| FiFi | George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars |
| Run Fay Run | Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes |
| Perry Mason | Various Artists |
| London's Burning | Silverchair |
| Child Of Vision | Supertramp |
| Johnny Hit and Run Paulene (Live) | X |
| Dog House Blues | Bill Monroe |
| Lonesome Whistle (I Heard That) | Hank Williams |
| Little Rubber Girl | Frank Zappa |
| I'll Never Shed Another Tear | Flatt & Scruggs |
Friday, March 31, 2006
Friday Random 10
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Vaffanculo!
Been watching a little too much Sopranos, Tony? Consider retiring, you bloated theocratic scumbag!
Thanks to Atrios!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
CSS: The Acid Test
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used by most modern web sites, including Blogger blogs (Blogger blog, Blogger blog, bloggity, bloggity Blogger blogs. Oh. Ahem.) to define the style attributes of the HTML documents. These attributes include color, position, font style and weight, margins, borders, etc. It makes it easy to change the appearance of your entire site by editing a single document. If you've edited your Blogger template, you're probably seen 'embedded' CSS styles in the template header.
Different Web browsers implement CSS differently. To see if your browser can handle a really complex CSS definition, try the CSS Acid2 Test here.
Apple Safari is the only browser I've tried so far that passes the test.
Different Web browsers implement CSS differently. To see if your browser can handle a really complex CSS definition, try the CSS Acid2 Test here.
Apple Safari is the only browser I've tried so far that passes the test.
Hypocritical Networks Reject Inclusive Ad Again
BostonHerald.com - Networks nix: Graphic church pitch a no-show:
I applaud the UCC and urge them to persevere in their campaign. At least it (further) exposes the hypocrisy of big media. The UCC "gets" what religion is supposed to be, where so many others don't.
But the church is feeling rejected by TV broadcasters. NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX and The WB have all refused to run the ad, which is part of UCC’s ongoing “Still Speaking” campaign.
“NBC essentially said the ad was too controversial,” said Ron Buford, director of the “Still Speaking” initiative. “CBS said it was too much of an advocacy ad.”
I applaud the UCC and urge them to persevere in their campaign. At least it (further) exposes the hypocrisy of big media. The UCC "gets" what religion is supposed to be, where so many others don't.
MonkeyBoy Dickbag Daddy
Steve Ballmer:
"Do you have an iPod?"
"No, I do not. Nor do my children. My children--in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod."
"Do you have an iPod?"
"No, I do not. Nor do my children. My children--in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod."
Are Noisy Electromagnetic Fields Harmful?
globeandmail.com : Does power corrupt?
This article concerns the possible health effects of 'dirty' AC power. The premise is that people can be sensitive to electromagentic fields and that dirty (noisy and fluctuating) fields can detrimental to the heath of those exposed to it.
As usual, I'm a bit skeptical, but this is certainly something worth researching. I think the subject of the article, Kevin Byrne, has jumped to conclusions about his ailments, though.
The first thing to do, IMO, would be to determine, with high quality experimatation, whether people are sensitive to electromagnetic fields at all. Then you can proceed to investigate the possible harmful effects of fields generated by poor-quality AC power. Some of the research described in the article seems pretty poorly designed.
This article concerns the possible health effects of 'dirty' AC power. The premise is that people can be sensitive to electromagentic fields and that dirty (noisy and fluctuating) fields can detrimental to the heath of those exposed to it.
As usual, I'm a bit skeptical, but this is certainly something worth researching. I think the subject of the article, Kevin Byrne, has jumped to conclusions about his ailments, though.
The first thing to do, IMO, would be to determine, with high quality experimatation, whether people are sensitive to electromagnetic fields at all. Then you can proceed to investigate the possible harmful effects of fields generated by poor-quality AC power. Some of the research described in the article seems pretty poorly designed.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Funny Jack Chick Parody
Rockstars' Ramblings: Image Doctoring #1: Christians & Crusades
See the MST3Kified version of the original here.
thanks to Pharyngula!
See the MST3Kified version of the original here.
thanks to Pharyngula!
Monday, March 27, 2006
Street Prophets: We Want the Airwaves
Street Prophets tells us that the United Church of Christ is teaming up with Media Matters to fight the preponderance of conservative voices representing religion in the media. If you're religious (or even non-religious), but not conservative, this is good news.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Friday R10
| Secret World | Tears For Fears |
| Bach Goes to Limerick | Steeleye Span |
| The New World (Live) | X |
| Summer And Lighting | Electric Light Orchestra |
| Hey, Little Rich Girl | The Specials |
| No Compassion | Talking Heads |
| The Old Castle (From Pictures At An Exhibition) | Branford Marsalis |
| Cotton Fields | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Mood To Move | The Radiators |
| Arrac N Lzayer (The Youth Of Algeria) | Djur Djura |
Nano Oscillators
IBM Researchers Benchmark Nanotubes
They created a 52MHz oscillator from a sinle carbon nanotube and CMOS ciruitry. Because of the single-tube design, they expect to get it running in the GHz range. It shows the potential for nanotubes as an integrated circuit fabrication technology, and it demonstrates the viabilty of CMOS/nanotube hybrid ICs.
They created a 52MHz oscillator from a sinle carbon nanotube and CMOS ciruitry. Because of the single-tube design, they expect to get it running in the GHz range. It shows the potential for nanotubes as an integrated circuit fabrication technology, and it demonstrates the viabilty of CMOS/nanotube hybrid ICs.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Revenge, South Park Style
"South Park" Roasts Chef, Literally - Mar 23, 2006 - E! Online News:
"In the completely made-up story, Chef is 'brainwashed' by an organization of child molesters called the 'Super Adventure Club.' In order to cure Chef, Kyle, Stan, Cartman and Kenny take their friend to a psychiatrist, a frowned-upon profession among Scientologists.
In the end, Chef dies a million Kenny deaths, only to live on, sort of, as a Darth Vader version of himself.
At his funeral, Kyle urges South Park residents to remember Chef as he was, before the brainwashing. If there is to be anger, he says, don't direct it at the beloved cafeteria worker.
Rather, says Kyle, 'we should be mad at the fruity little club for scrambling his brain.'"
Disco Daze
A more typical DJ job. This was a birthday or anniversary party at Ottomanelli's Restaurant on E. 71st St. (I think) in Manhattan.
Larry, Master DJ:
Larry, Master DJ:
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Corned Beef Hash Recipe
I whipped this up from leftovers last week, and I think it deserves to be elevated from leftover status. It's a little unusual in that it calls for mashed potatoes. A good, aged cheese adds depth to the mashed potatoes and goes really well with the roasted garlic.
Corned Beef:
1 1b. - Corned Beef (all or part of a vacuum-packed corned beef is fine)
2 - Carrots, cut into medium chunks, leave on the greens if present
1 tsp. - Red Pepper Flakes
2 - Bay Leaves
1 tsp. - Black Peppercorns
4 cloves - Garlic
1-2 tsp. - Salt
Place all ingredients in a large pot with enough water to cover the corned beef. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 3 hours.
Mashed Potatoes:
5 - medium Idaho Baking Potatoes
1 bulb - Garlic, large
3/4 cup - Cheese, Aged Gouda or Cheddar, grated fine
6 Tbsp. - Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup - Half & Half
1 tsp. - Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash the potatoes, place in the oven and bake for about 1 hour or until cooked through. After the potatoes go in, slice off the top 1/4" of the garlic bulb and wrap in foil so that the cut area is exposed at the top. Sprinle the cut area with salt and pepper and drizzle on the olive oil. Place the garlic in the oven and bake till the top is good and brown, about 40 minutes. Let the garlic cool.
When the potatoes are done, place them in a large bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Remove the wrap after about 30 minutes and carefully peel the skin from the potatoes (they'll still be hot!) A paper towel or two may help with this. A few remaining bits of skin is OK. The goal is for the potatoes to remain hot enough to melt the butter. If they've cooled too much, melt the butter very gently in a microwave oven.
Add the butter to the bowl of potatoes and let it melt for a few minutes. Add the grated cheese. Take the (cooled!) garlic in one hand, turn it over and squeeze the roasted garlic cloves onto a cutting board. Mash them completely with a knife, taking care to remove any pieces of garlic skin. Add the garlic to the bowl.
Mash the potatoes with a hand masher while slowly adding the half & half to get to the desired consistency. A little more or less half & half may be needed. The potaotes should be smooth, but not completely smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Hash:
Cut the corned beef into very small dice. Trim and discard any fat. The finer you cut it, the better the results. A food processor *may* help, here, but I haven't tried it.
Variation: Add some very finely chopped green pepper and onion that's been sauteed in olive oil.
Thoroughly mix approximately equal proportions of corned beef and mashed potatoes. Divide into batches that will fill a small frying pan to the depth of 1 to 1-1/2 inches. Cook a batch by heating frying pan, lightly oiled or sprayed with Pam, then pressing the hash into the frying pan. Cook on one side till it's a crusty golden-brown, but not burnt. Spray some Pam on the top, flip it over and cook the other side. Try to flip it as a single piece, but it's OK if it falls apart, just re-form it with the spatula.
Serve with eggs, toast, etc. Ketchup remains a good condiment for this hash.
Corned Beef:
1 1b. - Corned Beef (all or part of a vacuum-packed corned beef is fine)
2 - Carrots, cut into medium chunks, leave on the greens if present
1 tsp. - Red Pepper Flakes
2 - Bay Leaves
1 tsp. - Black Peppercorns
4 cloves - Garlic
1-2 tsp. - Salt
Place all ingredients in a large pot with enough water to cover the corned beef. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 3 hours.
Mashed Potatoes:
5 - medium Idaho Baking Potatoes
1 bulb - Garlic, large
3/4 cup - Cheese, Aged Gouda or Cheddar, grated fine
6 Tbsp. - Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup - Half & Half
1 tsp. - Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash the potatoes, place in the oven and bake for about 1 hour or until cooked through. After the potatoes go in, slice off the top 1/4" of the garlic bulb and wrap in foil so that the cut area is exposed at the top. Sprinle the cut area with salt and pepper and drizzle on the olive oil. Place the garlic in the oven and bake till the top is good and brown, about 40 minutes. Let the garlic cool.
When the potatoes are done, place them in a large bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Remove the wrap after about 30 minutes and carefully peel the skin from the potatoes (they'll still be hot!) A paper towel or two may help with this. A few remaining bits of skin is OK. The goal is for the potatoes to remain hot enough to melt the butter. If they've cooled too much, melt the butter very gently in a microwave oven.
Add the butter to the bowl of potatoes and let it melt for a few minutes. Add the grated cheese. Take the (cooled!) garlic in one hand, turn it over and squeeze the roasted garlic cloves onto a cutting board. Mash them completely with a knife, taking care to remove any pieces of garlic skin. Add the garlic to the bowl.
Mash the potatoes with a hand masher while slowly adding the half & half to get to the desired consistency. A little more or less half & half may be needed. The potaotes should be smooth, but not completely smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Hash:
Cut the corned beef into very small dice. Trim and discard any fat. The finer you cut it, the better the results. A food processor *may* help, here, but I haven't tried it.
Variation: Add some very finely chopped green pepper and onion that's been sauteed in olive oil.
Thoroughly mix approximately equal proportions of corned beef and mashed potatoes. Divide into batches that will fill a small frying pan to the depth of 1 to 1-1/2 inches. Cook a batch by heating frying pan, lightly oiled or sprayed with Pam, then pressing the hash into the frying pan. Cook on one side till it's a crusty golden-brown, but not burnt. Spray some Pam on the top, flip it over and cook the other side. Try to flip it as a single piece, but it's OK if it falls apart, just re-form it with the spatula.
Serve with eggs, toast, etc. Ketchup remains a good condiment for this hash.
More Disco Pix
These pictures are from an event in a roller-disco somewhere (I forget) in Brooklyn. Sheepshead Bay, I think. My friend would bring in mid-level disco acts like Nayobe and Expose, set up a stage and sound system, and collect part of the take. This was well toward the end of my involvement with this whole thing.
A complete speaker tower, one of two. Some of the guys lend scale to the picture.
In the belly of the Beast:
One of the kids taking a break inside a Community Leviathan, which had seen better days.
And, gathering dust in a corner, an honest-to-god mechanical bull. In Brooklyn.
A complete speaker tower, one of two. Some of the guys lend scale to the picture.
In the belly of the Beast:
One of the kids taking a break inside a Community Leviathan, which had seen better days.
And, gathering dust in a corner, an honest-to-god mechanical bull. In Brooklyn.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Earth-Moving Equipment
I promised to post some picutres of my mobile DJ days, and this one was handy:
This is a typical speaker stack from one of our larger systems. The two lower cabinets are called "W-Bins", the bottom has two 18" woofers in it, the one above, two 15" woofers. On top of those, the horn-loaded cabinet is a double 12". Topping off the stack is a JBL Acoustic Lens with a JBL compression driver.
On the left, you can see an identical stack and, inbetween them, you can kinda make out one of our Community Leviathans. The Leviathan is a huge (about 6 feet long) 2-piece fiberglass bass horn speaker driven by two 15" woofers. It could throw bass long distances.
The whole system was multi-amped. The signal was split into frequency bands by active crossovers and sent to separate amplifiers. I figure we used to drive a setup like this with the equivalent of 4,000 - 5,000 watts RMS into 8 ohms, although we ran some of the amps down to as low a 2 ohms.
They were loud.
This is a typical speaker stack from one of our larger systems. The two lower cabinets are called "W-Bins", the bottom has two 18" woofers in it, the one above, two 15" woofers. On top of those, the horn-loaded cabinet is a double 12". Topping off the stack is a JBL Acoustic Lens with a JBL compression driver.
On the left, you can see an identical stack and, inbetween them, you can kinda make out one of our Community Leviathans. The Leviathan is a huge (about 6 feet long) 2-piece fiberglass bass horn speaker driven by two 15" woofers. It could throw bass long distances.
The whole system was multi-amped. The signal was split into frequency bands by active crossovers and sent to separate amplifiers. I figure we used to drive a setup like this with the equivalent of 4,000 - 5,000 watts RMS into 8 ohms, although we ran some of the amps down to as low a 2 ohms.
They were loud.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Rumor Alleges Hayes Was Fired
FOXNews.com - Foxlife: Entertainment and Lifestyle News - Fox411 - Chef's Quitting Controversy
Sounds like speculation and bullshit to me.
Sounds like speculation and bullshit to me.
The Truth Hurts
Interview: Sarah Baxter meets Francis Fukuyama - Times Online:
Fukuyama:
"I voted for Bush in 2000 precisely because I thought that if he got elected a lot of my friends would be running foreign policy and they would do a lot better than the Clintonites.
That’s why this whole thing has been such a terrible disappointment. It has turned out exactly the opposite."
from the ever-useful Smirking Chimp
Fukuyama:
"I voted for Bush in 2000 precisely because I thought that if he got elected a lot of my friends would be running foreign policy and they would do a lot better than the Clintonites.
That’s why this whole thing has been such a terrible disappointment. It has turned out exactly the opposite."
from the ever-useful Smirking Chimp
Isaac Hayes' Selective Sensitivity
South Park declares war on Scientology | The Register:
"Despite Parker and Stone's sabre-rattling, The Church of Scientology won a significant victory last week when Isaac Hayes - who had played Chef since 1997 - quit South Park due to its 'inappropriate ridicule' of religion.
Scientologist Hayes said: 'There is a place in this world for satire but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs begins.'
Stone responded: 'In 10 years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews. He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show.'" [emphasis added]
Is Scientology's deliberate cultivation of celebrities for promotion and proselytizing beginning to backfire? Stay tuned.
"Despite Parker and Stone's sabre-rattling, The Church of Scientology won a significant victory last week when Isaac Hayes - who had played Chef since 1997 - quit South Park due to its 'inappropriate ridicule' of religion.
Scientologist Hayes said: 'There is a place in this world for satire but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs begins.'
Stone responded: 'In 10 years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews. He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show.'" [emphasis added]
Is Scientology's deliberate cultivation of celebrities for promotion and proselytizing beginning to backfire? Stay tuned.
Promises, Promises
Reuters AlertNet - Cheney says he won't resign, will serve out term: "Being part of the administration was a highlight of his career, Cheney said. 'I've now been elected to a second term. I'll serve out my term,' he said."
After all, it's all downhill from here.
After all, it's all downhill from here.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Scientology vs. South Park
Is Tom Cruise taking onSouth Park - Access Hollywood - MSNBC.com
If the CoS declares war on Parker & Stone, it should get pretty intense. Supposedly Viacom pulled a repeat of the offending episode of SP at Tom Cruise's request. Cruise allegedly threatened to do something ugly (uglier?) with the upcoming "Mission Impossible 36".
Parker and Stone's response:
Hee Hee.
If the CoS declares war on Parker & Stone, it should get pretty intense. Supposedly Viacom pulled a repeat of the offending episode of SP at Tom Cruise's request. Cruise allegedly threatened to do something ugly (uglier?) with the upcoming "Mission Impossible 36".
Parker and Stone's response:
“So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun! Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies.”
Hee Hee.
Friday Random 10
| Lost In The Supermarket | The Clash |
| Many Rivers To Cross | Jimmy Cliff |
| The Odd Couple | TeeVee Tunes |
| Got To Set Her Free | Big Audio Dynamite |
| The World's A Mess It's In My Kiss | X |
| When It Sings | Elvis Costello |
| Let Them All Talk | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
| Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms | The Stanley Brothers |
| Bike Ride To The Moon | Dukes Of Stratosphear |
| Southern Streamline | John Fogerty |
Proof of the Post-Big Bang Inflation?
Wired News:
Patterns of variation in the cosmic background radiation strongly suggest that rapid inflation did take place in the first trillionths of a second after the Big Bang!
Patterns of variation in the cosmic background radiation strongly suggest that rapid inflation did take place in the first trillionths of a second after the Big Bang!
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Politics Trumps Security Again
Updated Strategy Backs Iraq Strike and Cites Iran Peril - New York Times
Nothing in this document is based on reality; it's pure political theater. Iran is the target of Bush Admin political expediency, the engine that drives all their actions. Iran is NOT the greatest threat to America, not even close. Bush Admin political expediency is.
The Iraq assessment is just ass-covering on a grand scale.
Nothing in this document is based on reality; it's pure political theater. Iran is the target of Bush Admin political expediency, the engine that drives all their actions. Iran is NOT the greatest threat to America, not even close. Bush Admin political expediency is.
The Iraq assessment is just ass-covering on a grand scale.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Friday R10
| Levitate | The Fall |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Various Artists |
| (Nothing But) Flowers | Talking Heads |
| Blueboy | John Fogerty |
| Drive-Thru Man | Nick Lowe |
| Love me, I'm a Liberal | Phil Ochs |
| Pride (In The Name Of Love) | U2 |
| T.V. Age | Joe Jackson |
| That Certain Female | Charlie Feathers |
| We're So Cool | The Au Pairs |
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Appearing Tonight Only: The On Hold Jazz Ensemble
Is it me, or do all companies play the same music when you're on hold? You know, that sappy light jazz crap designed to lull you into a stupor so the Customer Support staff can better manipulate you. There must be bands dedicated to this particular genre who set out to make the most insipid, unimpressive music ever for corporate bucks. What a tragic waste of musicianship.
Possible Fraud in Cold Fusion Claims
CNN.com - Purdue probes 'cold fusion' fraud claim - Mar 8, 2006
The scientist seems to be obfuscating and suppressing peer-review by his co-workers.
The scientist seems to be obfuscating and suppressing peer-review by his co-workers.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
This looks like it could be fun
New Scientist Breaking News - Create your favourite website, automatically
Where can I sign up for beta testing?
Update: register here, for what it's worth.
Where can I sign up for beta testing?
Update: register here, for what it's worth.
The Philistine Candidate
I stole this amazing response from 'Fundies Say the Darndest Things'. It's really pulled straight from the 2006 LWV Voters Guide from Texas. No kidding.
Here's a PDF of the original Voters Guide, see page 3.
Larry Kilgore, one Republican candidate for governor of Texas:
Question 1: Please describe the training and experience that qualify you for this office.
"I read the Bible, praise the Lord, listen to good preaching, study history and ask God for wisdom."
Question 2: How do you propose to resolve the problems with school finance that have many school districts at or near the maximum rate of taxation?
"The support for Government schools (public schools) will collapse just like the support for Marxism collapsed in the East. It’ll probably happen in a Big Whoosh, just like the fall of the Berlin Wall. When this occurs government will no longer need to steal money from the taxpayers to fund the pubic school money pit."
Question 3: What measures do you support for border protection and immigration enforcement?
"The immigration problem fundamentally is a welfare state problem. Some illegal immigrants, certainly not all, receive housing subsidies, food stamps, free medical care, free school and other forms of welfare. Once the freebies are gone freeloaders will not come. Anyone that crosses our border illegally should receive a minimum of five lashes, $3000 fine and deportation."
Question 4: What is the role of the governor in disaster planning, particularly in planning for and executing the efficient evacuation of one or more of our large population centers due to a disaster?
"War is the disaster that we need to be most prepared for. Our citizens need to be well armed. Volunteer militia organizations and sheriffs’ need to work with the Texas National Guard to prepare for conventional, biological, chemical and nuclear attack scenarios. Our war plans will serve as natural disaster evacuation plans also.""
Here's a PDF of the original Voters Guide, see page 3.
Getting Over It and Moving On
Feeling that they've observed the proper ritual public anguish and soul-searching period, legislators are relieved to get back to business-as-usual:
Chron.com | Congress losing its zeal for major lobby reforms
Feigning enthusiasm for ethics reform is hard work!
Chron.com | Congress losing its zeal for major lobby reforms
Feigning enthusiasm for ethics reform is hard work!
Firmly Latching the Barn Door...
just after the horses have run away, the Feds move to enforce an existing mine safety rule: "And this time, we reeeaaaallly mean it, or else!"
Emergency Mine Rule to Go Into Effect
It involves some extra oxygen bottles and safety markers to help miners survive after an explosion. How pathetic is it that the mining companies balk at this piddling little expenditure. This is an industry that has never lost its gilded-age mindset.
Emergency Mine Rule to Go Into Effect
It involves some extra oxygen bottles and safety markers to help miners survive after an explosion. How pathetic is it that the mining companies balk at this piddling little expenditure. This is an industry that has never lost its gilded-age mindset.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Friday, March 03, 2006
Let Their People Go
You might have heard about Christian Exodus, the organization that's moving christians to South Carolina with the hope of becoming a supermajority of its population and eventually seceding from America and forming their own 'nation' run according to their strict interpretation of biblical law.
I actually think this is not a bad idea. But South Carolina is way too nice for them. No challenge, no struggle, and far too close to those decadent east-coast strongholds of sin. Let's carve out a new territory for them from the harshest deserts in the western states, the driest, hottest areas of Nevada, Arizona, California and Utah. It'll have a real Old Testament feel to it, and you know how christians love them those deserts for symbolic purification.
We can even support the new nation (call it Christiana, Galilee, Nazareth, New Jordan or something) initially to get it on its feet. America will then have a great, reeking example of a christian theocracy to see up close. It will be beneficial to demonstrate visibly what these people, deep down, really want. And it won't be pretty.
I actually think this is not a bad idea. But South Carolina is way too nice for them. No challenge, no struggle, and far too close to those decadent east-coast strongholds of sin. Let's carve out a new territory for them from the harshest deserts in the western states, the driest, hottest areas of Nevada, Arizona, California and Utah. It'll have a real Old Testament feel to it, and you know how christians love them those deserts for symbolic purification.
We can even support the new nation (call it Christiana, Galilee, Nazareth, New Jordan or something) initially to get it on its feet. America will then have a great, reeking example of a christian theocracy to see up close. It will be beneficial to demonstrate visibly what these people, deep down, really want. And it won't be pretty.
Friday Brand New Cadillac
| Not Great Men | Gang Of Four |
| Brand New Cadillac | The Clash |
| I Can Make You A Man | The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Pleasures Of Exhaustion (Do It Till I Drop) | George Clinton |
| A Party | Big Audio Dynamite |
| Hallaig | Martyn Bennett |
| Saint Behind The Glass | Los Lobos |
| 6060-842 | The B-52's |
| Black Monk Theme Part I | The Fall |
| Rain Street | The Pogues |
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Bad Day for Bush
And god help the Iraqis.
Bush cold Lied about his foreknowledge of the Katrina threat. Caught on film.
Republican Congressman King says due dilligence was not performed on UAE port deal.
The violence in Iraq continues. It seems down from the peak, though. Hopefully, this is a trend.
all via AmericaBlog
Bush cold Lied about his foreknowledge of the Katrina threat. Caught on film.
Republican Congressman King says due dilligence was not performed on UAE port deal.
The violence in Iraq continues. It seems down from the peak, though. Hopefully, this is a trend.
all via AmericaBlog
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