane, "Volunteers"Purple Tree Band, "Gimme Some Truth"Led Zeppelin, "What Is And Should Never Be"Cream, "I'm So Glad"Cream, "Crossroads"Jimi Hendrix, "The Wind Cries Mary"Oasis, "Let There Be Love"Pink Floyd, "Us And Them"Steppenwolf, "The Pusher"Johnny Cash, "God's Gonna Cut You Down"Our Lady Peace, "Innocent"Pearl Jam, "Yellow Ledbetter"John Lennon, "Working Class Hero"Bob Segar, " Read more:Playlist
, Tuesday
Maxed Out and Lovin'It 2008-09-01 05:46:01 It's no secret that people are getting larger in developed nations, but when I heard the report that over half of adults in the United States are overweight and nearly a third are obese, I was floored. I always realized that there may be a problem, but I had no idea it had gotten so out of control. I guess there is a lot of temptation out there. Whether it is all the cream in your 3-a-daily coffee
Real Life Bomberman 2008-08-30 05:23:01 The United States military has a shortage and is looking for more than just a few good men. Currently, demand for bomb technicians are at an all time high. In addition to being shot at, targeted for mortar attacks and being blown to jerky by the very bombs you're attempting to diffuse, bomb technicians no longer need to serve for two years before becoming bomb technicians for the Navy (USMC still Read more:Bomberman
, Real Life
Watching The Debate In High Def 2008-10-08 12:14:12 Having watched last nights debate on CNN on a High Definition t.v. was pretty cool. I'm not sure if everyone is aware that CNN offers some pretty decent charts and graphs which gauge responsiveness toward the candidates from their panel as well as undecideds in key battleground states. This was actually my first time watching anything on an HD TV and I have to admit I'm strongly considering pickin Read more:Debate
, Watching
Dow Drops Again Did Anyone Notice? 2008-10-07 17:41:49 The Dow Jones dropped over 500 points again today and I suspect that not too many people noticed. Is this coming commonplace and acceptable, or did we just put it on the old credit card and will worry when the statement comes due next month? I wonder where we would be if this all went down a year from now, or perhaps a year ago? If you ask the average person on the street, chances are, the econom Read more:Again
, Anyone
, Drops
Digging A Hole 2008-10-07 15:03:43 The second debate is set for this evening in Tennessee and will likely be a "barn-burner". Both of the candidates have been exchanging barbs over each others past and how those pasts may effect the future. According to Obama, McCain will run the economy further into the ground through excessive deregulation, and according to McCain, Obama will likely form a resistance group and start bombing gover
Great Image 2008-10-07 04:16:00 Kind of sums up the financial crisis facing homeowners huh? Read more:Great
, Image
Ugly Economic Downturn 2008-10-06 13:39:06 Woke up this morning and turned o the news to watch the DOW Jones plummet well below 10K. CNN has stated that the last time the market dipped below 10K was in 2003. According to all the financial gurus, it looks like the credit markets are still frozen and they don't appear to be ready to "thaw" any time soon. As I type this entry, the DOW is down 731 points and the anchor is insisting consumers d Read more:Economic
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