A new BlogSpot blog that lets women vent about body issues, ThickyThick is the kind of thing I want to promote — as a man, baby. I have never bought into the body image issues that seem to plague women. I have loved and lusted after women of all shapes and sizes equally. A woman who can discard her body issues and revel in her natural self is the most beautiful.
Today’s plug isn’t for anyone; rather it’s a neat pic from America’s finest news source. As soon as I find Jared Fogel’s website, we’ll use him tomorrow.
Provided I decide to keep this up.
I mean, really – how would you feel if the staff closed the bar early at your wedding? I think the “Bridezilla” term is thrown about prettly loosely, but this takes the cake, so to speak.
What will that crazy David Blaine do next?
Beginning Sept. 5, Mr. Blaine says, he will spend 44 days in a Plexiglas box, 7 feet long by 7 feet tall by 3 feet wide, suspended over the Thames River in London. He will have just a set of clothes and a blanket, no food, and will receive only water via a feeding tube. He will have pens and paper to keep a journal (perhaps to be published later) and very little else to keep his mind occupied. His bodily functions will be handled with a small backpack containing diapers and a tube to urinate in.
You know I’m not one to bitch about paying taxes, so I had to question the math on this crazy person’s assertion that I spend 192 out of the 365-day year to pay off the government. By my calculations, my wife’s and my federal income tax and property tax (Texas has no income tax) were paid after 76 days. It’s pretty simple math to figure out that if I pay sales tax on every other dollar I bring home (which is not the case, but we’ll be generous) I am up to 100 days. I just can’t get close to 192. (and I pay more taxes and take fewer deductions than most people I know.) Either way, I am pretty happy with the services the government provides for the tax dollars I spend (although those services are dwindling and my taxes only dropped a tiny amount.)
From a Marine, on the ground
…It all reminds me of my experience a decade ago in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Most ordinary Russians, Poles and Czechs hailed Ronald Reagan as a hero for bringing down the “evil empire” when few people had the courage even to call it that.
In much the same way, ordinary Iraqis have a tremendous reservoir of goodwill for the president who coined the term “axis of evil”—and who then acted to eradicate a primary source of that evil…
…most ordinary Iraqis are in no way disillusioned with the U.S. What they want—and need—is greater help. This will necessitate a sustained military presence here until the seeds for economic growth and development have taken root.
For that I know the men, women and children of my Arab street are grateful. As Zaid has told me, “It will take 10 to 15 years for Iraq to become a normal country. It is important during that time that the United States be here to help us.” Semper fidelis…
Nope, not a book on the boom of the ’90’s. Well, at least not the 1990’s. The WSJ has got a review of a book about the adoption of electric power in the United States.
Today Paul Newman has a unique take on the “Fair and Balanced” situation
Federal prosecutors in California went too far when they put a man in prison for disclosing a website security hole to the people at risk from it.
That’s right, Bret McDanel served sixteen months for telling the customers of Tornado Development, Inc that Tornado had not closed a security hole six months after he informed them about it. The guy’s tactics were crappy, but free speech doesn’t apply to computer security apparently.
It’s important to note that McDanel was prosecuted not for a denial of service attack against Tornado by an e-mail flood, but apparently because Tornado, and the government, were unhappy with the content of the e-mail message and associated webpage — content that is presumptively protected by the First Amendment. The “losses” suffered by Tornado, were only in lost reputation and lost clients. There was no evidence that McDanel or anyone else ever exploited the vulnerability.
Couldn’t help but notice Michael Vick’s the coverguy for Madden 2K4, and he’s out with broken bones.
And looking back on 2K3 and seeing Marshall Faulk, who failed to break 1K yards for the year. Not to mention StL losing the first five games of the year.
- One other note from tonight’s MNF game, which will come as no shock to UT fans – Chris Simms goes 10/13 and his team still manages to lose the game to the underdog. Plus ca change …
I’m off to bed