Green TV

I've been seeing advertising for this on Discovery channel quite a bit.
I was under the assumption that it was a new cable channel, but I guess you have to pay attention to know that it's webTV. Silly me, I DON"T pay much attention to commercials unless they're extremely good or teeth gratingly bad.

Anyway, I was wondering about just how green a mass broadcasting GreenTV can be, since they tout themselves as "totally Green!"
I don't know how to break it to them, but the power stations that make the electricity to power their servers, switches, routers and home computers belch out thousands of pounds of 'greenhouse gasses' daily to power their green network. --Because their Envirowako buddies fight tooth and nail against letting us go nuke in the U.S.

Then we have all the poisonous, caustic, exotic and rare materials that go into the production of all those electronic marvels that spread the 'green' word about living in harmony with Gaea.

And in addition to the usual Liberal hypocrisy about their 'feel goodism' you 8really8 need broadband to take advantage of this newest Green info network. If you're on dial-up your pretty mush SOL because you're on the wrong side of the digital divide.
But that's Ok because the people that put this together are copacetic because even if the result is tits-up, it's the *intent* that matters.

Funny how omnipotent W is

Because St. Barry the Democrat Presidential candidate seems to be completely powerless as a Senator.
He and his entire Democrat majority are absolutely unable to affect the economy for good or bad.

It's all Bush's fault. As I would have commented on Texas Freds blog (registration required), when St. Barry attacks McCain on the economy- all Big John needs to do is mention who is in charge of BOTH chambers of Congress.

The MSM keeps harping on how low Bush's approval ratings are- All McCain has to do is mention the approval of,,,,,,,,,,,,,oh- bad idea since Maverick John McCain is also a Senator. Who has done more for bipartisan matters than BOTH of the Democratic Senator presidential wannabes together.

BUT- none of the- what 579 of them in DC want to actually let us use our own oil to drop some of these sky high aggregate prices.

Sunday breakfast

Biscuits and gravy.


How do you do yours? On top or on the side? Big chunks of sausage or fine?

I went on the weekly grocery run today. $103 and change- it would have been alot more if I would have needed meat. Sorry hun, chicken doesn't count as meat.
AND almost EIGHT DOLLARS for a can of Folgers cofee- add another generic brand to the preferred list.
I guess it was good that no one showed up in the sporting goods section after they'd been paged or I'd have spent another $27 on 100rds of Win-white box.

Looks like I'll have to really think about getting a site up for pistol displays.
I have a Colt that needs feeding, and I'd rather other people helped.

A short PSA for you ladies

Folly is posting guy candy at her blog.

Tha t is all.

Amdro ant bait

Does it work on cockroaches?

More detail when I get back from finishing my 20 hours of O.T. for the week.
See, the black dog has decided that she will not tolerate anything to move near the house.
That includes mice, frogs, spiders, and anything she can hear.
She'll dig and disturb anything she can, so naturally- they move away from the disturbance.

Our house is right in the middle of he 'patrol zone' so naturally everything she forces to mover heads toward the house.
I've taken care of the mouse problem (for now) and now we're seeing cockroaches- that we hadn't seen the entire time we've lived here.

And to make things even more interesting, I got shorted two days on this check and the A/C compressor is having problems. I hope it just needs a recharge.

Did you know that only 13 Republicans voted against Tax and Cap?

John Cornyn and KBH both voted to increase your tax burden by $902 Billion in the next nine years.

And that is on the low side, because we all know that the CBO lowballs taxpayer costs and inflates benefits.

CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would increase revenues [OUR TAX MONEY] by about $902 billion over the 2009-2018 period, net of income and payroll tax offsets[AFTER DEDUCTIONS]. Over the next 10 years, we estimate that direct spending would total about $836 billion [AT A MINIMUM]. The additional revenues from enacting this legislation would exceed the new direct spending by an estimated $66 billion, thus decreasing future deficits (or increasing surpluses) by that amount over the next 10 years. Other spending could result from enactment of the bill, but it would be subject to future appropriation action [WE CAN'T EVEN GUESS HOW MUCH THIS'LL COST]. This estimate does not address such spending. In years after 2018, net revenues attributable to the legislation would exceed annual direct spending through 2050. Yeah, that's my bolding.

So, what is it that makes them not listen to the vast majority of the voters who don't want to waste money- AND pay even higher energy costs for some PC B.S. that only Libs believe?
Ok, that was a no brainer- money and power, all forwarded by getting re-elected.
The end-all and be-all of politics. Now the energy lobbyists are all flooding re-election coffers as fast as they can get a Senators attention.

I DARE a politician to come on here and tell me I'm wrong and that they're "Doing this for the betterment of the Nation"....

I know you think we're absolute morons- but just *HOW* stupid do you really think we are. I don't think I'll be voting for anything with a "R" behind their name.


Oh,,,Glenn?, Rush? You DO remember that about 140 years ago the Republican party was a minor third party- right?

In the battle of the sexes

As long as there is a whiff of testosterone in the house, a woman is functionally incapable of doing two things.

• Taking out the trash. She'd (they'd) rather see a trashcan hidden in the corner than to do something about it.
• Unload the dishwasher. No matter what they did during the day, or how long and hard the guy worked- if there are clean dishes in the dishwasher- used utensils will pile up in the sink. Until the guy gets tired of seeing them.
  

Squeaky is asking a question

Go over to her blog and answer her Obama question, if you have something pertinant to say.

I couldn't help the snark, and left a comment.
She really wants to know what makes the Obama..nites tick, so lets let anyone who's supporting Barry have a go.
I'm sure she won't get many takers from here, but I'm ready to help.

Telephone surveys

I'm doing a phone market survey as we speak.
I wonder, going on the answers I gave, just how accurate they think they are?
Given it was an almost un-understandable english on a bad phone line with a bad Indian accent, and a lengthy choice list for each. and. every. name of every fast food name in America, and an obligatory yes-no answer to each. menu. item.

I got bored saying "four" to each detailed quality question to each. lengthy. QC. question. on. her. list.

In light of the falling-apart CPS allegations

The false imprisonment of American citizens due to their religious beliefs.
The blanket accusations without facts- disseminated to the news media for maximum propaganda- in spite of yet ANOTHER amendment to the Bill of Rights (assumption of innocence)

The fact that all of the children including the one from the EIGHTEEN year old who was imprisoned without charge until her child was born and then thrown into foster care.

We bring you the new theme song for Texas Child Protective Services:

Now for the important news

No, not Teddys new brain.

The Harris County (Houston)cops raided a strip club (again) and arrested 15 -ummmm...entertainers.
Here are our lovlies in broad......OMFG!
That's what they look like in real light????

I'm pretty disillusioned with W

But you know he's for the troops.



I can see McCain doing this, but could you imagine Barry up there?

Amazing home remedies

1. If you’re choking on an ice cube, simply pour boiling water down your throat: PRESTO! The blockage will instantly remove itself.

2. Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold the vegetables while you chop.

3. Avoid arguments with the females about lifting the toilet seat by using the sink.

4. For high blood pressure sufferers: Simply cut yourself good and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.

5. A mouse trap located on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you’ll be afraid to cough.

7. You only need two tools in life: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40. If it moves and shouldn’t, use the Duct Tape.

8. Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

9. If you can’t fix it with a hammer, you’ve got an electrical problem.

I wonder where he'll go next?

I suppose you've all heard about the Obamassiah finally quitting his church of 20 years.
Because:
"This is not a decision I come to lightly ... and it is one I make with some sadness," Obama said at a news conference after campaign officials released a letter of resignation he sent to the church on Friday.

"I'm not denouncing the church and I'm not interested in people who want me to denounce the church," he said, adding that the new pastor at Trinity and "the church have been suffering from the attention my campaign has focused on them."

Of course you're not denouncing the church, or the people involved OR their anti-American racial hate mongering- you believe it.
As far as the church suffering from the attention, they wouldn't be if it were anywhere near mainstream America, you clueless @sshole. Your campaign finally exposed their anti-American beliefs to an audience who hasn't drunk the........hot chocolate.

It's been said before on places with bigger audiences than I ever will, but if you *REALLY* were uncomfortable with what was being said, you should have left, no matter how *good* the people were.

Ya know that he and Michelle are elitist Libs just in it for street cred and to use people to help themselves get farther.
What I'm wondering is what they told their two trusting, believing children about the whole thing? How it was an intolerant racist white Americas fault that they couldn't go back to their church?

I wonder if these two are looking for new congregants? But then, you'd need a congregation instead of just a storefront lawsuit mill wouldn't you?

UPDATE-
Looks like Haloscan is broke for a while.
One link goes here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080601/ap_on_el_pr/obama
and the other goes to a hotlinked pic of the Revs Al and Jesse.

I've never seen Sex in the City

Never had the slightest inclination to- after I found out they kept their cloths on.

But that being said Sarah Jessica Parker looks like a horse.
In a cute marish way as opposed to a nightmarish way.

So does Bette Midler.

More racial healing from the Obamamessiah

This time in the form of Fr. Michael Pfleger- who I took as black when I heard his sermon on the radio. But then Foxnews thinks he's a protestant (if you read the caption).

So, are we supposed to get all racial now and start referring to him as some sort of food?
You know, like when the blacks want to act like normal Americans instead of some illiterate thug from the 'hood is called an *Oreo*- black on the outside and white in the middle.
Or a *Coconut* an Hispanic that wants to be mainstream instead of being some barrio vato?
I've hard of Bananas, too

What are feather Indians calling themselves? Dot Indians?

Back to Fr. Pfleger- are we supposed to be calling him a *Snowball* now, or just your average ...Communist Socialist agitator?
I'm not sure of the protocols here. I mean are we supposed to get some racial hatemongers to speak for us while we're shutting down Chicago?
Who do we hit up for extortion money?
Do we get a tee-shirt?

You wouldn't know it from this blog

But I scored five points higher than normal on this Civic Literacy test.

Although I guessed at quite a few, I at least had an idea to start my rationalization from.
Which is better than just taking a wild @ssed guess like it looks like most college students did.

I'd also like to take issue with three that I got wrong, but giving them the benefit of the doubt- I started this at 5:40AM, and also don't have their material to look at.

You also might want to take a look at the rankings of a certain Ivy League school who has graced us with a presidential candidate and his wife.

I told you there was something fishy- didn't i?

The more we hear about the thought police religious brown shirts Yearning For Zion Ranch and the legal questions makes me sure my media radar was right.

the vast majority of those "abused" minors who were mothers now turn out to be adults.
Under normal circumstances, the children would not have been automatically stripped from their parents and sent all over Texas- except that it happened to be a non-moslem fundamentalist religion. The state even held an 18 year old ADULT in custody until she gave birth and then sent the newborn to an unrelated group of people in it for the money. (ok, that wasn't fair- but fosters ARE getting my tax money)
Now the state has to return the stolen children to their loving family. Just another example of the state over reaching their authority in this religious witch hunt.

The more that dribbles out of the media black-out the less the state has to show. I heard that the wost charge the DA might be looking at is the polygamy thing- and minor violations like you could be charged with if anyone looked hard enough. It also seems that those pregnant prepubescent teens probably ended up there for a search engine hitcount more than -you know,,,there *really* being pregnant 13 year old girls there.

If you have a question on the MSMs take on things just feel free to ask "Mr. Media BS detectorman".

Overheard at a Wall St.office

Say Stephan, did you see anything unusual this morning?

Not really Gregory, did you?

Yes as a matter of fact. When I was picking up this months Bimmer, I saw a dog peeing on an Exxon pump.

Ohhhhh? So that means....

YES! Lets go bid up the price of crude $5 a barrel!


I never really liked those @ssholish dotcom millionairs back in the 90's, but I never wished for them to loose everything they made from their business like I do with those oil profiteers.
I'd love to hear sob stories about how badly their life is when the bubble finally bursts and they're holding millions of barrels of crude worth a quarter that they paid.

Annoying radio commercials

You know the ones. The ones where you just can't turn the thing off fast enough after you recognize the first voice,,,
There's a new one out by Verizon for their WiFi setup, or something. This one has a ditz in a coffe shop complaining about not being able to leave or she'll have to actualy close her laptop.

I think I was behind her this morning because whatever she was doing in that car didn't have anything to do with driving.

Feminine hygiene spray

I went shopping the other day at our local Walmart, which I guess is at the end of the supply line if you look at their selection.

This Walmart always smells like something different. Usually it smells like whatever got broken in the grocery section- mayo, pickle juice, cherry soda...
This week-end it smelled like feminine hygiene spray. All over the store.

What is it with that?
Is it supposed to hide the fact that somethings happening down there?
Is it really that bad that your personal space needs to alter whatever is happening?
My nose isn't that good, so maybe I just can't- and never could- smell 'that change'- except when women (teen girls) took a bath in the stuff.

Or is it just something for aerosol manufacturers to make a couple extra bucks on a natural function?
I had to go to a middle school the other day for work and during class change you could almost see the cloud of masking odor raising from the preteen crowd.



UPDATE 7:45PM

Speaking of Wally-world, We'll be doing without the humungus red bag of Ol' Roy.
because the dogs like it too much. The humungus yellow bag will last about a week longer.

I'm mean, aren't I? I guess you PETArds need to tell Nany Pelosi to do something to lower my costs so I can AFFORD to buy something besides gas.

Barack Hussein Quayle

Dan Quayle didn't make as many gaffes in his V.P. term as as Barry O. does in one week.
But then again, Quayle is a Republican and Barry is the new anointed one.

His Memorial day orations include a speech in which he referred to "the unbroken line of fallen heroes", and then mentioning all those sitting there listening to him. His (typically white) uncle somehow liberated Auschwitz (and those typically white Jews) during WWII- before being discharged to hide in the attic for six months.

And now he wants to force every servicemember to undergo pshyc testing before discharge.

Can't you just hear them?

"Danica, he really didn't mean to break your car- don't go down there and kick his @ss."

WOW, reality bites...

I was doing the weekly shopping at Wally-world when it hit me...we could really be heading for some kind of meltdown- all centered on the spiralling cost of energy.

I just got done looking at all the meat that I was getting priced out of and finally grabbing a tube of the Salmonella brand of 27/63% brand hamburger for $2.20/lb. Last year I was paying that for GOOD meat. Got a loaf of my Sam's bread (twice what it was 6 months ago) and Karen's high dollar fiber bread-with the obligatory sawdust sprinkling) for almost three dollars.
Then the ketsup, and on to the baking aisle- when it hit me.

Lard was 88cents- soon that's all the family would be able to afford as far as meat flavor.
That's when I remembered my Grandpa telling about their meals during the Depression.
They would make tomato soup out of ketsup and hot water.
Three days out of the week, their meat would be whatever got sopped-up when they fried their cornbread -in lard.

AND the potatoes, used in everything as an extender.

I wonder when I'll have to start looking up more of these recipes?

This time, just like last time- part of the cause is speculation driving prices and the government being unable to cope with what's happening.
In this case, though, the government is almost directly the cause of the spiraling costs of everything because of their unrealistic energy policies.

The Ethanol boondoggle rewarding their donors at 'Big Agriculture' with my tax money.
AND the absolute refusal to let us use our own oil.


I wonder what our next 'Hoovervilles' will be named after? 'Pelosivilles?' 'Obamavilles?'
Most likely it will be a Republican, sine in this case too the Dems will refuse to accept blame.

Just click

That's what your mouse is for.

Overheard on "Reno 911!"

A mans best friend is his gun.

but, then again, a dog carrying his gun would be really cool, too.

Our Memorial Day week-end Nose Art

As we thank those who made it safe for us to field such a pathetic group of presidential candidates, along with the self-steering ship of state which takes more than one full term of hapless helmsmen to run aground.

We give you:

In honor of a Tanker


One of New Zealand's Avengers

Which says "We shoot from both ends"
H/T to Geoff

Walt Disney studios tribute to at least two former Marines on my blogroll


And my Air Force pals


Not to mention my little part of the Navy


A Thanks to all who made it through, and a special heartfelt thank you to those who didn't- Bless You.

John Cornyn,,,,Cares about your input?

Really?

This is the response I got back from J.C.'s bot-reader in response to this letter I sent him about a month ago.


Dear Mr. P:

Thank you for contacting me about the use of ethanol and renewable fuels as part of our national energy policy. I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this matter.

In an effort to protect the U.S. economy and consumers, the federal government has made a significant commitment to encourage the development of alternative fuels. Many of the government’s enacted strategies and programs have worked to help Texas become a leader in the development of several renewable transportation fuels and the largest biodiesel producer in the country. As we continue to integrate these sources of fuel into the marketplace, we must ensure that any federal mandates are attainable, not burdensome to our economy, and do not adversely affect consumers.

Ethanol is a growing industry that is helping to revitalize the rural American economy, albeit with noticeable consequences for consumers such as a rising food and fuel prices. Recently, Congress passed the CLEAN Energy Act (P.L. 110–140) to expand the renewable fuel standard from 8.5 billion gallons in 2008 to 36 billion gallons of biofuels in 2022. As a result, ethanol will continue to be a growing component of our nation’s fuel supply for the foreseeable future. I understand that questions remain about the fuel economy and air quality benefit of ethanol, and we must continue to study the feasibility of adequately supplying and distributing ethanol. In addition, it is important to the economic stability of our nation to continue encouraging a variety of biofuels derived from sources that do not compete with our nation’s food supply. For these reasons, the expanded renewable fuels standard places limits on traditional corn-based ethanol while encouraging the use of advanced biofuels such as ethanol derived from plant waste and other cellulose. Research into these advanced biofuels is promising, and I look forward to swift commercialization of these alternatives in order to help alleviate the rising food prices Americans are facing at the grocery store.

My colleagues and I—along with stakeholders within the energy industry—will continue to conduct oversight on alternative energy policies to determine the most reasonable and cost-effective means of implementing alternative fuel technologies. I appreciate having the opportunity to represent the interests of all Texans in the United States Senate. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.

Sincerely,

JOHN CORNYN
United States Senator


John Cornyn--in touch with his base.


In looking at the showtrial of "Big Oil", you'd think that no one on the highly paid staffs of those ever heard the term SUPPLY ABD DEMAND in realtionship to anything except the demands of the latest PC class and the supply of new 'rights'.

OH, I fergot this important news flash

One of our crack news/talk radio stations had this breaking news yesterday morning, and I forgot all about it until I read this.

In a surprising revelation, it turns out that the number one cause of identity theft in Texas is....



Are you ready for it?



It's completely unheard of...



The newsreader was surprised to find this out.




I mean, why would anyone suspect it?




...




ILLEGAL ALIENS!


I mean, all they want to do is come here and make a better life for themselves, not bothering anyone or using taxpayer money to enhance themselves, or fraud to get more American money.

And they get your personal info by picking through your trash.




AND in other news that's not-
I heard somewhere that since Cuba's allowing personal electronic toys- that people want to start sending cell phones, Ipods and the other goodies to the people of Cuba.

Ok, that's all well and good. Can someone tell me just HOW the peons who make subsistence wages are going to be able to afford a $75/mo cell phone plan?
How about $100 worth of batteries monthly? Personal computers/laptops? not going to work very well without electricity or telephone service, is it?

9.5 hours O.T,

in two days.

Ya- I know you guys make a 12 hour day normal.
I'm not you. See how much fun you have on a dusty, hot, bright, dusty calichi building site-K?

Any way, I'm looking at a 4 1/2 day Memorial day week-end.

Too bad we can't afford to go anywhere because the Dems got elected to "Do something" about gas prices.
Now they're going to sue OPEC and force oil companies to chit cheap oil without drilling.

Maybe this November would be a good time to let them know that they're doing it wrong.