I haven't posted regularly in a while, so here goes.....

Extended Adolescence

Because I am truly a 12 year old boy, I am excited about the new X-Men movie coming out this weekend.  

His name is Magneto.  He's a mutant.  And he's very, very pissed off.  He also happens to be my favorite character.

Lawn Care

I have about roughly 100,000 - 150,000 square feet of unruly, steep, hilly terrain that some may call a "lawn."  I call it my "tick and back-ache" giver, or my "Saturday f*cker-upper."

     -- my front "lawn" last Saturday. 

..of course, I had a high-tech means for cutting this "lawn." 

Anyway, when it was done, I was proud.  It looked, well - cut.  And cut is better than "jungle." 

Old, townie Republicans are disgusting and ought to be put to death because they are as useless as pig phlegm and nauseate me. 

So, I live in a town that is expanding rapidly with a growing yuppie-like population that demands an adequate educational system.  

In stark contrast are the filthy, low class, ignorant, Sean Hannity listenin', pukes who call themselves "Republicans" and have been living in the Town every since Jebediah Whitin took a dump in the Mumford River on his way to score some crack in Springfield.  These people are old, stupid, and are generally malodorant. 

Instead of Townies, I call them "SHIT."  I call them SHIT, not because it's what they smell like, as malordorous as they are.  No, they deserve this moniker because I disagree with most of their positions on local government and I like to take cheap shots at people.   And taking cheap shots at people is very fun.  Anyway...

You see, SHIT, doesn't like to educate children.  SHIT likes to vote against reasonable measures, such as transfering monies from the rainy-day fund to PREVENT the layoff of several teachers, to PREVENT closing full day kindergarten, to PREVENT families from paying fees for basic educational services and activities.  SHIT sees little value in such things. 

Here's a picture of some of the SHIT that live in my town.

------ "VoTE NNO to NU  TAKSES" 

 I LOVE OZ

This is (was) the most villainous show on television.  For the moment, let's put aside some of the familiar themes of prison entertainment - you know, gangs, drugs, rapes, Nazis, militant Muslims, and corrupt correctional officers. 

While all of these elements are wildly entertaining and make for engaging television viewing, my favorite part of this show is that despite the characters' utter depravity, every so often there is a moment of humanity and decency that shines through.  I think it's a great character study in the "nature of man."  Perhaps in its most simplistic form, what "Oz" is telling us that that everyone of us is capable of good and bad (but mostly bad)

- Schillinger (second from the left) - is a Nazi f*ck -- EVIL, EVIL, EVIL!!   

Anyway....   

that's it... enjoy..

Look how this wikipedia entry was edited.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo

LOL.

I know it's been awhile..... but here's something I'd like to see my vast readership seriously consider.... 

Please take a moment, read, and sign this petition to censure the President for violating our Constitutional rights and lying about it through his domestic spying program.

http://political.moveon.org/censure/

Thanks.

In late August I had a doctor's appointment for the first time in about two years.  My blood pressure was high,

my weight was 267,  

  <...this was me at a pool party this summer.>

and a blood test revealed that my cholesterol number was (approx.) 220...... 

...and then my doctor told me that I need to lose weight and reduce my cholesterol and blood pressure or I would be a candidate for "metabolic syndrome", which is a precursor to diabetes and heart failure. 

So, he recommended that I go on .......

which means I've been eating a whole lot of ....

and....

and..

and sometimes...

and a whole lot of ....

No more CRAP.  What is "crap?"  Well, I think you know...

and some not so obvious stuff.... like,

---most breakfast cereals....

---too much sugar....

----ditto..

So, it's been about 2.5 months.... my cholesterol is down to 186 and my weight is now 242.    Yeah, that's right.  I lost about 25 pounds doing NOTHING but eating differently. 

Have I exercised?  Nope. Still lazy as ever. 

Have I "counted calories" or limited my portions?  Nope.  Hell, I eat a large mixing bowl full of salad and grilled chicken just about every night with a ton of salad dressing and cheese.   Some nights I eat a pound  - yes, one pound - of "Italian style" spinach with steak.   And lately, I've been putting away about half a jar of all natural peanut butter - Teddy's Peanut Butter, a product of the Leavitt Corporation in Everett, MA - with my lunch.  

And I've LOST weight.   I'm almost never hungry. 

And get this... I hardly miss the CRAP.  It's not unusual for me to make Diane & Andy pancakes while I eat a bowl of whole, natural oatmeal (no sugar), or scrambled eggs.  I don't care.    

You want to lose weight?  You want to stop whining about your goddamned thunder thighs?  If you want to stop being envious of thin people, then get on this diet and stop eating CRAP.  

"I'm turning in my resignation today," Brown said. "I think it's in the best interest of the agency and the best interest of the president to do that and get the media focused on the good things that are going on, instead of me."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/09/12/embattled_fema_director_mike_brown_resigns/

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Read:  I'm a political liability and Bush's approval ratings are paramount.   

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He said he feared he was becoming a distraction to FEMA's relief effort.

"I came to the conclusion that this was in the best interest of not just the administration and not just me, but FEMA," he said. "They need to be focused on the continuing efforts in the Gulf."

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This is laughable.  Who exactly is "distracted" by accurate and fair reports of Brown's utter incompetence?   Is he seriously suggesting that FEMA-relief workers are too pre-occupied, or "distracted", with poor Brownie's treatment by the media to help the victims?  

Or, is Brownies' concern for the media "distraction" rather his feeble attempt to shift the spotlight away from his own incompetence? 

Michael Moore said it best.  He tells the New York Daily News,

There is much to be said and done about the man-made annihilation of New Orleans, caused not by a hurricane but by the very specific decisions made by the Bush administration in the past four and a half years. Do not listen to anyone who says we can discuss all this later. No, we can't. Our country is in an immediate state of vulnerability. More hurricanes, wars, and other disasters are on the way, and a lazy bunch of self-satisfied lunatics are still running the show.

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-09-12/#2