Wednesday, June 25, 2008

you asked

You know, some of my ideas are outside of the box when coming up with causes & effects. However, I think this one is in another zip code. Never in my life would I think that global warming would give rise to threats in national security. It's an interesting idea, but really? I don't think it directly affects terrorism. I guess that's just one more reason to drive flex-fuel cars or driving a hybrid. Up next, the global war on global warming. I gotta think of a snappy operational name.

This is BULLSHIT. What the hell is going on? I say open up the use of capital punishment. Introduce public flogging. Let the victim choose the punishment. To hell with this touchy-feely criminal justice system. Cruel & Unusual? You bet. Punishment is supposed to be cruel and unusual, otherwise it's not effective. On the 6 o'clock news tonight, a son and father are flogged together for a crime committed by the kid. Huh. Hold the parents accountable. Show the kids what happens when they commit a crime. If a victim wants the convicted to die, I say good. Sure, put a limit on it; like you can't get the death penalty for stealing a candy bar. The same punishments apply as they do today (or slightly modified) but let the victim choose what happens.
Oh no. A child rapist dies... I'm crying on the inside. I guarantee that the death penalty reduces the recidivism rate. Sorry, this stuff makes me a little angry. My contribution in remembering George Carlin.

Huh. I thought he killed himself because he got caught and was ashamed. My bad, apparently it's the tv show's fault. I say it's good, one less possible child molester out in the world. Everyone wins.

Hmm. Something about this doesn't jive with my senses. I believe the family, not the company. Yeah, I think an autistic child would be uncontrollable. Flying could be an issue. I don't think that a pilot would turn the plane around because she didn't put her bag in the overhead compartment. Granted, aviation security has increased in the last few years, but nothing to this level (I hope). Of course I'd be happy to find out that the kid wasn't autistic and she was kicked off the flight for not complying with FAA regulations.

I'm guessing that the 30-minutes-or-less delivery timetable isn't strictly observed. That's good stuff man. This is real news.

Hehe. It's an anti-redneck law.

For a hiking zebra I know.

Friday, June 20, 2008

if it at

Apparently, some time after 10am on Tuesday, my downstairs neighbor was outside doing some gardening when she came across a black cable. Thinking nothing of it, she hacked away cutting that cable and thereby severing my connection to the outside world. Nah, she just cut my Internet access and cable TV.
It is now Friday and the Internet and TV have been restored. I know what you're thinking. Someone like me going without both of those things for 3 days would be crazy. And it would be too had it not been for the Stargate SG-1 marathon I was conducting at the time. 10 seasons, each with 21-22 episodes (42 minutes a piece). Not a bad way to pass the time.

Thong injury? Yeah, not what I thought it was going to be. I was thinking something along the lines of an atomic wedgie. Huh, shows you how much I know about women's underwear because I didn't know they came with decorative metallic pieces. Plus, I don't want to think about 52 year-olds purchasing or wearing thongs. And I wonder why they didn't allow them to see the evidence.

Holy c-section Batman! 28lbs? Twins? Uh, that's huge. And somehow they managed to compare it to the other largest twins in the state, which was 18lbs. Geez. What the hell were they feeding them? Steroids? There's healthy and there's obese. I'm just saying from a statistical standpoint, if say a healthy baby is somewhere in the vicinity of 7lbs, those twins were 28lbs and average that out to 14lbs a baby, then those babies are twice as heavy as a normal baby. Of course looking at the glass half-full, we come to the conclusion that the twins are twice as healthy. Welcome to the world kids.

I am Cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole. Cocaine is a helluva drug.

What the hell is going on in Canada. No seriously. Because the last time I checked, it costs money to take someone to court. And unless allowances have gotten bigger, I can't imagine a 12 year-old having that kind of funding. So I'm guessing that either she got financial support from a third-party or someone did the work pro bono. Since that means adults. You can't sue your parents because you think a punishment is unfair! And the punishment was "too severe?" No, this is severe. And this is severe. (To clarify, I still don't think they can be described as "torture.")

I'll say it again. Cocaine is a helluva drug. WTF? Is that what's cool now?

Monday, June 16, 2008

the day after

Ah. Father's Day violence. Nothing says "Happy Father's Day" like busting a cap in your baby's momma.

OK. I'm not saying what she did was right or wrong, but what the hell? What exactly was the purpose of the whole thing? Then, you gotta wonder what the hell is wrong with the girl. Dude, if a stranger told me that the world would be better off without me, I'd verbally agree with them but never hang myself. Self-esteem issues huh? I guess that's the difference between boys and girls. Well, I'm interested to see if this becomes a landmark cases. It could open the door to prosecuting online-bullying and such.

She's got a hot backside. That sucks the excitement out of that movie. I mean, she's hot! Show that backside. I wonder if I could stage a protest to support showing her ass. Eh. Not as depressing as the whole story. I like some junk in the trunk.

That dog has got to have the worse lawyer. Not only did he/she lost $10million but the grandkids got money too? Damn!

Dude! That's got to be the worse case scenario of an asthma attack ever. I bet that's not on any disclaimer. Asthma may cause blindness, loss of ability of walking and talking.

Brain music?

Eh. I guess that's not a bad thing. Democracy hard at work. Is it even legal to win when no one votes? You'd think there needs to be a minimum above 0. Say... 1? Although if someone votes, they'd be blamed for the future problems until the next election.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

father's day

Because I am always forgetting important days like birthdays and anniversaries, days like Father's Day seem to be the worse for me. It's on the 2nd Sunday of the month, carry the 4, and don't forget to multiple for leap year. Grr. Thanks Internet, for helping me remember days like these.

There are tomatoes in McDonald's food? Huh. That just goes to show how much I know about fast food. And why are we getting salmonella from tomatoes now? Yeah, I realize that it's actually the food handling process, but it makes it sound like that the tomato is the actually source of the bacteria? Virus? Disease? Hmm, I am now able to link illegal immigration to salmonella... more to come on that.

Aw. I love a good love story. You know, where they overcome the obstacles they face, battle the stereotypes, and/or fall in love in the most unusual of circumstances. Let me get this straight (no pun intended), the church is saying it is not a marriage. So what's the problem? Is it that they're priests? Gay? Or that the liturgy contained "Dearly beloved..."?

This is truly a tragedy worthy of a news story. He should've gotten both dogs. Yup. A damn shame. I'm kidding. It sucks, but the dog was on the leash which I'm guessing meant that the owner (Robert Machin) should of had positive control of the dog. i.e. doggie no go under street sweeper. This version has no spin to it. I love how the end makes the driver and the city sound like a villian by stating that the driver is still at his job while the investigation is ongoing. The only way they could spin this more is if they said "So dogwalkers beware!"

Excessive? No. Throwing a nurse in jail for 10 months for allegedly stealing the police officer's weapon is excessive. I gotta wonder what the evidence in that case was?
PROSECUTION: She was there, therefore she committed the crime.
JUDGE: Are you backing that up with facts?
P: Yes, your honor. She admits to pulling the police officer from the vehicle.
J: OK. By your hypothesis you have proven you're case.
Uh, yeah. $7 million isn't excessive. Forcing the prosecutor to be castrated for making such a case might be excessive. Oh, she's black. Yeah, she must've done it.

I hate crimes against children. That's just wrong. However, I wouldn't call this torture. Abuse? Yes. Torture? No. I mean, torture implies that there was something the lesbians wanted from the kid. Either pleasure or information and I can't see how the 5 year-old had any information relevant to extract. And call me racist, but judging by the names I'm going to go ahead and say he's black and so is his mother. Maybe the girlfriend too.

Uh, yeah. Aren't those fancy vehicles designed to prevent such a thing? Well, I'm guessing that someone is suing Lexus.

Friday, June 13, 2008

one day

OH NO! Goose is dead. Again. That sucks. Navy Fighter Weapons School. The pilots call it "Top Gun." You know that they were contemplating doing a sequel?

There's no money in selling gas? So that billion dollar industry is what? A not-for-profit agency? Maybe they smell the age of the alternative fuels coming and want to get out of that business. Although I have no idea what they are going to do. I guess there's a lot of money from petroleum-based products. Those hybrid cars still use tires to roll around on, gotta love the money in that.

5 years? That's it? For the guy that plotted to kill a bunch of people at the Super Bowl? That's it? Oh, he's not a bad kid. I could understand five years for plotting, but the fact that was he was caught in the parking lot with a rifle and a lot of bullets. It wasn't like he was just on MySpace talking about it, he was IN THE PARKING LOT! OK, maybe it's a bit harsh I dunno. His defense was that he snapped? I can see how not getting a liquor license requires the shedding of innocent blood, but how is 200 rounds going to accomplish that? I mean, unless he's a pro or he's got plenty of ammo it can't be done. "Drunkenstein"? That's got to be worse villian name ever.

Holy cow! Those are some thunder thighs. I'm not making fun of her or her condition. Just the thighs. Dang...

Sunday, June 08, 2008

it's a bird

There's just so much to say about this story. A) It's not a news story. Man that jumps out of a plane usually dies, unless that plane is parked at an airport. B) What the hell? Not foul play, because the guy was retarded. C) Dude, I would not like to have lived at that place. Ha! There's roof damage... classic guy jumping from airplane problems. I'd be more worried about the dead guy on the lawn, but hey, that's just me I care about people.

Oh. I got the wrong idea from headlines. I thought the city was going to install meters where panhandlers usually locate and charge them by the hour to do their thing. Sorta like parking meters. That's just a stupid idea, because the panhandlers would move, plus it takes away from their income. And what's a story about poor people without a religious nut. Poor people don't misuse money! C'mon! You know they're just putting that hand-out money towards a savings bond that'll mature in 30 years. That's why they're poor. They're not poor, they just invested everything they own into stocks. Ha! The IRS can't collect on me if I live on the streets!

The Phoenix Mars Mission will go down in history. Not because it is a mobile test lab designed to find the suitability of life on Mars. Nope. It's not because the first attempt to dump the soil missed, again proving that rocket scientists aren't the brightest bunch. Nope. It is because it's the first mission to another planet that packed a sex toy in it's inventory. Yup. A vibrator. If the Martians don't think we're pervs, they will now. Can't find life? Lose the sex toy, they don't make for good first contact material anyway.

Um. Yeah. He's guilty. Nothing says "I love you" like killing your family. Dude, if you love'em that much, splurge and get them a Hallmark card. Really, that's the defense they're going with? I suppose the one thing that he has going for him is the fact that he bought the plane ticket after he killed his family. I want to know what being computer-savvy has to do with finding porn on the computer? Oh, that's not my porn, I know how to use a computer... Or, that's not my porn, that's someone else's! Look, that defense didn't work as a teenager, it doesn't work as an adult. Trust me. The "dog ate my homework" defense doesn't work often. Too much forensic data to collect. The crappiest part of the whole thing is that a 9-month old had to die. That's just not cool. I'm sure the woman had it coming, but that sucks about the baby.

I swear, I'm not high but that's a funny story. It's honorable, but hilarious at the same time. Up next, Jesus takes a job as a Walmart greeter.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

murphy's law of probability

This thought was running through my mind as I was driving home from Best Buy after I got a new stereo in my car. There was a cop fast approaching from behind and I thought, it would be hilarious if I got pulled over again.

Rewind to April 27...
I was driving up to help Bill and Sabrina move out of their place in Noblesville. I was in a rush and took my iPod and my debit card. What's the harm in that? Well, I was about a mile from my place on my way up when a noticed a cop ahead of me. I slowed down to avoid him, so he could get through the stop light and I'd get caught by it. Whew.
As I'm sitting there at the light I notice that there's a cop behind me. What the hell is up with all of the 5-0 crowding my junk? OK, the light's green, time to go. As I'm moving forward what's happening? Oh, he's turned on his siren. Gurrreat.
PO - "Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Me - "No."
PO - "You're missing your exhaust."
Me - "OK."
PO - "License and registration."
Me - "Um..."

Long story short. No license on me, I'm not in the database, and my registration is in Texas. Which apparently is a faux pas since I've lived in Indiana for a few years. I'm sitting in my car as the police officer is trying to find me in the database or writing my ticket, a tow truck pulls up. Also, at this point, there are two additional police vehicles behind me. I feel like this is turning into a felony stop (or everyone else is bored). The police officer walks up to the car and tells me that he's towing the car since he can't find evidence of a driver's license.
Car towed and I'm home again. Bill & Sabrina have graciously let me borrow one of their cars. So I'm driving the Crown Victoria and I've got a court date.

Fast-forward to May 28...
Court. Prove that I had a license. Check. Get Indiana state license. Check. New insurance. Check. Register vehicle. Uncheck. Court says I can have a vehicle. Yay!

Fast-forward to the last few days...
So, how to register vehicle... Oh, go to BMV with title, insurance, and license. Out-of-state registration? We need to see it. OK. Go to impound yard to get it. Impound yard says that they can't release it without police department approval. Fine. Go to police station. Police say to get affidavit to get registration. Go back to impound yard call dispatch and get PO to do an affidavit.
Finally get car registered in Indiana and go back to impound lot. Oh, I forgot to get the police department's approval. Fine. Drive back to police station and get paperwork stamped. Drive back to impound place.
Now it's raining. So I get vehicle back, but the guy tells me that the car got broken into and someone stole my stereo. Oh. What about my tools? No? OK. Get into car and look at tools. Yup, no one stole the whole toolbox. Good. Open toolbox. Oh, someone just stole all of my SAE sockets, which I had a lot of. Great.
Interesting... they stole only specific items (besides the stereo). They didn't take my Oakleys. They left my power converter. They didn't take the power drill. Yeah, I think it was an employee, but apparently the impound place isn't liable for stuff stolen from vehicles, especially for ones that stayed in as long as mine did.

Vehicle impounded for over a month. $1137
Registration and licenses. $112
New tools. $239.11
New car stereo. $352.42
A month's worth of gas in the Crown Vic. $313
Getting pulled over after spending all this money? Priceless. For everything else, there's Mastercard.


I've been flying under the wire and it was bound to catch up with me. I just didn't think it was going to be so expensive. Well, lesson learned. And, now I'm pretty much a resident of Indiana.
There's more to the story but this was the highlights. Yeah. The highlights.

Monday, June 02, 2008

make money

It started with a discussion about Oxegen AKG. Basically, the commercial and how silly it sounded. Then, I wondered about other products out there and maybe something I could do to cash in on the stupidity of others. You know, like the Pet Rock or something equally ingenious.
I found this gem, but the actual product website may be harmful to your computer. I want one, or I want to give this gift to family and friends. I checked it out on Amazon.com and I was amazed at the product features. It takes a 9volt battery!
Photobucket If you read the comments left by others, it's actually pretty funny. I just want to know how many are actually out there floating around in people's living rooms. You gotta love people that have ideas like this.