Michael Jackson

•June 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment

I’ll admit that I was shocked and saddened to learn of Michael’s death yesterday…

Today what shocks me is the news that it brought down several bits of the internet… including Twitter.

I am not a very heavy user of Twitter, but I like reading what’s going on w/my friends and others.  Great.  Here’s my shock though…  With all of the press coverage over the last few weeks about the blatant theft in Iran and how Iranians were using Twitter to organize, Americans were Tweeting about it, and everything else… yet it takes the death of Michael Jackson, one man, to bring down the site.  How’s that for caring for Humanity?

I hope I never understand.

Very funny ad…

•June 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment

From Mental_Floss

Cancer Patients Aid Association

smoker-funeral

If you were smoking in a designated smoking area and you saw this ceiling poster, depicting a funeral going on above your grave, do you think you might put out the butt? These morbid reminders, created by the Everest Brand Solutions agency of Mumbai, were meant to do just that. Then again, if you’re so desperate for a smoke that you can’t wait until you get outside, you might need more than a clever poster.

Hilarious video on Chronic Impatience…

•May 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Watch this, then get over yourself.   :)

I love it.

Lewis CK on this spoiled generation

Swine…

•April 29, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Hmm… I love a good Smithfield ham… especially at Christmastime. I think I might hold off next year though… and yes, I know it’s safe to eat pork. Here’s why http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090428/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_swine_flu_mexico_ground_zero

The drivel coming out of Texas these days…

•April 17, 2009 • Leave a Comment

I can’t believe the scheidt coming out of Texans mouths (and fingers for those connected) these days…

When the right wingers were having their Tea Parties on Wednesday, Gov. Rick Perry got a real rise out of the crowd by mentioning secession from the Union.  Too bad the idiots in the crowd were cheering too loud to hear that he didn’t think it was a good idea.  He’s still, and pardon my french, a fucking idiot for even mentioning it.  Maybe Perry should be impeached.  I’d support it, even if for no other reason than he has driven Texas’ Education system to it’s knees by setting school income levels at PRE-Katrina levels.  Fuckin’ idiot.

Anyway, here’s an email I got today… NOTE THAT I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM and I think the idiots that wrote it tend to forget where the funding for most of this stuff comes from!  Enough… here’s the email:

THE COUNTRY of TEXAS

Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union . (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.)

We Texans love y’all, but we’ll probably have to take action since Barack Obama the Dems won the election. We’ll miss you too.

Here is what can happen:

1: Barack Hussein Obama becomes President of the United States , and Texas immediately secedes from the Union .

2: George W. Bush will become the President

of the Republic of Texas ..

You might not think that he talks too pretty,

but we haven’t had another terrorist attack,

and the economy was fine until the effects of the

Democrats lowering the qualifications for home loans

came to roost.

So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?

1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas.

We will control the space industry.

2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States .

3. Defense Industry–we have over 65% of it.

The term “Don’t mess with Texas ,”

will take on a whole new meaning.

4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas

will need for the next 300 years. What will the other states do? Gee, we don’t know. Why not ask Obama?

5. Natural Gas – again we have all we need

and it’s too bad about those Northern States.

John Kerry and Al Gore will have to figure out a way

to keep them warm….

6. Computer Industry – we lead the nation in producing

computer chips and communications equipment -

small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer,

EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel,

AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Miconductor,

Dallas Semiconductor, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc.

The list goes on and on.

7. Medical Care – We have the research centers for cancer research,

the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world,

as well as other large health centers.

The Houston Medical Center alone employes over 65,000 people.

8. We have enough colleges to keep us getting smarter:

University of Texas , Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas Christian,

Rice, SMU, University of Dallas , University of Houston ,

Baylor, UNT (University of North Texas),

Texas Women’s University, etc.

Ivy grows better in the South anyway.

9. We have an intelligent and energetic work force,

and it isn’t restricted by a bunch of unions.

Here in Texas, it’s a Right to Work State and, therefore,

it’s every man and woman for themselves.

We just go out and get the job done.

And if we don’t like the way one company operates,

we get a job somewhere else.

10. We have essential control of the paper, plastics,

and insurance industries, etc.

11. In case of a foreign invasion,

we have the Texas National Guard,

the Texas Air National Guard, and several military bases.

We don’t have an Army, but since everybody down here

has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo,

we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one.

If the situation really gets bad,

we can always call the Department of Public Safety

and ask them to send over the Texas Rangers.

12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs,

and several types of grain, fruit and vegetable,

and let’s not forget seafood from the Gulf.

Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them

so that they taste good. Don’t need any food.

13. Three of the ten largest cities in the United States ,

and twenty-three of the 100 largest cities in the United States ,

are located in Texas .

And Texas also has more land than California , New York,

New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts,

Maryland , Rhode Island and Vermont combined.

14. Trade: Three of the ten largest ports in the United States

are located in Texas ..

15. We also manufacture cars down here, but we don’t need to. You see, nothing rusts in Texas , so our vehicles stay beautiful

and run well for decades, well most of the time

This just names a few of the items that will keep

the Republic of Texas in good shape.

There isn’t a thing out there that we need and don’t have.

Now to the rest of the United States under President Obama:

Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars,

only President Obama will be able to drive around in his

big 9 mpg SUV.

The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.

You won’t have any TV as the Space Center in Houston

will cut off satellite communications.

You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes,

but since Mr. Obama has predicted global warming,

you will not need the gas as long as you survive the 2000 years

it will take to get enough heat from Global Warming.

Signed, The People of Texas

SLEEP WELL TONIGHT

“THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU!!”

One Nation Under God

If this ever happens, look out Boston, here I come.  That, or Poland, or maybe even Canada.

Sincerely,

MyWorldRevised

In other news…

•November 24, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Damn them!

Darn them straight to heck!

My G1’s backorder was delayed… so I should have received it TODAY, but alas, no.  I will not receive it for at least another week.  Possibly as late as (but no later than) Dec. 8.  DAMN THEM!!!

Oh the horrors of living another week with my T-Mobile Shadow!!!

I can’t take it!

Civil Literacy

•November 24, 2008 • Leave a Comment

I saw this on my friend Jeremy (from BU)’s blog, so I figured I’d take it and see… I think of myself as pretty smart, I pay attention to what’s going on, and I like history. With all of this, I guess I wasn’t really surprised when I got a 90.91% on this WICKED HARD Civil Liberty Quiz.

Take it!

Here’s what I got wrong… and in my defense, I think on #30 I was thinking of Governmental spending, not individual spending.

You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.0%
Average score: 78.0%

Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #9 – A. Make treaties
Question #11 – A. their arguments helped lead to the adoption of the Bill of Rights
Question #30 – C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending

Impulse…

•November 15, 2008 • 1 Comment

Wow.  I feel great!

I mean, aside from the seasonal allergies and the caffeine-withdrawal headache, I feel fabulous!

I just acted on my first impulse in YEARS… (ok, maybe not… but it feels really liberating anyway)

I just ordered myself the T-Mobile / Google Android G1! I’m THRILLED!!!  Finally, a phone I can customize to be mine!  I hate this piece of scheit T-Mobile Shadow that I’ve had since May.  It keeps screwing up, and it runs Windows Mobile… which is worse than Vista alpha (point of reference… I’ve obviously never used Vista alpha)…

So… what’s next?

Strange Parallels

•October 6, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Some not so strange parallels between this economic crisis and the last big one…

And strangely, McCain is right in the thick of both of them.

Check it out. www.keetingeconomics.com

Here’s to the Yankees!

•September 28, 2008 • Leave a Comment

With sooooo much pleasure!

Yankees SUCK!  Lets go RED SOX!!!

Yankees SUCK! Lets go RED SOX!!!