Thursday, August 10, 2006
No bombs, maybe snakes.
I'm not getting on any flight that goes to or from the UK. So I'm not going to be on one of those "at risk" flights. I mean, thanks for your concern and all, but how do they know I just don't walk in there see there are too many guys, serve them their food, and get the fuck out?* Your precious what bitch?* Heh. Where was I? Oh yes... Besides, I'm flying into Newark, New Jersey. If you want to strike terror into the hearts of Americans, killing off some people from New Jersey won't do it. That's like removing a abcessed tooth. In the end, if there is noone left in New Jersey, the country is just that much better off. *If you don't know what movie I'm quoting, shame on you. There's a seat on the next flight to New Jersey with your name on it.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Wal-Mart of Airlines
I hate Southwest Airlines. The only reason anyone flies Southwest Airlines is to save money. I think Southwest is a necessary evil mind you, they keep prices down, just like Wal-Mart. I believe there is nothing wrong with saving money. But at the same time, cheapest isn't always best. Me? I like US Airways. They're not the cheapest, but they aren't expensive either. They're the Target of skies. Right now, I'm stuck waiting for a Southwest Airlines flight. Oh I wanted to bag on Southwest some more but looks like I have to go fight for a seat.
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Eurotrip!
I'm going to Italy! R0x0r!!!eleventyone!!!111!!! The Italy trip will the week of the July 31st and the week of the Aug 7th. I need to borrow/buy a digital camera! Update: I'm going to Naples. All expenses paid. How cool is that?
Eurotrip!
I'm going to Italy! R0x0r!!!eleventyone!!!111!!! The Italy trip will the week of the July 31st and the week of the Aug 7th. I need to borrow/buy a digital camera! I'm going to Naples. All expenses paid. How cool is that?
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Eurotrip!
I'm going to Italy! R0x0r!!!eleventyone!!!111!!! The Italy trip will the week of the July 31st and the week of the Aug 7th. I need to borrow/buy a digital camera!
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Largest Cities in the US
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Houston
Largest Cities in the US
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Houston
Friday, July 14, 2006
Brilliant Words
You don't need to be different, you need to find a different girl. Always work under the presumption that you are perfect. Find someone who agrees.
Someone set us up the bomb.
Is it me or has the entire middle east gone ape-shit the last couple of days?
Thursday, July 13, 2006
US Army War College Quarterly
"Police officers responded to a domestic dispute, accompanied by marines. They had just gone up to the door when two shotgun birdshot rounds were fired through the door, hitting the officers. One yelled `cover me!' to the marines, who then laid down a heavy base of fire. . . . The police officer had not meant `shoot' when he yelled `cover me' to the marines. [He] meant . . . point your weapons and be prepared to respond if necessary. However, the marines responded instantly in the precise way they had been trained, where `cover me' means provide me with cover using firepower. . . . over two hundred bullets [were] fired into that house."
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Money? Power? Nay...good friends.
Words cannot express how greatful I am to have such good friends. Windy Greg Daniel Becki Thank you.
Money? Power? Nay...good friends.
Words cannot express how greatful I am to have such good friends. Windy Greg Daniel Becki Thank you.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Enrique: I'm trying to cyber this bot
>> Hello. How do you do. Please state your problem. >> Well, I am feeling a little lonely. Is it because you are feeling a little lonely that you came to me ? >> yes. You seem to be quite positive. >> you wanna cyber? We were discussing you -- not me. >> I cyber you Perhaps in your fantasies we cyber each other. >> can I stick my rock hard cock in your ass? Your rock hard cock in my ass ? >> Come on you dirty little slut Oh, I dirty little slut ? >> yep Earlier you said your rock hard cock in my ass . >> you want to take me on my offer? Why do you say your offer ? >> quit playing hard to get and give it up! But your offer . >> got any naked pics? I'm not sure I understand you fully. >> NUDE PICTURES., Please go on. >> so.. you want drugs or money or something? you're not really talking about me -- are you ? >> I'll trade you drugs or money for cyber
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
How to retire in your 30's
The #1 reason people in high paying salaried jobs are still working hard when they are fifty is because they can't keep their spending under control. To soothe their agony regarding their dull, demanding job, they placate themselves with toys that fail to make them happy: a penthouse apartment, a fancy car, a diamond ring. Resist the massive pressure to dress, eat and shop like your peers, and live a modest lifestyle. Focus on work, as your play will come later.Source
Update: my schedule
There has been a change in my schedule. Due to some legal woes between the school and Citrix, the class was canceled. This means, I'm back in the sweltering heat of Las Vegas, out a couple of grand, and bummed.
Update: my schedule
There has been a change in my schedule. Due to some legal woes between the school and Citrix, the class was canceled. This means, I'm back in the sweltering heat of Las Vegas, out a couple of grand, and bummed.
Update: my schedule
There has been a change in my schedule. Due to some legal woes between the school and Citrix, the class was canceled. This means, I'm back in the sweltering heat of Las Vegas, out a couple of grand, and bummed.
Update: my schedule
There has been a chance in my schedule. Due to some legal woes between the school and Citrix, the class was canceled. This means, I'm back in the sweltering heat of Las Vegas. I'm out a couple of grand and I'm in the heat. I'm bummed.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Faith in the game.
What's the difference between knowing something and just knowing the name of it? Some of the rifts that still exist decades after the Scopes Monkey Trial would be healed if only the faithful understood that scientists aren't out to get them, and their methods didn't come from the Devil.From disenchanted.com
Friday, June 23, 2006
my schedule
LA 6/23 - 6/25 San Francisco 6/25 - 6/30 Dallas 7/1 - 7-9 ??? 7/10 - 7-16 Boston 7/17 - 7/22 Cleveland 7/22 - 7/29 All of those except Dallas are for teaching. Dallas is personal/Dell project.
my schedule
LA 6/23 - 6/25 San Francisco 6/25 - 6/30 Dallas 7/1 - 7-9 ??? 7/10 - 7-16 Boston 7/17 - 7/22 Cleveland 7/22 - 7/29 All of those except Dallas are for teaching. Dallas is personal/Dell project.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Archipelago
Sometimes I can't help but think how similar we all are. And yet, every one of us feels as though we're an island unto ourselves. Too bad we can't see that, just as islands are connected via the ocean floor, we too are all connected. I want someone to crawl onto my island for a while.
Archipelago
Sometimes I can't help but think how similar we all are. And yet, every one of us feels as though we're an island unto ourselves. Too bad we can't see that, just as islands are connected via the ocean floor, we too are all connected.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Rabbits live under rocks.
[20:40] Tripps: link [22:12] Rabbit: ok? [22:12] Tripps: did you look? [22:12] Rabbit: yea [22:12] Tripps: That's fucked up. [22:12] Rabbit: what is? [22:12] Tripps: Do you not know the story of that girl? [22:12] Tripps: Natalie Holloway? [22:12] Rabbit: guess not [22:13] Rabbit: nope [22:14] Tripps: You know what? Nevermind. I had no idea rabbits lived under rocks. :-/
Rabbits live under rocks.
[20:40] Sppirt: link [22:12] RabbitBleu: ok? [22:12] Sppirt: did you look? [22:12] RabbitBleu: yea [22:12] Sppirt: That's fucked up. [22:12] RabbitBleu: what is? [22:12] Sppirt: Do you not know the story of that girl? [22:12] Sppirt: Natalie Holloway? [22:12] RabbitBleu: guess not [22:13] RabbitBleu: nope [22:14] Sppirt: You know what? Nevermind. I had no idea rabbits lived under rocks. :-/
Rabbits live under rocks.
[20:40] Sppirt: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=85236721 [22:12] RabbitBleu: ok? [22:12] Sppirt: did you look? [22:12] RabbitBleu: yea [22:12] Sppirt: That's fucked up. [22:12] RabbitBleu: what is? [22:12] Sppirt: Do you not know the story of that girl? [22:12] Sppirt: Natalie Holloway? [22:12] RabbitBleu: guess not [22:13] RabbitBleu: nope [22:14] Sppirt: You know what? Nevermind. I had no idea rabbits lived under rocks. :-/
Sunday, June 18, 2006
371 Useless Facts
1. For every human being on earth, there are about 200 million insects. 2. The harmonica is the world's most popular instrument. 3. By the time they are 65 years old, most Americans have watched more than nine years worth of television. 4. The puck in ice hockey can travel at up to 118 mph (190 km/h). 5. If you stretched all the nerves in the body from end to end, they would be about 47 miles long. 6. Humans have more than 600 muscles in their bodies. 7. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. 8. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. 9. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. 10. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. 11. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. 12. There are more chickens than people in the world. 13. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. 14. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." 15. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. 16. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. 17. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." 18. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. 19. Almonds are a member of the peach family. 20. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. 21. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. 22. The largest cabbage weighed 144 lbs. 23. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. 24. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" - and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A." 25. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. 26. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. 27. Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur. 28. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. 29. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. 30. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life." 31. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. 32. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. 33. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at home!) 34. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. 35. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. 36. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. 37. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. 38. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. 39. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. 40. Many hamsters blink one eye at a time. 41. The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper. 42. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. 43. Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A. 44. Whitby, Ontario has more donut stores per capita than any other place in the world. 45. Starfish have no brain. 46. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. 47. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which contained the letter "E". 48. Bulls are color blind. 49. A can of SPAM is opened every 4 seconds. 50. "Babe" was played by over 48 pigs. 51. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. 52. Lip stick contains fish scales. 53. The Poison Arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2200 people. 54. The largest known kidney stone weighed 1.36 kilograms. 55. Kidney stones come in any color from yellow to brown. 56. Women blink twice as many times as men do. 57. A bowling pin only has to tilt 7.5 degrees in order to fall down. 58. The first episode of Leave It To Beaver aired on October 4, 1957. 59. Beaver Cleaver's locker number is 9. 60. The first flushing toilet seen on TV was on Leave It To Beaver. 61. Jerry Seinfeld's apartment number (on the show) is 5A. In the old episodes it was 3A. 62. The life span of a taste bud is ten days. 63. Pi has been calculated to 2,260,321,363 digits. 64. The billionth digit in Pi is 9. 65. The first 100 numbers of Pi are: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 58209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679. 66. Click HERE for 99,999 digits of pi! 67. A stretched out Slinky is 87 feet long. 68. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. 69. Emus can't walk backwards. 70. A group of unicorns is called a blessing. 71. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. 72. A group of whales is called a pod. 73. A group of geese is called a gaggle. 74. A group of owls is called a parliament. 75. A group of ravens is called a murder. 76. A group of bears is called a sleuth. 77. 12 or more cows is called a flink. 78. A baby oyster is called a spat. 79. Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down. 80. In the October 22, 1945 edition of Life magazine there was a picture of a chicken with its head cut off. It was alive too! 81. The average garden variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head. 82. Pinocchio was made of pine. 83. The largest pumpkin weighed 1262 lbs. 84. A mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will. 85. More people are killed annually by donkeys than in airplane crashes. 86. Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button for it was eliminated during surgery. 87. There are 22 stars in the Paramount logo. 88. The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime. 89. A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge. 90. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. 91. Cranberry Jell-0 is the only kind that contains real fruit. 92. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. 93. Every time you lick a stamp you consume 1/10 of a calorie. 94. The pound sign # is called anoctothorpe. 95. Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. 96. New Jersey has a spoon museum with over 5,400 spoons from almost all the states. 97. There was once a town in West Virginia called "6". 98. Singapore only has one train station. 99. The parking meter was invented in North Dakota. 100. Napolean made his battle plans in a sandbox. 101. Roman Emperor Caligula made his horse a senator. 102. The green stuff on the occasional freak potato chip is chlorophyll. 103. If you ate too many carrots you would turn orange. 104. Pluto's orbit crosses Neptune's making Pluto the eighth planet from the sun. It has been that way since 1979 and will remain that way until 1999. 105. The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons. 106. The force of 1 billion people jumping at the same time is equal to 500 tons of TNT. 107. Popeye was 5'6". 108. Howdy Doody had 48 freckles. 109. The first word spoken on the moon was "Okay". 110. Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. 111. The average speed of Heinz ketchup leaving the bottle is 25 miles per year. 112. Hilary Clinton once said We are the President. 113. The percent of women who wash their hands after leaving a restroom is 80%. 114. The percent of men who wash their hands after using a restroom is 55%. 115. There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet paper roll. 116. The Eifel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets in it. 117. "Jaws" is the most common name for a goldfish. 118. On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles. 119. The average American eats 2 donuts a day. 120. The longest word in the Old Testament is Malhershalahashbaz. 121. The longest time a person has been in a coma is 37 years. 122. Every minute in the U.S 6 people turn 17. 123. It takes the Where's Waldo artist one month to complete a drawing. 124. 2500 lefties die each year using products designed for righties. 125. A baby is born every 7 seconds. 126. 10 tons of space dust fall on the Earth everyday. 127. On average, a 4 year old child asks 437 questions a day. 128. Blue and white are the most common school colors. 129. Swimming pools in Phoenix, Arizona, pick up 20 pounds of dust a year. 130. The first message tapped by Samuel Morse over his invention the telegraph was: What hath God wrought?. 131. The first words spoken by over Alexander Bell over the telephone were: Watson, please come here. I want you. 132. The first words spoken by Thomas Edison over the phonograph were: Mary had a little lamb 133. The three words in the English language with the letters uu are: vacuum, residuum and continuum. 134. A baby in Florida was named: Truewilllaughinglifebuckyboomermanifestdestiny. His middle name is George James. 135. It is illegal to ride a street car on Sunday if you have been eating garlic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 136. In a normal life time an American will eat 200 pounds of peanuts and 10,000 pounds of meat. 137. A new book is published every 13 minutes in America. 138. America's best selling ice-cream flavour is vanilla. 139. Americans eat 18 billion hot dogs a year. 140. Americans eat 134 pounds of sugar a year. 141. Every year the sun loses 360 million tons. 142. Because of Animal Crackers, many kids until they reach the age of ten, believe a bear is as tall as a giraffe. 143. You can tell if a skunk is about if you smell only .000 000 000 000 071 ounce of its spray. 144. Animal breeders in Russia once claimed to have bred sheep with blue wool. 145. Penguins are the only bird that can leap into the air like porpoises. 146. India has 50 million monkeys. 147. By some unknown means, an iguana can end its own life. 148. Americans spend around $3 billion for cat and dog food a year. 149. Pigs can cover a mile in 7.5 minutes when running at top speed. 150. You breathe about 10 million times a year. 151. The colder the room you sleep in, the better the chances are that you'll have a bad dream. 152. The first non-human to win an Oscar was Mickey Mouse. 153. Lee Harvey Oswald was booked with mugshot number 54018. 154. The Gulf Stream could carry a message in a bottle at an average of 4 miles per hour. 155. The bullseye on a dartboard must be 5 feet 8 inches off the ground. 156. The foot is the most common body part bitten by insects. 157. The most common time for a wake up call is 7am. 158. The doorbell was invented in 1831. 159. The are 255 squares on a Scrabble board. 160. The electric shaver was patented on November 6, 1928. 161. There are 500 sheets of paper in a ream. 162. The monkey wrench was invented by Charles Moncke. 163. Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs. 164. There are seven points on the Statue of Liberty's crown. 165. There are approx. 550 hairs in the eyebrow. 166. The most common non-contagious disease in the world is tooth decay. 167. The shell constitutes 12 percent of an egg's weight. 168. A squid has 10 tentacles. 169. A snail's reproductive organs are in its head. 170. A cow's only sweat glands are in its nose. 171. The word "AND" appears 46,277 times in the Bible. 172. The first word played in the Scrabble rules demonstration game is "horn". 173. The telephone's U.S. patent number is 174,465. 174. The typical person goes to the bathroom 6 times a day. 175. There are 17 steps leading up to Sherlock Holme's apartment. 176. When a horned toad is angry, it squirts blood from it's eyes. 177. Napoleon was terrified of cats. 178. The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint. 179. The typical American eats 263 eggs a year. 180. The ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by Laszlo and Georg Biro. 181. The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. 182. The parking meter was invented by C.C. Magee in 1935. 183. In 1961, an IBM 7090 computer calculated Pi to 100 265 digits. 184. The human body weighs forty times more than the brain. 185. After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. 186. A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner. 187. The oldest known vegetable is the pea. 188. Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes. 189. The avocado has the most calories of any fruit. 190. The first zoo in the USA was in Philadelphia. 191. The letter N ends all Japanese words not ending in a vowel. 192. France has the highest per capita consumption of cheese. 193. The hardest bone in the human body is the jawbone. 194. 4000 people are injured by teapots each year. 195. The typical American consumes 27 pounds of cheese each year. 196. The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is feedback. 197. The ostrich has a 46 foot long small intestine. 198. The state of California raises the most turkeys out of all of the states. 199. The most sensitive finger on the human hand is the index finger. 200. George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. 201. The typical hen lays 19 dozen eggs a year. 202. Stainless stell was invented by Harry Brearley in 1913. 203. A scallop has 35 blue eyes. 204. The left leg of a chicken in more tender than the right one. 205. The only dog that doesn't have a pink tongue is the chow. 206. Iceland was the first country to legalize abortion in 1935. 207. The giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal. 208. The dumbest domesticated animal is the turkey. 209. Russia has the most movie theaters in the world. 210. Albert Blake Dick invented the mimeograph machine. 211. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. 212. The most fatal car accidents occur on Saturday. 213. An Oscar weighs seven pounds. 214. It takes the typical person seven minutes to fall asleep. 215. Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer. 216. The Eiffel Tower has 1792 steps. 217. The mongoose was barred live entry into the U.S. in 1902. 218. Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning. 219. Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark. 220. About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30. 221. A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 600 m.p.h. 222. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year. 223. Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet. 224. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue. 225. A jellyfish is 95 percent water. 226. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump. 227. The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly. 228. America once issued a 5-cent bill. 229. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different. 230. Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung. 231. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue. 232. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 233. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. 234. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails. 235. You blink about 84,000,000 times a year. 236. In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word. 237. A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans. 238. Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States. 239. The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth. 240. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny. 241. A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death. 242. The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used. 243. Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right of left handed... or is that pawed? 244. The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven. 245. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lighting than women. 246. Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions. 247. Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow. 248. Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings. 249. Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight. 250. After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again! 251. When someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and whack them in the head. 252. Coca-Cola was originally green. 253. Hong Kong has the most Rolls Royce's per capita. 254. Alaska is the state with highest percent of people who walk to work. 255. 28 percent of Africa is wilderness. 256. 38 percent of America is wilderness. 257. A duck's quack does not echo and no one knows why. 258. It costs $6400 to raise a medium size dog to age of 11. 259. Average number of people airborne over the U.S. during any given hour: 61,000. 260. 70 percent of Americans have visited Disneyland/World. 261. Intelligent people have more copper and zinc in their hair. 262. The youngest pope was 11 years old. 263. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other country. 264. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet and was developed by Western Union to test telex/twx communications. 265. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches. 266. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only "mobile" National Monuments. 267. The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter "uncopyrightable." 268. Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ? 269. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and learned how to walk up standard staircases. 270. When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror. 271. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because, when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. 272. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 273. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people (without killing them) used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." 274. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. 275. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. 276. David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know his voice was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie. 277. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. 278. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel fuel that it burns. 279. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. 280. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. 281. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. 282. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-star Game. 283. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. 284. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars. 285. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. 286. It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. 287. Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants. 288. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. 289. Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California. 290. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. 291. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. 292. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. 293. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. 294. On average people fear spiders more than they do death. 295. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. 296. You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider. 297. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. 298. In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. 299. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. 300. Butterflies taste with their feet. 301. A cat's urine glows under a blacklight. 302. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. 303. The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. 304. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. 305. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address contains 266 words. 306. A recent federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words. 307. There are more collect calls made on Father's Day than on any other day. 308. Every day more money is printed for monopoly than the US Treasury. 309. Men can read smaller print than women, women can hear better than men. 310. The world's youngest parents were 8 & 9 and lived in China in 1910. 311. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil 312. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. 313. The nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosey is a rhyme about the bubonic plague. Infected people with the plague would get red circular sores (Ring around the Rosey...). These sores would smell very bad so people would hide flowers on their bodies in an attempt to mask the smell ("pocket full of posies..."). People who died from the plague would be burned to reduce the spread of the disease ("ashes, ashes, we all fall down"). 314. The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. 315. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. 316. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. 317. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. 318. American car horns beep in the tone of F. 319. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. 320. 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. 321. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. 322. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. 323. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. 324. The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. 325. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. 326. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. 327. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. 328. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." 329. The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. 330. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. 331. Timekeepers have clocked the action in a 60 minute football game to actually be around 14 minutes. 332. The word "funky" appears in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers. 333. A domestic cat has eighteen claws: five on each of its front paws and four on each of its back paws. 334. The tip of a whip makes a cracking sound because it is moving faster than the speed of sound. 335. An ear of corn almost always has an even number of rows (twelve, fourteen, or sixteen). 336. Earthworms have five hearts. 337. Whale vomit is used in perfume and the flavoring of dried fruit and tobacco. 338. All Polar bears are left handed. 339. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day. 340. China has more English speakers than the United States. 341. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. 342. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white. 343. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. 344. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. 345. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. 346. It is impossible to lick your elbow. 347. A shrimp's heart is in its head. 348. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. 349. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. 350. Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabetic Spaghetti specially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta swastikas. 351. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. 352. Rats and horses can't vomit. 353. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. 354. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. 355. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants. 356. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. 357. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. 358. 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks. 359. In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders. 360. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. 361. A snail can sleep for three years. 362. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. 363. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. 364. "Typewriter" is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. 365. "Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. 366. If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. 367. The average fart travels over 16 feet when released. 368. An ant can live underwater for over 14 days. 369. Camels have a straight spine despite their hump. 370. In some places in Egypt it is free to use the restroom but you must bring/buy your own toilet pater. 371. The pickle while only containing 7 calories has no nutritional value. Dill pickles have more calories than sweet ones, which only have 6.
Friday, June 16, 2006
The things my friends think of to make money.
netzican: dude netzican: justin netzican: What if I setup a animal phone sex line? netzican: all I do is hire some chickens and cows and shit netzican: I could pay them in feed Tripps: awesome
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
slacker.
I haven't posted in a while. Just haven't felt motivated to. The problem is, when I have the urge to post I'm usually no where near a computer. Eh, oh well. I have added more pictures though. Go check those out.
slacker.
I haven't posted in a while. Just haven't felt motivated to. The problem is, when I have the urge to post I'm usually no where near a computer. Eh, oh well.
slacker.
I haven't posted in a while. Just haven't felt motivated to. The problem is, when I have the urge to post I'm usually no where near a computer. Eh, oh well.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Little Red Aliens
"...Louis has isolated strange, thick-walled, red-tinted cell-like structures about 10 microns in size...the particles may lack DNA yet still reproduce plentifully, even in water superheated to nearly 600 degrees Fahrenheit . (The known upper limit for life in water is about 250 degrees Fahrenheit .)"
Monday, May 29, 2006
Look at that! Content at your fingertips!
Daniel, Greg, and Windy all have the ability to post on the site now. The posts have to have me involved (after all, this is my site) but they don't have to be flattering. I hope this helps to make things a bit more interesting around here.
Food for Thought
“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.â€
Monday, May 22, 2006
Tonight: Boondock Saints
I've seen this movie a million times but never in a theatre. If you didn't buy your tickets earlier, I'm sorry, it's sold out.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Pornocracy: A government of whores.
That word, ladies and gentlemen, describes our government.
Love your country. Fear your government.
Pornocracy: A government of whores.
That word, ladies and gentlemen, describes our governement.
Love your country. Fear your government.
Friday, May 12, 2006
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Evals are in (update)
"In fifteen years I've never had a worse instructor." "Justin is a nice guy but he shouldn't be an instructor. I don't want him again, ever. " I spent last night thinking about my evals. I also thought about all the discouraging things that have been said to me in the past. Did discouraging comments ever stop me before? No. Did I bounce back and prove them all wrong? Always. This time will be no different. I did get some decent evaluations. I just didn't pay attention to those.
Evals are in (update)
"In fifteen years I've never had a worse instructor." "Justin is a nice guy but he shouldn't be an instructor. I don't want him again, ever. " I spent last night thinking about my evals. I also thought about all the discouraging things that have been said to me in the past. Did discouraging comments ever stop me before? No. Did I bounce back and prove them all wrong? Always. This time will be no different. I did get some decent evaluations. I just didn't pay attention to those.
Evals are in (update)
"In fifteen years I've never had a worse instructor." "Justin is a nice guy but he shouldn't be an instructor. I don't want him again, ever. " I spent last night thinking about my evals. I also thought about all the discouraging things that have been said to me in the past. Did they ever stop me before? No. Did I bounce back and prove them all wrong? Always. This time will be no different. I did get some decent evaluations. I just didn't pay attention to those.
The Evals are in (update)
"In fifteen years I've never had a worse instructor." "Justin is a nice guy but he shouldn't be an instructor. I don't want him again, ever. " I spent last night thinking about my evals. I also thought about all the discouraging things that have been said to me in the past. Did they ever stop me before? No. Did I bounce back and prove them all wrong? Always. This time will be no different. I did get some decent evaluations. I just didn't pay attention to those.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Evals are in.
This week I taught my first Citrix class. I knew from the beginning that it wasn't going well. No matter how hard you look over the material when you get up there to talk about it you have a hard time remembering what to say next. It's not that I'm nervous, I just have a hard time keeping with the book. I know my technology, I'm damn good at it. All that being said, I got my evals back and some people said some pretty harsh things. I'm hurt. Charlie (my mentor-instructor) told me this was going to happen. He says you carry that angst with you for every class you ever teach after that. He also says that's a good thing. Because I'll work my hardest to make sure I never feel the way I do right now. Chances are I'll edit this and add some details a little later.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Greetings from San Jose
Hey everyone, I've been busy teaching class here in San Jose. My allergies are killing me. The weather is perfect though. I'd type more but I have to take some notes on tomorrows lessons.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Greetings from San Jose
Hey everyone, I've been busy teaching class here in San Jose. My allergies are killing me. The weather is perfect though. I'd type more but I have to take some notes on tomorrows lessons.
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Monday, April 24, 2006
God, I wish this were only a chain letter...
Spread the word!. Read this. After your done picking up your jaw, spread the news.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Don't get me wrong, I think it's great. But...
...just wait, men will be slipping 'women's viagra' into women's drinks instead of GHB. I can see it now... From the article:
And it could reach the market in as little as three years. The full range of possible risks and side effects has yet to be determined, but already this much is known: a dose of PT-141 results, in most cases, in a stirring in the loins in as little as 15 minutes. Women, according to one set of results, feel 'genital warmth, tingling and throbbing', not to mention 'a strong desire to have sex'.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Jacket
Windy's mom gave me a leather jacket, I look damn hot in it. I'll get a digicam to take a picture with and I'll post it.
Ewwwy Ewwwy Ewwwy
I'm bleeding internally, there probably going stick something up my ass. I'm off to the hospital. Fun fun fun.
Violated
So they run all these tests and all that can tell me is what it isn't. They can't tell me what it is. So I have to go back in a week for another checkup. If I'm bleeding then, they are going to shove 30 feet of cable and a camera up my ass. That's gonna suck.
What a shitty week...
I can't stand...
people who say "People shouldn't do this because I think it's wrong."
Who put you in charge that you can tell people what they can and can't do based on your beliefs?
Who put you in charge that you can tell people what they can and can't do based on your beliefs?
My cat
Someone stole my cat, had it declawed, took his balls and then released it. I'm so angry I can't even finish this post.
PHONE
My Blackberry took a shit. So I don't have my numbers or anything. However, I did put my sim card in another phone so you should be able to call me.
Men Made Easy
You'll find I added a new book under the "Read" catagory. Browse it in your free time.
The Mexican and his issues.
I think my parents are on to me 'bout my jerking off. They keep planting watersnakes all around the house.Enrique
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Friday, April 14, 2006
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Aurora passed away in a car accident Sunday night while on vacation in Mexico. My heart goes out to Nathan, Aimee, April, Becki, Summer, and everyone else who knew her. She had alot of people who loved her. She will be missed. Services are to be held at Palm Mortuary @ 11am on Monday.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Aurora passed away in a car accident Sunday night while on vacation in Mexico. My heart goes out to Nathan, Aimee, April, Becki, Summer, and everyone else who knew her. She had alot of people who loved her. She will be missed.
Aurora Pulley (1982 -2006)
Aurora passed away in a car accident Sunday night while on vacation in Mexico. My heart goes out to Nathan, Aimee, April, Becki, Summer, and everyone else who knew her. She had alot of people who loved her. She will be missed.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
How to end a Republican President
Mr. President, do you believe in the Bible's literal translation of the creation of the Earth, or do you believe in evolutionary theory? Either way, he's screwed.
How to end an Republican President
Mr. President, do you believe in the Bible's literal translation of the creation of the Earth, or do you believe in evolutionary theory? Either way, he's screwed.
We love to bump uglies
We love to bump uglies
We love to bump uglies
We love to bump uglies
we love to bump uglies
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Thud
Have you ever seen a cat atop a bookshelf or in a tree work up the courage to jump down only to fall flat on its face? Yea, that was me Tuesday. p0w3d.
Thud
Have you ever seen a cat atop a bookshelf or in a tree work up the courage to jump out of the tree only to fall flat on its face? Yea, that was me Tuesday. p0w3d.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Random Sex Facts
Semen does not contain protein. In fact, it's almost all complex sugars (ie: starch - think potatoes). There are approximately 180 calories per tablespoon of man jelly. The average man's wad is about a teaspoon and contains 250 million knuckle children. 90% of men masturbate 60% of women do too Women can have 6 types of orgasms while men are limited to two.
Machine Readable: The Cure for Information Overload
Found this post while surfing today: The Cure for Information Overload. I'm not sure about all of the conclusions, but it sure is an interesting theory. Make sure you check it out.
Knock Knock
I tell myself that all it would take would be for me to just knock on her door and tell her how I miss much her...but I couldn't go back to being that unhappy. Ever.
It's Insanity!
Who's smart idea was it to put the beginning of daylight savings time and April fools day on the same day? This is a recipe for disaster.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Parle Vous Francais?
Does anyone out there understand written french better than the online translators? I have an e-mail that I think is a job offer but the whole thing is in french. I can make out some things but its been years since french class. It could be spam for all I know.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Knock Knock
I tell myself that all it would take would be for me to just knock on her door and tell her how I miss much her...but I couldn't go back to being that unhappy. Ever.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Alarm
I really want to post this morning but I have nothing to post about yet. Oh, wait, I slept through my alarm. It went off, I got up and turned it off, all without waking up. This is difficult to do because there are several step involved in shutting off my alarm. So I got to work an hour late. It's tragic, but I'll live.
Happy Birthday Wil and welcome to Vegas!
"I'm going to moblog and audioblog from Vega$, so check them out if you need your WWdN fix while I'm gone."
Not my day at all...
I left the lights on in my car. My battery is dead. I need a jump and I don't have cables.
Update: Yay for 1 year free roadside assistance!
Update: Yay for 1 year free roadside assistance!
Mobile Computing
I'm sitting in Borders and a man has brought in his computer. That wouldn't seem weird if it was a laptop. He brought in his desktop PC. That's right. He has the computer box strapped to a dolly and the monitor sitting on a desk. All his plugs are plugged into a power strip which is plugged into a single plug outlet. That is what I call ingenuity.
At least things don't suck this bad...
I have been busy!! I moved to Logan City Utah it is right outside of Salt Lake so I can be close by during her therapy. I am sorry but Mckenzie is not doing well I don't think she is going to make it through this. She is so sick and in pain almost all the time unless she is on painkillers then she can't remember who I am.
That was an e-mail I got from Nicole. Most of the time I thought she was lying, but I happen to believe her on this one.
Update: Read it here.
The Me I Don't Know.
I was describe on Friday as calm, cool, and collected. Is that how I present myself? Jesus, it couldn't be further from the truth. I did notice that I get all quiet and analyitcal when I'm angry. I try to work it out logically. For instance, I'm freaking out inside. I have been all week. I don't know how to handle some things. Last week combined with this coming will bring me to my knees. I know this. I can see it coming. I could cry I'm so stressed. But what do people see? They see me slightly short tempered, busier, and preoccupied. I need help with things. 90% of these things people can't help me with and the other 10% I would have to be there holding their hands. Off to the gym now and then back to work...
Anywhere but here.
I don't want to live my life in Vegas. I've been creating a mental list of possible cities. Anyone have any comments on these cities or have a suggestion* of their own? Seattle Boston San Diego Dallas San Francisco Hell is not an option at this time. I'm on the waiting list though.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
The Difference is "Application" versus "Innovation"
Schools were designed by Horace Mann and Barnard Sears and Harper of the University of Chicago and Thorndyke of Columbia Teachers College and some other men to be instruments of the scientific management of a mass population. Schools are intended to produce through the application of formulae, formulaic human beings whose behavior can be predicted and controlled. To a very great extent, schools succeed in doing this. But our society is disintegrating, and in such a society, the only successful people are self-reliant, confident, and individualistic - because the community life which protects the dependent and the weak is dead. The products of schooling are, as I've said, irrelevant. Well-schooled people are irrelevant. They can sell film and razor blades, push paper and talk on the telephones, or sit mindlessly before a flickering computer terminal but as human beings they are useless. Useless to others and useless to themselves.This is an interesting read. I haven't checked out the rest of the site so I don't know how they're trying to spin this speech for their agenda. This speech was given by a "Teacher of the Year" during his acceptance speech. Stop. Ponder the future of this nation.
The Difference is "Application" versus "Innovation"
Schools were designed by Horace Mann and Barnard Sears and Harper of the University of Chicago and Thorndyke of Columbia Teachers College and some other men to be instruments of the scientific management of a mass population. Schools are intended to produce through the application of formulae, formulaic human beings whose behavior can be predicted and controlled. To a very great extent, schools succeed in doing this. But our society is disintegrating, and in such a society, the only successful people are self-reliant, confident, and individualistic - because the community life which protects the dependent and the weak is dead. The products of schooling are, as I've said, irrelevant. Well-schooled people are irrelevant. They can sell film and razor blades, push paper and talk on the telephones, or sit mindlessly before a flickering computer terminal but as human beings they are useless. Useless to others and useless to themselves.This is an interesting read. I haven't checked out the rest of the site so I don't know how they're trying to spin this speech for their agenda. This speech was given by a "Teacher of the Year" during his acceptance speech. Stop. Ponder the future of this nation.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
mutton
There is a good possibility that I think you're an idiot/moron/tool/sheep. Why? Because I feel that way about 85% of the worlds population. I don't want to turn into an elitest because I detest them. However, I understand now why they chose to go that route. After a while, you just get tired of putting on your sheepskin and searching for other wolves among sheep. Trying to be like everyone else has pulled me into confusion, ambiguity and a life without personal growth. So I have a choice to make: You can't set yourself apart and still blend in. Which will it be?
My friend Rabbit is a prime example. He's an intelligent and uncompromising individual. At the same time, he feels the solitude and sadness that goes with that. It is possible to be like Rabbit and not feel the solitude. It just takes alot of time, work, and patience, moreso than when sifting through the masses. Windy has done a good job of balancing the two. She is truely a minorty amongst the minority.
If you think I'm being a prick then you just don't get it and perhaps you should return to the herd. I'm not being a prick, I'm jaded and pissed off.
mutton
There is a good possibility that I think you're an idiot/moron/tool/sheep. Why? Because I feel that way about 85% of the worlds population. I don't want to turn into an elitest because I detest them. However, I understand now why they chose to go that route. After a while, you just get tired of putting on your sheepskin and searching for other wolves among sheep. Trying to be like everyone else has pulled me into confusion, ambiguity and a life without personal growth. So I have a choice to make: You can't set yourself apart and still blend in. Which will it be?
My friend Rabbit is a prime example. He's an intelligent and uncompromising individual. At the same time, he feels the solitude and sadness that goes with that. It is possible to be like Rabbit and not feel the solitude. It just takes alot of time, work, and patience, moreso than when sifting through the masses. Windy has done a good job of balancing the two. She is truely a minorty amongst the minority.
If you think I'm being a prick then you just don't get it and perhaps you should return to the herd. I'm not being a prick, I'm jaded and pissed off.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Republic of the United States
Sandra Day O'Connor, a Republican-appointed judge who retired last month after 24 years on the supreme court, has said the US is in danger of edging towards dictatorship if the party's rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary.
Republic of the United States
Sandra Day O'Connor, a Republican-appointed judge who retired last month after 24 years on the supreme court, has said the US is in danger of edging towards dictatorship if the party's rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary.
Republic of the United Statex
Sandra Day O'Connor, a Republican-appointed judge who retired last month after 24 years on the supreme court, has said the US is in danger of edging towards dictatorship if the party's rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary.
LV or Bust.
I'm tired and I want to come home. My flight is delayed. Woe is me. I wish there was someone here that I could trust to wake me up on time. I'd sleep right now.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Turn the Inside Out
What am I I am the sum of my experiences shaped by the filtered perception my genetic predisposition has given me. Who am I? I'm more than the sum of my parts; at least the optimist in me would like to think so.
Happiness Through Clarity.
When you eliminate ambiguity you eliminate misunderstanding. When you eliminate misunderstanding, you limit the drama in your life.
Happiness Through Clarity.
When you eliminate ambiguity you eliminate misunderstanding. When you eliminate misunderstanding, you limit the drama in your life.
Happiness Through Clarity.
When you eliminating ambiguity you eliminate misunderstanding. When you eliminate misunderstanding, you limit the drama in your life.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Words control our thoughts...
It is impossible to get rid of a world without getting rid of the language that conceals and protects it, without laying bare its true nature. As the social truth of power is permanent falsification, language is its permanent guarantee and the Dictionary its universal reference. Mustaha KhayatiExample:
- special interest donations = bribery
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Oh the revelations...
This was a weekend of learning. I'm not going to spend alot of time going into it but I think I've found the part of me that's been missing. Expression of self. My True self.
Friday, March 03, 2006
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them; that they stand at a chasm between "self" and "them" that is never to be breached. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that has been missing from the bridge that spans the chasm of one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. That they stand at a chasm between "self" and "them" that is never to be breached. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that has been missing from the bridge that spans the chasm of one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. Between "self" and "them" is a bottomless chasm never to be breached. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that has been missing from the bridge that spans the chasm of one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. Between "self" and "they" is a bottomless chasm never to be breached. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that has been missing from the bridge that spans the chasm of one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. Between "self" and "they" is a bottomless chasm never to be breached. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that's missing from the bridge that spans the chasm of one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. Between "self" and "they" is a bottomless chasm never to be breached. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that's missing from the bridge that links one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. Between "self" and "they" is bottomless chasm never to be breached. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that's missing from the bridge that links one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that's missing from the bridge that links one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need any help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch.
It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that's missing from the bridge that links one person to the next.
We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong.
I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
In between time...
I've been so busy lately. Working mostly. Many exciting things coming down the line for me. I don't want to jinx them.
The Power of Touch
There are fundamental problems with society. Most people feel that they are alone and that no one understands them. There is a solution to the problem. Something simple: Touch. It doesn't have to be sexual or chalked full of emotion. Just by simply touching someone's back, arm, or shoulder you've made a connection with them. Even if they don't notice it, they'll feel it. That feeling, that "connection" is what matters. It's a section that's missing from the bridge that links one person to the next. We are social animals and our problem lies in society’s view of "independence". The status quo says you're a better person if you don't need anyone else and never need help. It's been engrained in all of us. The individual has become an island unto themselves. This is wrong. I'm not saying we can fix all of the world’s problems with such a simple solution but it would be a turn in the right direction.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
In between time...
I've been so busy lately. Working mostly. Many exciting things coming down the line for me. I don't want to jinx them.
In between time...
I've been so busy lately. Working mostly. Many exciting things coming down the line for me. I don't want to jinx them.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Maxtor = Death
My external hard drive, that I love so much, just died. I must now fish the internal drive out of the enclosure to see if I can save the data.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Hot Tamale
I just gave the cleaning lady full frontal. HA! Too bad I just got out of the shower. I'm very cold. My tamale looks like an egg roll.
Hot Tamale
I just gave the cleaning lady full frontal. HA! Too bad I just got out of the shower and I'm very cold.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
sorry: a sliver of what I feel I owe
To Kim: I'm sorry I stopped writing to you so very long ago. To Windy: I'm sorry I hurt you so much. You paid for my youth and inexperience. To Jenny: I'm sorry I posted the things that I did. To Becki: I'm sorry I'm not good at dealing with breakups. There is much more I would like to say. I can't type it out without becoming emotionally charged. Baby steps I guess.
Something old, something new.
In order for someone to find their soulmate, they must first be willing to bare their soul. You can't bare your soul without some chance of loss. Because baring your soul comes with inherent risks.
Something old, something new.
In order for someone to find their soulmate, they must first be willing to bare their soul. You can't bare your soul without some chance of loss. Because baring your soul comes with inherent risks.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Guido does sub-par work
On the money situation with ACP (aka Dell)" They're going to wire half of the money they owe me. The other half? Well I don't know, but hopefully soon. This half is should cover bills and some money I owe.
Jew-Arab Relations
This is the best explanation of Jew-Arab history I've heard to date.
I'll start with a rebuttal and follow with an explanation. You've echoed the mass media pro-Israeli view that focuses on Israel in isolation and paints the Zionist as perpetual victims who only want to live in peace. Here's another perspective: England and France took the Middle East from the Ottoman Empire [aka Turkey] at the end of WWI. Recognizing that the area had oil reserves but not knowing how vast they did what smart imperial powers do- they divided up the land without respect to ethnic or tribal history, backing up their decisions with force. The Arabs in the area were annoyed enough at what at happened, since Lawrence of Arabia and other Allied leaders had promised the region independence in exchange for support [see the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence] but when Jewis settlers began cutting off access to the Mediterranian and Egypt the Arabs saw the Jewish settlements as a "dagger" in the middle of Islamc lands- an attitude supported by the geographic shape that Israel eventually took. The British were nervous at the pace of Zionist expansionism- Jewish settlements were springing up all over the Palestine region and in a mirror of America's experience with Indians, the settlers were buying land from people who didn't understand the concept of land ownership and didn't realize they were being dispossessed of land which caused more friction. After World War II the Zionists expected immediate independence. The British tried to put the brakes on Israeli statehood partially because they had never promised it [the Balfour Declaration of 1917 only referred to a "national home"] and partially because they feared that pan-Arab anger could drive the islamic states into the hands of the Soviet Union. The Zionists turned to terrorism. Groups like the Stern Gang and Irgun [led by the likes of future Israeli Prime Ministers David Ben Gurion and Menachem Begin] began attacking British interests much like the Palestinians do now, culminating the bombing of the King David hotel in 1946. This was the turning point and the British began to disengage sensing they would be caught between the Arabs and Israelis. The Israelis did fight a defensive struggle against the Arab states in 1947 but their role as vicitm gets cloudy after that- starting with the 1956 Suez War. Egypt nationalized the joint Anglo-French Suez Canal in 1956, so England, France and Israel elected to seize it for themselves. The resulting attack was a military success. Had it continued the Canal would certainly have ended up in Allied hands. The attack was a diplomatic disaster and President Eisenhower threatened to sell the United States reserves of the British pound which would have precipitated a collapse of the British currency. The Arabs now saw Israel as an aggressor. This threat was also seen in previous Zionists statements that called for a "greater Israel" stretching from the Euphrates [in Iraq] to the Nile. Determined to wipe out Israel once and for all the Muslim states led by Egypt and Syria prepared for an attack in 1967. The Israelis preempted and destroyed the muslim states' air forces on the ground then swept out taking the West Bank of the Jordan River, the Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula. Now Israel was an imperial power, governing over lands that they won through conquest- the inevitable struggle for freedom by the occupied against the occupier began. Lacking any formal military the Palestinians resorted to terrorisim in an ironic twist to the events of the late 1940's. The UN refused to recognized the Israel's legal right to the Occupied Territories. The expanded Israel was now clearly a threat to the leading muslim powers. Egypt's Suez Canal was flanked by Israeli forces. The Syrian Golan heights- an invasion route into Syria proper- were held by Israel. Jerusalem, the third holy city of Islam and under Islamic control for at least a millenium was now under Jewish control. Syria and Egypt planned for war again, this time on three fronts- the West Bank, the Sinai and the Golan. After fighting a War of Attrition to test Israeli defenses along the Suez, the Egyptians and Syrians struck in 1973. Whether Israel would have been destroyed had the war run its course is a matter of conjecture since it is believed that the Israelis held nuclear weapons by this time. In any event the Egyptians and Syrians were only able to reconquer the Sinai and Golan before being driven back and when the Israeli Army took the offensive, they were driving to Damascus and Cairo- the capitals of the attacking states. The Soviets were preparing to send an airborn division to Egypt to assist in the defense. This was a war that was quickly getting out of hand and the Americans who had supplied the Israelis with advanced weaponry during the opening phases of the war [most notably TOW anti tank missiles] were now working towards a peace to avoid the ugliness of Israeli troops battling the Soviets in Egypt. Anti terrorist actions continued after the 1973 War and into the present. Israeli's anti-terrorist policy can be sumed up as the following: 1) Build settlements in the West Bank [remember, this is an occupied territory and not part of Israel] to tip the demographic balance in the Jews' favor. This will also act as a provocatio for the muslims in the West Bank being dispossessed of their homes, causing terrorist incidents that will build sympathy for the Israelis and provide a pretext for violent action against Palestinians. 2) Enusre that Lebanon is not a threat to Israel. This was the reason for the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Lebanon was either unable or unwilling to rein in the PLO which was rocketing Israel from its land. The Isrealis invaded Lebanon in 82 and almost destroyed the PLO. Of more interest to muslims was the massacre in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in which Lebanese Christians slaughtered between 300 and 3500 unarmed Palestinians while the Israeli army did nothing to stop them despite being aware of the massacre as it took place and being in a position to stop the Christian militia. 3) Engage in a pattern of targeted assasinations to strip the terrorists of their leaders. The Israelis do this by two means: snipers and helicopter or drone-launched air to surface missile. Both methods have led to civilian casualties that make the situation worse rather than better. So there's plenty of blame to go around on both sides. The difference in the public relations war is that the muslims don't have access to the mass media to the extent that Jews do.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Apples will rise and physics will fall
"In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms." Stephen Jay Gould
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