tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86820532024-03-13T14:26:03.595-04:00My Round BoxWelcome to the most twisted section of hyper-cyber space. After visiting these pages, you will never be the same. The topics are wide and varied. Feel free to comment, but only after you have exercised some thought.Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.comBlogger411125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-28314476535206620792013-03-15T15:51:00.000-04:002013-03-15T15:51:31.629-04:00On Romance & Modern Men<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While scrolling through my wonderful FB newsfeed this evening before bed, I noticed the following status, "Why is romance dead in men of my generation???" I studied the question for a few moments. I quickly ruled out that romance was dead among all men in the 25-40 window. Then I started to analyze why this person was of the opinion that it was dead. Since the art of romance was indeed not lost by an entire male generation window, I looked for another common denominator. I considered the "sex rank" principles of the status poster as described in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Married-Life-Primer-2011/dp/1460981731/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363373417&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Married+Mans+sex+life+primer" target="_blank">Athol Kay's "The Married Man's Sex Life Primer"</a>. My conclusion was that eligible males didn't need to invest the effort to develop an attitude or atmosphere or romance due to a declining sex rank of the bewildered female. Mind you, this is no stab at her, but rather simple facts and observations. Here is a quick study of the demographics:<br />
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- White female<br />
- 30-35 years of age<br />
- 2+ children<br />
- High school diploma<br />
- Entry level office employment<br />
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With these things in mind, what is she doing to be or become someone that a worth-while suitor would feel compelled enough to create an environment of romance? Ladies and gentlemen, from my seat, it seems the suitor would be taking on liability by getting involved to any degree. If the suitor is stacking up liability, there's no reason for him to invest any kind of honest effort into the relationship. With the demographic information alone, I would assign a sex rank of 4. Taking into consideration some recent photographs of the aging process, a 3.<br />
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The Christian Church, as a whole, has done a horrible disservice to youth by telling them that, "it isn't your outward appears that matters, but the beautiful person that you are on the inside". Outward appearance DOES matter! If I'm not attracted to your physical looks, what kind of a monster would have to possess me to make me want to invest the effort to see what lies beneath? That idea is completely irrational. A woman's physical attraction will typically peak somewhere around the 30 year mark & decline at a rate faster than a man's. Since a woman's sex rank is based significantly more on physical appearance than a man's (which tend to be more based on career, position in said career, spending & earning potentials, etc), the tables make a dramatic turn at this point because now the man can afford a small pot belly or a balding head and still maintain his same rank. Conversely, the woman must work extra hard to maintain a good physical appearance. If that they both start working out & he improves his appearance, suddenly we notice that he's increasing his rank while the woman is only maintaining her current one. All this to say, ladies, your actions have consequences. Regardless of how rosy things may look today, things can change. Life is about choices, chances and consequences. Chose wisely.<br />
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Crispy<br />
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Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-57257063792473013772010-08-14T10:09:00.000-04:002010-08-14T10:11:04.534-04:00The State Within A State<a href="http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2010/07/atlas-exclusive-congressional-candidate-vijay-kumar-the-muslim-mosque-a-state-within-a-state-.html">Read this & educate yourself</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Now.</div>Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-19867261165618786192010-08-14T08:23:00.003-04:002010-08-14T08:28:21.940-04:00Still Kicking & Being Entertained<div>Yes, yes, yes. It has been quite some time., the other side of the deployment, actually. Anyway, <a href="http://lumowami.blogspot.com/">LuMoWaMi </a>has forwarded various articles to me from "<a href="http://haleyshalo.wordpress.com/">Haley's Halo</a>". I'm not a dedicated reader, but I go back from time to time to scan. I scanned over a gem of a quote today. While discussing the metro-sexual undercurrents of an introduction post on another blog, <a href="http://haleyshalo.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/how-to-write-a-beta-profile/">Haley pumped out this quote</a> (for which I'm extremely jealous):</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>...But here is a very good example of how to write about yourself in a way that advertises that you find cats more exciting than women.</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>Glorious! </div>Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-75290320566523734192008-12-07T21:00:00.003-05:002008-12-07T21:30:14.472-05:00The Castle DoctrineHaving recently read the comments on Rachel Lucas' <a href="http://www.rachellucas.com/index.php/2008/12/03/there-are-too-many-geniuses-on-campus-for-me-to-keep-up-with/">blog entry</a>, I decided it was time to put my fingers to the keys once more.<div><br /></div><div>What is the Castle Doctrine? Some believe it gives them the legal permission to utilize deadly force as a means of preventing an invader from "taking my stuff or my neighbor's stuff". This is wrong! The Castle Doctrine has nothing to do with property protection. The Castle Doctrine has everything to do with defense of self & others inside your home. </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's say you live in a 3 room home. It has your bedroom, a living room and your child's room. Your front door opens into the living room which is between your room and your child's room.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scenario #1: An intruder breaks & enters into your home through the front door. You are standing in your bed room. He sees you & begins moving towards you. You in turn fire (a controlled pair making a grouping of 1/4" in his mid to upper torso), killing the intruder. Was the scenario a justified shooting under the Castle Doctrine? Yes, because he was inside your home (castle) you could reasonably believe he intended to do you harm.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scenario #2: Same home set up. Intruder breaks & enters through the front door again, but turns away from you & continues moving within the home. You fire (a controlled pair making a grouping of 1/4" in his mid to upper back), killing the intruder. Was the shooting justified under the Castle Doctrine? Again, you can justifiably shoot the intruder because he is inside your home and there is again the reasonable belief that he could do harm to your child.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scenario #3: Same home set up. Intruder breaks & enters through the front door. Upon seeing you take up a good sight picture and apply the other three fundamentals of shooting, the intruder turns and begins to exit the home through the same door. At this point, you can no longer justifiably shoot him.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scenario #4: Same home set up. You happen to have just reassembled your firearm after completing your weekly firearm maintenance. The intruder breaks & enters through the front door. Upon seeing you in the with a firearm sitting in the living room, he freezes. Instead of taking the chance, you again fire & kill the intruder. This shooting was also justified under the Castle Doctrine because the intruder was inside your home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scenario #5: You wake up in the middle of the night & go to get a drink of water. Due to your usually high level of preparedness diligence, you have a firearm in next to your drinking glasses. Suddenly, you noticed an intruder carrying your plasma TV out the front door. You cannot legally shoot the intruder under the Castle Doctrine because he is 1) leaving your home and 2) is posing no threat to anyone inside your home. Property is not included under the provisions of the Castle Doctrine.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for your attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>Crispy</div><div><br /></div>Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-50764194142313965272008-11-02T20:35:00.007-05:002008-12-07T21:36:27.865-05:00Worthy of a Pulitzer<div>I was shopping online when I ran across this posted on a website...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nYqiwjxHjxg/SQ5Vdx7bG_I/AAAAAAAAABc/K0z5jh0Ttj4/Obama%20Out%20of%20Business.jpg" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 71px; " border="0" alt="" /></div><br /><br /><div>Crispy</div>Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-62404157679734716312008-11-01T20:23:00.000-04:002008-11-01T20:24:11.823-04:00IceMan Said It BestIceMan said it best, "Who's side are you on?".<br /><br /><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2008/10/an-american-journalist/">Bing West</a> makes most of the important points about <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23612315/how_we_lost_the_war_we_won">Nir Rosen's</a> adventures with the Taliban in Afghanistan, which recently appeared in Rolling Stone. I don't really think I need to go into it. Most of the readers here, or at least both of you, will see where this is going real quick.<br /><br />To give you a quick glimpse into the level of intelligence we're dealing with in <a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2008/10/an-american-journalist/#comment-2197">Mr. Rosen</a> in defense of his actions, and after he attacks Bing West for "showing a lack of imagination" by using a parallelism between the Taliban and the Nazis of 1942, <blockquote>"moreover, journalists regularly embed with the american military when it is conducting operations, attacks, killing. whats the difference?" </blockquote><br />And yes, that is his actual grammar. I changed nothing. The last time I checked, "imagination" had NOTHING to do with reporting the facts. Imagination does come into play when you flash your American media pass as you go through an Afghan Army checkpoint while riding with two Taliban commanders though. If you're interested, read Bing West's "<a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2008/10/an-american-journalist/">An American Journalist</a>". The comments are particularly entertaining as well.<br /><br />If you need more proof that Mr. Rosen should have his citizenship revoked, begin reading, "<a href="http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2006/killing_fields">Killing Fields</a>". After painting a dire & hopeless picture of Iraq, he tells a story of American Soldiers executing a man. "Hussein" is the supposed brother of the deceased,<br /><br /><blockquote>I later asked Hussein if they wanted revenge. "We are Muslim, praise God," he said, "and we do not want revenge. He was innocent and he was killed, so he is a martyr."</blockquote><br />Call me crazy, but the last time I checked, innocent people weren't considered martyrs.<br /><br /><br />May My Hammer Fall As My Muzzle Passes Over You,<br />Crispy<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanks to <a href="http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/11/journalist-give.html">BlackFive </a>for publishing the story to Small Wars Journal.</span>Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-51309358123399942782008-09-28T15:14:00.002-04:002008-09-28T15:20:35.320-04:00Glorious MeI'm still here. Just preoccupied with fun, exciting things such as establishing a new household, work, and getting used to the Communist way of life in the wonderful State of New York.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-72039059227098634282008-07-06T11:25:00.000-04:002008-07-06T11:27:32.942-04:00Discretion of a RockThroughout my criminal justice education both in the civilian world as well as the military side, it has always been stressed that in order for police to not only be effective but to maintain positive relations, especially with consideration for the "Community Policing" model, the use of discretion is paramount. When my MPBOLC class was addressed by the Assistant Commandant of the MP Corps, he continually reinforced the principle of "The spirit of the law; not the letter of the law." To put this in context, allow me to elaborate. At a particular four-way stop sign intersection on the post, there are thick hedges on the left & right sides of one of the approach roads. As a result, a certain driver approaching the intersection did not bring his vehicle to a complete stop until he was on the other side of the hedges, by no means into the intersection, but far enough so he could now see the oncoming traffic. To the dismay of that driver, an overzealous young Military Police officer (PFC) had set up across from the intersection behind another series of hedges where he could overwatch the intersection. After observing the driver "blow" the stop sign, the soldier initiated a traffic stop. Unfortunately, the driver was either the Commandant (BG) of the MP Corps or the Asst. Cmdt of the MP Corps. The MP Regimental Sergeant Major was also pulled over by this very same MP at the very same intersection. For my point, according to the letter of the law, yes, both drivers did not come to a complete stop prior to crossing the line of the stop sign thereby, failing to stop. However, the spirit of the law was by no means broken. The drivers stopped once at a location where they could observe the intersection & move once it was safe as opposed to stopping twice with the first stop being only due to the location of the sign itself.<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">Now that I have explained spirit of the law versus letter of the law, let me get to my main point for today. The Transportation Safety Administration is staffed mostly by blithering idiots. Today I had my shower gel & shaving cream seized. The primary officer in contact also attempted to seize my deodorant and toothpaste but once a more reasonable officer approached (interestingly enough, the same one that checked my ID & boarding pass), talked her into allowing me to keep my toothpaste, since there was very little remaining inside of it. I was proud of her (primary officer) for figuring out all on her own that was indeed allowed to have my deodorant. Had I not had about 25 minutes to get to my plane before departure, we would have had a chat at the security checkpoint this morning. The primary officer, though hesitant & still not sure "what was inside", complied. Wow. Call me crazy, by I have this wild idea that its probably the Crest Minty Fresh toothpaste inside of it just like the tube says. Here's the real kicker - THEY DIDN'T TAKE MY FOUR ZIP TIES that I had prepped in my bag! And I'm not talking the little thin ones people use to hold the wires under and behind their desks together with; I mean the thick white military style ones that we use to detain people in the "zip tie" phase of the "zip tie & choke slam" exercise. By prepped, the ends were inserted into the locking clamp to facilitate quicker apprehension. Letter of the law: Yes, take my shower gel & and my shaving cream. According to the spirit of the law however, you probably don't need to seize the property of a Military Police Lieutenant; he's probably trustworthy. I'll also refrain from the point that had we gotten into a foot pursuit, I could have run back to the hotel I spent the night in before they made it to the end of the airport terminal.</p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">Common Sense is a precious & endangered resource. Don't lose yours.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">Crispy</p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">"Stop resisting!"</p>Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-13380772149328921072008-06-21T10:34:00.005-04:002008-06-21T10:49:28.826-04:00Are You Sure You Want to Know?The other day I received an email from a family member with a link to an internet video by <a href="http://www.usawakeup.org">USAWakeUp.org</a>. I was asked in the email to let the sender know what I thought. One thing I failed to mention is the email was that these "facts" didn't require a video. They could have been presented in a normal text format. However, they would have lost most of the emotional appeal. I was drafting my reply as I watched the video. One thing I quickly noticed was how fast the information was presented & they moved on to another topic. There wasn't much time for the individual viewer to process the information presented, thus creating a feeling of being overwhelmed. So, make good use of the pause feature when you watch the video.<br /><br /><br />Minus the personal chatter, here was my reply:<br /><blockquote>Yes, I believe, if Iran were to gain nuclear capabilities it would be a risk to our national security. I think it would also greatly destabilize the Middle Eastern region, the effects of which are too much for this email. <br />However, to say that result of an improvised nuclear device explosion in a major city would be "enormous" isn't quite as probable. If it is an improvised device, that means that the most desirable components are not available, therefore the yield of the explosion, radiation fall-out, etc would be limited. Granted, several blocks from ground zero may be destroyed, however the outlying areas would not be so greatly affected. The mental images of the nuclear blast on "Judgment Day" from Terminator 2 are a bit over the top for such an attack. Personally, I would be more concerned with a biological attack. The saving grace with a biological attack is, who wants to carry around a fragile vile of something that will make your organs turn to mush? So, the likelihood of such an attack is limited, but the results of a successful one are a different matter. The only reason the Sarin gas attack on the Japanese subway was not successful was because one of the very first victims fell on top of the vile that it was delivered in. Even though this is a chemical agent, my point remains the same - It takes a certain level of skill to properly employ such techniques not to mention the logistics required to get the device all the way down to the operational cells without being compromised.<br /><br />I think it can be said that the "struggle" against Islamofascism is being lost on the home front, or at the very least, we are not gaining ground. I don't define this by the number of mosques, but by the will of the American people to support our military efforts abroad. Without getting too in depth, I blame this on the media for not reporting the truth or the whole story.<br /><br />As for the numbers of the radicalized Muslims, I don't know. I do know that Saudi Arabia, which was specifically mentioned, turns a blind eye to Wahabbi doctrine & will not recognize its existence. In general, they don't necessarily directly fund terrorism. We need to remember that in the Muslim view of the world, they are not countries separated by religions, but a religion separated by countries (tribal issues are yet another discussion). They have a completely different world view when compared to Americans.<br /><br />Regarding Al Qaeda, they were initially created by the Pakistani government to act as destabilizers in Afghanistan (Pakistan & Afghanistan don't like each other) to give the Afghan government (Taliban) something to be pre-occupied with. Al Qaeda became too strong for Pakistan to control & relocated to Afghanistan. The original Taliban was the government of Afghanistan which did not necessarily like Al Qaeda, but as time went on, was required to deal with Al Qaeda due to their strength & influence. Eventually, the Taliban government essentially became a puppet for Al Qaeda.<br /><br />As for recruiting, I would be less concerned about our prisons & more concerned about our colleges & universities & the European "religious facilities". CAIR is funded directly by Hamas. I don't think I need to say more on that...<br /><br />The on the horizon section... the problem with fighting terrorism is that if we get too caught up in fighting "terrorism", we will lose the war. Al Qaeda received a notable amount of funding from the drug trade, so simply fighting "terrorists" is not the key to success. A growing trend that we're seeing is that criminal organizations are starting to act more like terrorists & terrorists are starting to act more like criminals. (this again, is a discussion all its own) & they are beginning to collaborate more. For these reasons, the open borders, illegal aliens, etc are issues. Any laws that restrict law enforcement's (LE) ability to describe a suspect is an issue. HOWEVER, the guy with the beard and turban aren't always the one you need to watch. Sometimes is the small, quiet & shy single female traveling with only one bag & staying for a few days that you need to check out. With a few other factors, she would match the profile of a drug mule (human drug trafficker). As for the Patriot Act, I have very mixed feelings about that to the point that I'm not sure where I stand on it. My military side says check everyone, but my US citizen side says, butt out & leave me alone.<br /><br />If LA went down, I wouldn't mind. haha The effects of their blasts are a bit overestimated. Yes, an EMP weapon is a problem. However, one could not take down the entire US, not even 10. And Mexico & Canada would go dark too. Instead of no money, I would rather say, no sizable amounts of cash or currency. Money will be anything people want or can use - gas, cigarettes, chocolate, copper, gold, silver, water, coffee, tobacco. In that simulation, yes, there would be wide-spread economic collapse, however it would be possible for grass-roots stability to arise, but that would be entirely dependent on the people of the area.<br /><br />Regarding immigration, I think we've started to see a change in this trend all ready, but time will tell.<br /><br />It should be noted that we do not have a democracy, but a representative republic, again another discussion. I'm not sure how accurate this section is. I'm leery of this section as they give no true reference from which their basing these statements & numbers.</blockquote><br />Don't necessarily let all these internet videos get you all riled up. Look at them critically and do some research on your own.<br /><br />In God We Trust, All Others Are Suspect.<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-21495433372188243932008-01-05T21:55:00.000-05:002008-01-05T22:01:59.402-05:00I Am Your GummibärFor those of you who thought <a href="http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/">BadgerBadgerBadger </a>was the greatest thing to rock the face of the earth, or for those who believed "<a href="http://www.starterupsteve.com/swf/dubdub.html">DubDubDub</a>" was the other coolest thing to shake your Internet Explorer browser window, a new day has come. Let me introduce you to <a href="http://www.gummibar.net/">Gummibär</a>.<br /><br />The internet is wonderful.<br /><br />I am your Gummibär.<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-3770173037458636332007-12-28T09:48:00.000-05:002007-12-28T09:59:36.023-05:00A Story You Should ReadI was over at <a href="http://www.blackfive.net"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BlackFive</span> </a>catching up on some of the stories that I've missed over the past several weeks when I came across a post from "Laughing Wolf". (For those that don't know, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BlackFive</span> brought in some other <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bloggers</span> on his site.) The particular article is entitled, "<a href="http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/12/christmas-eve-b.html#more">Christmas Eve: Baghdad 2007</a>". I highly recommend you read this post. For most people, the only exposure to Iraq that they receive is from the images of the mainstream media over the television (which usually consists of the same ten 2-second clips played indefinitely). This particular article, in addition to an excellent story, includes some pictures which show the true progress which the words of the media can't hide or distort.<br /><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-43545747852347275592007-12-04T09:24:00.000-05:002007-12-04T15:11:19.385-05:00PSA: Evan TrembleyAttention, Earth.<br /><br />"Evan Trembley" is NOT missing. Check your <a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/trembley.asp">sources</a>, kids. Geez.<br /><br />That is all. Please resume your normal mindless wanderings (except for my readers; y'all are thinkers).<br /><br />Crispy<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE (minutes later):</span><br />So I decided to check my source for all my "how dumb is America today" information: Facebook. I did a search for "Evan Trembley" which turned up 35 results. One person claimed to be The Fake Person who was a member of the North Korea network (undoubtedly a hoax) with the remainder being groups. Twenty-five of those groups were about finding Evan Trembley with members from the twenties and others into the thousands. Nine groups were about the fact that The Fake Person isn't missing. Titles for these groups ranged from "Evan Trembley is FOUND" to "evan trembley is a punk who needs community service".<br /><br />And for my <a href="http://www.madblast.com/funny/9482_internet-soapbox.html">favorite internet video</a>, with this in a close <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8071337793166478323">third</a> and this in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y-waHLz-TU">second</a>.Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-22205256910434244292007-12-02T22:08:00.000-05:002007-12-02T22:23:51.162-05:00Little Thing Called RespectWhat the hell is wrong with the world today? How hard is it for people to NOT trash things that do NOT belong to them? So, I get home from work. I notice that someone very generously raked up all the leaves from the front yard/drive way. Wow, what a nice gesture. I get in the house & note a few leaves on the carpet. Yeah, no big deal. Whoever it was worked hard outside. Then I notice a controller of mine sitting on the couch. I guess someone watched a movie & left in a hurry & didn't put it back. No big deal.<br /><br />Then I get to my rooms.<br /><br />I had closed my bedroom door before I left, so nothing was touched in there. My bathroom, however, looks like Paul Bunyan came through. There's enough leaves & general "crap" in there to make half a forest. Not to mention my floor mat for when I get out of the shower has leaves & stains on it. Then I notice a funny smell. Not only had I just cleaned my bathroom counter yesterday night (which, oh by the way now has a fine coat of dirt over it) but some ass wipe used my toilet bowl brush as a plunger - the source of the smell. WTF is wrong with you people? If it isn't yours, don't Freaking touch it!! By the way, that toilet brush hadn't yet been used. Thanks, dick hole. The worst part about that toilet bowl brush? It smells like FAT person.<br /><br />"Vengeance is Mine. I will repay, says the Lord."<br />Well, God, if you ever need a replacement, here I am.<br /><br />Grow Up & Be Responsible,<br />Crispy<br /><br />P.S. - Just found toothpaste stains on my hand towel. Awesome. Useless wastes.Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-52485017118251774762007-11-02T08:31:00.000-04:002007-11-02T08:53:13.722-04:00Another News Story I Agree WithThe planets must be aligning or something because I don't recall this ever happening in the past. Even though this particular article focuses on the Kerry speech at UF involving Andrew Meyer, it could easily be applied to Jena Six.<br /><br /><blockquote><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071031/cm_csm/yjett">"What YouTube doesn't show"</a> by Dennis Jett<br /><br /><p> If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many are conveyed by a video tape? Whatever the number, it is not always enough to understand the situation. That will not stop many people from rushing to judgment based on what they think they know. Their views are formed more by the media stampede and their own biases than by what really happened. And that says a lot about how people react and how information is used today.</p> <p>Take the case of Andrew Meyer, the University of Florida student who had a Taser used against him by campus police at a speech by Sen. John Kerry (D) of Massachusetts last month. Videotapes of the incident made the evening television news and immediately found their way onto YouTube.</p> <p>People around the world saw the incident replayed as thousands of newspapers and television stations picked up the story. The YouTube videos were viewed more than 3 million times.</p> <p>As the story spread, many people formed a firmly held opinion. I also had an opinion on the event, but my perspective was unique. I was the moderator of Sen. Kerry's talk and the only other person on stage with him.</p> <p>The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was called in to investigate whether the actions of the officers were appropriate. Their 300-page report was recently turned over to university officials. (A summary of it is at www.president.ufl.edu/incident/.) The report concluded the officers acted "well within" their guidelines and also pointed out that the student had provoked an earlier disturbance on campus. He boasted at that time to a friend that if he liked that confrontation he should come to Kerry's speech and see a real show. In a letter released October 29, Mr. Meyer publicly apologized for his "failure to act calmly" during the speech and admitted he had "stepped out of line" and was truly sorry for tarnishing the university's image.</p> <p>What was not on the YouTube videos was the fact that the student disrupted the speech twice. After Kerry had responded to numerous questions, I announced that one final one would be taken from the microphone on my right. The student then grabbed the microphone on the left and loudly demanded that he be allowed to ask a question. When a female police officer intervened and tried to escort him out, he broke away and continued shouting. At that point, Kerry said he would take the student's question, but would respond first to the questioner who was supposed to have been last. As he finished answering that question the famous videos began.</p> <p>Because the student had already been disruptive once, there were police officers and officials of ACCENT, the student organization that brings speakers to campus, standing next to him. When he launched into a diatribe and used a vulgar expression, the mic was cut off and he was carried off to the applause of many in the audience, all the while resisting the police.</p> <p>The reaction of some on the political right who saw video was that the student was silenced because he had asked the senator an embarrassing question. Some on the left suggested his freedom of speech was suppressed. Neither version could be further from the truth.</p> <p>On television, any number of talking heads offered similar thoughts or ones that were even more farfetched. But the electronic news media require only that those on the air speak with conviction. Any real insights or even information are entirely optional and usually rare. The pundits in print were often equally uninformed and off the mark. Few were willing to wait until a thorough investigation laid out the facts and, when it did, it was barely news. A relative handful of articles came out on the 300 page report and even fewer on Meyer's apology.</p> <p>In an age of instantaneous communication, there seems to be a widespread expectation of equally rapid judgment. No one was lynched, but the virtual mob, fed by the media and a post-your-own-videos website, drew all the conclusions they needed for a verdict. And what the truth eventually turned out to be hardly got reported. It would be useful for the electronic media (besides NPR and PBS) to offer context and analysis and for the pundits to hold their judgments until they had more facts. That would require the former to cut back on the celebrity news and the latter to engage in less populist pontification. Neither will happen unless the audience demands it.</p> <p>• Dennis Jett, former US ambassador to Peru and Mozambique, is dean of the International Center at the University of Florida. His second book, "Why American Foreign Policy Fails," will be published in May.</p></blockquote><p></p><br /><br />Crispy<br /><br />P.S. - I haven't received any hate mail from the blind supporters of the Jena 6. Is that because I'm not making <a href="http://crispy23.blogspot.com/2007/09/setting-it-straight.html">my position</a> (<a href="http://crispy23.blogspot.com/2007/10/tearing-it-apart.html">or this one</a>) clear, not enough people read this stuff or because their supporters don't read these types of things? Who cares. DOWN WITH THE JENA 6!!Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-92108022068054457252007-11-01T10:40:00.000-04:002007-11-01T11:01:41.134-04:00What You Won't Hear in the News<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071031/ts_csm/alosses">"U.S. Troop Loses Plunge in Iraq"</a> by Gordon Lubold<br /><br /><p></p><blockquote><p> US troop losses in Iraq have plummeted in the past few months to levels not seen since early 2006 – an encouraging sign, say analysts and defense officials, that the US strategy is working, at least for now.</p> <p>American defense officials cite recent weapons finds, disruption of bombmaking cells, and the 2007 "surge" of US forces as contributing to a dramatic improvement in security in many parts of Iraq, cutting casualties among both Iraqi civilians and US troops.</p> <p>It is too soon to know if the trend will last or whether the reduction of American forces in coming months, as planned, will undermine what remains a fragile security on the ground.</p> <p>Nor does it signal that victory is imminent. Instead, the security gains present a "window of opportunity" that will stay open only if economic opportunity, government coherence, and stronger Iraqi security forces materialize in Iraq, says a senior defense official.</p> <p>"If those things don't occur, then you'll begin to see things backslide on the military side," says the official, who asked not to be named in order to speak more freely.</p> <p>It's far from clear if the pieces that US officials see as needing to come together in Iraq will do so. Much of the Iraqi government is still not functional, and US commanders marvel at its inability to spend its budget – seen as key to establishing permanent security by stimulating economic activity and restoring basic services to Iraqis.</p> <p>120 deaths in May; 23 in OctoberThe Pentagon reported 23 service members killed in combat this month as of Tuesday, noting that insurgent and other attacks have plunged in violence-prone places like Baghdad. As recently as May, as the Pentagon completed its "surge" of about 30,000 additional US forces and began military operations in more dangerous areas of Iraq, US combat deaths were five times as high, with 120 killed. This month, by contrast, the casualty rate is on par with that of March 2006, when 27 service members were killed. Since the beginning of the war, only a few months have seen fewer fatalities than this month, including February 2004, arguably the predawn of the insurgency in Iraq, when 12 US service members were killed.</p> <p>Still, the number of US forces killed so far this year is a few dozen more than the total number killed in action during all of 2006. Yet the recent trend is a positive sign, officials and analysts say.</p> <p>What makes it significant is that US forces in Iraq are still conducting operations, not "hunkering down" in the relative security of the many sprawling US bases.</p> <p>"There is no other way to interpret it but as extremely good news," says Michael O'Hanlon, a senior analyst at the Brookings Institution, a think tank in Washington.</p> <p>Conditions remain dangerous, of course. A suicide bomber on Monday killed nearly 30 people at the morning roll call of a police unit in Baquba, north of Baghdad. The same day, a brigadier general assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers became the most senior American officer to be seriously injured by a roadside bomb. He is expected to make a full recovery. In the meantime, extremist elements within the Iraqi security forces pose an ongoing concern.</p> <p>But it's hard to argue with fewer US casualties, says Mr. O'Hanlon, who is both hawkish and critical of the war. He took some flak over the summer for co-writing an op-ed that critics said was too rosy about the troop surge in Iraq, though much of the article's analysis has so far been borne out.</p> <p>"There are a million things still wrong in Iraq, but it is extremely good news in what remains a very difficult war," he says.</p> <p>In Iraq, there's never a simple answer to any question, and the explanation for why security is improving is no different.</p> <p>The so-called Anbar Awakening, in which Sunni sheikhs in Anbar Province came together to fight Al Qaeda in Iraq, and an apparent retreat of the Shiite militia Jash al-Mahdi have lessened the number of bombings and other violence, US military commanders in Iraq say. In addition, the proliferation of what is known as "concerned citizens" – average Iraqis typically paid by the US to maintain security in their neighborhoods – has changed the security situation on the ground in places like Babil and Diyala Provinces, where both US and Iraqi officials say people have tired of the violence.</p> <p>But the senior military official says recent discoveries of major weapons caches – five in the past week – and the disruption of bombmaking cells by going after their leaders have also had an impact.</p> <p>"We've really focused on attacking the leadership," the senior defense official says. "We're really focusing on trying to take down that enemy line of operation."</p> <p>But the situation there is still very wait-and-see. Pentagon officials say violence in Iraq is down considerably since the last of the surge forces arrived there in early summer, and incidents during the holy month of Ramadan – typically a time of heightened violence – were the lowest in three years, according to Maj. Gen. Richard Sherlock, director of operational planning at the Pentagon, during a briefing last week. (Iraq's Interior Ministry has reported that the nation's death toll in October is at the lowest level in 18 months.) </p><p>"While this is indeed encouraging, Al Qaeda in Iraq, other extremist groups, and criminal elements in Iraq continue to be major threats," he said. "The likelihood that those groups will attempt spectacular attacks, especially in places like northern Iraq and in and around different areas of Baghdad, remains significant." </p><p>Lawrence Korb, a former top Pentagon official who is now at the liberal Center for American Progress, another think tank in Washington, says he is hopeful but not altogether confident that a drop-off in troop losses represents a turning point in Iraq. </p><p> "We've seen these lulls before," says Mr. Korb, a critic of US policy in Iraq. He's hoping this one will be permanent. </p><p>More US losses in '07 than '06There have been more US combat-related fatalities in Iraq in the first 10 months of this year, 713, compared with all of last year, in which 704 US service members died, he notes. </p><p>Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, has said he is planning to cut the number of US brigades in Iraq from 20 to 15 by sometime next summer, with some reductions coming later this year. About 170,000 US forces are in Iraq now. A brigade has about 3,500 service members. Many analysts say that plan is doable, but suggest that, given the current competency of the Iraqi security forces, the second phase of a withdrawal is a much farther reach. </p><p> Increased security could unravel when more US troops are sent home, says Korb. </p><p> "I think it offers you hope if you're willing to keep a very large number of troops in there for a very long time."</p></blockquote><br />This isn't exactly the kind of story you'd see on Dateline or ABC News.<br /><br />Let the Truth Be Spread!<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-2525156660453878942007-10-16T19:25:00.000-04:002007-10-16T20:22:49.273-04:00The Way Things WorkHello Free Thinkers of the World,<br /><br />I hope this message finds you happy, safe & fit. The last few days I've started to become irritated with fat people again. Don't bother posting your "You're an insensitive puke" blah blah blah messages, either.<br /><br />Obesity (from here on out referred to as "fatness") isn't a disease.<br />It isn't a "social problem".<br />It isn't a disorder.<br />Fatness is laziness.<br /><br />With the exception of those who's thyroids have gone berserk, and a few other rare exceptions, the state of being fat or "fatness" is your own fault. Don't blame it on the way your parents raised you or the fact that no-one else in the class liked you. They might not have liked you because you were fat, but instead of their taunts becoming your motivation to change, you isolated yourself further & found relief in the Double Quarter Pounders that you'd throw down after an exhaustive day in the 4th grade. Logic would lead us to conclude that when you no longer fit in a seat at the movie theater, <span style="font-style: italic;">you</span> need to change. However, in our modern twisted way of "Oh, it isn't your fault" thinking, people have come to believe that the <span style="font-style: italic;">movie theater</span> should accommodate our fatness by getting wider chairs. WRONG ANSWER.<br /><br />Time for a fatness horror story. So, I was going on a trip & wherever I was headed, I need to fly there. Well, I get on the plane & take up my seat (either in the middle or by the window, I can't recall exactly). As luck would have it, a not-fit female was assigned to the seat next to me. Do you know what I observed & was continued to be horrified by for the duration of the flight? I took note of how her fat conformed to and overlapped the armrests! Needless to say (I'm pretty sure I was in the middle seat), I kept my head & eyes straight forward for the rest of the flight. Do you know how sore your arms, after several hours of having your hands folded in your lap, can get when you can't put your elbows on the arm rests? They begin to burn quite smartly after a while. You know, that is a rather awkward situation to begin with. "Excuse me, ma'am. Could you please pick up your fat and shift it to the other side so I can use my arm rest? My arms are getting a little sore from being out front like this." That would have made for an even more awkward situation.<br /><br />Back to the point, fatness is your fault. <a href="http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/obesity">Webster </a>defines "obesity" (fatness) as, "a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body". According to <a href="http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/obesity?utm_term=obesity&utm_medium=mw&utm_campaign=article">Healthline.com</a>, there are three common caused to fatness. They are: 1) consumption of more food [calories] than the body can use, 2) excess alcohol intake, 3) sedentary lifestyle. I think with just #1 & #3 they described about 90% of America. *light bulb* Oh wait, that's why most of America is fat.<br /><br />Now, its time to prove my earlier point of "Fatness is laziness". Webster & Healthline agreed that the state of being fat (fatness) is caused by taking in more food (calories) than you expend. This intake/expenditure ratio is further skewed by the fact that fat people sit around (sedentary lifestyle) and don't do anything. If you're fuzzy on how calorie intake should work, here's an example. Our bodies are very similar to motor vehicles. For this exercise, the gas tank is your stomach/intestines, the odometer is your activity level and the fuel is your food. You put more gas in a car when it has spent the fuel it had previously taken in, correct? The rate at which the car consumes (metabolizes) the fuel (food) is directly related to the distances it travels (work done). Therefore, your food intake should be like a car with fuel as opposed to a savings account (in a perfect picture). In a savings account, you are hopefully putting in more money than is going out. This practice will leave you with an excess of money in the future (something we would all like). However, when you take in more food than your body uses, the excess food is deposited in your body which brings us back to becoming fat.<br /><br />"You didn't explain how being fat is lazy". Maybe I didn't make it clear enough. You are FAT as a result of NOT doing anything which is known as being LAZY. Hopefully this lesson of "The Way Things Work" has been helpful to you and has increased your understanding of how the body works. If you are fat, I truly hope you take this message and use it as motivation to change. In the words of Jonathan Ramirez, "If you keep telling a fat kid he's fat, he'll eventually lose weight." Hopefully we can all have the courage to tell our friends & family that they're fat which will lead to their changing. I'm not even going to bother discussing all the negative effects of being fat.<br /><br /><br />Big is NOT Beautiful; Fat is NOT Okay.<br />You're FAT, America. Change!<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-58240975801203628372007-10-05T08:50:00.000-04:002007-10-10T21:32:09.208-04:00Tearing It ApartAndrew Higgins, an intellectual from Akron, had <a href="http://ngcsu.facebook.com/wall.php?id=5122127401">this to say</a> regarding the Jena Six at 0150 this morning:<blockquote>i no way am i defending the Jena six at all...they deserve a punishment, they really do the only thing i want to know is why do people ask how do they let a symbol allow them to be enraged when back in the day and STILL today color does the same thing.....I still believe that their punishments are way too harsh. And you say they had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">difficutlties</span> capturing us, but they did, and it was wrong for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">africans</span> to sell <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">africans</span> for guns and liquor but hell they didn't have anything themselves!...so they did what they had to do...<br />I think that is horrible in it's self. But at the same time they capture and they did bring us here unwillingly, and they forced us into slavery. That is why we ask for what we ask for today.</blockquote>As usual, I did not change the spelling, punctuation, or content in any way. Now for the fun part.<br /><br />-Back in the day, color, enraged: I really have no idea what the statement is supposed to mean.<br /><br />-Punishments too harsh: As Jonathan McQueen of Southern Mississippi stated almost six hours later, "You [the victim] don't have to be on your death bed to warrant an attempted murder charge."<br /><br />-Capturing us: You were a slave? Didn't think so. You've probably never been to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Afrika</span>, let alone had been born there. Use "them", not "us".<br /><br />-Didn't have anything, what to do?: This is the one I've been waiting for. I'll leave the argument of "How the hell did they manage before the Europeans showed up?" alone. I'm aiming for the more entertaining one today, folks. So using your logic, if they had nothing to start with then you and everyone else should be grateful that the Europeans came to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Afrika</span> because they brought you a means to survive. In fact, the slave trade should be considered an act of mercy! They brought you out of the jungles of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Afrika</span> where you were starving and gave you food in the States (or Colonies). My God, you should thank every Caucasian you ever see or meet from now on for such a merciful & compassionate work that they performed on your behalf.<br /><br />-Why we ask for what we ask for today: What the hell are you asking for anyway? Once again, based on your statements, it would seem quite logical to me that you want a one-way ticket back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Afrika</span>. I would gladly accommodate such a desire if it resulted in one less ignorant person being in America! I prefer to fight for people who think & don't blindly follow beings like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sharpton</span> and Jesse. What do you think of Liberia?<br /><br /><br />While scanning through some other comments and posts on an Anti-Jena Six group (which I am proudly a member of & have recruited others into), I <a href="http://ngcsu.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=5122127401&topic=3140">ran across this</a> from Douglas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Gagnon</span> of Monroe, LA. It is entitled, "Myths VS Truth":<br /><blockquote>Myth: Black student asked principal if he could sit under 'White' tree<br /><br />Truth: Black student JOCULARLY (jokingly) asked the principal if he could sit under the tree (the word white was not mentioned)<br /><br />Myth: Nooses were hung in response to black students sitting under tree<br /><br />Truth: Nooses were hung because of pep rally for an upcoming game against the cowboys along with signs saying '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">hang'em</span> high', 'Hang <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">dem</span> cowboys' and the like. Also BOTH blacks and whites were putting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">thier</span> heads through the nooses in a joking manner<br /><br />Myth: the DA was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">stictly</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">refering</span> to the blacks with his 'I could end your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">lifes</span> with a stroke of a pen' statement<br /><br />Truth: he was addressing EVERYONE who was cutting up, and being <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">immatture</span> (he was rather irritated no one was listening to him/taking him seriously) ; whites and blacks<br /><br />Myth: a white guy beat up a black guy for trying to enter his all-white party<br /><br />Truth: There were white and blacks at this INVITATION ONLY party; the one trying to enter where there trying to cause trouble.<br /><br />Myth: A white man pulled a shotgun on a group of blacks, just because of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">thier</span> color<br /><br />Truth: The white man feared for his life being <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">approuched</span> by 3 black students trying to start a fight. So he ran to his truck because he was outnumbered<br /><br />Myth: The white boy (Justin Barker) said something racial to deserve the beating he got<br /><br />Truth:they were going to jump somebody (to prove a point). [i am about to repeat what i heard from eye witnesses] they were sitting there waiting for one boy in particular to come out of the gym, when he came out, there were football player behind him, so they back up and let him pass... then a minute or two later Justin came out (random redneck <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">whiteguy</span> - not original target- not directly involved in the 'trash talking') Justin only had girls around him, so they attacked him, while one of them held the door to the cafeteria. ... it was not an honorable fight, he was way outnumbered, on purpose<br /><br /><br />Myth: Justin was well enough to attend a social function (most <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">interpet</span> this as a party)<br /><br />Truth: Justin attended a RING ceremony, something he's been waiting YEARS for. He was in excruciating pain, and left right after he got his ring.<br /><br />Myth: The Jena six were 'Good ole boys'.. they were All-Star athletes.. etc..<br /><br />Truth: while they were All Star athletes, yes..BUT most had prior convictions. Mychal Bell had 4 prior convictions AND was on probation at the time he helped beat up Justin Baker.<br /><br />Myth: there was a racist ALL white jury<br /><br />Truth: The jury was all white because the blacks that got a jury summons DIDN'T appear for jury duty..</blockquote>Well, that pretty much ends the debate in my eyes. Lock up the Jena 6, or we could do it Mr. Higgins' way & send them back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Afrika</span>.<br /><br />Justice for ALL.<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-44752739005169844132007-09-21T09:06:00.000-04:002007-09-21T09:07:27.408-04:00Get Over ItAgainst my better judgment, I decided to scan some news headlines this morning. Two students were shot in Delaware. The UN & the AU (African Union. No, I didn't make that up) can't agree on the composition of the peace keeping force. China is scheduling a day to talk to North Korea about nukes, and Israel is being urged to turn over Arab areas. In rapid fire succession, here are my thoughts (you know at least one of them has a rant attached to it).<br /><br />-<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070921/ap_on_re_us/delaware_state_shooting_7">Delaware students</a>: As my own dad taught me, nothing good happens late at night. Though I don't believe that nothing good happens, I do agree that the probability of "bad things" exponentially increases when it is late. Lesson learned: Don't be walking around at 1AM, especially when NASCAR people are in town.<br /><br />-<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070921/wl_nm/sudan_darfur_un_dc_1">UN/AU</a>: Suck it up, AU. You need all the help you can get. It doesn't really matter if the support comes from Norway. Maybe you should ask them to bring some ice & snow too. I don't believe you are really in a position to pick & chose where you're help comes from.<br /><br />-<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070921/wl_nm/korea_north_talks_dc_1">China & N. Korea</a>: The dialogue:<br />China: So, what's a good day for us to meet and talk about your nuclear program, Kim Jong?<br />KJong: Well, I'm throwing a party for the next week.<br />China: A party?<br />KJong: Yeah, man. We gonna party down in P'yang for an entire week straight!<br />China: But you have starving people in your country. And your people barely have any electricity. Who's paying for this "party"?<br />KJong: North Korea's paying, baby! I don't care about those people. I'm looking out for number one. Speaking of which, can you guys send some more Crown Royale? I think my country is out.<br /><br />-<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070921/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians">Israel & "Them"</a>: Israel, being their usual, Army Strong selves, got fed up with the rocket attacks from Gaza (which is controlled by Hamas, at this time). As a result, Israel is cutting back their fuel, electricity and other non-essential goods (not specified). Various Gypsy organizations that exist in Israel (yeah, they're not just here in the US&A) stated the following:<br /><p></p><blockquote><p>In a joint announcement released Thursday, seven different Israeli rights groups said any such move would be "a grave breach of the foremost principle of international humanitarian law: the obligation to distinguish between combatants and civilians."</p> <p>The statement also said the step constituted "collective punishment" and would worsen Gaza's "existing humanitarian crisis." Since the Hamas takeover, Israel has closed Gaza's border crossings to nearly everything but humanitarian aid, adding to the economic hardship in the already impoverished territory.</p></blockquote><p></p>What these knuckleheads can't figure out is that the CIVILIANS in the Gaza area MUST become fed up with the lifestyle that they are living AS A RESULT of the actions of Hamas (read: terrorists). Once the PEOPLE step up & demand that Hamas take a hike, Israel will be safe (from that threat) and the quality of life in the Gaza area will improve. Israeli government spokesman David Baker had this to say:<br /><blockquote>"Any situation in which Palestinian terrorists fire upon Israeli cities and towns is an untenable situation, one we won't tolerate, and we will use the means necessary in order to enable our citizens to live in peace and quiet once again."</blockquote>I agree with Mr. Baker's comments 120%. To the Gypsy's out there: Shove Off!<br /><br /><br />Jordan is Palestine. Yahweh Akbar!<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-87064662865327356052007-09-14T08:33:00.000-04:002007-09-21T19:06:29.287-04:00Setting It StraightThanks to a particularly annoying feature now found in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Facebook</span>, a few days ago I noticed a friend of mine had joined a group entitled, "THE JENA SIX PETITION PLEASE READ AND LET EVERYONE KNOW". Well, curiosity got the best of me. The groups photo, or icon, is of a black female wearing a shirt which reads, "FREE THE JENA "6"". Now, I'm getting interested. As I read over the description of the group, which is in all CAPS, and peruse the main page as well as the comments posted by members, my BS Meter is starting to squeal... very, very loudly. The supporters of the Jena 6 produced a video that can be seen on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuoiZnr4jLY"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">YouTube</span></a> (of all places). If you can't tell after watching that "documentary" that it is extremely one-sided, you should be stripped of your right to vote.<br /><br />Thank God a thinking person had run across the group before I did. Chase Gibson of South Carolina smelled a fish and did some research of his own. He came across, and posted, the article entitled, "<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7170510">Journey to Jena, justice is long, misleading</a>" by Jason <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Whitlock</span>. Here it is:<br /><blockquote>Forgive me. This column is going to ramble and stumble a bit before I get to my main point. Real Talk is like that sometimes. Good conversations don't always fit in a tight package. They wander from time to time, and the wandering provides context to the point.<p>My dad once explained to me that absolutely everything you accept from another human being comes with a responsibility whether stated or not. He was a bit tipsy and the conversation took place around 2 a.m. He drifted, bad-mouthed some of his best friends, bad-mouthed a couple of my friends. I was 17. I've never forgotten his message, and repeat it at least two or three times a year.</p><p>I'm already meandering. Stick with this column; you'll enjoy the journey to Jena.</p><p>We're in this age of whining and bitching about the lack of accountability among professional athletes and wannabe pro jocks when it comes to bad behavior. The message sells. I've sold it. </p><p>But America's accountability crisis extends well beyond the sports world and bad behavior. You know that. Wednesday afternoon, I surfed the 'Net and came across the video of Miss Teen South Carolina absolutely butchering a relatively easy question about why one out of five Americans can't find the USA on a map.</p><p>Lauren Caitlin Upton's response was unintentionally hysterical, a piece of comedic gold that <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=16797934" target="new">must be viewed to be appreciated</a>. Her fourth-place finish in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the subsequent <i>Today Show</i> pity party thrown in her honor say all you need to know about how we treat our "beautiful people."</p><p>They can do little wrong, little we can't excuse, and we hold them to the lowest of all standards in nearly every regard.</p><p>The 40-plus contestants who finished behind Miss Teen South Carolina should all file lawsuits. The clip is literally making millions laugh, but her rambling, incoherent soliloquy didn't really hurt her in the pageant standings. Short of calling a group of women's college basketball players "nappy-headed hos," I'm not sure how the 18-year-old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">could've</span> answered the question any worse. </p><p><fstl:embedded contentid="7170510" ordinal="4" type="Image"></fstl:embedded></p><p>I clicked from the Miss Teen video to stories about Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs' one-Lamborghini, hit-abandon-n-run accident early Monday morning. </p><p>Briggs, a Pro Bowler, met with reporters Tuesday and fed them a line of (spit) that they pretty much refused to swallow. He claimed he "panicked" and ditched his $350,000 vehicle because he didn't want to create a "big scene."</p><p>Good move. By running, Briggs avoided a sobriety test, and left the police with no choice but to hit him with a few misdemeanor traffic citations. More important, Briggs handcuffed commissioner Roger <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Goodell</span>, the discipline dean of the NFL. An arrest for driving under the influence <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">could've</span> potentially landed Briggs in the league's substance-abuse program and in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Goodell's</span> suspension <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">crosshairs</span>. </p><p>Instead, Bears coach <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Lovie</span> Smith quickly announced that the club planned to take no action against Briggs, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Lovie</span> grew angry when reporters asked if Briggs had been drinking.</p><p>Well, this is the organization that lost Tank Johnson to guns, pit bulls and a driving-while-sober traffic stop. I'm sure <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Lovie</span> feels like his roster is owed a get-out-of-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Goodell's</span>-office free card. </p><p>Again, it's not just pro jocks who feel like they're owed something. It's not just pro jocks who have their failures rationalized and excused. It's a societal problem, brought on by the fact that our pursuit of a bigger house, a fancier car and a splashier vacation has short-circuited our commitment to parenting. At the end of the day, only your parents can truly hold you responsible for your misdeeds. Coaches can't. The media can't. A judge can't. Teachers don't stand a chance.</p><p>This belief crystallized for me over the past couple of months as I tracked and researched the case involving the "Jena Six," a group of Louisiana black boys who have been charged with a very serious crime after jumping, beating and stomping a white boy on school grounds.</p><p>The "Jena Six" are becoming a cause <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">célébre</span> for Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Sharpton</span>, Jesse Jackson and the media. At least two or three times a week for the past three months, I have received an e-mail from someone asking me to support the "Jena Six."</p><p>On the surface, the story sounds like a horrifying tale of Emmett Till-style justice. At a predominantly white high school in a segregated town (Jena), a black student sat under a shade tree that was traditionally used by white students. The next day three white students hung nooses from the tree, sparking racial tension and a sit-in (under the tree) by black students. The principal attempted to expel the three white students, but the school board overruled the principal and the students were given a suspension, which sparked more racial tension. </p><p>Police patrolled the school's hallways. The town's district attorney visited the school for an impromptu assembly, allegedly looked at the black students and said he could end their lives with one stroke of his pen. A little more than three months after the noose incident — and just days after two off-campus fights/heated exchanges involving a black student and white former students — the "Jena Six" punched, beat and stomped a white kid who made fun of a black kid for getting whipped in a Friday-night fight. </p><p>The white kid was knocked unconscious. After a three-hour hospital visit, he was released. The town prosecutor initially charged the "Jena Six" with attempted murder. Mychal Bell, the first of the six to stand trial and a Division-I football prospect, was convicted of aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy by an all-white, six-person jury, a white judge and a white prosecutor. His public defender did not call a single witness in his defense. Bell could be sentenced to 22 years.</p><p>Whew! </p><p>Before I go any further, let me state this: The prosecutor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">should've</span> never charged these boys with attempted murder. The entire school board should be replaced for stopping the noose-hanging kids from being expelled.</p><p>OK, having said that, much of the mainstream reporting on this story has been misleading, irresponsible and inflammatory.</p><p>No one mentions that Mychal Bell's clueless public defender was black. No one mentions that there were no black jurors because of the 50 people who responded to the more than 100 summons, none were black. No one mentions that Bell was already on probation for battery relating to a Christmas day incident in 2005. No one mentions that Bell was adjudicated (convicted) of two other violent crimes in 2006 and one charge of criminal damage to property. No one mentions that Bell's father acknowledged he moved back to Louisiana in February (after seven years in Dallas) to supervise his son because of the "Jena Six" mess. No one mentions that Bell starred on the Jena High football team while constantly jeopardizing/violating his seemingly flimsy probation. </p><p>This was all talked about in open court during a bond hearing for Bell, and a newspaper in Alexandria, La., wrote about it. Just about everybody else has pretty much ignored the "other side" of the story. Including the fact that not one witness — black or white, and there were 40 statements taken — connected the jumping/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">beatdown</span> of the white student (Dec. 4) to the noose incident (Sept. 1).</p><p>No one mentions that a black U.S. Attorney, Donald Washington, investigated the "Jena Six" case and held a town-hall meeting explaining that there was no evidence connecting the jumping/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">beatdown</span> to the noose incident. </p><p>Only after the prosecutor overreacted (or tired of letting Bell and others skate once the successful football season was over; Bell wasn't the only football star charged) did the "Jena Six" blame the attack on the nooses and the white shade tree. </p><p>Rather than report the truth, flames have been fanned by lazy or cowardly or agenda-driven members of the media. Because the white kid regained consciousness and survived the attack with only a swollen eye, defenders of the "Jena Six" have called it a typical "schoolyard fight." Would anyone call it that if six white football and basketball players jumped one black kid? </p><p>I've mulled this topic for months, and I keep coming back to one question: Where in the hell were the parents — all of the parents, white and black?</p><p>Shame on the parents of the kids who hung the nooses for hiding behind a seemingly racist and insensitive school board when their kids were inexcusably wrong. Shame on the parents of the "Jena Six" for blaming white racism for the cowardice of a six-on-one attack.</p><p>And shame on the prosecutor, the media and Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Sharpton</span> for not rising above the ignorance and distortions, and seeking a truth that will set everyone in Jena free, including the "Jena Six." </p></blockquote><p></p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Hmmm</span>... Get a different picture of the story now?<br /><br />Unfortunately, for every thinking person there are approximately 100 non-thinkers. Mac "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">blackghost</span>" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Bundick</span> of Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA had <a href="http://ngcsu.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=5299508083&topic=3004">this to say</a> concerning the prosecutor having reduced the charges:<br /><blockquote>I just read about the reduced charges this morning and when I heard about it while reading I got happy at first and then it slowly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">truned</span> right back down to anger. Mychal Bell is still going to be charged as an adult with the Battery charge but is going to be charged with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">comspricy</span> to commit batter in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">juvy</span>. Does anyone see a problem. I do. Really who hasn't got into a high school fight.<br />Now I have a question for EVERYONE IN THIS GROUP.<br />Where is Lil Wayne, Manny Fresh, Byrd Man, Master P, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Juvnile</span>, Reggie Bush, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Warick</span> Dunn, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">ect</span>?<br />Where are the rappers and R n B singers, the role models; where are they at?<br />The same people who fight for black people's rights, Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">sharpton</span>, Jessie and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">ect</span>. are are involved. We, the new generation need to speak up, get involved with our local television station and give our concern, join the NAACP chapter in your area, This is our generation and WE need to step up, if it means no more than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">writting</span> letters and signing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">peittions</span> to let our voice be heard. Make you tube video's send mass emails something to let your voice be heard, underground rap artist and poets(as myself) let us step up to the plate and start writing with a purpose and a message. I will have to practice what I preach but I will make sure that my voice is heard, some one no matter if its the kid down the street, a rap session at church, a poetry night at a jazz club, on local <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">tv</span>/radio or national <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">tv</span>/radio, I'm going to make my voice heard and I suggest that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">ya'll</span> do the same. Just because your not getting national attention doesn't mean your not getting the attention.<br /><br />Lets <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">contunie</span> to fight for these six young men and don't let the fight just stop here. Let the see that we will continue to fight for JUSTICE and this is a fight that WE will win.</blockquote>Yes, let's all get the rappers, R&B singers & Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Sharpton</span> involved. That will do the trick. Or maybe we could prosecute the offenders? Novel, I know. I'm not going to waste the time in dissecting his comments. He's an idiot. And no, I didn't change any of the spelling, either. I'll not bring up the point that maybe he's fighting against justice too.<br /><br />I should note that the first thread from Chase Gibson was deleted by the group's administrator. So if you go to do research and find it gone, the very people that are fighting for people's rights (supposedly) is also the group that is stopping the free (& informed) speech of other people.<br /><br />With that said, let justice be served. Down with the Jena 6.<br /><br />Death From Above.<br />Crispy<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE: 21SEPT2007 @ 18:56: </span><br />For law enforcement officers it is considered an application of deadly force should they strike someone in the head with an impact weapon (baton, asp, flashlight). The Jena 6 should be charged with attempted murder since they kicked and continued to kick the victim in the head, especially once unconscious. For this reason, if the Jena 6 are "justified" then the officers involved in the Rodney King incident were even more justified in their application of force.<br /><br />Also, see Vox's post "<a href="http://voxday.blogspot.com/2007/09/of-brussels-and-jena.html">Of Brussels and Jena</a>" for further thoughts & facts regarding this case.Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-62944436650964194752007-04-18T23:22:00.000-04:002007-04-18T23:24:10.270-04:00Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0 Released!<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/">Click here</a> for more information.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-16097228735619443262007-04-18T01:32:00.001-04:002007-04-18T08:20:16.771-04:00Thoughts of a Wild Man Late At NightIts about 0017 as I begin to pound this post out on my keyboard. My mind is going so there is no sense in even trying to get to sleep.<br /><br />I'd like to start by offering my condolences to those who lost a friend in the recent events at Virginia Tech, a fellow Senior Military College. May you rise from the ashes stronger.<br /><br />If you aren't ready for the truth, go away and come back later.<br /><br />****<br /><br />So the 23 year old English major flipped his wig and decided that it would be a great idea to lay waste to the college that he attended. Wonderful. Other than blaming the shooter, who can we blame? Well, as usual, I'll tell you. First, you can blame the government of Virginia for allowing the students of Virginia Tech to be sacrificial lambs. As with 9/11, had the law-biding citizen students of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">VTech</span> been allowed to carry firearms to defend themselves, this tragedy could have been avoided or substantially minimized. If you still can't figure out how this would work, you should probably spend the rest of your life confused while licking self adhering stamps at the post office.<br /><br />Second, we can blame those who designed the most ignorant policy of "stay where you are, lock your doors & stay away from the windows." Well done. Now all the psycho has to do is break one door lock & everyone inside that classroom is a sitting duck. The other flaw with this "plan" became evident when the law enforcement officials discovered that the shooter had chained the doors closed. [Shooter chained the doors closed, popped off some rounds at people & gave the impression that he left. As they then clamored for the doors in the herd mentality, he came back & shot them like fish in a barrel.] The last thing you want to do is keep people contained within the same building as where the danger exists. That would be like telling people who are inside a burning building to go into a room where nothing is burning & just wait it out because the fire won't bother them if they keep the door closed. How do we handle fires? WE GET THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE DANGER! We get people out of the building.<br /><br />Third, I blame every person who enforced this policy and held back others from reacting when they saw what was happening. Just because you are too fearful to defend the defenseless, you shouldn't stop others. Virginia Tech is a Senior Military College, as I stated earlier. I know what kind of person they are capable of producing. I'm sure that at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">least</span> tens of students were prevented from protecting those who were murdered that day. They didn't have guns; they didn't have body armor. Would some of them have been killed? More than likely, yes. Could they have stopped this deranged English major? Of course. Would they have been able to save at least one person? Without a doubt, yes. There are photos of the students taking the initiative to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">evac</span> the wounded from inside the buildings because help wasn't coming to them fast enough. I'm sure they would have done more had they been allowed. One person can only shoot so many rounds so fast & reload so quickly. I doubt he could have accurately fired on a target more than 10 meters (30 feet) away.<br /><br />Fourth, and I hate to do this, but I blame out the situation was handled by the university and by law enforcement. If there is a shooting, you cordon off the area and promptly send in sweeper teams to clean the area. While you are doing this, you can gain intelligence from those attempting to flee the scene (In law enforcement, we would call the screams and direction from which people are running a CLUE). Next, you locate & subdue the threat with whatever means necessary. It should not have taken any more than one and a half hours to clear the building, which is a very liberal estimate. You shouldn't need a reason to think shootings are related to respond! Once the first shots were fired, there should have been a certain, swift & strong response. Granted, the media would have accused the police of "murdering a disgruntled student", but so what? Lives could have been saved. Also, law enforcement does not have the intestinal fortitude to handle these types of situations. If you aren't familiar with the military mindset, this will probably go right over your head, but that's okay. Stick with me. When I watch TV with some of my friends, we are amazed with how fearful "SWAT" teams react to situations. Let's put this in perspective. These guys are wearing more body armor than American soldiers who are down range, they have bullet proof shields & a greater array of weapon systems than most Army infantry platoons. They are only facing one person, in most situations, and how do they react? They don't. They wait for hours upon hours and fearfully stand behind trees and become distraught when they find out the suspect has a bow & arrow with hunting tips inside the house because "that sort of thing can tear straight through our body armor". Boo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hooo</span>! Your job to subdue the threat to prevent the further loss of innocent life. Grab some flash bangs, cowboy up, and get in that building & take him out! Maybe the guy carrying the shield won't be able to shoot the suspect with the first three shots from his pistol. I'm sure the next guy in line who has his M-4 on the shoulder of the point man will be able to make the shot. The fact that the first shooting took place at 7AM and the situation was still not contained by 1PM is ridiculous! FIVE HOURS?? The operation to take out <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sadaam's</span> sons didn't take that long to execute! This kid only had two pistols, a 9MM & a .22. Both of these calibers would have been easily stopped by 1) the shield & all of their body armor. "We didn't want to harm the suspect." BS! He's already shot, or shot at, at least one person. There is nothing stopping him from doing it again. Besides, that's why you have bean-bag shot guns. I know that dude is dying to use it. There is NO excuse for this kind of time delay.<br /><br />Fifth, I blame the media. Just the other day they were criticizing the university's president & public safety supervisor for not showing emotion as these events unfolded. That was the best thing those two could have done. They had countless people under them falling apart at the seems. As leaders of that university, it was their JOB to maintain composure. Say your on a plane flying across the country when, suddenly, one of the engines burst into flames. Now, imagine that the flight attendants start balling & slinging snot like 2 year <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">olds</span>. How do you feel? "We're doomed" is running through your head and I'm sure its a little stronger than "doomed". Now, imagine they maintain their composure & reassure you that the pilot is qualified enough to handle this situation and all it will cost you is a delay as they unload your luggage onto another plane after you've safely landed. Fairly contrasting situations, huh? I also blame the media for how they would have reported the incident had the police acted in a strong & decisive manner. I already covered how that headline would read. But there comes a time when you need to more beyond what others are going to say or think & do what you know is right. If your job is to Protect & Serve, by God you better protect & serve to the best of your abilities.<br /><br />What irks me the most about this whole thing is how much it <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/04/cnn.shooting/index.html">smells of the same cowardice</a> as the recent shooting at the CNN building in Atlanta, GA, which I <a href="http://crispy23.blogspot.com/2007/04/on-gun-control-little-two-letter-word.html">wrote about earlier</a>. "Get outta my way, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">pimpin</span>'." And without a word, Charles moved.<br /><br />What if someone, even just one person, had stood their ground & said, "No," in either instance? Simple. Someone would have been hugged by their family at least one more time.<br /><br /><br />Crispy<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE: 18APR2007 @ 0814:</span><br />See "<a href="http://voxday.blogspot.com/2007/04/hypothesis-and-observable-evidence.html">Hypothesis and observable evidence</a>" by Vox Day for more information on my first point & a few things I didn't say.Crispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-55874886170049906592007-04-04T15:52:00.000-04:002007-04-04T15:58:38.490-04:00On Gun Control & a Little Two-Letter WordMaybe <a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55026">this</a> will change your mind, maybe it won't.<br /><br />After you read the WND article, I encourage you to read the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/cnn.shooting/index.html">CNN article</a>. Its pathetic how many people could have done something, but failed to act and take a stand to defend the defenseless. What if Charles had said no? Upon remembering where this took place, it really isn't a surprise that no employee acted.<br /><br />From this point forward, any person who recoils upon learning that a family member or friend carries a firearm should be slapped in the face.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-40509851379099996542007-03-23T13:57:00.000-04:002007-03-23T14:14:32.125-04:00Good to Know Some Things Never ChangeI know you'll never believe this, but the a <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Ilyushin%20&btnG=Google+Search&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi">plane </a>was recently (<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070323/wl_nm/somalia_conflict_dc_8">minutes ago</a>) shot down in Somalia. Take a wild guess where! That's right! The Mog.<br /><br />Real smart that they shoot down the technicians that trying to fix stuff (that the people probably broke!).<br /><br />Make It All Glass,<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-70713269518973327842007-03-21T11:56:00.000-04:002007-03-21T12:03:26.461-04:00The New SOP & Today's QuestionIf you look back at headlines from the month of October in 1993, you will see news article after article about how the Somalian militias dragged the dead bodies of US Soldiers through the streets in the tragedy known as Mogadishu, or simply, "The Mog" (pronouced with a long O). Well, as much as I think that place should be carpet bombed & sown with salt, don't take their previous actions personal because they've <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070321/ts_nm/somalia_conflict_dc_7">done it again</a>. The difference is this time it was to their own military or their allies.<br /><br />This brings us to the question of the day!<br /><br />In a cage match who would win: Liberians or Somalians?<br /><br />Kill Them All,<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682053.post-22115498549737578022007-01-25T08:04:00.000-05:002007-01-25T10:44:01.340-05:00Look What the Cat Dragged InI don't even remember how, but I somehow stumbled across this nightmare on Facebook. Keep in mind, this circus freak goes to MY COLLEGE. God help us.<br /><br />The following was taken from the "About Me" section:<br /><blockquote>I would drink a triple-tall mocha with every meal if I were wealthy enough. I have two of the best roommates a guy could ask for (Ben and Danny G). I am a total nerd. I am oblivious to the world around me. I spend waaayyyy too much time getting ready in the morning. I love and accept almost everyone. If I don't have anything going on I will usually be at home reading. I hate mayo more than I hate Satan. I wish I could get my lip pierced again. I take a very strong stance in what I believe and will defend it until the bitter end. I have a hard time just walking up and talking to someone I've never met. I want to grow my hair long again. I am a hopeless romantic. People who are users, fakes, liars, and cheaters need to get a life. Running and working out makes me happy. I want to be a rock star. I'm reformed, although I don't go to a reformed church. I have a man-crush on Brad Pitt. I love my true friends; the ones who would do anything for me and never betray me. I'm not sure if I will ever graduate. I used to really love listening to music but am becoming more and more bored with it. I love God with all my heart but can't seem to obey him for even one day. I despise country and rap music. I am a Calvinist. I don't drink, smoke, cuss, or have sex not because I'm better than you; I just don't have a desire to do those things. Jimmy Eat World melts my heart. I'm not as social as I used to be. I have zero tolerance for cheaters and those who betray their loved ones. I'm a nice and level-headed guy because I suppress any and all meanness that gets built up inside me. I have many dreams and ambitions in life. You couldn't offend me if you tried. I am a neat-freak. I love talking to people who have a differing religious viewpoint and are just as firm and stubborn as I am. I hate drama. I spend more money on my hair than I should. I highly recommend that you take a high-quality multi-vitamin if you don't already. I can't dance. No, really, I can't dance. I'm very easy going and hate to talk about myself. I believe things that almost everyone else disagrees with. I play drums in a band called THE STATUS (formerly NOVA). Also, I have a super amazing girlfriend!!!!!!</blockquote><br />Before you say it, no, I didn't make it up. No, I didn't edit ANYTHING. So, are you curious to see Prince Charming?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile2/646/92/n51100953_28974.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile2/646/92/n51100953_28974.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Once you get yourself back together & seated in your chair again from all the laughter, think about whatever it was you just read. Keep in mind that I did not edit one word or undo any formatting.<br /><br />When I stumbled across it, the first sentence in the "About Me" sent my jaw through the floor. See, all this time you all have thought that I was making this stuff up about the Starbucks Hippies. They're real, man!<br /><br />Peace Through Superior Firepower,<br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991685865628830958noreply@blogger.com0