I Am Always Right

2003-06-09T18:45:00.000-05:00

Update Your Bookmarks!!!!! Yes. I am moving. Jen has been so gracious as to offer up some of her space and I have accepted. Now, I just have to master doing this without the hassle. How will I ever manage?!?! http://tony.freakinjen.us/ Update your bookmarks this week, as there will be lite posting in both places (probably nothing in this place). Hey, I'm unpacking and it will take a

2003-06-09T12:26:00.000-05:00

That's Why They Call It A "Theory" Theories come and go about a great many things. Sometimes, the theory is just dropped. Other times, it is grabbed hold of like edge of a thousand foot high cliff. Hopefully, this one is the first type. Humans became hairless to avoid biting insects rather than stay cool in hot climates, scientists claimed today. Any scientific data to back that up?

2003-06-08T18:15:00.000-05:00

Earth Greener? American RealPolitik posts a National Geographic article that the earth is actually greener because of "global warming". Hmmm. Interesting, to say the least.

2003-06-08T13:56:00.000-05:00

Finnnnaaaaally, Tony Has Returned To Posting Geez. Blogger's problems seemed easy enough to fix, but then again, I'm not the one fixing them.

2003-06-08T13:53:00.002-05:00

Pre-emptive Strike Following up on my war on pop-ps, just signed DoubleClick.net up for a subscription to some newspaper. If you really want to let them know how annoying their service is, they actually have a public relations email address: publicrelations@doubleclick.net. Which is more stupid? My war which I will never win, or them actually having email addresses on their homepage?

2003-06-08T13:53:00.001-05:00

Somebody Has To Step Up You see them everyday. They annoy the living crap out of you, everyday. Well, I'm sick of them. Welcome to the time of the year that I fight back at those ANNOYING POP-UP WINDOWS. The company I strike first? TrafficMarketplace.com. Opening salvo: Sirs, Just an FYI ... your ads, along with the ads of countless other intruders on my privacy and activity, are

2003-06-08T13:53:00.000-05:00

What Is Peace? According to Hamas, apparently it is continued attacks. What makes this even worse is that many Palestinians are getting a bit perturbed at Hamas for not really wanting peace. Now, let's walk through this in its simplist form. 1) Palestinian Authority is recognized leadership of the "territories". 2) Palestinian Authority (minus Arafat) wants a cease fire so that

2003-06-08T13:52:00.001-05:00

Attack On Human Dignity There are groups in Canada that believe that spanking your child is an attack on human dignity. Of course it is, that's why it works as punishment. I hate it when people who obviously have no kids, try to tell us parents how to raise our kids.

2003-06-08T13:52:00.000-05:00

Attack On America Now, the more liberal people who come to this site are all going to think that this is a typical "right-wing" response, but I'm going to say it anyway. The United Nations is out to take your guns again. Though, firearms of some type are found in many nations, the "forum" will focus on the United States. For some reason, the United Nations wants OUR guns and not

2003-06-08T13:51:00.000-05:00

Forget SARS! Monkeypox is breaking out in the United States. 'Monkeypox' is untreatable and health officials estimate the virus has a mortality rate of between 1 percent and 10 percent, compared with a mortality rate of about 30 percent for smallpox, according to the Washington Post. And, your worried about SARS? Sheesh, now, stay away from the prairie dogs.

2003-06-07T17:46:00.000-05:00

Heh . . . Again At least the reservist has a sense of humor. [Sorry, absolutely forgot where I stole this picture from. I hate when that happens, as well - I'm very sure it was off a link over at Jen's, but danged if I know which one and I feel guilty unless I plug SOMEBODY'S website]

2003-06-07T11:56:00.000-05:00

Criticizing Hamas If you want to point to something which could be HUGE in the "peace in the Middle East" process, you only need to look to the Palestinian officials criticizing Hamas for trying to torpedo the peace process just as it was beginning to roll.

2003-06-07T11:18:00.000-05:00

Hehe Here I sit with the laptop fired up, the television on ESPN, and the family in the other room leaving me in peace and quiet. Yes, I will be with them today, but right now, I'm enjoying the total solitude. While sitting here, I'm out surfing around the world of the Blog, and come across this post from "King's Kid". Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen were sitting

2003-06-06T22:48:00.000-05:00

GRRRRRRR Not having the funds to actually MOVE this stupid site is starting to aggrevate the crap out of me. So, I go out and about seeing what kind of free PHP hosting there is out there, and I've come to the conclusion of: NOTHING. There's nothing out there worth a FLIP. So, I'm stuck doing one of two things: 1) Sticking it out on BlogSpot, which is absolutely driving me nuts, OR

2003-06-06T22:02:00.000-05:00

San Antonio Bars' Business About To Pick Up Bars in San Antonio, Texas, are about to see a surge in business. Why? Because, Austin, Texas, has now enacted a smoking ban, which will drive patrons to make the 35 mile trip to San Antonio to do their partying.

2003-06-06T21:08:00.000-05:00

Common Sense Prevails Well, much to her dislike, the Muslim chick in Florida will have to remove her veilif she wishes to drive. Oh well, she could just walk, as far as I care.

2003-06-06T12:30:00.000-05:00

A Requested Opinion Some of you keep emailing me asking my thoughts on the whole "file sharing" fiasco. Well, due to getting tired of answering the same question so many times, here it is: First off, the music industry DOES have a case. Are they putting out music worth buying? Obviously, or you wouldn't be trying to download it for free. Are they putting out music I would allow in MY

2003-06-06T11:56:00.000-05:00

New Favorite Snack Item Yes, I have found a new favorite snack item. I picked it up while at the store one day because it looked half-way interesting, and now I am totally in love with the Del Monte Citrus Salad.

2003-06-06T11:43:00.000-05:00

Links Clean Up Time If you look over to the left and see your site, and you update on a semi-regular basis, or are out on summer break, or whatever else the reason is that you haven't posted in more than 4 weeks, let me know. Otherwise, the link will disappear. Nothing personal, just don't want a bunch of dead links floating around. For those in college and on summer break, if it

2003-06-06T10:21:00.000-05:00

How Do They Think Of This Stuff Apparently, the "government" does not actually think before enacting something. Hey, if you're needy, there's now a website which will help you find out if you qualify for food stamps. Matthew Bennett, a policy director at the Alliance for Public Technology, which lobbies for greater access, said he is glad the Web site is available. But, he added, "I think

2003-06-06T10:13:00.000-05:00

Taxless People Of America, Rejoice Even though they don't pay taxes, low-income families are going to get a tax credit. Welcome to what most people would call "A Redistribution of Wealth".

2003-06-06T10:05:00.000-05:00

And, The Violence Will Continue Hamas has broken off talks with the Palestinian Authority over what it called some inappropriate concessions and remarks by PA Prime Minister Abbas. Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin said Hamas was ending dialogue since Abbas ignored at the summit key issues like the right of return of Palestinian refugees to what is now Israel and the

2003-06-05T14:21:00.000-05:00

When Did This Happen I don't know when it happened, but this here little site has moved up to Adorable Little Rodent

2003-06-05T13:50:00.000-05:00

Just Some Thoughts You guys are lucky. God is wanting some great things out of me, and in me trying to "move over" and let Him drive, you get the benefit of my incomprehensible notes: 1. We were always taught that the Christian life was about us obeying God's standards. We have been seeking to live up to standards which we, alone, can never meet. 2. New Covenant truths are life

2003-06-05T13:33:00.000-05:00

I Was Thinking Yes, I know, it's a dangerous thing to do. However, Martha Stewart has taken out a newspaper advertisement to let everyone know she's innocent. What do you think would happen if the SEC took out an advertisement stating their case?

2003-06-05T11:59:00.000-05:00

Quote Of The Day "The law demands what it cannot give; grace gives all it demands" -- Blaise Pascal

2003-06-05T09:06:00.000-05:00

Corked Bats Supposedly, when a player uses a corked bat, he has the super-natural ability to hit a baseball a billion miles away, or something closely resembling that statement. Slugger Sammy Sosa, homerless for an entire month, was caught when his corked bat broke during an at bat. Not surprisingly, Major League Baseball confiscated his remaining 76 bats and checked them for "corking" and

2003-06-05T08:54:00.000-05:00

What To Do How do you infuse a little money into a book which won't sell? Sue somebody for $8 million because they leaked the one thing that would be half-way worth reading found in the stupid book.

2003-06-04T18:35:00.000-05:00

Cavuto's Tirade . . . Sort Of Neil Cavuto goes on a bit of a tirade: Take Us, or Leave Us. The article is about the way the world just doesn't care for the United States. It goes from contempt in Jordan, where only one percent of those surveyed expressed a favorable opinion of the United States, to mild hatred in Indonesia and Turkey -- where 15 percent felt the same way -- to general

2003-06-04T18:20:00.000-05:00

Indicted Martha Stewart has been indicted, as I am quite sure you already know. Now, for the REST of the story: Reporter: Tony, will Martha be found guilty of these crimes? Tony: Who knows? Who cares? It doesn't matter anyway. Next question. Reporter: Tony, if she is found guilty, will Martha serve a second of jail time? Tony: You know better than that. Of course she won't

2003-06-04T18:12:00.000-05:00

Peace In The Middle East? Not According To Hamas HUGE strides have been made in obtaining peace in the Middle East. Does Hamas care about peace enough to stop killing women and children? Apparently not. "We will never be ready to lay down arms until the liberation of the last centimeter of the land of Palestine," Hamas official Abdel Aziz Rantisi was quoted by Reuters as saying.

2003-06-04T17:57:00.000-05:00

More Comes Out You'll remember from, oh, EVERYWHERE, that the Democrats in Congress of the State of Texas hightailed it to Oklahoma because Texas House Speaker Tom Delay wanted to vote on a redistricting plan. As more comes out, their dog and pony show becomes more and more self-defeating idiocy. Let us not forget that they were running because this was a "right-wing, white" attempt to "

2003-06-04T11:09:00.000-05:00

For Sale Ever want to own a piece of space history? Here's your chance.

2003-06-04T10:41:00.000-05:00

To Heck With Safety Disney's 'Gay Days', the time of year which won't see many traditional value families visiting the park, has caused a bit of Freedom of Speech stir. Apparently, the safety measure of not flying a plane over the park, is an infringement on the Freedom of Speech for some Christian group. Specifically, they wish to have a plane tow a banner with a message about how

2003-06-04T10:31:00.000-05:00

Quick Thought If a minister says that God doesn't exist, doesn't he cease being a minister?

2003-06-04T09:35:00.000-05:00

Crap, I'm In The Blogger world was getting heavy - After figuring that the extra weight I carry is NOT a gift from God, I'm in on the Great Blogger Blubber-a-thon. Sheesh. How do I get roped into things I know I'll lose? The Doctor: You should go on a diet. Me: There's a problem with that. Doc: What's the problem? Me: I like the taste of food too much.

2003-06-03T18:32:00.000-05:00

"Stupid Is As Stupid Does" Myself and the youngest Super Kid were outside doing some grilling. While we were waiting for our cow piece to get done enough to keep from mooing, the Super Kid was tooling around the sidewalk in her Step2 Ride On Car. Once she got out of the car, I noticed the "warning" label stuck to it: WARNING: Do not ride ride-on car on hills, thoroughfares, steps, and

2003-06-03T14:06:00.000-05:00

How Did THIS Slip Past Me? Senator Frank Lautenberg wants you to register your firearm, sort of. Explicitly, the thinks the government should know who has guns. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., announced his plans Wednesday to introduce legislation he calls the "Homeland Security Gun Safety Act," along with fellow New Jersey Democrat Jon Corzine, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sen. Jack

2003-06-03T09:46:00.000-05:00

A Frightening Trend Zacarias Moussaoui is attempting to build his defense, but the Justice Department seems bent on allowing him not to do so. Moussaoui wishes to question Al Qaeda leader Ramzi Binalshibh, but the Justice Department doesn't seem to want to allow him to due to "national security". In the United States, supposedly, you are innocent until proven guilty. The prosecution has the

2003-06-03T09:36:00.000-05:00

They Want To Tax Who? There seems to be a few countries at the G8 Summit who believes that a tax on firearms will help solve the world's hunger problem. Some world leaders at the G8 summit meeting are floating the idea of a global tax on arms sales, including – at French President Jacques Chirac's suggestion – a tax on gun purchases by individuals. Now, who on this planet buys more arms

2003-06-02T11:57:00.000-05:00

At Least They're Representing Us You hear Congressmen clamour about "representing my constituents" and what the constituents believe. If that's the case, why don't they say that life begins earlier than birth? Almost half of Americans believe life begins at the moment of conception, a new poll says. Forty-six percent say a fetus should be considered a person as soon as conception occurs.

2003-06-02T11:53:00.000-05:00

Our 15 Countries Have Given More Than You In what, I suppose, should be a slap in the face of the United States, The European Union wants to vaunt it's 15 member nations' giving more to fight global AIDS than the United States' $15 million. Huh? So, you're proud of the fact that a COMBINED 15 nations can give more. I'm glad. Now, go away.

2003-06-02T09:10:00.000-05:00

Even I Can Be A Defense Lawyer, It Seems The lawyers for Scott Peterson have started a new ploy. Apparently, Scott didn't kill Laci and her baby. No, it was "Donnie", and they're looking for him. Let's have a description please. It would help us locate "Donnie". The defense has revealed that it is searching for a man named "Donnie," with no known address and a possible tie to illegal

2003-06-02T08:54:00.000-05:00

A Blogger Move In case you haven't gotten to it yet, Jen has moved to a new pad. Change your Blog Rolls if you have her there. If not, add her, don't be a party-pooper.

2003-06-01T11:46:00.000-05:00

And, Microsoft Grows Or, it will if SCO wins it's lawsuit against all that is Linux.

2003-05-31T23:36:00.000-05:00

What Happens When You Try Compromise God? A publically owned Dutch television station is urging graduates to consider being a hooker as a career. The show's creators are largely unrepentant and say they're just ''telling it like it is.'' Network executive Maarten van Dyk says the show is meant to be ironic. ''We said that exams were in five weeks' time and that if you don't know what to do

2003-05-31T17:12:00.000-05:00

Great Game I am sitting here watching what has to be the best game of the baseball season so far: Houston Astros: 0,0,0 Chicago Cubs: 0,0,0 Inning: Bottom 8th Each team has had numerous guys at 2nd base the last two innings and nobody is scoring. UPDATE: It is now the bottom of the 16th inning and it is still 0 - 0. Man, what a game! UPDATE of the UPDATE: The Cubs won 1 - 0

2003-05-31T15:17:00.000-05:00

We Be Grillin' Later. It's time to "far up d' grill" and char some PETA pet parts - without regret, of course. We be grubbin' ...

2003-05-31T14:59:00.000-05:00

Some Pics Super Daddy Super Daddy and the Super Kids Super Daddy and the Super Kids Part II Super Daddy and the Super Kids Part III Super Daddy and the Newest Super Kid The Newest Super Kid, by herself

2003-05-31T11:56:00.000-05:00

LinkSys Is Of Satan Obviously, I am not the only person who has had problem with LinkSys. I have replaced all but my laptop wireless card with SMC Networks and have had no issue since then. When there is something I need help on, I can get hold of tech support (some guy in India who speaks amazingly clear english) and it's fixed within five minutes. SMC ROCKS! Oh, and it's

2003-05-31T11:34:00.000-05:00

Wow, New Record It only took NINE FREAKIN' YEARS, but the Olympic Park Bomber has been arrested. Inept, that's all I can say.

2003-05-31T11:29:00.000-05:00

Stupid Blogger On ocassion, I visit my site and find that I only have three or four posts and then an error. I then have to go into Blogger, re-save my template (without actually changing anything), and republish the site and it is fixed. Other than the fact that that borders on the extremely stupid, it is VERY annoying.

2003-05-31T10:36:00.000-05:00

More Alert Level Thoughts Apparently, the threatening of our water supply isn't serious enough to warrant a higher alert. In fact, the threat comes in and the threat level was LOWERED. Don't ask me, I don't get it either. Of course, this would mean that IT'S USELESS.

2003-05-31T10:24:00.000-05:00

Get Ready Owen won't like this, but get ready for the price fixing price gouging price hike in gasoline. Already, prices are beginning to rise and it will be soon when we see the gouging at the pump. Nope, no room for any kind of conspiracy theory here. Move along, nothing to see.

2003-05-31T10:19:00.000-05:00

Women . . . The Cause Of All Problems The king of Swaziland says that women in pants are the cause of all the world's problems. Of course, he also says that "human rights" are an abomination before God. So, take it or leave it. The best quote from the story? "The king says I am the cause of the world's problems because of my outfit. Never mind terrorism, government corruption, poverty

2003-05-31T10:15:00.000-05:00

Am I The Only One Without A Problem Here? New York has finally realized that a 12-year-old with a bow and arrow can hunt the stuff as a 12-year-old with a gun. Am I the only person without a problem at seeing a 12-year-old hunt? Now, I don't hunt, but if I did my 12-year-old son would be a hunter --- as long as his mother didn't sissify him.

2003-05-31T10:11:00.000-05:00

Oh, But They'll Sign A Treaty It would seem that some people actually put credence in a treaty. Iran says that it will sign TONS of treaties and let the West build nuke plants, all so they can have access to the latest technology. Iran's foreign minister invited Western countries to join Russia in building new nuclear plants in Iran and pledged to sign extra nuclear nonproliferation

2003-05-31T10:04:00.000-05:00

Imagine That Apparently, the woman who is suing the State of Florida for revoking her license over the fact that she refuses to "de-veil" for the picture, had no problem with "de-veiling" in her mugshot when she was arrested for beating her kids. UPDATE: The Smoking Gun has the image here

2003-05-31T09:56:00.000-05:00

The State Of Our Borders "I was just minding my own business, illegally crossing into your country and these men caught me trespassing on their property. They made me walk barefoot through cactus - yeah, that's the ticket! - and beat me, yeah. Now, I want to sue." That's the basic gist of this article. Apparently, the 6 law-breakers are the only six people who think this actually

2003-05-31T09:43:00.000-05:00

I Don't Understand . . . Of course, that could be why I don't own a sports team. For example, the Washington WIzards have fired Doug Collins because, apparently, they are interested in hiring Larry Brown. Now, the Detroit Pistons have fired Rick Carlisle has head coach because, apparently, they are interested in Larry Brown as well. The Houston Rockets, who's head coach, Rudy Tomjonavich,

2003-05-30T19:01:00.000-05:00

More On Those Stupid "Alert Levels" Found a link on Fox News pointing to an explanation of the terror alert levels, so that we can stay informed, I guess. I'm here to put it in even more basic layman's terms just for you: RED: We all gonna die if/when some moronic death fanatic gets smart enough to actually light his shoes on fire while on a cross country flight ORANGE: We all might

2003-05-30T18:52:00.000-05:00

It's Official I am watching the most absolutely stupid "interview" I have ever seen. ESPN is interviewing the stupid duck mascot for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

2003-05-30T18:37:00.000-05:00

I Feel Safer Already Tom Ridge has decided to lower the alert level to yellow. Don't you feel safer knowing that this absolutely idiotic 5 step system for stopping terrorism is in place? I know I do.

2003-05-30T18:34:00.000-05:00

ACLU Strikes Again The Political Correctness Run Awry The ACLU attempts to strike again, this time here in Texas. The American Civil Liberties Union is asking that a Bible be removed from a granite memorial that sits in front of a Texas courthouse because it might offend non-Christians Might. Not does, but might offend non-Christians living in a Christian based society. Of course, we

2003-05-30T09:17:00.000-05:00

It Didn't Work Before Thus, I doubt it will work now. The Bible, in many Christian's opinion, is the unchanging, eternal word of God. To be a Christian, one must believe that. It's one of the basics of the faith, and to believe otherwise falls under the "attempting to break God into manageable chunks" category. Obviously, some of the Anglican Chuch in Canada just doesn't think this way.

2003-05-29T18:19:00.000-05:00

Clinton Third? By now, you have heard of the poll which states that Clinton is the "third greatest president" in history. Now, I place no credence in Gallup, but the poll did catch my attention. First off, the question was loaded and worded poorly. Not only that, but Noel has perfectly stated my next problem with the poll, the way the answers were taken and/or given.

2003-05-29T15:49:00.000-05:00

Let's See If That Works With the problems which BlogSpot and Blogger seem to have with the Permalinks, we are trying a new Permalink configuration. I have no clue how it will work with the older, archived posts, but it's better than nothing.

2003-05-29T15:34:00.000-05:00

Incredible Honda's ad (sorry, Flash 6 required to view the ad) is simply something to behold. UPDATE: Quicktime version can be found here (I think - hey, I don't have Quicktime)

2003-05-29T14:31:00.000-05:00

Too Funny Unless you are a die-hard Trekkie. The Happy Fun Pundit has a list of the Ten Things I Hate About Star Trek. [link was stolen from Tobacco Road Fogey, deal with it]

2003-05-29T10:20:00.000-05:00

I Want To Sue There is no law against being stupid. There is no law against being arrogant. There are many laws not on the books which seemed to have slipped past the members of past Congresses and Administrations. This is now my pet peeve. I want to continually file class-action lawsuits against every person, world-wide, who files a frivolous lawsuit. I want to sue them on behalf of

2003-05-29T10:15:00.000-05:00

The Rights Of The Terrorists The Terrorist Support Group Amnesty International apparently believes that the rights of a terrorist is worth more than the rights of the innocent people they murder.

2003-05-29T10:11:00.000-05:00

I'm Here To Alienate Unlike the Watered Down Christianity™ of the European Union, I'm here to say that a country without God is a country of barbaric practices, trades, and morals. It's a place where women are treated like dirt, children are used to kill other innocent people, and governments support only those who threaten to kill them. Does "Christianity" have a clean record? Of course

2003-05-29T09:54:00.000-05:00

Well, Duh! Remember those two tractor-trailer trucks we found in Iraq? They were supposed to be some kind of mobile bio-chemical lab. Apparently, that is exactly what they are, according to "experts and officials". Are there any actual weapons of mass destruction? In my opinion, if Saddam had ANY hope of getting out of this alive, that answer would have to be "no". If the coalition

2003-05-28T15:02:00.000-05:00

What On Earth Does This Mean? So, I succumbed to the half-*** temptation and took the "IQ Test" over at eMode (whoever they are). By the way, if you click that link and want to take a test, have a SPAM email account ready. Without going into my score, which was fairly accurate mind you, it tells you your "Intellectual Type". Now, my question is this: What on earth is a Visionary

2003-05-28T14:11:00.000-05:00

Things I've Learned From Hotmail I'm sure that most of you have had, at one time, a Hotmail account. You are aware that, even though you never use the email address, SPAM will inevitably show up in it. That's the nature of the beast. However, I have actually learned a few things from my Hotmail. < Google Search Query Ranking Raiser > 1. I can have larger, firmer breasts (and we all

2003-05-28T13:57:00.000-05:00

No Wonder The Democrats Don't Protect Marriage I'm on this neverending quest to determine why Socialists Democrats refuse to protect the sanctity of marraige. Thanks to the Heritage Foundation, I am closer than ever to rooting out the cause of such despicability. A Heritage Foundation report says that marriage is a key to reducing poverty. The report was released on May 20, 2003. The

2003-05-28T13:46:00.000-05:00

Movie Recommendation If you and your family are looking for a movie all of you can enjoy, I very highly recommend Joshua The Movie. My wife and I watched it a couple of nights ago because it was a gift from one of the kids in the Sunday School class she teaches. I must say that it was one of the better Christian flavored movies I have seen. There was no cheesy depictions of any one

2003-05-28T11:15:00.000-05:00

Following Stolen Of The 'Net Somewhere How it All Began In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com. She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel far from town to town with thy

2003-05-28T10:33:00.000-05:00

Your SARS Update There is now a woman in east Texas being quarantined after showing signs of the SARS virus. Oh no! Pandemic! The state health department and two local health agencies began investigating the case over the weekend after the woman reported symptoms such as respiratory problems associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, said TDH spokesman Doug McBride. "The

2003-05-28T10:30:00.000-05:00

Reality Check The delusions of some of these peaceful religion militants are enough to make you laugh at times. Consider the new letter from Saddam which reportedly popped-up in London (of all places). An Arabic newspaper in London claims to have received another letter from Saddam Hussein -- this one saying the former Iraqi dictator is "hunting the cowardly American and British enemy."

2003-05-27T14:30:00.000-05:00

Arafat's Road To Peace Arafat's road to peace seems to include roadblocks. Palestinians on Tuesday postponed a second summit meeting between Israeli and Palestinian premiers, putting off high-level contacts over implementing a U.S.-backed Mideast peace plan. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was behind the delay, said a senior Palestinian official. Speaking on condition of anonymity, he

2003-05-26T09:46:00.000-05:00

Respect Your Elders From Fox News, comes this little tidbit: The nearly century-old tradition of giving a cane to the oldest person in one Massachusetts town is being quashed because some seniors said the cane was an offensive symbol of age, reports the Metro West Daily News. Since 1909, folks in Ashland, Mass., have been giving the fabled Boston Post cane to its oldest resident each

2003-05-26T09:16:00.000-05:00

It's Sexism, Stupid! If we were to go around the country and use the same standard that Ms. Idiot is using to austersize the Masters golf tournament, then we'd have to take a serious look at Smith College in Massachusetts. First off, they're ALL GIRL! *gasp!* Secondly, they don't seem to THINK they're all girl. They are removing all references to "she" and "her" and replacing them with "

2003-05-26T09:11:00.000-05:00

Want To Know What Memorial Day Is REALLY About? There's at least one kid who knows. Pivoting his body with his right arm and holding a neon-green ruler in his left hand, James Milam, 10, crawled from grave to grave at Nashville National Cemetery yesterday morning, carefully placing an American flag exactly one foot from each gravestone. Memorial Day is not just another day off of work,

2003-05-26T08:58:00.000-05:00

Quotables �As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure.� � Jacques Chirac, president of France � As far as France is concerned, you're right.� � Rush Limbaugh, radio talk show host

2003-05-25T16:39:00.000-05:00

A Real Step Towards Peace? The Israeli Cabinet narrowly approved a road map to peace. Now, you and I - the average Joes - know that this is just surface fluff, but we'll happily let the governments perform their little show of peace, and then call them stupid when it fails. Why will this one fail as well? Because, Israel has now officially affirmed a Palestinian State. We all know that

2003-05-25T12:43:00.000-05:00

Quick Poll Post a comment in this post if you have EVER (and I mean EVER) actually PURPOSELY clicked a link in one of those annoying pop-up windows. I'd like to try and figure out how successful those stupid things are. Now, when I say successful, don't go quoting me the statistics from Orbitz stupid (and useless, I might add) site. I don't want stats spewed word for word from some "

2003-05-24T17:18:00.000-05:00

Sweet Dreams Of You My brand spankin' new bed arrived and it sure is comfortable. Now I know why I haven't been getting a good night's sleep. Now, run off, weep, and be jealous!

2003-05-24T17:15:00.000-05:00

The Travel Ban Is Unwarranted Specifically, isn't that what the government in Toronto had said when WHO issued a travel warning? Why, yes, it is. Seems now that maybe, just maybe, it is warranted. At least 25 people are being investigated for SARS and 1,000 more are in quarantine Nice of them to not want this to spread though. How, shall we say, Socialist of them.

2003-05-24T14:11:00.000-05:00

Preach On Christopher, over at the Midwest Conservative Journal, has a great piece on the United Nations' abysmal record of doing ANYTHING which enhances the wellness of the people.

2003-05-24T11:59:00.000-05:00

Not All Follow Blindly Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, wants to hike the gas tax by 5.4 cents per gallon. Freshman congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colorado, isn't blindly following the lead. Ms. Musgrave makes one very astute observation: "The American people need their tax burden lifted, not shifted." Exactly. What good is a tax cut if

2003-05-24T11:40:00.000-05:00

Online Tracts . . . Cool Was poking around Blogs4God and found a link to a site which offers online gospel tracts. In case you were looking for them, they're there.

2003-05-24T11:32:00.000-05:00

Customer Support In an ongoing effort to read the least amount of SPAM I can, I have changed email addresses. For those of you who wish to email me, click on the "Contact Tony" link to the right and a new window will popup with the new email address. Essentially, it will tell you to send it to tony_blog [at] hotmail.com. It opens a new window siimply because the server the Contact page is

2003-05-24T10:22:00.000-05:00

Vote 2008 Wild, at Bleeding Brain, is running for President. Go, show your support. *Obviously, BlogSpot can't allow Permalinks to work. Hence, I didn't post a permalink. Just look for SCENE 1. Read it, then scroll up to SCENE 2.

2003-05-24T10:14:00.000-05:00

For All Those Renters Was out touring MSN this morning and found 15 Renters' Rights. If you are renting a place to live, you really should know this stuff already, but in case you don't, the basics are in the article. 1. The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to deny housing to a tenant on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, disability, family status, or national origin. 2.

2003-05-24T10:08:00.000-05:00

I'm So Excited Somewhere between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., my little slice of heaven arrives. I cannot wait until I am able to actually get a good night's sleep. For somebody who only sleeps 3-5 hours a night as it is, it should be a quality 3-5 hours.

2003-05-23T23:29:00.000-05:00

In Case You Cared . . . Annika Sorenstam didn't make the cut to play this weekend. I posted in the comments over at Steve's site, but I'll say it here as well. Did she belong on the "men's tour"? Who knows? What I DO know is that if she wished to play the PGA, she should be required to qualify just as all the men did. Go to Q-School and make THAT cut and then play all you want. Alas,

2003-05-23T23:09:00.000-05:00

Warning Just To Warn The Department of Homeland Security seems to issue warnings just to make it appear they actually DO something. "(The department) has no specific information to indicate that a truck bombing of any kind is currently being planned in the United States," said the bulletin, whose distribution list included major U.S. companies. But the department said it wanted to

2003-05-23T13:57:00.000-05:00

Tomorrow, Heaven Arrives At The Tony House The House Commander™ and myself have been searching for a matress for two months now. Tomorrow, that little slice of heaven arrives. Our bed is WAY too old to be of any use, and we look forward with glee to receive the bed. Not to mention that we got it for 50% off. The power of negotiation, supply, and demand.

2003-05-23T13:40:00.000-05:00

Now, Make Something Stick The Senate reluctantly approved allowing us to keep our money over the next ten years. On Friday, Vice President Dick Cheney was forced to break a 50-50 tie in the Senate over the cuts, which Republicans said will stimulate the economy but Democrats argued would only add to the deficit. It will certainly add to the deficit if these guys keep spending our money