"Murphy was an optimist!"
Maybe this car April 24, 2006 12:49 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : TechnologySpeaking of cars, how about 157mpg? That is 1.5 liter per 1000 km
add a commentOh the agony April 24, 2006 12:46 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifePain is listening to an over tired infant cry himself to sleep.
add a commentHeard any weird booms? April 24, 2006 12:44 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : News, Of InterestHave you heard any weird booms and then perhaps been knocked off your feet?
A series of strange window-rattling booms or rumbles have been heard and felt in recent months in Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, and, on April 4, in San Diego County. …nobody seems to know what the hell caused the disturbance. …"My garage door is double steel and it weighs about 500 lbs.," a man in University City wrote. "It was rattling back and forth like a leaf in the wind for about 3 or 4 seconds." … one of the leading explanations for the San Diego disturbance is that the military is testing a top-secret spy plane called the Aurora…
The military denies knowledge of such a plane. [Source]
add a commentSeeking PHP Programmer in Knoxville April 24, 2006 9:46 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : PHP, Programming, TechnologyAny bored (ie. time on your hands) PHP consultants about willing to assist on a fixed rate project? If so, drop me a line at juggler@gmail.com. Work doesn’t have to be onsight but it does need to be done in Knoxville.
add a commentHere comes impeachment! April 24, 2006 8:56 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesYou know, I get the impression the new trend is going to be to impeach every president. I read an interesting comment over the weekend that the state of affairs with our government at this moment is similar (albeit worse) than just before Nixon’s leaving the office. Now, the Illinois State Legislature is preparing to impeach Bush and California is right on their tail.
a little known and never utlitized rule of the US House of Representatives, Section 603 of Jefferson’s Manual of the Rules of the United States House of Representatives, which allows federal impeachment proceedings to be initiated by joint resolution of a state legislature. From there, Illinois House Joint Resolution 125 (hereafter to be referred to as HJR0125) was born.
…five specific charges against President Bush including one that is specified to be a felony…
Should HJR0125 be passed by the Illinois General Assembly, the US House will be forced by House Rules to take up the issue of impeachment as a privileged bill, meaning it will take precedence over other House business.
An ABC News/Washington Post Poll Conducted April 6-9 showed that 33% of Americans currently support Impeaching President Bush, coincidentally, only a similar amount supported impeaching Nixon at the start of the Watergate investigation.
And California:
Joining Illinois, California has become the second state in which a proposal to impeach President Bush has been introduced in the state legislature. And this one includes Cheney as well.
Koretz said, “we will be paying for the Bush Administration’s illegal actions and terrible lack of judgment and competence for decades—not only in the billions of dollars wasted on the war and welfare for the rich, but in the worldwide loss of respect for America and Americans. Bush and Cheney must be impeached and removed from office before they undertake even deadlier misdeeds, such as the use of nuclear weapons. There are no bounds to their willingness to ignore the Constitution and world opinion—we can’t afford to wait for the next disaster and hope that we can survive it.”
Expect to see Vermont, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Nevada and North Carolina be next to follow suit.
add a commentBreathe April 24, 2006 4:52 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeOh this week is going to be beyond difficult…
5commentsThank you Ward Sutton! Jimmy vs George April 23, 2006 1:58 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy SubjectsThanks to Cathy for turning me onto this excellent comparison of Jimmy Carter and George Bush by Mother Jones explains Sutton including a biography. Sutton writes for The Village Voice. Please read and enjoy his comparison of Jimmy Carter and George Bush! I thought it interesting that the timing of this came so close to my post on the presidents in my lifetime.
add a commentDead Pool Caption Contest #17 – my entry April 23, 2006 1:09 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestThis Blog Is Full of Crap has a game called The Dead Pool in which my wife participates. They are having their 17th caption contest and I’ve decided to enter with the picture below.
I was thinking Jag but… April 23, 2006 12:41 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeSo, I was thinking that I need a car to impress at sales meetings. I was thinking Jaguar with leather seat et al. You know, traditional, dress to impress type car. But now! I think I want one of these! Impressive, fugly but memorable, and connected to the Internet.
Thanks to 10,000 Monkies for the pointer.
1 comment so farHere Comes The Rain Again April 21, 2006 8:17 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeStorms are here. There is no way we are making it through this one and keeping the power up.
I wish I had that screened in porch I’ve been promising the wife for so long so we could sit out and watch the show.
add a commentSquirrels In Force April 21, 2006 9:45 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, PhilosophyA special thanks to Say Uncle for the much needed laugh today!
add a commentUp in smoke April 21, 2006 6:14 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, NewsAh! My last piece of concentration is lit. My last stick of Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa Agarbatti is burning down. May we never go to war with Bangalore!
In a vaguely related topic, I heard on NPR this morning that our politicans put legalization of marijuana on the table as a possible tax revenue to help pay for health care.
add a commentThe positive impact of gas prices April 21, 2006 5:29 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesAmericans making move to hybrids and driving less. Bush’s approval ratings directly parallel gas prices. (larger image here) Note that they’ve charted the recipocal of the gas price (ie. higher is cheaper). Graph by Professor Pollkatz.
add a commentThe Presidency, Representing the People April 21, 2006 3:13 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesI came into this world shortly after Richard Nixon took office. I can’t say much on his presidency but he proved to be a fantastic politican in his post-presidency.
Of Gerald Ford, what can I say other than Chevy Chase. Of his presidency, I knew only that one day I could grow up to be president, and that meant something.
I understand the distaste some people have for Jimmy Carter. I’ve read the information that relates today’s Iranian issues to his presidency while others say he laid ground work to avoid today’s problems; let’s not forget the 1953 CIA-engineered coup to oust Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. We have fiddled with Iran for a long time but the U.S. betrayal of the shah in 1978 was bad. I liked Carter as a president. I think his post-presidency has been amongst the best with his involvement in human rights and Habitat for Humanity.
Personally, Ronald Reagan has been a favorite of mine. I don’t understand why some people still talk down of his 8 years but that could simply be my ignorance of politics. And, if anything, we got the pleasure of Land of Confusion from his presidency!
George Bush, Sr. I liked, had respect for, and trusted as a president.
Bill Clinton comes in second as my favorite president during my lifetime (pre-me I like the Roosevelts quite a bit). Clinton made a huge mistake with the sex scandal. We as a society made a larger mistake by making an issue of the sex scandal instead of letting it quietly go away. Politically, he did great things!
George W Bush, Jr remains the only president I cannot respect. I feel he represents his own interests and not those of the people. I feel he has worked to damage democracy and has laid the groundwork to see the United States as a facist government. Although I support my president, despite these views, I cannot wait to see him leave office.
The following video is an artistic and well edited depiction of George W Bush, Jr that captures his attitudes and pompousness that so rubs me wrong. Nice work D. Ledonne! Warning! The video contains imagery that some may find upsetting or disturbing. Also, the word "nigga" is repeated frequently.
1 comment so farMusic video of DJ RX’s “Who’s the Nigga” from his album ‘The Party Party.’ President George W. Bush shares his grand vision for the future for the USA–creating a united America with justice and democratic representation for all.
What is blogging? April 20, 2006 3:15 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeIs it me, or has blogging become about cheap attempts to get linked to from Michael, Laurence, and Glenn?
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