tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56059969533104297012024-03-04T23:04:20.560-08:00ItAintNoRocketScienceRocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-81801274415484535422010-01-09T06:26:00.000-08:002010-01-09T06:42:29.804-08:00Tea Baggers...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjC18xRnO4R4-LYXAMZaUfv6oEqTGBW7zHwJ6MpcL6DSSEsIH-wxb0fQvXciwG_xF2g2L1ayO23j93ddRq28-iaDeoObUTckT25v20rXTuuLSb6AtT-HnH71APMzWMK28nOr8Goqp8_Pw/s1600-h/tea_baggers_tshirt-p23589122325562207048t9_400.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjC18xRnO4R4-LYXAMZaUfv6oEqTGBW7zHwJ6MpcL6DSSEsIH-wxb0fQvXciwG_xF2g2L1ayO23j93ddRq28-iaDeoObUTckT25v20rXTuuLSb6AtT-HnH71APMzWMK28nOr8Goqp8_Pw/s200/tea_baggers_tshirt-p23589122325562207048t9_400.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424750463604499394" /></a><br />I wonder how many of these fucking unpatriotic tea baggers screaming about socialism and how the sky is falling over healthcare reform will be availing themselves of the benefits of the overhaul once it takes effect?Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-83958585721909745092009-12-19T08:21:00.000-08:002009-12-19T08:40:05.038-08:00GOP Weekly Radio Address...Just listened to the GOP give their weekly radio address. I've decided GOP doesn't stand for Grand Old Party anymore. Instead, it stands for Grumpy Old Pricks. Well, today the grumpiest old prick of them all, John McCain gave the weekly address. He spent five minutes lamenting how awful the Democrats are. How they aren't interested in bipartisanship, and how their healthcare reform is bad policy and should be done more responsibly. My question would be: where were you Mr. McCain between 2000 and 2008? You had 8 years to work on this and I don't recall you doing anything. And to that I say:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVyV9nquoGHdV-8qO_-tJwK-Q9jINzaJDVCIA5gfBqCM2dJBZRK8QrwDBdgxuSGFqxU5HLpviHFPxW7HroG070CFbdZVhzqM1P6XveGdkFHRGo9KTUwhDk1CHjRxYS82WjemvGw9NEFeL/s1600-h/193quigon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVyV9nquoGHdV-8qO_-tJwK-Q9jINzaJDVCIA5gfBqCM2dJBZRK8QrwDBdgxuSGFqxU5HLpviHFPxW7HroG070CFbdZVhzqM1P6XveGdkFHRGo9KTUwhDk1CHjRxYS82WjemvGw9NEFeL/s200/193quigon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416987506589824850" /></a>Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-12868757394283625492009-12-10T21:33:00.000-08:002009-12-10T21:44:18.394-08:00EUREKA!After almost 3 weeks of the drama that is Tiger Woods' marriage and extracurricular activities, it finally dawned on me. THIS must be the "sanctity of marriage" that straights are so afraid gays would destroy by having the right to marry.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-53233031249302943342009-11-30T07:54:00.000-08:002009-11-30T08:06:54.841-08:00WOW!I weep for the future...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/184090/detail/">Sarah Palin Book Signing</a>Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-85306332969252699712009-11-24T21:40:00.001-08:002009-11-24T21:49:45.842-08:00Sarah Goes Down...What is it with all the pics of Sarah Palin looking like she's either going down on, or about to go down on a microphone? I mean, how many horny for Sarah photo editors can there possibly be out there?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYT_FsI2xvDtI2yIs_v5HFLgHiQAsADPi8XRmso_beyhF75CPdmHWrbN8DwLsIsBOIVuj6zExLXIXkBYt_xp8QsX3KIGCM_IClpGCtkvSt3dSOOvncx8Ki1ppB5eHLt6es4_mVwg4igJR/s1600/john-mccain-penis-microphone-sarah-palin-bends-down-opening-her-mouth-swallow-mic-photoshop-retouch-touching-little-blonde-girl-red-wall-2008-presidential-campaign-republican-convention-photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYT_FsI2xvDtI2yIs_v5HFLgHiQAsADPi8XRmso_beyhF75CPdmHWrbN8DwLsIsBOIVuj6zExLXIXkBYt_xp8QsX3KIGCM_IClpGCtkvSt3dSOOvncx8Ki1ppB5eHLt6es4_mVwg4igJR/s200/john-mccain-penis-microphone-sarah-palin-bends-down-opening-her-mouth-swallow-mic-photoshop-retouch-touching-little-blonde-girl-red-wall-2008-presidential-campaign-republican-convention-photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407912700786804962" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhOc9NFfb86yqq0BUAhLaspu4mHu2VqriKtpz7hdxWagZ8dCgof1VptWwVrdaEmPinI7OL7Blyo6xjM2fr3pBkPC_eMTTBiOAGbioWdsIo0bE2SoqoXoX75m6M4xYj_g0TabZKuEEiP7N/s1600/art.palinmoney.gi.jpg.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhOc9NFfb86yqq0BUAhLaspu4mHu2VqriKtpz7hdxWagZ8dCgof1VptWwVrdaEmPinI7OL7Blyo6xjM2fr3pBkPC_eMTTBiOAGbioWdsIo0bE2SoqoXoX75m6M4xYj_g0TabZKuEEiP7N/s200/art.palinmoney.gi.jpg.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407912893442744034" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMWlbBmjYdmcwvGts4MWrXcE0am35bwgJZ0Fy9YX8t1V9-knMD3R08wSnPMJ_1bVv-FKBYd_-txvmWJoEMur4Ni111_PcvH-wb3DsrKTVH3GYKErOw38FOXpkvL5KdrnKoAyl6rbygU7U/s1600/sarahpalin2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMWlbBmjYdmcwvGts4MWrXcE0am35bwgJZ0Fy9YX8t1V9-knMD3R08wSnPMJ_1bVv-FKBYd_-txvmWJoEMur4Ni111_PcvH-wb3DsrKTVH3GYKErOw38FOXpkvL5KdrnKoAyl6rbygU7U/s200/sarahpalin2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407913501593810098" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zPr7o5cGGGKzarXZp5xse_vKKuM0K72UTKyI2fjsOuCBabKzAYvsi6BE5O4gMFerNYXrJIG8W_lXGF2G7wyDcvY3Gqx4Y06Uf3iPPY5GzlrD6e7sg9KOVP5EM8HMhqR9ciFJzD8QjKir/s1600/6a00d83451586c69e2010535035953970c-800wi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zPr7o5cGGGKzarXZp5xse_vKKuM0K72UTKyI2fjsOuCBabKzAYvsi6BE5O4gMFerNYXrJIG8W_lXGF2G7wyDcvY3Gqx4Y06Uf3iPPY5GzlrD6e7sg9KOVP5EM8HMhqR9ciFJzD8QjKir/s200/6a00d83451586c69e2010535035953970c-800wi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407913634082838866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9pJ1zAOQ4WQf_BZ9DUK_YTOGnIoKJYB3PH6ZIuDryK2Scn4aef110-dLky-eqU2r7Tf0HIF_kewc6wvUULtxD4rLSjwOSkY-S0bM2MTylJJlQ0cWRe5yqrUG4L8rZezk2nO44XgIFtcr/s1600/pg-26-palin-reuters_244223s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9pJ1zAOQ4WQf_BZ9DUK_YTOGnIoKJYB3PH6ZIuDryK2Scn4aef110-dLky-eqU2r7Tf0HIF_kewc6wvUULtxD4rLSjwOSkY-S0bM2MTylJJlQ0cWRe5yqrUG4L8rZezk2nO44XgIFtcr/s200/pg-26-palin-reuters_244223s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407914280080396930" /></a>Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-88334066683933200482009-11-24T07:17:00.000-08:002009-11-24T07:19:29.873-08:00It's Been Way Too Long...It's been way too long since I have posted anything. Could it possibly be since July?! I guess I really have been that busy. Well, I'm back in the blog swing. Today's post is short and sweet with just one question:<br /><br />I wonder how many jobs these teabag rallies have created?Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-49327468822621888362009-07-03T13:04:00.000-07:002009-07-03T13:21:07.084-07:00TV Legends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pE71Y78KyQTsb9sYA-9wzEuLJZB8m_AhptZga7sMjqHkVxMUzY3QgQToLlKnV_1cfduz57dFnf30sq2HUImit-qX4P67N3n8pXYwhzVAoyX_eiOJqVOWG-R9bK3RLVVUO1UoVqDTYSHG/s1600-h/AAT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pE71Y78KyQTsb9sYA-9wzEuLJZB8m_AhptZga7sMjqHkVxMUzY3QgQToLlKnV_1cfduz57dFnf30sq2HUImit-qX4P67N3n8pXYwhzVAoyX_eiOJqVOWG-R9bK3RLVVUO1UoVqDTYSHG/s200/AAT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354330238322578994" /></a><br />I was surfing youtube last night and found a really awesome channel called TV Legends. It's the channel of the Archive of American Television. The link is provided below. Practically anyone and everyone you can think of that has been interviewed for AAT is on there. The format is pretty simple. The person being interviewed tells their story from childhood through their TV career, up to the present. It's fascinating and truly addicting. I wanted to watch one person's interview, and at 2am, decided it was time to go to bed. Visit the link and enjoy!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/user/TVLEGENDSRocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-65109342451173445212009-06-21T18:14:00.000-07:002009-06-21T19:02:27.139-07:00Coupon BookWe've all found them in our mail from time to time. Those coupon books tailored to your neighborhood, with great savings on everything from meals at local restaurants and eyeglasses at the neighborhood optometrist to a coupon for a free fifth oil change at Larry's Lube House. <br />~~~<br />A few days ago, I found once such coupon book in my mail. I didn't think much of it. It was going to become more landfill, just like all the rest of my junk mail. On closer inspection though, this coupon book seemed to be different. What was it? I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Then it hit me like a bolt from the blue. Take a look at the picture below. Can you figure out what it is? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4tTXPxhQ2_2lpVNehyf-9lF0ThrBugcLcNnsbgQ1tCIfSHnYjxuNdsjszY53I0uSOJhp6fDo5TukaWMBgzh2ZRlE093gJ-WRjwK2MC2D2h7-LIYJ3HVxWnestB0TL4FMO5_REeYdOfAL/s1600-h/coupon_book.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4tTXPxhQ2_2lpVNehyf-9lF0ThrBugcLcNnsbgQ1tCIfSHnYjxuNdsjszY53I0uSOJhp6fDo5TukaWMBgzh2ZRlE093gJ-WRjwK2MC2D2h7-LIYJ3HVxWnestB0TL4FMO5_REeYdOfAL/s200/coupon_book.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349961934620495138" /></a><br /><br />If you guessed that it features a rather amorous, dough-eyed, same-sex couple, you win! I began wondering, how did two gay men end up on the cover of a neighborhood coupon book? It could be one of several things: <br />c) gay guys are thrifty and love clipping coupons<br />a) gay guys love to pose and show off<br />b) the cover is purple, and gay guys just love purple (actually, they'd call it "plum" or maybe "eggplant", but i digress...)<br />~~~<br />Actually the answer is none of the above. The answer lies in the neighborhood, Edgewater, itself. As my friend Brian says jokingly, leave it to a bunch of gay guys to move in, fix things up and run up the property values! And that is exactly the answer. Over the last five years or so, gay men have been moving to the Edgewater neighborhood, buying property, fixing it up and creating a nicer, safer, more livable neighborhood. And the coupon book? It's a wise and practical nod by the publisher to the fact that gay men in general have more disposable income, and that their spending power is as legitimate as everyone else's. And most importantly, that the time has come to recognize same-sex relations for exactly what they are, loving, committed relations between two people who work hard and want for themselves the things that everyone else wants. It may only be a silly little coupon book, but it's an enormous leap forward. Three cheers for Neighborhood Direct!Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-58149441235127768012009-06-04T05:04:00.000-07:002009-06-04T05:30:43.706-07:00Republican Bluster...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4usZXwYi94CoIiQh6HH-FkLUDwNQJp8alMRNUbJWAYPMNdxqOQfJAqoZaW5UoCCuNwrFJ7GdFBZtdR1HIV9E6HdvyxUK0OHhrL97CNDQLO5ZkatwBOLiYiFlDDtrFMl7_Tb0ARRdH1kw1/s1600-h/shakespeare1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4usZXwYi94CoIiQh6HH-FkLUDwNQJp8alMRNUbJWAYPMNdxqOQfJAqoZaW5UoCCuNwrFJ7GdFBZtdR1HIV9E6HdvyxUK0OHhrL97CNDQLO5ZkatwBOLiYiFlDDtrFMl7_Tb0ARRdH1kw1/s200/shakespeare1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343448666310172994" /></a><br />I was reading some Shakespeare recently, and came across a quote in MacBeth. In Act V, MacBeth has just been given the news of his wife's suicide, and speaks the following line in regards to life:<br /><br />"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."<br /><br />The "tale" in this case is all the republican bluster over President Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, and the democratic administration in general. And the idiot? Just close your eyes, reach out your hand and just pick one! <br /><br />Oh Great Bard, truer words were never spoketh!Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-6505576927128736012009-05-21T21:23:00.000-07:002009-05-21T21:39:31.230-07:00Is it just me...or does it seem like Michael Steele (RNC chairman and Charlie McCarthy dummy to Rush Limbaugh's Edgar Bergen ventriloquist) has only one tie? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvld9IEHgTi3ufZvEG9C_MAbrq-er_A6bouxxOeqj1148LMhjVv4ogMZMFgnpAUisvFJPGz2fJYcJw7fHLUvCYpXbv6p9eYtThAXjoRpFW-xEJDadEj8WL-4opFtoE2DAuAad9ReXn-dMK/s1600-h/PH2009013003218.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvld9IEHgTi3ufZvEG9C_MAbrq-er_A6bouxxOeqj1148LMhjVv4ogMZMFgnpAUisvFJPGz2fJYcJw7fHLUvCYpXbv6p9eYtThAXjoRpFW-xEJDadEj8WL-4opFtoE2DAuAad9ReXn-dMK/s200/PH2009013003218.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338501530406289490" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLuJddDk5wRmZuqtkn6V2jSBTGICdjsoYwo6wSiWQHGCzxMjL-O8ERihOOgbFHaawO9qw9LK0i9Sp9ajypY0FMcGoJb7aLSpKwBak2FHjpUdPwzh12Ej2RZaKfQQElFwD8srYhcWdn58h/s1600-h/gall_steelwave0130_gi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLuJddDk5wRmZuqtkn6V2jSBTGICdjsoYwo6wSiWQHGCzxMjL-O8ERihOOgbFHaawO9qw9LK0i9Sp9ajypY0FMcGoJb7aLSpKwBak2FHjpUdPwzh12Ej2RZaKfQQElFwD8srYhcWdn58h/s200/gall_steelwave0130_gi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338500536471643986" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFbFJpyl5ojzD_vEGiLNPFZnArfA5HN0ddxp_QMCiRvriI3Zoy8ZE6UhmmV9AxuW8B6gG9T6Pl5Ly7LShknBMFOQsc5Ccg_wgMz1xYcTNO8UIXi7acJBd3rGftxQmm-fdexpSPUjj_0mw/s1600-h/michael-steele-punked.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFbFJpyl5ojzD_vEGiLNPFZnArfA5HN0ddxp_QMCiRvriI3Zoy8ZE6UhmmV9AxuW8B6gG9T6Pl5Ly7LShknBMFOQsc5Ccg_wgMz1xYcTNO8UIXi7acJBd3rGftxQmm-fdexpSPUjj_0mw/s200/michael-steele-punked.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338500724433552914" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilT7fUH6m6JloPUMhcTHaEgNHxxLO00LmWL-SEyCnBxhWUNwdRPnJY5-HgOco2E4TlhnZmhuTZ-p_nCkByim01wzgg8pk0fX1-ELbSFKPTg9irrSrTX6tA2mFHYVG9EB7zVlk48Qzg-RID/s1600-h/michael-steele.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilT7fUH6m6JloPUMhcTHaEgNHxxLO00LmWL-SEyCnBxhWUNwdRPnJY5-HgOco2E4TlhnZmhuTZ-p_nCkByim01wzgg8pk0fX1-ELbSFKPTg9irrSrTX6tA2mFHYVG9EB7zVlk48Qzg-RID/s200/michael-steele.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338501006293202242" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMP4GEslRzNyv_RzNROj24XqbCO4a2pZhyphenhyphenUSG2G611xEZhTCHGf0l0lDUqXdm2zDkNLfgEfNQYU9exx-nPuM75XweEQCN8vJQNzyRLXXq2YEm5z6EasXvloN2NPQyq-3iLTZVD3ZcURuf/s1600-h/michael_steele_rnc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMP4GEslRzNyv_RzNROj24XqbCO4a2pZhyphenhyphenUSG2G611xEZhTCHGf0l0lDUqXdm2zDkNLfgEfNQYU9exx-nPuM75XweEQCN8vJQNzyRLXXq2YEm5z6EasXvloN2NPQyq-3iLTZVD3ZcURuf/s200/michael_steele_rnc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338501133054976322" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCHGUHyojUwW_a3_58OFSueQTBf25f_lqTAKeZ7ZF2AaDcmL_IV47JDadBcVrThhSwQDwFiLDg8Yq5DlVAKAJqgPjdJ442xZ63UC2s4DYl6a3FQ5y7ogLQsyfABDYwT5DdFpOFvDm384g/s1600-h/PH2008111302747.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCHGUHyojUwW_a3_58OFSueQTBf25f_lqTAKeZ7ZF2AaDcmL_IV47JDadBcVrThhSwQDwFiLDg8Yq5DlVAKAJqgPjdJ442xZ63UC2s4DYl6a3FQ5y7ogLQsyfABDYwT5DdFpOFvDm384g/s200/PH2008111302747.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338501264643379138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo1u0IFuGS7yMBcyhLvUdidxZc4piIVy144oB9Jbhz9DBvz4lh3zJdQ6hzbm_w3ZpCNwxfv5sHgHh9JoXMfhbHun-a1aBLHeNBU7BoeSU8DAeZwVOfFqzklUIO7a4EK_3FLwkixpauJ4p/s1600-h/steele450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo1u0IFuGS7yMBcyhLvUdidxZc4piIVy144oB9Jbhz9DBvz4lh3zJdQ6hzbm_w3ZpCNwxfv5sHgHh9JoXMfhbHun-a1aBLHeNBU7BoeSU8DAeZwVOfFqzklUIO7a4EK_3FLwkixpauJ4p/s200/steele450.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338501401212927138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZuaZVlRyKYanxk0LHOZhaSpcowr4zBjJA8sUFQvP4OryFFY2CIpcZA9TrslZEIv0ViA7NtXONLwQ4TcRgCS0_xaTxMTBHPHJLYS9-Fk1MFlnFUvj4C1yfUAgEH976DCxAIRYdhYtb59I/s1600-h/W020090131494413107377.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZuaZVlRyKYanxk0LHOZhaSpcowr4zBjJA8sUFQvP4OryFFY2CIpcZA9TrslZEIv0ViA7NtXONLwQ4TcRgCS0_xaTxMTBHPHJLYS9-Fk1MFlnFUvj4C1yfUAgEH976DCxAIRYdhYtb59I/s200/W020090131494413107377.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338501814125361970" /></a>Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-29074196657886199052009-05-20T20:45:00.000-07:002009-05-20T21:06:36.697-07:00Extinct Creature...I was waiting for the train to take me to work the other day, and I saw something I thought I'd never see again. A creature long thought extinct. This creature once inhabited almost every town and city in most every part of the world. It was a common creature, seen everywhere from street corners and shopping malls to city parks and sports stadiums. Gradually over time, the creature disappeared and sightings became more fleeting each year. I was lucky I had my iPhone handy, and I was able to snap a picture of this rarest and elusive of creatures.<br /><br />It was known worldwide by its common name, the payphone user. Latin name: <span style="font-style:italic;">Payphoneicus userasauru</span>s.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGqd7DF4Nhb507Y2D2Ott33LNlI5ihv-OQ7a9RyLJ5_T61FxfYMicu51qtNIUZi21NocgBhknMwhn1t27g6tvT1MeGZXjJJzmljt5dQUpFp9_uaNiA31koW30BOjFCSMMMRAms4K3rfR9/s1600-h/securedownload.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGqd7DF4Nhb507Y2D2Ott33LNlI5ihv-OQ7a9RyLJ5_T61FxfYMicu51qtNIUZi21NocgBhknMwhn1t27g6tvT1MeGZXjJJzmljt5dQUpFp9_uaNiA31koW30BOjFCSMMMRAms4K3rfR9/s200/securedownload.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338120742786286402" /></a><br /><br />If you're lucky enough to ever see one, definitely take a picture if you can. You'll be able to show the picture and tell your grandkids how you were one of the fortunate few to catch a glimpse of this quickly vanishing animal.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-82787604850943458122009-05-11T21:02:00.000-07:002009-05-11T21:14:17.077-07:00The DickI’ve been doing some thinking, and I’ve come up with a way to cut our dependence on foreign oil and turn toward a more renewable source of energy. It’s a renewable energy whose potential is nearly limitless. An energy source that can provide heat and comfort and will never, ever wear out. It is none other than:<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIxWjqD2U9PoyeHoOGt_luiHT5CF9h_gaTW0FSDbcKKXmDITeGhLeWf1wMJVq9qRNuwRwIj1XDhqWMD0mAdFpj99gAmlf6sKHoMiJeUdjXfs0VPxKqr0YT0OYUW5yxWDgArcE0Pvz600C/s1600-h/dick-cheney-angry.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIxWjqD2U9PoyeHoOGt_luiHT5CF9h_gaTW0FSDbcKKXmDITeGhLeWf1wMJVq9qRNuwRwIj1XDhqWMD0mAdFpj99gAmlf6sKHoMiJeUdjXfs0VPxKqr0YT0OYUW5yxWDgArcE0Pvz600C/s200/dick-cheney-angry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334785164756577042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dick Cheney, or better <br />know as, The Dick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Dick is a virtually limitless supply of hot air. Don’t believe me? Tune into your local news this evening, or pick up a newspaper. You’ll find The Dick spewing hot air like Mount Etna spews lava! Why should we let all that hot air go unused? Especially when the nation is searching for a new and more efficient energy source. With The Dick, there will be no more need for home heating oil. Hot water heaters, obsolete. Clothes dryers, a thing of the past! The CTU (Cheney Thermal Unit) will replace the British Thermal Unit (BTU) as the standard in energy measurement. In the long, dark months of winter, we will all snuggle up, warm and toasty, safe and content in the warmth provided by the gas bag that is The Dick. And since the source of The Dick’s hot air is so deeply steeped in republican ideology, it’s cheap, too!<br /><br />But how does The Dick work and put out so much gosh darned hot air, you may ask? Well, just as a solar panel’s energy output is proportionate to the amount of sunshine, or a wind turbine’s to the amount of wind, so is The Dick’s. In this case, the more democrats in the House and Senate, the longer a democrat occupies the White House, all of them working hard for the middle class and families everywhere, the hotter and more forceful the air is that The Dick emits. It’s just that simple. <br /><br />And by the way, if you were worried about long term effects of using The Dick, don’t be. Using The Dick for you and your family’s heating needs is safe and reliable. There has not been one single documented case in extensive studies of any conversion to the Republican party from using The Dick. The longer we vote democratic, and the longer Democrats run the country, the less and less we will ever have to worry again about our heating needs. We’ll have The Dick!Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-16495634886428644082009-05-10T09:37:00.000-07:002009-05-10T09:58:22.982-07:00A Dubious Advocate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9BlPqgHsIBR8jNPMdBB6SFGpFl-2PjDG8hZbfiNBymwvnhrn1LwmaqTB2K0Rx_4f6lkoTh4M6zISNEsQ_BGjq655xwExTeAPDjSQJR9xZUju_MIeRbtGwLAZWp98MU8G_f25ry3IFVKv/s1600-h/condomalarm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9BlPqgHsIBR8jNPMdBB6SFGpFl-2PjDG8hZbfiNBymwvnhrn1LwmaqTB2K0Rx_4f6lkoTh4M6zISNEsQ_BGjq655xwExTeAPDjSQJR9xZUju_MIeRbtGwLAZWp98MU8G_f25ry3IFVKv/s320/condomalarm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334240707228551378" /></a><br />Bristol Palin advocating abstinence is like an arsonist advocating smoke alarms...Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-69018061938130655132009-02-19T06:54:00.000-08:002009-02-19T06:58:40.082-08:00It's "Bristol" Clear...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Nnptpx7YYbObpP3IAd3e0exSbzpvzlPDAzdQuiM7UjejkDmvUQBo34vYcgiaBPSQ6JWwepVtFmDkAeCP3_Ic-JB_dk4zanT-3RGssiSCJaLP6O2Z3xWCI6nBhdnnsWjVeBTA0o64m0ax/s1600-h/images.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 99px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Nnptpx7YYbObpP3IAd3e0exSbzpvzlPDAzdQuiM7UjejkDmvUQBo34vYcgiaBPSQ6JWwepVtFmDkAeCP3_Ic-JB_dk4zanT-3RGssiSCJaLP6O2Z3xWCI6nBhdnnsWjVeBTA0o64m0ax/s320/images.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304522909802639890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bristol Palin, daughter of ex-VP candidate Sarah Palin, was recently interviewed by Fox’s Greta Van Susteren. In her first post-partum interview, darling little Bristol said that having a child is not glamorous and told young people that abstinence is not realistic at all. <br /><br />Bristol goes on to tell Ms. Van Susteren that, "It's just, like, I'm not living for myself anymore. It's, like, for another person, so it's different…and just you're up all night. And it's not glamorous at all…like, your whole priorities change after having a baby."<br /><br />Well Bristol, I guess you should have, like, thought of that before you, like, spread your legs.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-57058807079284332912009-02-17T20:38:00.000-08:002009-02-17T20:46:25.932-08:00Roland Burris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdfEneonfDk5e8nU3hF8XOOQjkOMCpa6FMH5ZI9TzKSCZK6bFjN3s7wVyninCyMMTZSwkiw9HN0R4U2y5AB0Pkokct7O6JfDrv0R5LZn8EnridKx9RNMqH_JetIzk2KbcO3zQ6AvROih0/s1600-h/RolandBurris.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdfEneonfDk5e8nU3hF8XOOQjkOMCpa6FMH5ZI9TzKSCZK6bFjN3s7wVyninCyMMTZSwkiw9HN0R4U2y5AB0Pkokct7O6JfDrv0R5LZn8EnridKx9RNMqH_JetIzk2KbcO3zQ6AvROih0/s320/RolandBurris.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303992831322018402" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Remember when you were little and you broke your mom’s favorite lamp because you were running through the house when she told you not to? Remember how your alibis progressed when confronted with the broken lamp?<br /><br />“No mom, I wasn’t reeeally running.”<br />“Well, I was kind of running, and I think I might have bumped the lamp.”<br />“Ok, I was running, and I did knock the lamp over. <br /><br />Now fast forward to late 2008 and early 2009. When confronted with the possibility of his nomination for Illinois senator being tainted by “pay to play” shenanigans involving ex-scumbag governor Rod Blagojevich, Burris was adamant that there was no tit for tat. Absolutely no way. He’s way too clean a guy for that, he protested, to anyone who would listen. <br /><br />But over this past weekend Burris acknowledged that he had indeed spoken with members of the Blagojevich goon squad, but that he categorically rejected the advances to fundraise for the ex-governor. <br /><br />Now it’s come out today that he indeed did attempt to raise funds for Blagojevich, but was unable to find any donors. <br /><br />Hmmm…<br /><br />So here are those child-like alibis rearing their ugly heads again.<br /><br />“No, of course I didn’t engage in talks with with ex-governor.”<br />“Well maybe there was a phone call or two, kinda sorta. But I would never give in to that sort of pressure. I’m clean!<br />“Ok, I was talking to people and trying to raise money. But I couldn’t find any donors, so the means I’m still clean!”<br /><br />Note to Mr. Burris: spread that crap on the lawn. I’m not buying it. I was sick to death of my state being the punchline for late night talk show host’s jokes, and you’ve only made it worse. You’re a joke and an embarassment to yourself and the state you claim to represent. It’s time to go.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-23824311308714689162009-02-08T20:16:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:00:29.395-08:00Frost/Nixon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYSHu-B90KbGTEN5KFN8a0J6gMgDG5xwYPz4tD89U-jaEYu6TEHUJhJQdUIT8ZOWFylJZ4PtzZZhHW0tk0cjwyafsKsl6mt2apsasaiQH7ffD0YhQs9ZI7EWl8WNk_-dltfXvrmWMVUe_/s1600-h/FrostNixon325.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYSHu-B90KbGTEN5KFN8a0J6gMgDG5xwYPz4tD89U-jaEYu6TEHUJhJQdUIT8ZOWFylJZ4PtzZZhHW0tk0cjwyafsKsl6mt2apsasaiQH7ffD0YhQs9ZI7EWl8WNk_-dltfXvrmWMVUe_/s320/FrostNixon325.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300656025332076146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My goal for several years has been to see all the movies nominated for the best picture Oscar. As of today, I'm 2 for 5, closer than I've ever been in many years. Today's movie was "Frost/Nixon" directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Sheen as David Frost and Frank Langella as Richard Nixon. There are several other superb performances by Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt, Kevin Bacon and Jay White as Neil Diamond (don't ask, just see it for yourself...)<br /><br />One of the marks of a great actor and movie for me is when I realize that at some point I've stopped watching the actor play a part, and I'm actually watching the character. This was definitely one of those cases. I found myself not watching Michael Sheen as Frost and Frank Langella as Nixon, but actually engrossed in seeing Frost and Nixon interact. I've always been a Frank Langella fan, and I became a Michael Sheen convert when I saw him in "The Queen" as Prime Minister Tony Blair. Neither actor disappointed in this film, repeating their respective roles from the stage play. <br /><br />The film is tight and methodic in its buildup to the climatic interview scene on Watergate. My only beef with the film, without giving anything away, is one scene inserted into the film that is completely fictional. I understand the rationale for the scene and its use in furthering the story; however the purpose this scene was meant to serve could have been accomplished easily in some other way. It weakened one of the characters and took something away from the film as a whole. <br /><br />Despite that, I still give the film four stars, and Frank Langella has my vote for best actor. For those of you who are old enough to remember the actual Frost/Nixon interviews this is a must see film. And for those of you who aren't old enough to remember them, this is your chance to peek in on a moment in history.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-74927709326536584582009-02-07T10:17:00.000-08:002009-02-07T10:35:51.877-08:00Proper "Etta-kett"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63OUTAM9aEs9F1iq5fG6F26AfztLZsO7wAp3xlWUoPQuzUBFcZyvBH-lk-BcOIoeW5zqWD_jQd4p9rKbpXpi2HRU2n4IDspxcsFEpPl7qUVa9ajfacLKRn9zrIyY0AVK9f37A27WEwxI4/s1600-h/capt.46f6c2fd1cc74f219a68e03536435528.people_etta_james_nyet475.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63OUTAM9aEs9F1iq5fG6F26AfztLZsO7wAp3xlWUoPQuzUBFcZyvBH-lk-BcOIoeW5zqWD_jQd4p9rKbpXpi2HRU2n4IDspxcsFEpPl7qUVa9ajfacLKRn9zrIyY0AVK9f37A27WEwxI4/s320/capt.46f6c2fd1cc74f219a68e03536435528.people_etta_james_nyet475.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300125047881700690" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Earlier in the week at a concert in Seattle, Etta James let it fly. In reference to Beyonce's singing James' signature song, "At Last" for President and Mrs. Obama at one of the inaugural balls, James said she was going to "whip her ass." And to dig herself an even deeper hole, in the same tirade, James said that President Obama, "the one with the big ears...ain't my president."<br /><br />Okay, on the count of three, everyone say "jealous bitch." One...two...three: "JEALOUS BITCH!"<br /><br />And if that still isn't enough, to dig herself into that hole EVEN DEEPER, James later tried (albeit pretty pathetically) to retract or redefine her comments. She said later that she didn't really mean anything by her comments, and that they weren't coming from a vicious place, and that she was just trying to connect with the crowd. She added also that, "Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude. ... That's probably what went into it." Okaaaay....<br /><br />Well, I've been thinking a lot about this, and I've come to the conclusion that Etta James is a jealous, washed-up, old snatch who couldn't carry a tune with two hands and a bucket. But I'm just kidding really. That's not coming from a vicious place. I'm just trying to connect with you, the reader. Besides, even as a child, I always had that comedian kind of attitude. That's really what went into that statement...Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-91164337894574084112009-02-01T13:28:00.000-08:002009-02-01T13:50:37.675-08:00Quote Of The Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8293g58mCT-lM88XeSlivuahvyftBDXOWCzOpBLMa3q-AOHvYWMDLomRMdmimErfmSs73ZMlSeCNh9s7tgWznXYCSXEa5Vm7Qq9Qmb_JVSaNEDaf-Cu3w1RWW-mXoW-qgjf1teHmVQDl/s1600-h/frank_barney.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8293g58mCT-lM88XeSlivuahvyftBDXOWCzOpBLMa3q-AOHvYWMDLomRMdmimErfmSs73ZMlSeCNh9s7tgWznXYCSXEa5Vm7Qq9Qmb_JVSaNEDaf-Cu3w1RWW-mXoW-qgjf1teHmVQDl/s320/frank_barney.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297948623615252290" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Democrat Barney Frank, representative of the 4th congressional district of Massachusetts and chairman of the Financial Services Committee was on "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" today debating President Obama's economic stimulus package. When Jim DeMint, Republican Senator from South Carolina, defended the ridiculous republican notion that more of the stimulus package should go to tax cuts instead of things like infrastructure spending, Frank responded with what, in my opinion, sums it up perfectly, "I never saw a tax cut fix a bridge." You go Barney!Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-43050165988175594732009-01-23T21:00:00.000-08:002009-01-23T21:13:58.447-08:00Nancy Pelosi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCdmQImxuY424TrCbUYd6YGqBGJdtbVwLjLIYTKPjN96_VEoTUnXJUFM1Ay_SWFJugCsaqMfFP5qRxsLbq5jU-JNqNOY4Gck1xXgqZhhXGzUAL6I7ogUz6kbAwTnanbx31EeEThnwhDUg/s1600-h/pelosi5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCdmQImxuY424TrCbUYd6YGqBGJdtbVwLjLIYTKPjN96_VEoTUnXJUFM1Ay_SWFJugCsaqMfFP5qRxsLbq5jU-JNqNOY4Gck1xXgqZhhXGzUAL6I7ogUz6kbAwTnanbx31EeEThnwhDUg/s320/pelosi5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294722645345465154" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was watching the inauguration on Tuesday and I noticed that Nancy Pelosi is always smiling. And not just a polite, "I'm so glad to see you" smile either. After much research, I decided it has to be one of four things:<br />a) she didn't listen to her mother when she said, "If you make that face too much, it'll stick that way!"<br />b) she was just gassed by the Joker<br />c) she just farted<br />d) the knot is tied too tight on the back of her neck<br />whatever the reason, it's downright creepy!Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-40659247612500104472009-01-14T06:23:00.000-08:002009-01-14T06:24:12.963-08:00Random Thought...Why is it that ships carry cargo, and trucks carry shipments?Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-32393531814388628002009-01-11T21:04:00.000-08:002009-01-11T21:21:37.411-08:00Slumdog Millionaire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRm-VSW3xXz0RpOpG1DhcLo_O29jXQSy55zDhiFxqQr_uPmbxYTlE_VJMJt2eoG-lDmoH2LgxcRsd9mZr-JkBHmyoiiKNn847W__L4iVl2niw_KuR7_KicGBTb9yExx5pxGEWhdu7gaXQ/s1600-h/slumdogposter.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRm-VSW3xXz0RpOpG1DhcLo_O29jXQSy55zDhiFxqQr_uPmbxYTlE_VJMJt2eoG-lDmoH2LgxcRsd9mZr-JkBHmyoiiKNn847W__L4iVl2niw_KuR7_KicGBTb9yExx5pxGEWhdu7gaXQ/s320/slumdogposter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290272217320410898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just came back from seeing "Slumdog Millionaire" with my friend Bruce. It is by far the best film I've seen in at least five years, maybe even ten. The screenplay is flawless, the cast and acting is perfection, the cinematography is stunning and the soundtrack is subtle brilliance. The ticket price was $10, and worth every cent. If you don't see this film, you're missing out on what movie making is all about.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-90637908196815469242008-12-10T08:47:00.000-08:002008-12-10T08:52:31.763-08:00Rod<span style="font-weight:bold;">Rod</span>. noun<br /><br />1. A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular function or use, as:<br />a. A fishing rod.<br />b. A measuring stick.<br />2. A shoot or stem cut from or growing as part of a woody plant.<br />3. Current sumbag governor of Illinois who is too ignorant and/or arrogant to shut his fucking mouth, even though he knows the feds are closing in on him.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-40916268804829932952008-11-30T17:39:00.000-08:002008-11-30T22:11:57.948-08:00The Woe Is Me Award...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjt0qkp7sOV0xNkgqB_yWfAO-H6kJtWWOOOIJiHhDtoiKPv0sj0ANY45TWcbovb0m8DxNAeKaqBZnUcOcVxX4hNgAkaSETrJOo6lAb8EWzctPvFdAtDTVdXKkveN34i5PqZstXfeEUCpY/s1600-h/20gov.1841.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjt0qkp7sOV0xNkgqB_yWfAO-H6kJtWWOOOIJiHhDtoiKPv0sj0ANY45TWcbovb0m8DxNAeKaqBZnUcOcVxX4hNgAkaSETrJOo6lAb8EWzctPvFdAtDTVdXKkveN34i5PqZstXfeEUCpY/s320/20gov.1841.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274699720796253890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Poor Lura Lynn. It’s the holiday season, and she wants her hubby home. In a recent interview she said, "I was hoping we could get him home by Thanksgiving, but that's not going to happen…” Poor Lura Lynn. <br /><br />Poor Lura Lynn. Having her husband gone has affected her health, she told the Chicago Sun-Times this past Tuesday. She’s receiveing treatments here in Chicago for an aneurysm, and not having her man to stand by her during this trying time is taking its toll on her. "I'm alone. . . . It is very, very difficult, “ she told the Sun-Times. Poor Lura Lynn.<br /><br />Despite her health challenges, 74-year-old Lura Lynn spends every weekend visiting her husband. She drives down to Terre Haute, Indiana each and every weekend, without fail. Poor Lura Lynn. Such a tireless trooper she is. Lura Lynn was hoping to have her man home by Christmas, but it looks like that’s not going to happen either, and she doesn’t want to get her hopes too high, according to a quote in a recent edition of the Sun-Times. <br /><br />Who is Lura Lynn and who is this husband she loves so much you may be asking, as that lump in your throat gets bigger, and your sympathy wells up. It is, afterall, the season of giving, forgiveness and goodwill toward all! Lura Lynn is Lura Lynn Ryan, former first lady of the state of Illinois. And her hubby that she misses so much? None other than George Ryan, 74-year-old former Illinois governor, liar, cheat, swindler and scumbag; now serving a six and a half year prison term at the Federal Correction Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.<br /><br />For those of you non-Illinoisans reading this, let me get you up to speed. Former Governor Ryan once served as our Illinois' Secretary of State. As Secretary of State Ryan committed various crimes ranging from the illegal sale of government licenses, contracts and leases by state employees. In a nutshell, all of Secretary Ryan’s illegal activities began to come to light in 1999 in regards to a 1994 traffic accident in Wisconsin. In the accident which involved a semi-truck and van, six children of Reverend Scott Willis and his wife were killed. But what does this accident have to do with George Ryan, you may ask? The driver of the semi-truck was an unqualified driver who could only obtain his licesnce illegally through a bribe to a Secretary of State’s driver’s license facility. In turn, this bribe money (and countless other bribes by countless other unqualified drivers to obtain licenses) was funneled into Mr. Ryan’s campaign coffers. The very campaign coffers that he used to carry him to the governor’s office.<br /><br />Now George Ryan is serving his time in Terre Haute, Indiana. Which brings us back to poor Lura Lynn. In the Sun-Times interview she goes on to say, “He hasn't seen his grandchildren since he started serving his sentence a year ago…He doesn't want them to see him in that light.” Poor Lura Lynn and her grandchildren. I ask you this Lura Lynn: how do you think Revernd and Mrs. Willis feel this holiday season? Do you think their grief is less than yours? Do you think they miss their six children, six children needlessly slaughtered by an unqualified truck driver that had it not been for your husband’s greedy hand, wouldn’t have been on the road in the first place? The thing you want the most is your husband home for the holidays. What do you think Mr. and Mrs. Willis want? You ma’am are disgusting and your whining and pleading are vulgar and insulting. I dare you to look the Willis family in the eye and make your case for your husband’s freedom.<br /><br />In the Sun-Times interview, poor Lura Lynn goes on to state, "It's such a waste for him [Ryan] to be sitting down there [Terre Haute prison] doing absolutely nothing.” She made mention that if he were released he could take part in community service. Community service? You’re joking, right? Your husband’s greed is directly responsible for the death of six children, and the pain at least one family will endure for the rest of their lives, and you think your husband should be allowed community service? I think your scumbag husband SHOULD sit in jail with absolutely nothing but time. Time to ponder his deeds and how his greed changed the lives of so many. So many he will never meet, and so many that will never have what you so selfishly pray for, their loved ones home for the holidays. <br /><br />I think a fitting job for your husband when he’s finally released would be driving a van on a Wisconsin highway. A highway filled with unqualified semi-truck drivers. Drivers who obtained their licenses with bribes through your husband’s office and his greedy desire for money and power. Always wondering, always frightened that the next truck to blow by him, or perhaps the truck behind him will be the one that causes an accident. An accident that will forever sever him from his family at future holidays. Perhaps then he’ll know how the Willis family feels right about now.Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-61343656021623160522008-11-25T08:12:00.000-08:002008-11-25T08:37:55.975-08:00Paying Bills...The Green Way!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt0mPPWscJm05b9EOWgKwerQHZLJhrMnYAg_-zOeL4bIIKvlnQQd7xGCgknDghsrdDclv8niPZTtIlSKhPqS7D4va0-DnZ1iORASBStuJD0f3Tm1ExwYpkGuBNF4NH3TupYRq3UtL4-bU/s1600-h/lamp.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt0mPPWscJm05b9EOWgKwerQHZLJhrMnYAg_-zOeL4bIIKvlnQQd7xGCgknDghsrdDclv8niPZTtIlSKhPqS7D4va0-DnZ1iORASBStuJD0f3Tm1ExwYpkGuBNF4NH3TupYRq3UtL4-bU/s320/lamp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272633425494935954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With the growing attention to "being green" and "going green" I thought I would write a little bit about paying bills green (ie, online bill paying.) I pay all my bills online and the economic advantages of doing so are pretty obvious. A person saves 41 cents (the cost of a stamp), plus the cost of the check. A typical family pays on the average 20+ bills a moth, and they can save $80 or more a year by paying bills online, according to the NACHA, the Electronic Payment Association. <br /><br />Beyond that though, the environmental savings can be pretty impactful. Javelin Strategy & Research estimates, based on a 2007 study, has concluded that if all U.S. households viewed and paid their bills online, it would save the following per year:<br /><br />2.3 million tons of wood or 16.5 million trees<br />1.6 billion pounds of solid waste, or 56,000 fully loaded garbage trucks<br />26 million BTUs of energy, enough to provide residential energy to the city of San Francisco for an entire year<br />3.9 billion pounds of toxic air pollutants, an amount equal to that produced by 355,000 automobiles<br /><br />Something to think about next time we all sit down and start writing out that monthly check!Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605996953310429701.post-72450293296149586452008-11-24T07:57:00.001-08:002008-11-24T08:33:43.704-08:00Great Local Place To Shop Award<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBBJUhlzCa5OTsDFg13-m9mKDbi03TcOEzRIBvlRlvdYVz3Lz_idxSD7l0O7nfjWhKVnk5il4pBczjftidprcPpjkjFBHpdu68OyIVfdm6MDkTiwUPfrMkrLfWhuxAQik8LU6zBZ1nBNX/s1600-h/untitled-1.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBBJUhlzCa5OTsDFg13-m9mKDbi03TcOEzRIBvlRlvdYVz3Lz_idxSD7l0O7nfjWhKVnk5il4pBczjftidprcPpjkjFBHpdu68OyIVfdm6MDkTiwUPfrMkrLfWhuxAQik8LU6zBZ1nBNX/s320/untitled-1.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272261034339162786" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sorry I didn't get my weekly award blog posting done this weekend. I was under the weather fighting a tooth infection that will culminate in early January as a root canal. OUCH! So, better late than never; here is my weekly award. <br /><br />This week's award (the "Great Local Place To Shop Award") goes to Vitamin Outlet in the Andersonville neighborhood. Vitamin Outlet is, in my opinion, the best place in town. The staff is friendly, the selection and quality is outstanding, and the prices are so good you'd swear they made a mistake! For what I buy there, I typically save anywhere from 25-50% over places like GNC (rip off store!) and The Vitamin Shoppe. Yesterday I was there to buy a new bottle of multi-vitamins and some protein powder, and I can say with confidence I saved AT LEAST $30! Regardless of your needs, whether you're a vegan shopping for soy cheese, someone looking to try an alternative medication, or a bodybuilder trying to get a break on a supplement price, I guarantee you, this is the place! Stop by for something specific, or just stop by to browse. If you're like me, I always try to shop with a local owner first. I'd rather see my money spent with a local shop owner working hard to maintain a business than spend it with some nameless, faceless corporation. And Vitamin Outlet is worth every penny!<br /><br />Address: 5158 North Clark (on the southwest corner of Clark and Foster), Chicago, Illinois 60640, 773.334.3348<br /> <br />Store hours:<br />Monday thru Friday 10.30 - 8<br />Saturday 9.30 - 7.30<br />Sunday 10 - 6Rocket_Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441860530613553318noreply@blogger.com0