I'm back - had a fabulous time in Manchester, Connecticut, visiting relatives. A big THANK YOU to my brother Stephen for tackling the guest blogging duties while I was away. I have a lot of stuff in my inbox to post, some updates on reviews of the Mind & Media books, so pardon if the … Continue reading Back from Connecticut
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Christian Carnival #85
Christian Carnival #85 is now posted at Crossroads. The best of Christian blogging. 🙂
Casualties in Iraq
The mainstream media breathlessly informs us every chance they get that over 1900 soldier have died in Iraq. I wouldn't be surprised to read a story that said, "President Bush has declared parts of Louisiana and Mississippi a disaster area after Hurricane Katrina, despite the fact that over 1900 soldiers have died in Iraq." Here's … Continue reading Casualties in Iraq
Thanks Bro
My first attempt at guest blogging didn't go over as well as I envisioned. I did learn that I am not as opinionated as my brother, or maybe I am, just not the typist he is. Friday was a fishing day for me. Pulled a few white bass out of the Colorado River. A good … Continue reading Thanks Bro
Redneck Bloggin'
And now, the guest host of Chasing the Wind for the next 5 days..... it's Stephen! Take it away, bro. 🙂
Redneck Writing
Don't be alarmed. I have several travel days scattered throughout the next couple of months, and rather than let Chasing the Wind sit idle during those times, my brother Stephen will be guest blogging. Now, while I enjoy the simple pleasures of country life and the moral clarity and family values that simple living encourages, … Continue reading Redneck Writing
Cindy Sheehan Changes a Mind
I didn't think it possible, but Cindy Sheehan actually changed a mind. Scott Randolph writes: I actually felt myself become a republican today. It was around 10am, when I read the latest update of the Cindy Sheehan saga in CNN.com. I then shot over to read some blogs about it, and perused the comments in … Continue reading Cindy Sheehan Changes a Mind
Christian Carnival 83
Christian Carnival 83 is up at All Kinds of Time. I just stumbled onto this group today; obviously this blogging "carnival" has been going on for quite some time. It appears to be quite a collection of "best of Christian blogging" that's posted on a regular basis. I'll look into figuring out how to be … Continue reading Christian Carnival 83
Full Vs. Partial RSS Feeds
First, if you're not some techy-geek, skip this post. Better yet, post a comment that says, "I have no idea what you're talking about." Make sure you click on one of the smiley faces that best describes your feelings. Second, Dwight is running an experiment on Full versus Partial RSS feeds. You might be surprised … Continue reading Full Vs. Partial RSS Feeds
Church for Men
When Diane & I discuss dating topics with other church singles, always we end up discussing the proper roles of men and women in both dating and in marriage. Usually we end up agreeing that men are not taking the role of "spiritual leader" properly in accordance with Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians 11. The … Continue reading Church for Men
Galloping Buzz
About 6 months ago, my computer at work started to make a random buzz once in a while. Not often, not a constant buzz, but a particular pattern that only happened occasionally. Sort of a "bzz.. bzz.. bzzz.. bzzzzzzz" pattern. Last month, my computer at home started making the same buzzing noize. At home, I … Continue reading Galloping Buzz
Baptizing Dead Babies
If you're a proponent of abortion, one of the beliefs you must have is that no baby actually exists; at best, it's a lump of tissue. I've heard many opinions on exactly when life begins, from conception to the first cell division to the first heartbeat to out-of-womb viability all the way to birth. I'll … Continue reading Baptizing Dead Babies
Best of the Web Directory
Forbes has assembled 3000 websites and categorized them, then extracted the "Best of the Web." From Blogs to Investing to American History, you'll find a link here.
Progressive Christianity
I'm convinced the liberal left is working on a new tactic - to claim christianity for themselves. That's right, if you believe in the right to have an abortion, they're working on scripture interpretation to support it. Gay marriage? They push a "God is Love" approach that allows homosexuality and completely skip over the "homosexuality … Continue reading Progressive Christianity
Incident Logs
IncidentLog.com gathers information from the various city police and fire departments, then combines them into a Google map to give you a visual indication of incidents that recently happened. For instance, it pulls data for Houston from City of Houston Active Incidents and turns it into a mappable IncidentLog of the last 50 events in … Continue reading Incident Logs
Blogging Kerfuffle
Stuff I'm not likely to blog about this week: - The latest Harry Potter book. It sold a lot of copies apparently. - The Karl Rove kerfuffle. Like the Tom DeLay witch-hunt of last year, it's just partisan yelping trying to find something, anything, that'll burn the conservatives. I think "kerfuffle" is a silly word. … Continue reading Blogging Kerfuffle
I'm Famous!
My name was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle! Or rather, my name was mentioned in a blog run by the Chronicle. Well, actually, I was referred to obliquely as "a reader." Still, *I* think I'm famous. I asked Dwight Silverman on a recent post for pictures on some upcoming Microsoft combined keyboard/mouse combos, and Dwight … Continue reading I'm Famous!
Too Many Topics Today
Too many topics today. Here's what has my attention today: The London terrorists appear to be homegrown. In other words, while here in the US calmer heads have pointed out that the Muslim extremist threat is external and therefor we should protect our borders, what do you do if they're already here? One of the … Continue reading Too Many Topics Today
The Power of Blogging
According to Michelle Malkin, MSNBC had 10.3 million visitors the day of London's 7/7 terrorist attack. The most heavily trafficked blog is the very liberal Daily Kos with 212,000 visitors, or 2% of the traffic at MSNBC. The power of blogs pale next to mainstream media. Chasing the Wind is running about 212 visitors a … Continue reading The Power of Blogging
Podcasting
I keep reading about this; I want to participate in the "podcasting" frenzy. I want to be a consumer. What I really want is an automatic way to put podcasts on my Palm Lifestyle when I hotsynch. I want to select podcasts once and have them update automatically. The only software I've found so far … Continue reading Podcasting
Blogpoll
I'm checking out a new tool I found at CoffeeSwirls to take online polls. Looks like it's working fine, except I don't really have anything I want to poll about. Vote anyway. 😛
Lowering Stress
I've been tagged by Spin the Moon. I dunno why. Do I look like the kind of guy that plays "tag?" I'll humor her, though. This time. 😛 Things you enjoy, not because you have to but because you WANT to, even when no one around you wants to go out and play. What lowers … Continue reading Lowering Stress
Karl Rove and Valerie Plame
First, let's get the obvious out of the way: the media explosion about Karl Rove's involvement with the Valerie Plame outing isn't about some sort of justice. Karl Rove has been effective, the liberals want to take him down. They found something they think will stick. First of all, I don't think a crime was … Continue reading Karl Rove and Valerie Plame
Spring Ho!
Suddenly, the blog went silent. What happened? Where did Michael go? I'm back, no worries. I spent the weekend in Lampasas for Spring Ho, a horribly named festival but lots of fun. My brother lives out there. Of course, he's always been "out there" but this time I went to visit. Arriving at my brother's … Continue reading Spring Ho!
Ten Commandments
The Supreme Court made their schizophrenic ruling regarding placement of the Ten Commandments. Instead of making it a black and white issue, now you have to determine whether the placement is inside or outside or on of off government property, and then determine how religious or historical the monument is. Another ten years to sort … Continue reading Ten Commandments
Land Siezure
More on yesterday's post that allows the government to sieze property for nearly any reason now, Mud-n-Phud has compiled a list of property about to be siezed and the blogs that cover them.
Kerry's Form 180
Just in time for last year's election, John Kerry has finally signed his Form 180, releasing his military records. Powerline has the scoop. At least, I think they're released. I wonder what Kerry didn't want us to know last November?
I Can't Imagine I'm Gonna Have the Time
I'm off work today but busy with last minute preparations and family get-togethers. I can't imagine I'm going to have any time to blog for a few days. Impending nuptials, you know. 🙂 Last night Diane's borhter & sister came to town; tonight there's dinner with friends, and tomorrow my mom is graciously hosting a … Continue reading I Can't Imagine I'm Gonna Have the Time
A World Where Every Child is Wanted
One way to do that is to abort all the unwanted children. Rather than encourage new ways to love and care for children in our society, Peter Durkin says we should encourage birth control so "every child is wanted, cared for and loved." I don't have any objection to that, and it sounds good on … Continue reading A World Where Every Child is Wanted
Metro Bleeding
Just for the record, I voted against the light rail, the toy train. Not because I'm against light rail, but because this goofy little train doesn't go anywhere. Then Metro made a goofy choice - they cancelled bus routes, trying to force people onto train routes instead. How did the people respond? By not riding, … Continue reading Metro Bleeding
Nothing to See, Move Along
Taking some time off of blogging this weekend. Headed to my niece's high school graduation and spending time with family. If there's a new post before Tuesday, I didn't do it. 😛
Anger at McCain over Judges
First off, let's be clear about what happened yesterday. There was no "compromise." The Republicans gave in, the Democrats won. Judicial nominees, by US Constitution, are nominimated by the President and the Senate is supposed to "advise and consent." In other words, vote. The "compromise" lets the Republicans vote on 3 judges, Priscilla Owen, Janice … Continue reading Anger at McCain over Judges
Newsweek Blogswarm
The blogs are circling. Last week, Newsweek was in more than just hot water - they published a story that American interrogators flushed a Koran down a toilet. Muslim riots everywhere, and at least 16 people died in Afghanistan. Then Newsweek said they couldn't verify the story was true. Oops. So there's a lot of … Continue reading Newsweek Blogswarm
Monday Linkfest
The busy weekend is over. Whew. Friday was a visit to the county clerk to sign up for a marriage license. The clerk looked at our drivers licenses suspiciously. "You have the same last name," she said. Bah, let her wonder. 😛 Saturday was the Spring Fling (I posted a picture over the weekend). Diane … Continue reading Monday Linkfest
Blog Tweaks
I'm tweaking the blog tonight. ("So, what did you do last night? Nudge nudge, wink wink, knowhatImean?") Er... where was I? Oh yeah... I dropped the "Reciprocal Blogrolling" portion that listed 15 other blogs linking to me. There was something wrong with it though - of the 15 blogs, *I* was one of them, and … Continue reading Blog Tweaks
One Year Blogiversary to "Chasing the Wind"
One year today, I started blogging. And I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to say or who I wanted to say it to. Today, as a mature blogger, fully one year old, I can fully say with confidence that I still don't have any idea. Not that it matters - I've discovered I … Continue reading One Year Blogiversary to "Chasing the Wind"
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
I've signed up through Mind and Media to review some upcoming books. The one coming to me today is "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist" by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek. I'll be sure to post my opinion once I receive and read it. 🙂
Mae Magourik Airlifted for Food
As I mentioned a few days ago, Mae Magouirk, an 81 year old grandmother, was being denied food and water, despite a living will that said she wanted to be fed under her current condition. After 10 days without food and water, Mae Magouirk was airlifted from Hospice-LaGrange in LaGrange, Georgia, to the University of … Continue reading Mae Magourik Airlifted for Food
Links for Today
Links for today, from heavy to light. If you just want the goofy stuff, start from the bottom and work your way up. 😛 David Limbaugh says conservatives are tired of judicial activism and it's time to invoke the "nuclear option." Tom Delay agrees that judges are out of control. Lawsuits challenging Florida's ban on … Continue reading Links for Today
Choosing Topics
Gotta choose my topics carefully otherwise I'll blog full time. 😛 Interesting topics I'm *not* blogging about today: MSN Spaces is out of beta. This is a new blogging site and Microsoft claims 4.5 million bloggers already. 80% of Americans believed that starving Terri Schiavo to death was wrong. Kansas becomes the 18th state to … Continue reading Choosing Topics
Links of the Day
Over lunch today, I found a bunch of topics that interested me, but if I wrote about everything that interested me, I'd be posting all day. *That* ain't gonna happen. So here are the topics I'm not writing about, even if it looks like I'm writing about them now. I'm not. But they're interesting reads: … Continue reading Links of the Day
Waiting Until 13th Day
I wonder why the 11th Court of Appeals waited so long? Did they want Terri dead first? Mar 30, 12:40 AM (ET) ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court early Wednesday agreed to consider a petition for a new hearing on whether to reconnect Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. As if that wasn't bad enough, CBS … Continue reading Waiting Until 13th Day
Bigotry and the Murder of Terri Schiavo
Harvard student Joe Ford, who suffers from cerebral palsy, has written an excellent article on Terri Schaivo's case. Joe is somewhat irritated that a doctor once tried to put him out of his misery, too. “Misery can only be removed from the world by painless extermination of the miserable.†—a Nazi writer quoted by Robert … Continue reading Bigotry and the Murder of Terri Schiavo
When the Law is Wrong
I added a new blog to my blogroll this morning, The Wittenberg Gate, "Applying the Scriptures to every sphere of life." That's the journey I'm on right now - I don't want to just study. I want to apply God's Word. The author Dory has written a terrific article called When the Law is Wrong. … Continue reading When the Law is Wrong
Euthanasia versus Neglect
Jay Tea at Wizbang makes some interesting observations this morning. He hasn't taken sides on the Teri Schiavo case, but he is pointing out that if you decide on a course of action, then you should do it with the courage of your convictions. Letting Terri die by starvation is cowardly. In the Terri Schiavo … Continue reading Euthanasia versus Neglect
Restricting Senate Filibusters
NY Times, January 1, 1995 NY Times, March 6, 2005 In the last session of Congress, the Republican minority invoked an endless string of filibusters to frustrate the will of the majority. This relentless abuse of a time-honored Senate tradition so disgusted Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, that he is now willing to … Continue reading Restricting Senate Filibusters
Gender Accurate Bible
There's a new bible in town, "Today's New International Version", or TNIV, brought to us by the same people who brought us the NIV. I use the original NIV Study Bible because I like the additional information it offers to put things in context. Some are upset that some of the language has been changed … Continue reading Gender Accurate Bible
Caroline's Birthday
Sand in the Gears posted again today. He posts rarely, but his posts are always poignant. Today he shares that his daughter would have been nine today, and how he's learned how to live with her loss. Through it all, his faith carries him and his family. If you want to read the whole story … Continue reading Caroline's Birthday
Google Maps
Over at SteelerDirtFreak, I stumbled across Google Maps. Whoa. That's a much nicer mapping program than the MapQuest or Yahoo Maps I was using. I was amused at looking at the whole US I could keep zooming in until I got to my house. It's more intuitive, you just write in English what you're looking … Continue reading Google Maps
Brian Welch's Testimony
I wrote a few days ago about Brian "Head" Welch, the former guitarist for the vulgar Korn band, quitting in order to devote his life to Christ. Brian says it was the influence of his music on his 6 year old daughter that finally convinced him to quit. I dug around this morning until I … Continue reading Brian Welch's Testimony
Image Hosting
One of the banes of running a website is that you pay for the bandwidth used. The more people, the more bandwidth. And if you want to host a picture that lots of people look at, your bandwidth can go up radically. I stumbled across ImageShack today that may offer a solution. Free bandwidth, free … Continue reading Image Hosting
Terri Schiavo
Early today, the 2nd District Court of Appeals cleared the way for Terri Schiavo's feeding tube to be removed. This was promptly blocked by an emergency stay by Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer until 5pm tomorrow. Much of the Christian right blogosphere which I read frequently is organizing a fight to keep Terri alive. … Continue reading Terri Schiavo
Blogger Interview
One of the blogs I've just started reading is Amy's Humble Musings, winner of the 2005 Best New Evangelical Blog. I stumbled across it at just the right moment; she's starting a Interview Game as part of a "Blog-a-thon" at Buried Treasure Books to raise money for an Ethiopian orphan named Azanou who needs eye … Continue reading Blogger Interview
Not Interested
At lunch today, I looked for news to blog about about. I found a lot of stuff that doesn't interest me. So I'm going to blog about that. Paris Hilton. Apparently hackers broke into her Blackberry and posted her address book on the web. Somewhere. All the news is gaga over the fact that Paris … Continue reading Not Interested
Baby 81
Remember the "Baby 81" stories from the New York Times the last several weeks? How this baby was the 81st admitted to a Sri Lanka Hospital and 9 separate women all claimed the baby as their own, one mother claimed the baby had been washed out of her arms during the tsunami, and it took … Continue reading Baby 81
Dale Earnhardt and Chim Chim
This post will be too long, so here's the end of the story first: I bought my brother this t-shirt (click for larger image): OK, now I'll back up to the beginning. A synopsis of random nonsense all munged together for your amusement. 🙂 I still get a lot of visitors here looking for Dale … Continue reading Dale Earnhardt and Chim Chim
Unceremoniously Dropped From the Blogroll
Short & sweet: I'll be pruning the blogroll, the list of other blogs on the left side. If you're reading one of them and it suddenly disappears, I snipped it. When I link a site, it's usually because I read something interesting there and I intend to go back. Sometimes when I go back, I'm … Continue reading Unceremoniously Dropped From the Blogroll
Coming Up Empty
Hmm. Nothing inspires me to blog today. I tossed some ideas at myself but nothing stuck. North Korea says the have nukes and don't want to talk about it. The U.S. says we ought to talk about it. No solutions look good at the moment. Let North Korea keep the nukes? Force them to disarm? … Continue reading Coming Up Empty
Election Fraud
There are a lot of news stories about the Democrats challenging poll results in Ohio lately, even though Bush won that state by 118,000 votes. Although I think the Democrats are just doing political grandstanding on the issue and it won't change anything, making sure the elections are fair is a noble enough cause. Go … Continue reading Election Fraud
Comment Spam
Yuck. Comment Spam. You don't see very much of it on Chasing the Wind because I've put a few key phrases in a spam filter, but I think the only two words I need are "viagra" and "poker" in that file. If you attempt to comment using one of those words, it goes into a … Continue reading Comment Spam
Nikola.com Added to Blogroll
Via Michelle Malkin, I read that Ambra Nykol has lost her job and that Michelle thinks the Mainstream Media should hire her for her fresh, interesting, and diverse point of view. Off I go to check her out. I find this very well written post about rapper Kanye West's song, "Jesus Walks." Nykol examines the … Continue reading Nikola.com Added to Blogroll
CBS Fires Mary Mapes Over Memo Scandal
Bloggers mostly pegged the CBS memo scandal on Mary Mapes last year; she was the producer for that particular segment. Today, CBS agreed with the bloggers and fired her and three others for "myopic zeal." Do you think this will bring back credibility to the CBS News organization? Or do you think it's more likely … Continue reading CBS Fires Mary Mapes Over Memo Scandal
Blogrolling Changes
I added Sand in the Gears after a recommended by the venerable Miss Vox. Sand in the Gears doesn't write often, but his writing is superb. You can sign up to get his stuff by email so you don't have to check so often, or use an RSS reader like I do. I ought to … Continue reading Blogrolling Changes
His and Hers, But She's Going to Jail
Let me tell you of a story about a man named Frank; he almost got his girl arrested, he's going to get a spank. Then one day he was looking so cool, and then the next he was looking like a fool. Time, that is. Incarceration. Camp Cupcake. Er, sorry for the bad Beverly Hillbillies … Continue reading His and Hers, But She's Going to Jail
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Eight Days till Christmas. Are you ready? Most of my family will be here for Christmas *SUNDAY* and I think I'm barely going to be ready in time. The rest of you lucky squirrels have another week to get ready. I've been occupied and forgetful, and I'm going to get all caught up in a … Continue reading These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
No Good Deed Unpunished
I wouldn't normally post this except I'm amused. 😛 Coming home from church last night (the 2nd of four Advent studies), I stopped to fill up with gas. Swipe my card, fill up, swap the windows, hang up the nozzle, get back in the car... And a young woman interrupts just before I close the … Continue reading No Good Deed Unpunished
A Large Mammal
Those that know me already know I'm a Large Mammal, though I've been losing weight. 10.5 lbs in the last month, in fact. I'm still a Large Mammal, though. Even when I'm back down to my fightin' weight of 190 lbs, I'll still be a large, muscle bound, hulking mammal. Rawr. Now Chasing the Wind … Continue reading A Large Mammal
Stream of Consciousness
If my train of thought leaves Chicago at 35 miles per hour.... What am I doing? Oh, nothing. Thanks for asking. I was just reflecting on how much I enjoy having this website and all the visitors that leave comments, but some days I just don't feel like diving into the topic du juor. Al … Continue reading Stream of Consciousness
A Sad American
Thanks to a tip from Spritzy, I read this article from A Sad American. Absolutely amazing article about why this average middle of the road American didn't really want to vote for Bush, but the Democratic party alienated her so bad she couldn't vote for Kerry. Highly recommended reading for both conservative and liberal people. … Continue reading A Sad American
Puppy Power
Busy today. Lots of things going on lately, not much of it bloggable if that's a word. At least not bloggable yet. And I'm busy at work this week, so posting at lunch is hard, too. I don't want you to feel like you visited today and left empty handed today, though. Here's a picture … Continue reading Puppy Power
Jesusland Flavored Kool-Aid
At A Small Victory in an article called Jesusland Flavored Kool-Aid, Michelle can't help but notice that the left (the far left fringe *and* the middle left) think this country is turning into a theocracy: If you read them correctly - and I'm not just talking about the fringe elements here, but your everyday journalists, … Continue reading Jesusland Flavored Kool-Aid
One Day at a Time
I never intended to blog politically, but that's sort of the way it turned out over the last few months. I guess that's normal, given the elections. As I get older, I get more opinionated. I read many of my favorite blogs the last couple of days; some are gloating, others are purposefully not gloating. … Continue reading One Day at a Time
Substance Versus Style
Uptown Girl made a good observation this morning about John Kerry's multiple personality disorder: He seems to have a different “personality†for every group he speaks to. For instance his recent interview with Tom Brokaw he was “Serious Senator Kerry†– - on stage with Springsteen he was “Drink A Lot Of Beer Kerry†– … Continue reading Substance Versus Style
My Yahoo RSS Feed
My home page for my browser is My Yahoo, partly because my home internet connection is furnished by a SBC / Yahoo partnership. I was reading some of the tech stuff behind the Yahoo pages tonight and found this little gem: Is My Yahoo! becoming a Newsreader? Yes. A newsreader (sometimes called a news aggregator) … Continue reading My Yahoo RSS Feed
Halloween Cancelled in Seattle
In Puyallup, Oregon, Halloween's been cancelled this year. For obvious reasons, of course: dressing up as a witch is offensive to real witches. "Witches with pointy noses and things like that are not respective symbols of the Wiccan religion and so we want to be respectful of that," said Hansen. The school district cancelled Halloween, … Continue reading Halloween Cancelled in Seattle
Fall Weather
According to that weather thingy on the left (or on the right, depending on which skin you're using) the temperature is only 73°F. At 100% humidity. Man, it felt like I was living in a Vietnamese Noodle Soup this morning. Without the noodles, of course. Or that weird meat they use. How am I supposed … Continue reading Fall Weather
Wizbang Poll Tracker
Courtesy of Wizbang, I've added a little box at the top this page to see the latest poll numbers for the Presidential Election. You can click the name of the poll to see how they came up with their figures.
"I Got a Passport!'
When Iraqis are excited about their freedom, it makes me excited. 🙂 From Iraq the Model: I should’ve written about this some days ago but I had to spend a week in Basra...Anyway, I feel it’s still worth writing about (at least from my point of view): last week, I crossed the borders for the … Continue reading "I Got a Passport!'
Standard Form 180
Before I go any further, note this: John Kerry could answer these accusations instantly by signing Standard Form 180 that releases all of his military records. So far, he's refused to do that, and the Navy says they are still holding about 100 pages of unreleased information. Sign the Standard Form 180, Senator Kerry. If … Continue reading Standard Form 180
RSS Feeds: Mea Culpa
After digging into the problems Miss Vox reported last week, the problem turns out to be on my end. In the move from the old GoDaddy servers to Blogs-About.com, the path for the RSS Feeds changed. I knew the old feeds worked, I knew the new feeds worked... what I didn't realize until just this … Continue reading RSS Feeds: Mea Culpa
Bork! Bork! Bork!
Yes, Chasing the Wind is borked. Or munged. I don't know what the right word for it. Wait, Swedish Chef says "bork" was the right word. I really don't know what the problem is; the bad thing is (even with the expert help from Podz over at the WordPress forum) nobody else seems to know … Continue reading Bork! Bork! Bork!
Did John Kerry Cheat?
If John Kerry didn't cheat, what is he removing from his pocket? From INDC comes this accusation, and it's a valid charge. The rules of the debate were very clear: (c) No props, notes, charts, diagrams, or other writings or other tangible things may be brought into the debate by either candidate. ... (d) Notwithstanding … Continue reading Did John Kerry Cheat?
Almost Not Fake Documents
Heh. I thought this story was dead. Apparently Boston Globe was preparing to run a story tomorrow that the CBS memos are real after all, and they're basing this opinion on a new study by Professor David Hailey of Utah State University. Let's just make this short and sweet. Here's the study Professor Hailey put … Continue reading Almost Not Fake Documents
Blog Free Day
Unplanned. Unscripted. So nothing happened yesterday. Frankly, I just wasn't bloggable yesterday. Mikey needs a vacation. I'm going to be watching the debates tonight. More about that later.
Relaxing Weekend, Back to Work
That was my first 3-day weekend since June. I'd almost forgotten how much I enjoyed my 3-day weekends every other week. Friday was a day of nothing; puttered around the house, read blogs, played some Ultima Online, and waited for Alex to show up so we could catch "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." … Continue reading Relaxing Weekend, Back to Work
What Do the Fake CBS Memos Have in Common with Vince Foster?
Tonight Dan Rather explained that the memos were real because the story was true. And the story was true because they had these memos... I didn't buy it, and neither did Wizbang. In particular, the "superscript" function of that typewriter would let you raise the 'th' up a 1/2 step, but it wouldn't change the … Continue reading What Do the Fake CBS Memos Have in Common with Vince Foster?
Memos Questioning Bush's Guard Service May Be Fake
The Houston Chronicle is publishing a story by the Boston Globe that memos aired by CBS last night appear to show evidence "embellished" his record. Among other records: The four pages of documents also contain an August 1972 order from Killian, suspending Bush from flying status for "failure to perform" up to Air Force and … Continue reading Memos Questioning Bush's Guard Service May Be Fake
Close to Home
Early this morning, a co-worker was struck by a drunk driver on his way to work. Hardy Carrow died 2 hours later at the hospital. I barely knew Hardy - this is a large office complex - but when I saw him, he always had a smile on his face. He was a good friend … Continue reading Close to Home
Stable For Now, I Think
With the help of a WordPress moderator named Podz, I reverted back to WordPress 1.2, and everything's been stable for 5 hours now. I'm going to start adding in the style sheets and stuff. I need some duct tape and some super glue and I'll be set. The scary thing is seeing my entire blog … Continue reading Stable For Now, I Think
Hurricane Alex Just Blew Through
My son dropped in yesterday afternoon. I didn't raise no dummy - he had 3 loads of laundry that cost 75 cents each. He'll spend $10 in gas to save 75 cents - but it's my credit card paying for gas. Heh. I don't mind; I thought he grew up quickly when he was young, … Continue reading Hurricane Alex Just Blew Through
Navy Investigates Kerry's Medals
In 1996, [Chief of Naval Operations] Admiral Jeremy Boorda committed suicide after he was accused of wearing medals he hadn't earned. At the time, Sen. Kerry told the Boston Herald that the error was "sufficient to question his leadership position." "If you wind up being less than what you're pretending to be, there is a … Continue reading Navy Investigates Kerry's Medals
Michael Swears Off Dating Again
I mentioned a few months ago that's I've mostly given up dating. For my mental health, I tell myself. Maybe once a year I'll try a date or two, then give it up again. Sometimes I think about going to the gym and working out in order to impress women, but hey, that's why I … Continue reading Michael Swears Off Dating Again
John Kerry's "The New Soldier"
John Kerry's Vietnam-bashing book went out of print years ago. He wouldn't give permission for the publisher to reprint it; his veteran-bashing would probably hurt his campaign. After all, he wants to be the Commander in Chief of all those baby killers. Through the magic of the internet, you can read his book online here. … Continue reading John Kerry's "The New Soldier"
Hyperactive Monkeys
Scientists have apparently found a gene that is responsible for laziness. When the gene was supressed, the monkeys worked harder. If you had a room full of monkeys, they say, eventually you'd produce all the great works of Shakespeare. Imagine what you could accomplish with a room full of hyperactive monkeys. Cold fusion? A cure … Continue reading Hyperactive Monkeys
Poetry in Motion
Jo at Spin the Moon teaches me how to write poetry about my site. Chasing the C5 button. *click* SOLD OUT. Clinton mostly balanced the case had been robbed! The War? record. I think, the minimum level, it originated at Patty’ s wedding over the Fox & Hound, a quarter comes out Bummer. Ok. Yeah. … Continue reading Poetry in Motion
Mini Blog Party
Saturday night, Courtney (and her husband Andy), Jo (and her husband Rob), and I had a itsy bitsy teeny weeny blog party. A dinner at the Fox & Hound, a faux English pub with decent food, followed by some billiards. Courtney & Andy are up to something: Jo & Michael argue about which hand should … Continue reading Mini Blog Party
Limited Government
I'm waiting for the major media to catch up on the Swift Boat Veteran stories. It's all over the conservative blogs, and just now starting to reach the liberal blogs. The left needed some time to catch up, and they're researching the background of the swift boat veterans. That's a good thing, by the way … Continue reading Limited Government
Vending Machine Wars, Part III
First they forced me to buy sunflower seeds against my will. Then they developed chemical weapons and forced me to buy pink sissy lemonade. Today, though, I declare a victory in the battle against vending machines! The Coke machine here is an odd one - it has a clear glass front with faux icicles to … Continue reading Vending Machine Wars, Part III
The Purple Heart Hunter
I blogged last night about Swift Boat Veterans and their opinion that John Kerry is unfit for command. They have a book coming out next month, "Unfit for Command," that describes their impression of Kerry, including a description of the first Purple Heart. Other veterans on Kerry's boat that night maintain that there was no … Continue reading The Purple Heart Hunter
Keeping Your Guard Up II
Heh. NYTimes took a lot of heat for their "oh, that terrorism threat is old news" article I blogged yesterday. Today, they're singing a different tune. Senior government officials said Tuesday that new intelligence pointing to a current threat of a terrorist attack on financial targets in New York and possibly in Washington - not … Continue reading Keeping Your Guard Up II
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