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Monday, January 12, 2004

TODAY'S LOVE NOTE

(Introduction)

Heavenly Father full of grace,
Bless my wife's beautiful face,
Bless her hair that grows so straight,
And keep her away from the men I hate!

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TODAY�S GRAFFITI CURRENCY

Trixie, the Times Square Wonder Hooker had practiced her art all over the world and made a fortune while doing so. She was especially proud of her first dollar of clear profit garnered from her Geisha-Girl apprenticeship in Tokyo.

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'ROLLING THE MONKEY

In the latest voting at King of the Blogs, the 2-time reigning monarch, Vigilance Matters, was deposed. Now, some folks accept defeat gracefully, and some go kicking & screaming. VM is of the latter ilk, and it's nice to see him rip back at all those obnoxious judges who dissed his monkey pic.

So, since my blogroll needs more albino gorilla pictures, on he goes.

Maybe he could join the Corner of the Bar Gang, since he agrees with the Bartender that I'm a FREAK, and we could use a token simian to assuage the anger of the ACLU quota-mongers.

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OH, THEY'RE JUST ROCKS

So why are the "evil" Israelis fighting back with actual bullets?

Linda, over at Civilization Calls, links to a picture that explains why maybe the jooooooos aren't the bunch of hypersensitive, over-reacting monsters that some press reports make them out to be.

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NECTAR OF THE GODS

When I did my interview at Misguided-Minioness-of-the-Puppy-Blender Jen's place back in October, I was asked about my favorite beer and answered thusly:

A: Best beer I ever had was when I was in the Navy,
stationed in Alameda, California. I used to go
sight-seeing in Berkeley, and there was a brewery/bar
there called the Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse. The
had one called Red Rock Ale that had this rich, nutty
flavor that was to die for.

Physics Geek of physicsgeek has finished his batch of home-made beer, and he sent me a couple 24-oz bottles. This is PRIMO stuff. Now, I'm not a beer expert like that delightful drunken sot Matty O'Blackfive (not a gratuitous link - the picture is "must-see"), but I know what I like. THIS is something I like.

I took PG's suggestion and decanted the brew gently into a glass so as to avoid the yeast sediment. My first impression was that it was a bit dry, and the aftertaste was a little bitter, but even initially, the flavor was rich, strong, and smooth without being overpowering. As the beer had a chance to breathe a bit, the dryness & aftertaste became unnoticable as the rich, creamy, mildly carbonated and full-flavored delight of the beer took over. There's good hint of nuttiness, maybe even a tiny touch of fruit. It's hard to tell. All I can say is I wish I knew of a commercially produced micro-brew I could buy locally that has all the character of PG's concoction. I'd be buying that stuff by the gallon.

So, in closing, I'll say this. When PG offers you a home brew - take him up on his offer. You'll be DAMN glad you did.

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PAGING DR. LEARY...

So... if you take someone who can sketch moderately talented portraits, and you slip him a little LSD, what happens to his artistic talent?

Just like the hippies always contended, his talent is "freed". Yes, freed to draw horrid pretentious crap.

I do love some of those quotes, though:

My hand must follow the bold sweep of the lines. I feel as if my consciousness is situated in the part of my body that's now active - my hand, my elbow... my tongue

I am... everything is... changed... they're calling... your face... interwoven... who is...' Patient mumbles inaudibly to a tune (sounds like 'Thanks for the memory).

'I can feel my knees again, I think it's starting to wear off. This is a pretty good drawing - this pencil is mighty hard to hold' - (he is holding a crayon).

Thanks to J of Quibbles & Bits for the link.

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TROUBLE BREWIN'

While J over at Quibbles & Bits waits anxiously to find an agent, he's decided to re-open the bloody, scabrous, infected, pus-dripping wound of PC vs. Mac with this post.

Sheesh. The things some folks will do for traffic.

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got exclusive, uncensored Paris Hilton videos to post.

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MILLER TIME

Despite some of his weird lefty beliefs, I really like Dennis Miller as a comedian. Mostly for the sheer joy that hits me when I actually pick up on some of his more obscure literary or historical allusions. Ever since 9/11, he's been very supportive of the War on Terror, and having a rapier wit like that on our side is a great boon.

Via Note-It Posts who pointed to Viking Pundit, I found a great interview with Miller that you can read to see what I mean. However, the reason I'm bringing him up has more to do with this comment he made about football that is perfectly correct, but which I'd never thought of before:

MILLER: Any time you hand people who are in their early twenties $10 million, you're going to have some problems. By and large, I was impressed by how dedicated and charitable these guys were. We always read about the athlete with the gun who gets pulled over. But look, there are 50 players on a team, and there are 32 teams-about 1,500 players. Take any group of 1,500 men in that age bracket and I'll bet you that over the course of a year one of them gets pulled over for speeding and has cocaine. It's just the nature of the beast. Ninety-nine percent of those football players are some of the greatest guys I've ever met. A couple of them gave me a "screw you." But, you know what, a couple of them should have said that. I'd think I was a punk, too.

Good point, Dennis. I wish they'd left you on Monday Night Football. You may not know the game as well as Madden, but at least you're not a drunken, mumbling idiot whose wittiest comment is "Boom!".

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BLOG-BUDDY LINY-LOVE

"I think that I shall never see,
Blog-buddies cooler than those linked to me"
- Joyce Kilmer

Besides being consistent voters in the New Blog Showcase, here are some reasons why my Blog-Buddies are the coolest:

Susie of Practical Penumbra can't stop talking about how much pleasure her live-in companion brings her. Allow me to selectively quote:

"in... behind... take me... hard... joy... took out... put in... bad... bad... 14 hours... stuff... laying... cool"

Matty O'Blackfive has a story about a firefighter who went all the way to New York to help with the 9/11 clean-up. It's a little graphic, and a little intense, but I appreciate it for that fact, because when I think about that day, I want to know EXACTLY what happened. Save the sugar-coating for your Frosted Flakes.

Kevin of Eckernet (who needs to stop posting his showcase vote at 11pm, because it gives me the twitching willies thinking he might miss out & spoil his perfect record) is still posting lightly, so I have to dig in the archives. This, however, is priceless. The 52 points of the PC Catechism. I'll just give you a few, but they're all spot-on.

1. Affirmative action is not about lowering standards.

2. Affirmative action never has anything to do with quotas.

3. The transformation of Cuba from Latin America`s wealthiest country into its poorest does not mean that socialism does not work.

4. The transformation of Russia from the world`s largest food exporter before communism to the world`s largest food importer during communism does not show that socialism does not work.

5. Comparing East Germany (before unification) with West Germany, or Red China with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, or North Korea with South Korea, one cannot conclude that capitalism works.

And PhysicsGeek, in addition to having the best beer in town (or so I will soon discover), has a list of top 17 bumper stickers that he'd like to see. I'll give you one of 'em, you can get the rest yourself in about 60 seconds:

The proctologist just called... they found your head.

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NEW BLOG SHOWCASE VOTER LINKY-LOVE SOURCE CODE

<a href="http://imao.us/">IMAO</a> (577 links) - 2811 visits/day V

<a href="http://nicedoggie.net/">Anti-Idiotarian Rotweiler</a> (544 links) - 2786 visits/day V

<a href="http://www.flyingchair.net/"></a><a href="http://blackfive.blogs.com/">Blackfive - The Paratrooper of Love</a> (284 links) - 1294 visits/day V

<a href="http://voxday.blogspot.com/">Vox Popoli</a> (86 links) - 920 visits/day V

<a href="http://www.discountblogger.com/">DiscountBlogger</a> (189 links) - 500 visits/day V

<a href="http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/">the evangelical outpost</a> (275 links) - 473 visits/day V

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<a href="http://annikagyrl.blogspot.com/">annika's journal & poetry</a> (151 links) - 260 visits/day V

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<a href="http://etalkinghead.com/">Political commentary, analysis and opinion: eTALKINGHEAD.com</a> (164 links) - 195 visits/day V

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<a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0126975/">Bad Money</a> (153 links) - 172 visits/day V

<a href="http://debbyestratigacos.blogspot.com/">Being American in T.O.</a> (109 links) - 169 visits/day V

<a href="http://gevkaffeegal.typepad.com/the_alliance/">The Alliance</a> (178 links) - 168 visits/day V

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<a href="http://angelweave.mu.nu/">angelweave</a> (145 links) - 128 visits/day V

<a href="http://www.postmodernclog.com/">Le Sabot Post-Moderne</a> (177 links) - 124 visits/day V

<a href="http://www.seethedonkey.com/">See The Donkey</a> (81 links) - 122 visits/day V

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<a href="http://www.emersons.net/"></a><a href="http://www.calpoly.edu/%7Edoleary/blog.htm">DAN K OLEARY DOT COM BLOG</a> (91 links) - 63 visits/day V

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<a href="http://self-composed.com/"></a><a href="http://sithoughts.mu.nu/">Semi-Intelligent Thoughts</a> (75 links) - 52 visits/day V

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<a href="http://sugarwhitesand.com/">CandyUniverse</a> (114 links) - 32 visits/day V

<a href="http://tombux.blogspot.com/"></a><a href="http://www.realitysvoice.org/blog.html">Five Wasps</a> (78 links) - 32 visits/day V

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<a href="http://www.rocksolidcorp.com/weblog/index.html">Not Quite Tea and Crumpets</a> (87 links) - 26 visits/day V

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<a href="http://curi.us/domain/">curi's domain</a> (73 links) - 26 visits/day V

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NEW BLOG SHOWCASE VOTER LINKY LOVE

IMAO (577 links) - 2811 visits/day V
Anti-Idiotarian Rotweiler (544 links) - 2786 visits/day V
Blackfive - The Paratrooper of Love (284 links) - 1294 visits/day V
Vox Popoli (86 links) - 920 visits/day V
DiscountBlogger (189 links) - 500 visits/day V
the evangelical outpost (275 links) - 473 visits/day V
Say Anything (108 links) - 352 visits/day V
Tao of Dowingba (116 links) - 336 visits/day V
Practical Penumbra (220 links) - 262 visits/day V
annika's journal & poetry (151 links) - 260 visits/day V
Madfish Willie's Cyber Saloon (189 links) - 198 visits/day V
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Colorado Conservative (82 links) - 187 visits/day V
An Englishman's Castle (94 links) - 181 visits/day V
Ramblings of Silver Blue (180 links) - 173 visits/day V
Bad Money (153 links) - 172 visits/day V
Being American in T.O. (109 links) - 169 visits/day V
The Alliance (178 links) - 168 visits/day V
Pardon My English (129 links) - 150 visits/day V
Simon World (96 links) - 148 visits/day V
angelweave (145 links) - 128 visits/day V
Le Sabot Post-Moderne (177 links) - 124 visits/day V
See The Donkey (81 links) - 122 visits/day V
dogtulosba, ink. - soapiate of the masses (70 links) - 100 visits/day V
Cannon's Canon (71 links) - 98 visits/day V
From the Halls to the Shores (86 links) - 96 visits/day V
The Everlasting Phelps (87 links) - 88 visits/day V
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physics geek (101 links) - 74 visits/day V
The Owner's Manual (75 links) - 73 visits/day V
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Wince and Nod (110 links) - 58 visits/day V
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Civilization Calls (74 links) - 46 visits/day V
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Five Wasps (78 links) - 32 visits/day V
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CLASS

Let's say you have a rude, bigoted, obnoxious troll in your comments. Then let's say that, through an odd happenstance, you actually manage to recognize him in the real world.

What would you do?

Whatever your choice, I don't think you could've handled it any better than S-Train.

So they get their grub on and leave (with tips, always good) and I walk outside and say, "Where's that HOGG Boss fella?" And he turns around, kind of mystified, and says. "What's up." So I just say, "Do you visit a website/blog called The S-Train Canvass?" His eyes open up a little and he says why? I say that I've seen the name HOGG Boss on that site since I check it out also. Now he looks a little more comfortable and says what I wanted to hear:

Yeah, you must have seen me giving that S-Train guy a hard time...

I just smile and say, "Your lookin' at the S-Train" while showing him my right arm tattoo that has S-Train there.

And yes, it gets better from there.

(tip of the hat to Lynn of Reflections in d minor for the pointer)

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