Archive for February, 2008

Primaries

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

     o far Barack Obama is in the lead, according to this NYT poll. I love this quote from the article: “I like them both,” said Ann Powers, 64, a coordinator for special education programs in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “I just think he is too inexperienced and she’s dealt with more in the last 20 years.”
     I [...]

Scientology Pwned.

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Business

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

     ow, busy week! It seems like there’s so much going on lately, it’s hard to keep up with. I’ve been writing like mad — some of it is even worth keeping. Much of it . . . is not. *sighs* I’ve started my first chapter about four times and pitched it. I hate chapter one [...]

All My Stars Are Falling Down

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

     n the video to the right is my poem, “All My Stars Are Falling Down”, which I wrote back in, oh, 1999 or so. It’s about dwelling in pain, finding hope, and most importantly to me, going to find your own hope instead of waiting around for someone else to give it to you. It’s [...]

Zombie Apocalypse Update

Friday, February 15th, 2008

     ossible Sewer Zombies Sited In Eastbourne:
     It sounds like something out of a Hollywood blockbuster.
     But staff at a sewage works have called in a ghostbuster because they are being stalked by a zombie-like figure who roams the underground tunnels.
     Workers at Southern Water’s treatment plant in Eastbourne, East Sussex, said they have been scared to enter tunnels [...]

PostSecret.com

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

A PostSecret Valentine’s Day Card:

ServSafe Certifying

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

     esterday, I had the dubious pleasure of re-certifying in the Michigan state health code for restaurant workers. Last week, the Owners of the Restaurant Where I Work© handed the morning cashier and I the text books for the class and said, “Hey, you two have a week to learn the entirety of the Michigan state [...]

A Toast! (27)

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

      Toast to biofuels! Apparently, they aren’t as cool as we thought they were:
     Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded.
     The benefits of biofuels have come under increasing attack [...]

Ted Haggard, Again

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

pparently, the New Life Church is giving up on Ted Haggard. You guys may remember Ted Haggard — I made some fun of him back when his little scandal broke. Well, despite the three-week crash course in heterosexuality from the New Life Church, and claims afterwards of being “completely heterosexual”, Ted Haggard has “quit” the [...]

Punday Night: Twofer

Monday, February 4th, 2008

     wo hunters were sitting in a tavern, arguing about who was the better hunter. They decided to bet a tall glass of beer each that they could kill and return with a killing first.
     One took up his hunting rifle and went out, and the other got into a fighter plane, found a lion, and killed [...]