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    Saturday, December 8th, 2007
    5:49 pm
    Asshole
    So some jackass lives on Bugle. He apparently thought that taking his kids sledding on the street was a good plan. This was after sundown. I was able to regain control, but having kids in the street with icy conditions isn't shit I should have to deal with. If you think that sledding in the streets with your kids is a good plan: Please surrender your kids to the state. They'd be better off. You're going to get them killed eventually.

    I'd call the police, as I'm sure this violates traffic laws and is child endangerment, but filling out a police report doesn't sound like much fun. I hate this fucker.
    Monday, September 3rd, 2007
    4:02 am
    No Child Left Behind!
    Holy crap! A show is on PBS right now sponsored by the "No Child Left Behind" act, and a few other government organizations. It's supposed to discuss science and math with children. AND they're telling the audience to call in. I'm sure it's a re-run, but still! What the hell is wrong with this picture you may be asking... Check my post time.
    Saturday, April 7th, 2007
    5:04 pm
    I think I drove by what turned out to be a fatal accident on Platte last night. What I saw was a red jeep on Platte that had smacked a guard rail. The news makes it sound like the fatality was from that accident. Oddly enough, I wouldn't have passed it if Academy hadn't been closed due to another accident. Creepy.
    Thursday, March 29th, 2007
    2:58 pm
    Wretched book.
    As I ran out of books to read, I read "The Evolution of a Creationist" by Jobe Martin. One of the girlfriend's customers at the Olive Garden left it for her as part of her tip. It's not a book I would recommend. Not that anybody cares, but I'm caught up for the day so I'm going to bitch about 3 parts. I don't actually have the book with me, so all quotes are paraphrasing, but they should be close:


    1. The author states "Everybody has unsupported belief in something." In this case, he's referring to the "big bang" theory. Firstly, there is some evidence of it. Second, the differences between scients and creationists is the ability to admit "I don't know". I don't have unsupported belief in anything.


    2. The author actually makes an interesting analysis of the giraffe, and how it'd be pretty hard for it to come from evolution. Then he kills his argument with this rather absurd bit, "Assume one giraffe has had a mutation and one has not. They both want to breed with the female so they fight as males do. Which giraffe is going to win? Well the most giraffish(unaltered) giraffe wins, obviously!". Yes, he used the word "giraffish".


    3. When going through the obligatory bit about "human evolution", he tries to discredit scientifically all the "human ancestor" skeletons we've found. He's pretty ineffective, but tried. Then in about two sentences any argument he had goes straight in the toilet. Essentially, he mentions one set of bones that has not been discredited and states that "the bible can't be wrong so science must be wrong." If you want to say, "the bible is undeniably true", I'm cool with that. But this isn't exactly a compelling scientific argument



    For full-disclosure I am absolutely an evolutionist. I have no problems with people pointing out the gaps in the theory, or even providing an alternative theory. Books like this, though, make creationists appear incredibly ignorant.

    Anyhow, just my rant about a poorly written book... Not trying to offend anyone. :) Feel free to post thoughts about creationism/evolution.
    Thursday, January 4th, 2007
    1:16 pm
    I hate the news
    The next reporter to use piss-poor size or weight comparisons is going to get a junk kick from me.
    This was prompted by this article

    "Nobody was injured when the golf-ball sized object, weighing nearly as much as a can of soup"

    I'm okay with the golf-ball sized thing, but how much does a can of soup weigh? I could go to the grocery store and look at soup cans, but that really wouldn't help anyway. Soup comes in cans of MANY different sizes... And different kinds of soups in the same sized can have different weights. May as well have said it weighed as much as a "box of paper."

    I really don't give a damn how much the thing weighed, but can reporters kindly stop treating me like an idiot... I can handle actual weights. 8 ounces or what-not, does not intimidate me.
    Thursday, October 26th, 2006
    4:45 am
    Winter Puppies
    Thanks Shiggity for the hosting. Pictures behind cut
    ( Puppies in the snow )
    Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
    3:23 pm
    Thursday, May 18th, 2006
    12:12 pm
    Puppies!
    Kayser had a seizure last night. He's fine now, but it was really freaky. Wasn't sure he'd live... Turns out it's not that uncommon in beagles, and usually not life threatning.
    Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
    9:42 am
    Just because
    Looking to get something for the girlfriend "just because". She's usually home during the day, so I'm thinking if UPS just drops the thing off it'll be an uber-surprise. This also means I can buy it online and skip the store... I'm lazy. Doesn't have to be anything too special, just kind of shooting for the surprise factor. Suggestions?
    Thursday, April 27th, 2006
    1:14 pm
    I was asked to do this (kinda) so I did.
    Post comments all you want, I'm not giving out letters.

    H is for Heffalump. Pooh bear is scared of Heffalumps. They look like elephants... But differet. Kayser has a toy elephant with a squeaker in it, that he likes to strangle.

    H is for hippy. Hippys smell.

    H is for Hiro. No that's not a typo. Hiro Protagonist is, well, the protagonist in the book Snowcrash. He's freakin' awesome with his Katana. A definate must read.

    H is for Hind-sight. It's 20/20 and all.

    H is for ham. I once choked on ham during Easter dinner. My dad gave me the heimlich maneuver. I wasn't hungry after that... and am now very wary of ham.

    H is for hitman. Hitmen kill people for money. They really aren't nice. They made some "Hitman" games that really sucked. On the other hand, Leon: The Proffessional is about a hitman and was pretty good.

    H is for hippopotamaus. Hippos are cute. One went to live with a turtle after the tsunami. Google for pictures if you like. I'm lazy.

    H is for Hypotenuse. I forgot geometry long ago. Right triangle, long... About all I remember.

    H is for Hermes. He was some greek god. I think he had the sandals that let him fly. I want to fly. Not on a plane though... Planes scare me.

    h is for Plancks constant.
    Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
    1:38 pm
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