If you look along the left side, you'll see the vast amount of traffic related to a certain race car driver. Must be a hundred people a day searching for information about Dale and his girlfriend. I didn't list his name on this post because I don't want the search engines to pick it up. … Continue reading Extra Mileage from *That Race Car Driver*
Tag: Blog
Moore Fakes a Headline
Michael Moore wanted to make a point in his F***9/11 movie that Bush stole the election, so he put a newspaper headline in there from The Pantagraph, a Bloomington, IL newspaper, that says "Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election." The only trouble is, that was never a headline. It was a letter to the … Continue reading Moore Fakes a Headline
Lost Lions
For some reason, Jo's recollection of Lost Lions is different than mine - she launches into a discussion of high-tech ammunitions, chemical peels, masks, arsenals of special soaps... I thought she was recovering from a terrorist attack. Really, Jo, it wasn't *that* bad. 🙂 And hey, before I forget, tomorrow's Jo's birthday. Go make her … Continue reading Lost Lions
Anti-Semitism 150, Israel 6
The United Nations passed a resolution, 150-6, to demand the Israel tear down the wall they're building that's keeping the Palestinian bombers out. Carlos asks,I can imagine Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, … Continue reading Anti-Semitism 150, Israel 6
Why on Earth…
Found via The Irish Lass who was kind enough to leave a poem for me earlier this week is this article in the NY Sun of a woman's attempt to be a Bush supporter among the leftist hate. She has the ultimate answer, though: If someone dares to confront me, I’ll give them the following … Continue reading Why on Earth…
Liberal Media Joyfully Reports Decline in Protestants
I was recently asked to be a guest blogger for ChronicallyBiased, a web-based newspaper that exposes the liberal slant and incomplete stories published by the Houston Chronicle. The exposure over there is vastly greater than here on Chasing the Wind; for one thing, they advertise on the radio and I don't. 🙂 Anyway, I had … Continue reading Liberal Media Joyfully Reports Decline in Protestants
My Socks Normally Bulge Like That
Pundits speculate that the missing documents, based on topics that Sandy Berger was researching, relates to what the Clinton adminstration knew about Al Qaeda operations in the US and the Clinton's Adminstration's plan of action. Other speculation is that Clinton actually had a plan developed after the Millenium Bomber was caught, but may have delayed … Continue reading My Socks Normally Bulge Like That
Another Item I Won't Be Blogging About
The Emmy nominations were announced today. I almost never watch TV.
Valid Criticisms and Polite Discourse
In any disagreement, there's a way to have a polite discourse. Once you've resorted to name-calling, the effectiveness of the argument is lost. For instance, I feel calling Michael Moore a liar is valid as long as I have evidence he is purposefully misleading people. I see some bloggers calling him "fat". While that's true, … Continue reading Valid Criticisms and Polite Discourse
Heart & Soul of America
George Bush Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman sent an open letter to John Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill. Just thought I'd help get the word out. 🙂 : Dear Ms. Cahill: On Thursday your campaign hosted a fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall at which Sen. Kerry said, "Every performer tonight in their own way … Continue reading Heart & Soul of America
Fifty-Nine Deceits
"Fifty-nine Deceits in Fahrenheit 911" is written by Ralph Nader supporter Dave Kopel. Kopel offers a thorough rebuttal of the points Michael Moore tries to make in his movie. I think it's worthy to note that liberals that support Kerry "because of all the Bush lies" have no qualms whatsoever about supporting Moore's movie. If … Continue reading Fifty-Nine Deceits
Leave a Message at the Beep (Part 2)
When John Kerry missed the intelligence briefing this week in order to do a Larry King interview and attend a fundraiser, lots of pundits questioned whether there should have been a briefing at all. In case you haven't pieced it all together, liberals blame George Bush and Tom Ridge whenRidge announces a terror alert and … Continue reading Leave a Message at the Beep (Part 2)
John Kerry's Heresy
I posted here that Kerry's straddling of the fence was unsustainable. He's trying to portray himself a good Catholic boy, a follower of the Catholic faith, and yet he votes 100% pro-abortion. "It's hard," Kerry told parishioner Frank Ward, a father of five and an abortion opponent. "It's a difficult line to walk." Of course … Continue reading John Kerry's Heresy
Whole Lotta Huggin' Goin' On
SondraK shows the way to a political love story, complete with soundrack. That's a whole lotta huggin' in the first 3 days of JohnJohn campaigning together. Some poll must have suggested that the metrosexual vote was up for grabs. Teresa: "Wait for me, JohnJohn!"
Blogrolling List
If you're visiting the list of blogs on the sidebar, I'm tweaking how they're displayed. They were displayed with the most recently updated blog at the top, oldest at the bottom. That wasn't working for me, took too long to find a particular blog sometimes. Now they're in alphabetical order. If the blog has been … Continue reading Blogrolling List
Blogger Tip: Trackback Pings Redux
Let's go through an example of using a trackback, step by step. First, make a post on your own blog that talks about Chasing the Wind. "Michael said something interesting at "Chasing the Wind." If you're on Livejournal, at the bottom of the post you just made it says "Link." Click it, and that's your … Continue reading Blogger Tip: Trackback Pings Redux
Blogger Tip: Trackback Pings
Since blogger.com and livejournal.com don't support trackbacks directly, I thought some of you bloggers would be interested in this handy little tool. It's a manual trackback ping form courtesy of Wizbang. If you write on your blog about information you found on somebody else's blog, you can use this form to send a trackback ping. … Continue reading Blogger Tip: Trackback Pings
Traffic Report Update
We're (dang, there's that royal "we" again) I'm suddenly seeing a lot more traffic, as I mentioned yesterday. Now that the daily stats are ready, it appears almost all of it is from http://moorewatch.com and http://mparent7777.blog-city.com. Don't click that last one, the header shows Bush morphing into Hitler, it's an offensive site that claims you … Continue reading Traffic Report Update
This Afternoon's Traffic Report…
Since I've been blogging in mid-April, I've logged 1800 hits here; that's the number of unique people visiting daily. There have been 500 hits since lunch. Gadzooks. From the referrers, it appears it's not a single site coming here, but a smattering from several sources. Chasing the Wind was mentioned in Chronically Biased today for … Continue reading This Afternoon's Traffic Report…
Download Moore's F***911 Movie for Free
Thanks to Lori at Downtown Chick Chat, CNN exposes the weblog at Moorewatch for providing a link to download Michael Moore's treasonous sack of lies for FREE on the internet. It's FREE! Download it all you want, give it to your friends. Why is this ok? Because Michael Moore said it was. Here's the video, … Continue reading Download Moore's F***911 Movie for Free
Saddam Is In the Cage
The Iraqi bloggers aren't shy about how they feel about Saddam's performance at his hearing today. Saddam was defiant, even while handcuffed. He blamed Americans and Kuwaitis as the criminals, said the court was but a "theater," tried to intimidate the judge, and insisted on being called "President of Iraq." "I am Saddam Hussein, president … Continue reading Saddam Is In the Cage
Once A Year
I try to have a date once a year, whether I need one or not. 
Actually, most of the time I don't miss dating - for somebody that always wanted to be "happily ever after," I seem to have spent most of my life as "single father." Most days now the "what-ifs" are far, … Continue reading Once A Year
Trackback Etiquette
Nothing personal... I deleted a trackback today. I tried to Google a description of "trackback etiquette" and came up unsuccessful, so I guess I'm on my own. Note to non-bloggers: Gobbledy-gook approaching. Choose a different post to read. The previous article linked to Wizbang to thank him for the tip on the 9/11 report. I … Continue reading Trackback Etiquette
Feel Safer?
You should:The Sept. 11 Commission has found that the Bush administration's war on terror has severely impaired al Qaida's ability to organize another spectacular attack against the U.S. homeland by capturing or killing the deadly terror group's key leaders, drying up their financial resources and severely limiting their ability to "strategize, plan attacks, and dispatch … Continue reading Feel Safer?
God Bless Iraq and Her People
Direct from an Iraqi freedom lover. I truncated it a little for space, but you can read the rest of it at Iraq the Model:GO IRAQ GO.... It’s a great day for all the freedom lovers. No doubt is left now that we’re winning while the forces of darkness and evil are losing a key … Continue reading God Bless Iraq and Her People
Out & About Today
I'm going to head over to the Houston Camera Exchange and see if they'll take my old Minolta Maxxum 400si film camera and exchange it for a fancy schmancy digital one. The old camera is fine, but film is rapidly becoming archaic. I only bought the Minolta in 1997 and it was fancy schmancy at … Continue reading Out & About Today
My Lunchtime Leisure Reading for Today
Right Wing News gives us a sample of Michael Moore quote to help us know him and love him:"If someone did this [9/11] to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of people who DID NOT VOTE for him! Boston, New York, D.C., and the planes' destination of California -- these … Continue reading My Lunchtime Leisure Reading for Today
It Was a Fun Party Until I Knew Who Was Paying For It
Thanks to a Wizbang lead, I can answer SondraK's recent question about why Air America was no longer on the air. SondraK? An Air America listener? Perhaps she takes Zantax afterwards. Air America went on the air with great fanfare, throwing lavish parties and promising to uproot Rush Limbaugh from the airwaves. The only problem … Continue reading It Was a Fun Party Until I Knew Who Was Paying For It
What Did You Find?
I haven't done this in a couple of weeks - I'm fascinated when people Google stuff and end up here. Most of the time what they're searching for was only mentioned in passing, or there was only a single article on the subject. Without further ado (if you want further ado, I can provide that … Continue reading What Did You Find?
Spin the Moon
A blatant plug for a friend - one I go waay back with, all the way to high school two decades ago. She's bitten the bullet and started a blog this week at Spin the Moon. Remember your first days of blogging? I do, it was only 2 months ago and my memory isn't that … Continue reading Spin the Moon
Democrat Suicide Watch
Found this at "Blogs for Bush", but actually penned at "The Common Virtue". Imagine, for a moment if you will, that you are a liberal Democrat. Then imagine what it must have been like for them to wake up this morning and find every reason for their arguments against President Bush absolutely obliterated. The article … Continue reading Democrat Suicide Watch
All Blogged Out Today
I'm beat. Work has me on extended hours, possibly working through weekends, so when I get home, catching up on the news is hard. Lets just say this week I'm against everything, especially trying to figure out if that tramp Madonna is really changing her name to Esther. From "Mother of God" to "Queen of … Continue reading All Blogged Out Today
Iraqi Soldiers Save U.S. Marine
From National Review Online, with the tagline, "Good stories are not uncommon, but rarely reported."“I was walking beside the Marine, then we heard gunfire, and I saw that the American Marine was shot. Then I realized it was just me and him, so I quickly started shooting at the enemy." — Private Imad Abid Zeid … Continue reading Iraqi Soldiers Save U.S. Marine
Last Words on Reagan around the Blogosphere
I saw some of the most moving pictures of the whole week at the sunset funeral last night. Seeing a soldier - these are the toughest men I know - standing in salute with tears running down his cheek lets you know just how moving this ceremony was. Of course, not everybody is impressed with … Continue reading Last Words on Reagan around the Blogosphere
We Take These for Granted
Found at "Iraq at a Glance", a blog written by an Iraqi dentist in Baghdad. Iraqis have found the free American blogging websites and are happily posting about their newfound freedom. Isn't liberty wonderful? Here's a sample: A New Life‘The Minister of Health ( during the ex-regime) was turning a blind eye to the medical … Continue reading We Take These for Granted
Recip Blogrolling
For my fellow bloggers - I mentioned this in passing but it may have gotten lost in the verbal goulash the last 2 days. If your blogrolling references "http://www.chasingthewind.net/blog" , then change it to "http://www.chasingthewind.net" since I moved the blog to the root. I'll redirect you automatically, but you won't get the reciprocating blogroll if … Continue reading Recip Blogrolling
Bad Poems about Cheese
Who can resist cheesy poems? Fertile Lands and Mammoth Cheese In barren district you may meet Small fertile spot doth grow fine wheat, There you may find the choicest fruits, And great, round, smooth and solid roots. But in conditions such as these You cannot make a mammoth cheese, Which will weigh eight thousand pounds, … Continue reading Bad Poems about Cheese
Yuck
I know the colors are icky, but at least you can see them. I have the Blogrolling links back, which my fellow bloggers know is the most important part. Update your URL for me, if you don't mind; you can remove the "/blog/" from the end and just referrence http://www.chasingthewind.net directly now. I'll redirect you … Continue reading Yuck
Yay, I'm Back!
Grrr. I was gone. I'm accelerating the conversion to WordPress tonight, so things may be broken - the menu colors on the left are terrible at the moment, and most of the blog links are gone, and I think I've lost the comments everybody made. Hopefully, I won't ever have to start over again like … Continue reading Yay, I'm Back!
Poltergeist
A coworker's shower door explodes in the middle of the night, and she can't blame it on the children. I'm amazed she breaks out into poetry when she's stressed.The children were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of swimming pools danced in their heads;And mamma and daddy nearly dead,Had been sleeping dreamily in the … Continue reading Poltergeist
Switching to WordPress
I was --> < -- this close to making the conversion to WordPress tonight. I've been playing with it behind the scenes and happy with it. I found I could add a "style switcher" so that I could add a couple of professionally designed templates to appease those that do not care for the blue … Continue reading Switching to WordPress
Giving Blood
I gave blood after lunch today, and I'm following the nurse's orders - relaxing, eating cookies, drinking water, blogging. Giving blood is only a minor inconvenience to you and can help save lives, so consider it when you next get the opportunity. And you get free toys - last time I got a frisbee, today … Continue reading Giving Blood
I Ran Out of Opinions
I was sooo opinionated the last couple of weeks - this is dumb, that's offensive, this is great, that is terrific. Did I dry up? Run out of opinions?Well, sorta. It was a four day weekend for me - I work a 9/80 schedule, so Friday was my "off" Friday. I'm heading back into work … Continue reading I Ran Out of Opinions
The Path Less Taken
Why do people come to Chasing the Wind? What answers are they seeking? What pheromone drives them buggy? What carrot moves their donkey?The first answer is simple - apparently, I'm a virtual babe magnet. I'm attracting women bloggers like buttered toast attracts cats. I dunno why, though I suspect it's the pretty colors. So subdued, … Continue reading The Path Less Taken
This would be a great day to rant…
... but I'm too busy. This weekend I'm fortunate to host my entire extended family's visit for my son's graduation, and today there is insufficient bedding, food, towels, etc. Tomorrow I shall be shopping, so today I have to develop a list of stuff. Patch gets to spend the day tomorrow at the groomers getting … Continue reading This would be a great day to rant…
WordPress Installation Troubles
I tried to get WordPress installed last night so I could see if I want to switch away from Blogger.com. I got the following error message during the install:Error establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect. Double check it and try again.Are you sure you … Continue reading WordPress Installation Troubles
Better Background, But Not By Much
I spent the first couple of hours tonight trying to get WordPress up so I could see if I like it. I started at Livejournal.com, switched to Blogger.com, and now I wonder why I need Anything.com. I should be able to bypass any 3rd party blog host and post directly on Chasing the Wind. Since … Continue reading Better Background, But Not By Much
Waffles for President
A coordinated Googlebomb has succeeded. A google search for "waffles" points you to the number 1 website for information on waffles: John Kerry's election website.Previous well-known googlebombs were "Weapons of Mass Destruction" which points you to a fictional error page, "The weapons you are looking for are currently unavailable," and "miserable failure" which points to … Continue reading Waffles for President
The Background Has to Go?
I've been blogging for.... um, about 2 weeks. Too much blogging. It's 1/2 hour after bedtime, and I'm still blogging. I like it. I do it too much. And I've learned a lot.I've learned I haven't picked the best tool for me. I started at Livejournal, didn't like it. I *do* like Dreamweaver, but it's … Continue reading The Background Has to Go?
Kerry Flip-Flop?
Wizbang is funny. :)Waiting to hear, "I accepted the nomination before I didn't formally accept it."Source: RoutersKerry's trying to figure out if he can spend more campaign dollars if he delays his nomination by 5 weeks. So I guess they'll have the Democratic Convention for 4 days in Boston with loads of fanfare and party … Continue reading Kerry Flip-Flop?
Whee! My First Inbound Link!
Ok, it's such a little thing. I've been chatting away for most of this month, mostly by myself, like I'm suffering from from self-focused dementia. I don't want to wander aimlessly around the blogosphere asking for people to link to me 'cuz that smacks of desparation. Unless somebody links to me, though, the only people … Continue reading Whee! My First Inbound Link!
Chasing the Wind is on the rise!
I've added a link at the bottom to the TTLB Ecosystem. We grew from roughly 7500th most popular blog to #6454 in the first day, jumping from the "Insignificant Microbe", past "Multicellular Organism," "Wiggly Worm," "Crunchy Crustacean" and "Lowly Insect." Chasing the Wind is now a Slimy Mollusc! I want a tee shirt.
It's Not About the Oil
This Iraqi on his blog shares a letter from an American soldier. The soldier writes, "I'm hopeful in helping the Iraqi people stabalize the security situation so you guys can get on with daily life and a future full of prosperity. I believe in our mission to restore Iraq, so much, that I am willing … Continue reading It's Not About the Oil
My Groucho Marx Impersonation at 6 months old!
I think I'm getting slower at this - I scanned another 100 family photos today, and it took 8 hours instead of my normal 6. I'm sure that my new fascination at reading other people's blogs slowed me down some. I also took not 1 but 2 naps I took while scanning, but I'm sure … Continue reading My Groucho Marx Impersonation at 6 months old!
Blogs for everything…
Go on, try to come up with a obscure topic that nobody else has thought of. Here's one I stumbled upon today:Women's Professional Handball in Denmark .I didn't even know there was a Professional Handball Association. For women. In Denmark.
Chasing the Wind….
My move is complete. I managed to integrate a web template so the blog integrates seamlessly. Or, ahem, will integrate seamlessly. My blog is now located at Chasing the Wind.
Reset the blog template this morning…
I reset the blog back to a standard template this morning, hoping it would be useable today. It's not - I have to figure out why there's a path missing, so in the meantime pictures don't show and you can't comment on the entries.If you see anything else wrong, please let me know, but do … Continue reading Reset the blog template this morning…
I guess I'm Moving…
What I really wanted was a way to embed a blog *into* my site. Livejournal offers that for paid users, but for free users you have to use some sort of Frame html setup. I had been considering upgrading to a paid account. Except Blogger.com revamped their site today. One of the free features is … Continue reading I guess I'm Moving…
My First Blogger Entry….
I'm trying out Blogger.com (owned by Google) for 2 reasons. 1, it let's me publish on my site free (unlike Livejournal which requires a fee) and 2) I'm trying to get listed on Google. :)I must have stumbled onto Blogger at the right time - it's all over the news that Blogger was revamped. It … Continue reading My First Blogger Entry….
Not my planet…
The more time I spend reading various blogs here on Livejournal, the more I feel like this is a different planet than the one I grew up on. I'm accepting of other people; it matters not on a social level what they do. But I don't think I'm going to be able to converse over … Continue reading Not my planet…
Perhaps the term is "bloguer"
I know why I didn't want a journal. It's a much easier question to answer than why I *do* want a journal. I don't want a journal because I'm a listener (or on blogs, "voyuer" might be a better term). I'm a gatherer of information, just soak up knowledge, useful or not. Reading other people's … Continue reading Perhaps the term is "bloguer"
