We've got some strange weather out here.....

So after two days of clear skies and gorgeous weather, Monday (Memorial Day....you know a Day Off) rolls around and I'm ready to do nothing. Got off work early Friday so mowed a good portion of the lawn. Finished up on Saturday, edging, etc. Sunday did other chores and I figured I earned a day of Fishing on Monday. Monday morning, the Wife and I do our usual Sunday routine; wake up, make coffee, take coffee outside (with Cat following us of course) sit at patio table and read and have coffee. We sat, then noticed, after awhile that the sky was getting awfully grey. We went inside just in time for the sky to open up and pour!!!! This passed. A few hours passed, it heated up again (nastily humid though....uggghhh...) and was clear as a bell. Dammit I was determined to go fishing if it killed me. Set off down to the lake....about a 10-15 minute drive it being about 10 miles from the house. Went to one spot. I should have known that it being Memorial Day and all there would be way too many boats on the lake and all my good spots for fishing were taken. So off I went to the other lake that is next to the big lake. This smaller lake is prohibitied to motorized boats......human powered only. There are two little fishing piers, plus a big one around the lake. The big one is always crowded and the first Pier since it's so noticeable from the walking trail is always taken as well. People always forget about the second one. I don't. I finally settle, light up a stogie. Bait one pole, cast it out. Put a lure on the other and decide to catch up with my Buddy Mike from back home. He and I and his bro used to go camping and fishing on Memorial Day alot. He and I were talking when I looked to my left and noticed a wall of dark, black clouds appeared. Told Mike I need to go and as I was reeling in the one pole and closing up the tackle box the sky opened and poured again. This time with thunder and lightning!!! Freaking great....now I need to walk back to the car in the pouring rain with lightning striking and trees all around me!!! So apparently it was a Ninja storm; and it was damn good I must tell you.

Freaky weather indeed.

Words escape me.....

Click on the entry title to go to the Discoursers blog to read about the tragedy I eluded to in my last post. The 12 year old girl that's in a coma has died. It just sucks. The Discourser is a truly compassionate person and you get a sense of how horrible this all is while reading his words. It hits me hard too because I have an almost 14 year old Step-Daughter. I think I'd absolutely lose it if anything like this happened to her.

When it hits the fan, it hits the fan!!!

Whew!!! Crazy happenings back home with my buddies in the GoG.   First off we have the Craftsman's and his Wife's first child being born premature.  Little Max is doing quite well.  You can see his progress by clicking on Liz's blog "Am I A Funny Girl"....the link is in the links list.   Just recently the Warden informed us that the GM's Mother was run over by a vehicle backing up and didn't survive.  The memorial is today.  Wish I could be there, but the best I could do is send my sympathies electronically.   Then yesterday the Discourser had to deal with the most horrific scene of young girl on bike vs. Mini-Van.  Read his blog entry for the details.  Wow.....miraculously the little girl is alive, but in a coma.   The Police in the town and the local Target store ended up buying 80 bike helmets to give out to the kids today.   It being bike to work/school day.   Even the Chief of Police showed up.  Impressive.  When it hits the fan; it really hits the fan.

The Illustrated ACME Catalog

Click on the blog title to go to the page. Too funny. It's the illustrated ACME catalog that Wile E. Coyote used to shop from in those awesome WB cartoons.

Apply stick to dead horse. Beat repeatedly.

Dear dear Hillary....get the hint. There is no way in God's green earth you are going to get the nomination. None. Nada, zip, nil...etc.... And to add insult to injury, today while Hillary was busy patting herself on the back for her win in West Virginia John Edwards came out of nowhere and took the wind out of her sails by declaring his unconditional support for Barack Obama. Hee hee......I may have guessed that one right. A ticket of Obama-Edwards will help Obama connect with the White Blue Collar folks he just can't reach. Oh yeah!!!

Too funny not to share.

Okay I had to share this one. I was behind a truck today on the way home that was a company vehicle for a "Wildlife and Animal Removal Specialists". They proceeded to list about a dozen "critters" that they remove, and ended the list with Etc. Holy Crap!!! I sure don't want to run into that "etc" someday..... Why the list if you are going to put Etc. at the end? Makes no sense to me, but thought it was too funny not to share.

Rush Limbaugh: Asshat extraordanaire

"Another possible factor: the "Limbaugh" voters or the "mischief voters," Republicans who have followed the conservative talk-show host's call. The nation's biggest radio star has been pushing a drive he calls "Operation Chaos," urging his listeners to prolong the Democratic battle by re-registering and voting for Clinton and suggesting they lie to exit pollsters to confound the media."

Can you believe this crap????? Way to go idiot.....let's screw with our Democratic process. Of course the bunch of sorry saps that whent and did this should have irons tied to their legs and thrown in the deepest ocean. If you don't like who's running, then don't freaking vote asshats!!! Some of us actually care about the next 4 years and what it means to our families and country.

"Limbaugh, in an e-mail late Tuesday to The Chronicle, rejoiced in speculation from within the Obama campaign that he was responsible for as much as 7 percent of the Clinton vote in Indiana.
"I'm extremely proud of the Operation Chaos volunteers," he said. "I never doubted that they would triumph in Indiana. I think it is a hoot the Obama campaign is crediting (us) for giving Hillary a 7-point bump. It sounds like they are jealous I out-organized them."

No you didn't out-organize them asshole. You are a Cult of Personality that is as meaningful as a fart in a windstorm. I guess this ass thinks it's a big joke. Probably because his Ancient, White, Male Hero stands no chance in Hell of being President so he is going to make a mockery of the efforts of the Woman and The Black Guy. I hope the Black Guy wins and shuts your stupid ass up. It won't, but it will demasculate this penis a little.

Source: SFGate.com article by Carla Marinucci http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/07/MNRK10HOND.DTL

Wow what a crock of BS.....

So John McCain and Hillary Clinton are trying to convince the populous that they can wave a magic wand and make gas taxes go away for the Summer....and apparently some people are buying it.   Okay folks, here goes....

 

BULLSHIT!!

 

And just how are they going to achieve this?  As of right now they are just members of the Senate.  They can propose this as a bill (I'm just a bill yes I'm only a bill....remember that? ) but it has to go through the proper channels to be voted on and approved.  Guess what?  Ain't happening.  Obama is being honest and realistic about it.  He's right, these two numbnuts are just using this as impetuous to get votes.  Do you people seriously think that even if you had tax free gas for 3 months that the price would go down??????  If you do, you're only fooling yourself my friend.    Gas prices are set by the Oil companies and the corporations that own the service Stations.   The price of a gallon of gas includes, sales tax, gas tax, cost of refining, and, drumroll please, PROFIT!!!  Lot's of profit nowadays apparently.   So at 4 bucks a gallon without the gas tax, that would only mean more profit for the Oil Companies.  This isn't just something I pulled out of my ass.....no, it's what every single major Economist in this Country is saying.  The "savings" will go right into the coffers of the Oil assholes that are driving the price up to begin with.   Let's use our heads people.  Until the Government stops letting these Oil Schmucks get away with this, nothing is going to change.  Period.  Also if you take away those taxes for 3 months, that's 3 months of lost revenue for highway and infrastructure projects lost.  Probably about 50 mil......you think your local Department of Transportation takes forever getting crap done now....just wait until they are out 50 mil.......We won't save any money......how can we save money if the prices won't go lower.....and you know they won't.  It's almost summer for Christsake......the time when gas prices traditionally go up because there is measurable more demand for gas as people are driving to recreation destinations because of summer break.   Please don't believe these jackasses...they are just blowing sunshine up your ass.....

It's May....Time for a Rant

Two items that I keep reading about and just have to comment on. The first one is the statement "Is TV dying and moving to the Web?" Uh no. The networks think so because they have done studies that say there's an increase in Americans watching videos on the web. Uh...yeah it's called YouTube. Or music videos. See there's this station on Cable called MTV, and the initials stand for Music TeleVision. Apparently somewhere along the line they forgot that and starting airing lame ass game shows and Teen reality TV. Where did the videos go???? With the Government forcing networks to broadcast in Digital next year and the price of HD's and Plasma's going down, I don't really think TV will die. I think the networks might wake the Hell up. Seriously, ABC......Cavemen and Carpoolers?!?!?!?!?!? You were really serious with those two shows weren't you????? The only reason people watch a show on the net is if they missed it and didn't dvr it or tape it. I know a friend of mine who lives in Germany doesn't get alot of American TV so he watches it on the web. He's glad to do it as he wouldn't be able to see them any other way. I just wish the cable companies would wise up. Seriously, At&T, Comcast, etc......can't we just tell you what channels we want and pay accordingly? Is that so hard? There are a dozen channels I could do without, a few I wish I had. Can I swap the crappy ones for the others?????? When you sign up for service you should fill out a form and click on the channels you want. They total it up for you and say...it's 60 bucks a month for these 100 channels....something like that. Charge the box rental fee, etc but really just let us pick and choose what we want to watch. Even have a preview channel. You get to watch a couple of hours of a channel and you can click on a button to "add to your subscribed channels now". Then they tack on that channel to your bill. Would it be that hard?

The one that has me really wound up is this Polygamy Cult in Texas. I've read alot of comments in the paper and news online and I can't believe people are actually defending these jackasses!!! There's a Tin Foil Hat wearing conspiracy theory brigade out there who are pissed that the Government is invading peoples lives and taking away their children. So what if teen girls are pregnant....teens get pregnant all the time......there's not proof of anything...it's typical gestapo tactics.....reminds me of Waco....

WTF is wrong with these people!?!?!?!?!? Seriously. It's a cult where women are bred to become the wives of multiple men in the upper echelons of the cult. Young boys are gotten rid of if they don't pass muster as they are a threat to the way things work. Girls are hand picked to be "wed" to various men as their 3rd, 4th or 5th wives and they don't have a say in it. So apparently according to these freaking idiots that read the news and comment on it....it's okay for a 13 year old girl to be forced to be the wife of some 52 year old man. It's okay for that old freak to force himself sexually on her and get her pregnant. Then when her daughters are old enough, they are given to other old freaks. There's no proof of abuse?!?!?!?!?!?!? What they Hell do these idiots think that is....... Do these morons think that a 13 year old girl is "okay" with being forced to marry and have sex with someone who she considers "ancient"??????? I think what Texas should do is deprogram all the mothers of these kids then see if giving them back will work out.