More Right to Die rantings

I heard on the radio today that there was a memo circulated around congress to the republicans extoling the political benefits of passing a law just to save Mrs. Schiavo. Among the benefits was that it will make Democrats look bad, and there is a Florida Democrat up for reelection soon. This is all part of the same faux sentimentality that will let a Texas Governor and now PUSA condone the death penalty, and deny clemency out of one corner of his mouth, but in rushing back in an 11th bid to contradict the Judicial branch, gush about how laws should favor life, out of the other.

This is quite ironic that the neo-cons don't see the disconnect between their pro-life agenda, and their pro-death death penalty beliefs. How can executing retards, underage offenders or anyone for that matter be a law that favors life?

I'm glad that the Catholics are taking this opportunity to try and fight the Death Penalty again. It only serves to point out the hypocrasy of the "compassionate" conservatives.

It is better [that] 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer." Benjamin Franklin

Republicans as aimless hippies.

Congress wastes time

The recent attempts by congress to save the life of a human vegatable by manipulating the law to keep her alive is an attack at the very checks and balances that help ensure democracy. By congress trying to call Terry Schiavo as a witness to ensure her safety is a prime example of one branch of the government over stepping their bounds. If she is a brain dead vegtable, then what good would she do as a witness? This hipocritical compassion for the hopeless is no different than PETA's compassion for only cute animals. The president is rushing back from the WhiteRanch so that he can sign a bill that will completely ignore the Florida Supreme Courts ruling, completely overturning the checks and balances afforded to the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government. He puts no value on the human lives that were taken due to overzealous torture directives by the now NSA Morales, but goes back to work early so that he can prevent the wasting of an empty shell. If they had any compassion, they would euthanize her. An overdose of morphine would put her body into an endless sleep, and finally give Terry the dignity of a burial.

Grrrr

The douche that shipped me a broken radio from ebay has now stepped away from mediation, and is now threating me with legal action because I gave him a negative rating. The mediation was the only way of me redacting the rating, and I paid an extra $20 just to try to work it out with him. Why I am suddenly an asshole magnet?
[Legal disclaimer: douche and asshole are totally deserved terms that have only been assigned after the displeasure of dealing with this douche]
I swear I'm racking up a huge karma credit; I need to start buying lottery tickets.

I went to the doctor today, and was prescribed some Antibiotics for whatever infection I have. I has already kind of made me feel better. Just in time for Friday.

nyquil high

I am just starting to feel the effects of 30mL of CVS brand Nyquil. Why am I taking nyquil you ask? Because I am sick. My neck is sore, my throat hurts, and I'm getting hot and cold flashes like a 50 year old woman. I felt even less like running today than I normally do. I've also had my birthday forgotten by Mama-C and even worse, my own brother. I don't know if its the forgetfullness, or the fact that I am now just 3 years away from 30, or 1 year closer to death. Speaking of which, I followed a link from boinbboing to Make magazine's blog http://make.oreilly.com/blog, and found a site called deathclock.com or something. It says I'm going to die in October, 2051. Thats pretty depressing. I've also sold out a little by adding googles ads to the right of my page. it was empty space anyway. So be nice and click on a link, I might just get a couple of cents out of it. I think I'm going to pass out now, I'll post more later

No Slapped head, bad controller.

i took the bad HDD out of my comp, Of all the drives in the array, the newest one is what failed. I would have figured my IBM DeathStar 75gxps would have failed already, since I've had them for almost 5 years. Instead, a 1 year old Maxtor Diamond Max 40GB weent out. The bios doesn't even recognize it, so I suspect the controller board. I took it apart and noticed several dark brown spots on the foam that insulates the controller board from the hard drive casing. This may be normal, but I suspect that several resistors overheated on nthe board, causing or resulting from the damage. Now, my only hope to recover the 120GB RAID 0 array is with the extra 40gb drive that I ordered. If it is the controller board, then a direct swap of the boards should work, if not, then I'm really screwed. If weren't for my work laptop, I wouldn't know what to do. I have a paper due on Monday, and thankfully I found a draft of it in my GMAIL account.

I also had a guy come by and pick up a fender and hood from my wrecked 240.
I think I will go running in the park before sunset, the winds look really good for flying a kite.

Head slap

I sent this email like 7 days ago, I don't know what is up, but blogger really sucks balls when it comes to posting via email.

Offline forawhile. cpu is down. A bad sector must've popped up where my system files are. So i am posting from my cell.

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I have a baby in my belly

Tonight, Sophie told a waiter that she had a baby in her belly. The doctor put it there.

I checked my grades and looks like I got an A for Accting. I think all I needed was a 78 on the final, but 90% is the same as 100% when it gets simmered down into a 4. I've had to deal with more crap related to this jerk who sold me a broken radio on ebay. Maybe the possibility of mediation removing his negative feedback will convince him to make good.

I still have an overdue lab to turn in for my online Earth Science class, and 3 quizes.
I'll be glad when this school thing is over.

I'm now registered for 16 hours this semester, its forcing me to really learn time management.

Long Day over

I took my World Lit 2 mid term, and think I did really well considering I read the cliff notes for 2 of the books, Madame Bovary and The Death of Ivan Illich. I would really recommend www.sparknotes.com for anyone that wants an indepth executive summary, and test prep. I also took my Accounting 1 final. I think I might have gotten a B or a low A, depending on the Curve, but all i need is a 78% for an A in the class. I also had to deal with a slacker of a seller on ebay. I bought a stereo for my car in December, didn't receive it until January, and it was broken due to poor packaging/mishandling. I had to file my first negative feedback on someone, but I am attempting to resolve it through mediation. Time for bed, 15hr days suck.

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I just finished a test in my Bookkeeping class that I was stressing about because I hate bookeeping and I never actually mentally attended the classes. I think I did alright, I attended the review session and crammed during the class before. Thank god for low educational standards in Alabama. My new theory is that if they set public school standards too high, then all the dumb jocks wouldn't be able to go to, and graduate from college. To anyone that is unfamiliar with Alabama, it is very difficult to determine the precedence of College football to Christianity. Maybe its because there are no NFL teams here, or perhaps they aren't here because of the UA/Auburn obsession. Chicken or the egg.

I got to thinking about burning 4000 $1's, and how much they would weigh and such. http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-11871.html says that it would weigh 8.8lbs. I found the dimensions of the bill to be 65mm*156mm. I just need the height of $50 crisp new bills to visualize what the pile would look like.

Update on Accident

I called my Insurance Company today. The bad news is that Alabama's
uninsured motorist coverage does not cover property damage like Texas'
does. The good news is that I don't have to worry about selling my car
now. I think that setting fire to a pile of 4000 $1's would have been a
lot more fun to watch than this.

Hit and Run, news at 11.

I had just left Maxwell last night after my Dual Cross Country Night flight when I was rear ended by an asshole that chose to remain anonymous by driving away. I've attached some crappy cell phone pics until my Sony gets charged. I'm alright, I just have a bruise on my head from the button on the top of my hat, when my head hit the ceiling. My neck is also a little sore, but otherwise, I'm alright.

Republicans dip freedom fries in "W Ketchup", not Heinz

Yahoo! News - Republicans dip freedom fries in "W Ketchup", not Heinz
Several humerous quotes from this article:
"Choose Heinz and you're supporting Teresa and her husband's Gulfstream Jet, and liberal causes such as Kerry for President," [W Ketchup] warns.
If liberal is restoring our freedoms guaranteed by the bill of rights, by getting rid of the doubleplusgood U.S. Patriot Act. Then I'm all for liberal issues, I guess
"Thank you for giving us a delicious American alternative to the standard Heinz Ketchup. Henry Heinz may have been a great American, but I have absolutely no interest in supporting The Kerry's anti-American causes," wrote "S.S" of Akron, Ohio.
If you're not republican, then you're un-American. Someone needs to remind S.S. of Akron of the founding principles and principals of this nation. T. Jefferson must have been anti-American.WE NEED MORE PATRIOTS LIKE S.S. of OHIO

The funniest part was at the end, apparently sheep... I mean real American Patriots with capital started an Ice Cream Co. with flavors like I Hate The French VANILLA (Real American Vanilla, NOT French Vanilla)" and "Nutty Environmentalist (Rich Buttery Ice Cream with Roasted Pecans)."

seventh post

Took my BizComm final. was a breeze. Also got my paper back. I was totally stressing over it, when i just 1/4 assed it, and got an 84.

Today was a good day. I showed up this cocky SSgt in HG, who thinks he has his shit down, because he was in HG somewhere else for a few years. We said we'd do 10 p/u everytime we fucked up. He ended up doing 30, I did 10, for the hell of it.

Talked to a guy in the BX parking lot. He has a nogaro blue S4, and just wanted to shoot the shit with a fellow S4 owner. I love my car.

Winamp Generated PlayList

1. Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes) (2:44)
2. Dynamite Hack - Boyz In The Hood (Album Version) (2:37)
3. Ben Harper - Burn One Down (3:18)
4. Biz Markie - Just A Friend (4:02)
5. Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride (3:22)
6. Bob Marley - Kaya (3:13)
7. Bukka White - Parchman Farm Blues (2:40)
8. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (5:15)
9. Dean Martin - Cha Cha Cha D'Amour (2:17)

fifth post

I used my new edger today. I edged, and trenched up some sod around these incoveniently shaped hexagonal pavers. I transplanted the sod to a barren spot in the corner of the yard.
I also wathed A&E's series Airline. Its another of a new breed of real Reality shows. Its more like documentary cum reality show, verses all this island & blind marriage crap that has been polluting the airwaves. It's a blast watching how all these supposed adults get bent out of shape, usually after they have to deal with the consequences of a bad decision they made, like losing a ticket, or arriving late. It has made me be more sensitive regarding how cranky I get in public. I can't help it, I'm doing my part to reinforce the loud obnoxious American stereotype. I am also enjoying Bravo's Blow Out. Its based in Cali, so it's only quasi-reality. I honestly don't think that anyone that lives in the LA area has a firm grip on reality, hell, they don't even know what a wal-mart is.
I did have some good things today.
I tried this new no-sugar added Neopolitan Ice Cream. It was pretty good.
Brandi, in a moment of weakness, bought a pack of pre-made chocolate chunk cookies. In my own moment of weakness, I proceeded to make a dozen of them, and eat a baker's half-dozen (that's 6+1).
I watched a whole season of Airline on A&E, and Moonraker on Spike.
I bought a tanning bed for my clan in KoL