Well, last month, I premiered the meathead of the month, which went to Jose Canseco for his book "Juiced" (I gave him the 'meathead' award, the book goes to number one. Coincidence? I think not. I want royalties, dammit...but I digress). This month's "meathead" award goes to the other side of the coin, to Mark McGwire, one person for whom I am primarily inclined to believe Canseco's allegations. He was quite close to McGwire back in the day, and I believe he has some firsthand knowledge ...
A recent blog article expressed the thought that we aren't in an evil totalitarian dictatorship, and did so using the premise that we're still here to protest the government. While I agree that we aren't IN an Evil totalitarian dictatorship (to be referred hereafter in this blog as "ETD"), I believe we're on that track, and it is only through vigilance and action that we will avoid it. Consider that, prior to the 1960's, children entered school in the first grade at 6 years of age. There was ...
OK, so we're past the "I hope" stage, and to the point where we can actually start designing and preparing for our greenhouse. The problem is,I have a short list of sources for ideas, and none of those ideas involve blueprints for cost estimating.Anyone with experience and/or knowledge in this area is welcome to reply (my last article sunk like a stone). What I am designing is an 8x16 leanto greenhouse against the back side of our house. the west wall will be opaque, decisions about the roof ...
Blogging from the library has been the bane of my existence. I will leave the library, and think of an excellent blog subject. I will ruminate over it until the following morning, then, a few scant minutes before arriving at the library, it will leave my head entirely. I am also limited as to how I can use the library's computer, as I can't save good links, and I don't have the software resources available to me that I would on my home computer. Add to that the fact that the times I post are ...
I saw an interview with Robert Kennedy, junior today on some morning show. Apparently, he has written a children's book about St. Francis of Assissi. Now that's all well and good. That St. Frank is his family's patron saint, also well and good (although, for any Catholics out there, please help me understand how a saint gets to be a family's patron saint; I'm not up on that whole thing). But my poor children were nearly showered by spewed oatmeal when he talked about St. Francis upholding his...
The recent hullabaloo on JU between certain atheist bloggers and certain Christian bloggers has brought one of my biggest pet peeves to the surface; that is, the inability of either side to acknowledge and/or learn from the other. On the Christian side, we have certain individuals who refuse to entertain theories such as plate tectonics, evolution, and other theories because those theories are not explicitly supported by THEIR INTERPRETATION of the Bible (doesn't mean they're not supported by...
As most of you already know, I am STRONGLY opposed to any "reform" that brings with it new taxes for ANYONE. All of us are paying too much. On the table here in Texas is a proposal to increase the state sales tax. We are being hit with runaway inflation in real cost of consumer goods (my family and I no longer eat red meat, because we can't afford the $5.99/lb. cost of a roast, or the $2.99/lb. cost of ground beef; while our sales tax hasn't hit grocery items YET, it's only a matter of time b...
COL Gene kicked it off by suggesting we impeach Bush. Then terpfan suggested we courtmartial COL Gene. And so, in the interest of "getting it all out", I suggest we convene, on this thread, a special "JU Grand Jury". Please present to the jury any and all charges you have against your fellow JoeUsers. As for me, I can't be charged with being a points whore. I've been granted special immunity along with my full confession!
COL Gene kicked it off by suggesting we impeach Bush. Then terpfan suggested we courtmartial COL Gene. And so, in the interest of "getting it all out", I suggest we convene, on this thread, a special "JU Grand Jury". Please present to the jury any and all charges you have against your fellow JoeUsers. As for me, I can't be charged with being a points whore. I've been granted special immunity along with my full confession!
( Forgive the large type. Seems to be a bug in JU that won't let me change the font size after copy/pasting the text below). Now don't get me wrong. My feelings towards killing and war in general have NOT changed. But I have previously asked for mainstream Muslims to speak out against the atrocities of their militants, and, I feel, when they do so, it is my responsibility to acknowledge that fact. Below is a news article from Yahoo! News: Top Stories - R...
Don't let the title fool you. This is not an attempt to compare the Iraq war with Vietnam. The political reasons for both, as well as the military strategies employed in each, are completely different. But there is one similarity that even the most flag waving Republican must concede. This is an unpopular war (although, I believe, more due to media spin than due to personal conviction...but that's just my opinion). I am beginning to think we have learned one thing from Vietnam, and that he...
Don't get me wrong. Not everybody falls into this category. This is being addressed to those that do. In the movie "PCU", there's a campus group called the "causeheads". The movie humorously caricatures these causeheads as sheep, rallying to the pet cause of their bullhorn toting leader. Sadly, "causeheads" are more prevalent among us than we'd like to think. In 1985, I stood with a group of protestors protesting the (now renamed) School of the Americas. We were a VERY small group, and...
I am far too late in writing this blog, as it has been in the back of my mind for probably a month since I saw a similar blog in a different vein. Things to consider: KKK attacks on innocent black men, women and children, especially during reconstruction through the 1950's were perpetrated largely by Christian militants ages 18 to 35 The shooting of Medgar Evers was perpetrated by a Christian militant ages 18 to 35 The shooting of John F. Kennedy was perpetrated by a Christian militant...
In an interesting turn of events, the man who police had centered on in the case of a Chicago judge's murdered family may not be the proper suspect at all. Granted, Matthew Hale, the white supremacist on trial in Chicago, made a compelling target. it's easy to dislike racists, much easier to ascribe crimes that occur within their circle of influence to them. But it is not proper conduct, and it is irresponsible for the media to run with a story with so little information. Hale had all but bee...
For those who don't know, I'm a history geek. I have been known to detour several miles for some esoteric out of the way museum (and once spent four hours driving around an Indian Reservation to find a museum that was there). So, I was quickly stirred up today by noting a family name in a Texas cemetary a little over two hours from here. My family was one that was split by the Civil War, and even though my family regrettably went to the Yankee side of things, I have always been interested in...