And yes, I believe our Republic and liberty is in danger. Not in a "doomsday tomorrow! run for your lives!" sort of way. The danger lies, rather, in giving up our birthright for a pot of stew and some bread.
Just watching Howard Dean fill in for Rachel Maddow. He is he most uncomfortable looking person I've ever seen. Like a back row Baptist at a Pentecostal revival. He appears to have more wood up his ass than Adam Lambert.
Fenstermaker is just as big a douche as you might expect. There's a difference between wanting to see a fair trial and being a sniveling prick who equivocates about the 9/11 body count.
There's a difference between being a defense attorney and an apologist, and being "presumed" innocent is a legal nicety... it doesn't mean you are.
One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha.
Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby's for Save The Children.
More than 500 Barbies went on show yesterday at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy. [...]
Makers Mattel are backing the exhibition which is the work of Italian designer Eliana Lorena.
She comes with a rusty razor blade for that all important clitoridectomy and - BONUS! - a pile of rocks so you can bury her up to her neck and stone her to death, Insha'Allah! Via Dr. Sanity
I just happened to notice this today from Andy McCarthy at The Corner:
A panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of my old adversary, Lynne Stewart, for providing material support to terrorism — i.e., helping the Blind Sheikh run his Egyptian terrorist organization from U.S. prison, where he is serving a life-sentence. The convictions and sentences of the other two defendants were also affirmed. Lynne, who has been out on bail since being convicted eons ago, has been ordered to surrender to begin serving her sentence.
This is simply unbelievable! All this time I thought this leftist terrorist-sympathizer was in jail, and instead, she’s been galavanting around free to continue to create mischief and proudly proclaim her treason.
Too bad we don’t have the balls to execute traitors like Stewart these days.
Investigators trying to solve the mystery of a census taker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest are examining whether he manipulated the scene in order to conceal a suicide and make a life insurance claim possible for his son, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.
The dead man's son, Josh Sparkman, said in an interview with the AP that he found paperwork for the private life insurance policy among the personal files of his father, Bill Sparkman, but wasn't sure of the amount or when it was taken out. He said authorities have told him nothing about the case and haven't produced a death certificate, which is usually needed to make an insurance claim.
Two law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case, said investigators were trying to determine whether Bill Sparkman committed suicide but altered the scene to make it look like a homicide, allowing his son to collect.
Obama's antipathy toward America should come as no surprise. Although he has lived a rich and varied life, there has been one constant - exposure to the left's disparaging narrative about America.
Obama grew up in a radically left-wing household, attended elite colleges where a jaundiced view of America is orthodox, and spent the remainder of his formative years as a community organizer alongside the likes of former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers and the "God damn America" ranting Jeremiah Wright. No wonder Obama is serving up a "God damn American lite" presidency.
I hate to say I told you... Wait! No I don't... I told you so before you voted for him. A lot of us did. How's that "change" working out for you?
As Gen. Casey blatantly underscored it yesterday on Meet the Press: "Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse." The end of "diversity" as a fetish object is "worse" than the massacre at Ft. Hood? Think about it. The general in charge of the Army is saying that if we, as a people, stop worshipping diversity above all and start protecting our soldiers and ourselves from the teachings and goals of Islam,that's "worse" than the carnage at Ft. Hood. Fire Gen. Casey. His duty is to diversity, not his troops.
How Did We Let Our Culture Slip This Far? Are We Too Weak Now To Save Ourselves?
No people in history have ever survived, who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. ~ Dean Acheson
Mohammed and the four others -- Waleed bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi and Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali -- are accused of orchestrating the attacks that killed 2,973 people on Sept. 11, 2001, and will now be tried in a courtroom down the street from the World Trade Center.
If they can beat the rap there, they can beat it anywhere! Does the administration have any idea what a farce these trials are going to be? Unfortunately they probably do. They just don't care. They're treating monsters who made war on the USA as common criminals. Why not just charge them with jaywalking, slap'em on the wrist, give'em their green cards and sign'em up for that good ol' free health care? Uh! I take that back! I don't want to give Obama any ideas.
Usually the nonsense liberals spout is kind of cute, but in wartime their instinctive idiocy is life-threatening. ~ Ann Coulter
Sources tell FOX25 that when Frank was questioned he told police that he did not live in the house and that he only smoked cigars.
Congressman Frank tells FOX25 that he was surprised and disappointed with what police found. He also tells us that he wouldn’t recognize a marijuana plant if he saw one because he is, “not a great outdoorsman,” and ,”wouldn’t recognize most plants.”
Barney, I was going to say I didn’t believe a word of your explanation… then I remembered that you didn’t know there was whore house operating out of your basement and you thought Fannie and Freddie were solvent and well run, so I concede the point. You must really be that stupid.
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below…
We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields…
Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands, we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields…
~ Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872-1918)
I have a feeling that these days there's not much slumber in Flander's fields.
Yes they did Bruni… they lost repression, the Stasi, and Soviet domination. You’re welcome.
Freedom and liberty be damned; having been a “more equal” pig, Bruni insists on lamenting the loss of all the goodness she enjoyed under the autocratic, repressive, and murderous GDR dictatorship. She even enjoyed a life free of “existential fears” guaranteed by the generous hand of the State. Wow!
I’d say the people in the photos below disagree that there was no fear for one’s life in Bruni's Holy & Beneficent GDR. I looked for photos of people dashing through minefields & snipers or climbing up to roofs & fourth floor windows to get into East Berlin but I couldn’t find any. Something that Bruni left out of her article? She too got the hell out of the GDR. Of course she left for love (she met and married a Brit) not principle so that’s different.
A defecting East German soldier, Conrad Schuman, leaps over a barbed wire barricade into West Berlin on August 15, 1961.
West Berlin police hold back crowds of Germans coming from East Berlin for food and clothing in 1953.
Peter Fechter was one of the first victims of the Berlin Wall. He famously bled to death in the so-called 'death strip' after being shot by border guards on August 17, 1962.
Here's health to you and to our Corps Which we are proud to serve; In many a strife we've fought for life And never lost our nerve; If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven’s scenes; They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines.
Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE - News; NYSE:FRE - News), the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "prolonged deterioration" in housing.
Oh, and you're about to become a landlord. That ought to work out well, right?
...the battle lines have hardened as Democratic leaders predicted passage of the House bill and GOP leaders vowed to derail it.
"We will pass health care reform," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after Obama's visit to Capitol Hill.
Meanwhile, House Minority Leader John Boehner vowed to do everything he can to "stop this from becoming law."
"The American people do not want this," he said. "We're going to do everything we can to make sure this does not happen."
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor said Democrats are joining their side to vote against the bill.
... the hour of destruction, or manly opposition to the machinations of tyranny, stares you in the face. Every friend to his country, to himself and posterity ... is now called upon ... to make a united and successful resistance to this last, worst, and most destructive measure of administration. ~ Broadsheets printed in the run-up to the Boston Tea Party
People jumped out of fourth floor windows, off of roofs, ran through minefields and past snipers to get out of East Berlin and our President can't be bothered to make a DAY TRIP to commemorate its fall. Pfft...
The UN’s nuclear watchdogkitten has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting that Iranian scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian has learned.
Ooooo! They're gonna get such a letter from ElBaradei. That'll show them!
Residents of the Venezuelan capital face cuts in water service for as much as 48 hours per week, after the government imposed rationing to stem a 25 percent shortfall in the city's supply, officials said Monday.
Officials said cuts in water service were to be staggered throughout Caracas through the duration of the current dry season, which is not expected to end until May 2010.
Weather forecasters blame the "El Nino" weather phenomenon, saying the periodic weather system has markedly reduced rainfall and created drought conditions.
Others blame the shortage on poor government management of the country's water resources, while President Hugo Chavez faulted the excesses of capitalism.
I bet Hugo has plenty of water. You know, some pigs are more equal than others after all.
Nobody panics when things go "according to plan." Even if the plan is horrifying! ~ The Joker
Conservative Values
Conservative: Kept within sensible limits, not excessive, discreet, heedful of consequences, reasonable, and restrained.
American Exceptionalism: The United States is an exceptional nation. No other country in the history of the world has done more to secure liberty and honor God-given rights of individuals. Our government is uniquely of, by, and for the people, not the other way around.
We Are One People: All of America's citizens can enjoy the rights and freedoms of our country without diminishing the rights of others. There can be honest differences of opinion and such differences result in opponents, not enemies.
Limited Government and Personal Freedom: Thomas Jefferson was correct when he wrote: "That government is best which governs least." Public servants must be held accountable to the highest standards of ethical conduct. Government should be limited to the powers delegated it by the Constitution. Beyond these powers, as government grows, individual freedom shrinks and the economy suffers. High taxes, runaway government spending, and over-regulation of business and farming punish initiative and stifle economic growth. Your property is yours and you have the basic right to make use of it without unreasonable government restrictions.
Reassertion of 10th Amendment Sovereignty: The 10th amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States. The United States constitution defines the total scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the United States constitution and no more. The Federal government was created by the states and their people specifically to be an agent of the states and their people. The federal government, as our agent, should be discouraged from imposing certain restrictive mandates or exercising powers that are beyond the scope of those constitutionally delegated.
Family is the Foundation of the Republic: Family and the values it fosters are the foundation of American society and their preservation is essential to our Nation's continued success.
The Supreme Court: The purpose of the Supreme Court is to determine whether laws are in keeping with the Constitutionally limited powers delegated the government. The Supreme Court is not to rule based on any other standard than that of a strict interpretation of the United States Constitution.
Individual Rights: The United States were founded on the fundamental principle that individuals have certain rights and freedoms which cannot be infringed upon and may be restricted only to the degree necessary to preserve the rights of others. The subjugation of individual rights in favor of groups rights is unconstitutional and has always lead to the trampling of individual freedom.
Individual Responsibility: Individuals are responsible for their actions and the consequences. It is not government's place to save individuals from their mistakes. This kind of government intervention only encourages irresponsible behavior and impinges on others' rights. With freedom comes responsibility and that individuals must take personal responsibility for their own actions and our criminal justice system must be based on this idea.
Religious Freedom: Americans should be free to practice religion how they please. Christianity has been a positive force in our society. Government should not overreach its powers to discriminate against any religious group. Government has no right to suppress prayers nor expressions of faith in public schools.
Respect for Life: Life is sacred and is to be defended. This includes the most vulnerable among us, the unborn. Ronald Reagan was correct when he wrote: "Make no mistake, abortion-on-demand is not a right granted by the Constitution. We cannot diminish the value of one category of human life -- the unborn -- without diminishing the value of all human life."
Right to Bear Arms: The right to own a gun is recognized specifically in the Constitution, yet it is constantly under attack legislatively and legally. The right to own firearms is important to the safety and security of individuals and a nation.
Strong Military and National Defense: A strong military is a necessary deterrent in dangerous world. The U.S. must maintain military superiority to ensure our security. The American military is made up of dedicated and patriotic individuals who deserve this nation's full support. The preservation of our rights and freedoms necessitates a strong national defense and the ability of the United States to negotiate with other nations from a position of strength.
Secure Borders: Legal immigrants have enriched this country. Illegal immigration undermines American sovereignty and weakens national security. The U.S. has a right and obligation to secure it's borders.
Energy Independence: For national security and economic reasons it is time that we as a nation become energy independent by exploiting all our natural resources responsibly while at the same time encouraging energy innovation.
Educational Choice: Parents have the right to determine the values with which their children will be raised and to have the widest possible choice among public, private and religious schools and that competition will improve public education.
Low Taxes, Free Markets, and Fiscal Constraint: The the money you earn is yours and government in a free society should be given only as much as is needed to perform those limited duties which are delegated to it. Government redistribution of income through taxation is not Constitutional. Individuals have a right to their income and are far better managers of their money than is the government. The free enterprise system is the most effective engine of economic progress and free market solutions improve the economy while upholding individual freedoms.
This is written partly by me and compiled partly from here and here.
Keep The Faith
This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. ~ Winston Churchill
Only in the Western world can a gay man live a free life as himself. Hence, the health and strength of the West is fundamental to my survival. ~ USMale
When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir. ~ Thomas Paine
It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. ~ Samuel Adams
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. ~ Ayn Rand
The American's Creed
I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.
~ by William Tyler Page
Quotes I Like
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. ~ Douglas Adams
Leftists see everything in terms of black and white - if it has to do with race. When it's good and evil, then everything in their view turns gray.
...hell is simply one’s freely chosen identity apart from God on a trajectory into infinity. ~ Timothy Keller
The Allies tried the Nazi doctors as war criminals for crimes against humanity for their concentration camp "experiments". Obama and Eric Holder would simply take them to court for malpractice. ~ KevinQC
The liberal paradigm of regulation and license has led to a society where an 18-year-old girl has the right to public fornication in a pornographic movie – but only if she is paid the minimum wage. ~ Irving Kristol
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. ~ Mark Twain
I can say — not as a patriotic bromide, but with the full knowledge of the necessary metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, political and esthetic roots — that the United States of America are the greatest, the noblest and, in their original founding principles, the only moral country in the history of the world. ~ Ayn Rand
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. ~ Abraham Lincoln
The problem with being “socially liberal, fiscally conservative” is that most of the social liberalism comes with quite a price tag... ~ Mark Steyn
Some people are best loved at a distance. ~ Unknown
Joan: I wish it didn't hurt so much. God: It hurts because you feel it, Joan, because you're alive. You love people. That generates a lot of power, a lot of energy, same kind of energy that binds atoms together. And we've all seen what happens when you try to pry them apart. Joan: So if I don't get attached to people, then it won't hurt so much? God: No, it's in your nature to get attached to people. I put that in the recipe. It's when you guys try to ignore that, when you try to go it alone, that's when it gets ugly. Its hell. ~ from Joan of Arcadia
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. ~ Winston Churchill
Imagine a Labour canvasser talking on the doorstep to those East German families when they settle in on freedom’s side of the wall. “You want to keep more of the money you earn? I’m afraid that’s very selfish. We shall want to tax that away. You want to own shares in your firm? We can’t have that. The state has to own your firm. You want to choose where to send your children to school? That’s very divisive. You’ll send your child where we tell you.” ~ Margaret Thatcher
I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy. ~ W. C. Fields
I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. ~ Margaret Thatcher
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments. ~ Thomas Aquinas
Some see private enterprise as a predatory target to be shot, others as a cow to be milked, but few are those who see it as a sturdy horse pulling the wagon. ~ Winston Churchill
A terrorist is an opportunistic warrior. If he can kill the president, he will. But if he can't, he'll kill you. Imagine that. ~ Mark Steyn
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it’s important. ~ Eugene McCarthy
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. ~ Justice Louis Brandeis
Dissent is patriotic only if the dissenter is a patriot. Otherwise it's plain old treason. ~ The People's Cube
Nobody has to, I repeat, live in France. But when you live in France, you respect its rules. That is to say that you are not a polygamist. ... One doesn't practice female genital mutilation on one's daughters, one doesn't slit the throat of the sheep, and one respects the republican rules. ~ Nicolas Sarkozy
Never be separated from the Americans. ~ Winston Churchill
Our [Conservative] gays are more macho than their [Liberal] straights. ~ Ann Coulter
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! ~ Patrick Henry
The only colors that matter are red, white, and blue. ~ Bobby Jindal
If Iraq is another Vietnam, 9/11 is another Kennedy assassination. Were Bali, Madrid and London also inside jobs by the Bush Gang? If so, it's no wonder federal spending's out of control. ~ Mark Steyn
No people in history have ever survived, who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. ~ Dean Acheson
If I didn't, I should have. ~ William F. Buckley (when asked if he referred to Jesse Jackson as an ignoramus)
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. ~ John Quincy Adams
In my opinion, powder and artillery are the most efficacious, sure, and infallible conciliatory measures we can adopt. ~ John Adams
The winner of the Democratic primary is always the candidate who does the best impersonation of an American. ~ Ann Coulter
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false face for the urge to rule it. ~ H. L. Mencken
Thinking about what you can't control only wastes energy, and creates its own enemy. ~ Worf (Star Trek - The Next Generation)
But we should at least stop fooling ourselves. Jihadists are not going to be wished away, rule-of-lawed into submission, or democratized out of existence. If you really want democracy and the rule of law in places like Pakistan, you need to kill the jihadists first. Or they’ll kill you, just like, today, they killed Benazir Bhutto. ~ Andrew C. McCarthy
Satan laughs at our toiling, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. ~ The Kneeling Christian
To regret religion is to regret Western civilization. ~ Theodore Dalrymple
Conservative speakers are constantly being physically attacked on college campuses -- including Bill Kristol, Pat Buchanan, David Horowitz and me, among others. Fortunately the attackers are Democrats, so they throw like girls and generally end up with their noses bloodied by pretty college coeds. But that doesn't make it right. ~ Ann Coulter
Don't tase me bro! ~ Andrew Meyer
There is sobbing of the strong, And a pall upon the land,
But the People in their weeping, Bare the iron hand,
Beware the People weeping, When they bare the iron hand. ~ Herman Melville
Gay diversity is like the Village People. You can all wear different stupid outfits as long as you sing the same stupid song. ~ Jack Donovan
The dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe. ~ Tom Wolfe
Usually the nonsense liberals spout is kind of cute, but in wartime their instinctive idiocy is life-threatening. ~ Ann Coulter
These days, the Left advances its causes more effectively through the courts than through elections, for the fairly obvious reason that very few people are dumb enough to vote for this stuff. ~ Mark Steyn
For the gay establishment, the death of right and wrong began when gaining civil rights ceased to be enough. ~ Tammy Bruce
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. ~ George Washington (attributed)
A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies. ~ George Washington (First State of the Union Address)
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. ~ Thomas Paine
We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. ~ Golda Meir
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of Liberty. ~ John F. Kennedy
We've finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don't want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States. ~ Ann Coulter
We doubt Emma Lazarus ever thought of: Give me your tired, your poor, your Indonesians yearning to be sex slaves for Muslims in Denver. It is called the 'Statue of Liberty', isn't it? ~ Debbie Schlussel
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill
I think a baseball bat is the most effective way these days (to talk to liberals). ~ Ann Coulter
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. ~ James Madison
Fear not your enemies for they can only kill you Fear not your friends for they can only betray you Fear only the indifferent who permit the killers and betrayers to walk safely on earth. ~ Edmund Yashinski
We are a nation that has a government — not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed. ~ Ronald Reagan
How much longer should we allow people from certain lands, with certain beliefs to come to Britain and America and build their mosques, teach hate, and plot to kill us? Okay, let’s have the required disclaimer: Not all Muslims from the Middle East and southeast Asia want to kill us, but those who do blend in with those who don’t. Would anyone tolerate a slow spreading cancer because it wasn’t fast spreading? Probably not. You’d want it removed. ~ Cal Thomas
I am convinced, if I kill every reporter, that there'll be news from Hell before breakfast. ~ General William Tecumseh Sherman
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit softly. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Remember, remember - and realise that America has never retaliated for 9/11 in anything like the way it could have. ~ Tony Parsons, British Journalist
...the aim of a large swathe of the left is not to win the debate but to get it cancelled before it starts. ~ Mark Steyn
I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
To liberals, building a wall across the Mexican border is a violation of the Voting Rights Act. ~ Ann Coulter
Two years after 'the day America changed forever,' the culture is in thrall to the same dopey self-delusion it held on Sept. 10, 2001: There are no enemies, just friends we haven't yet apologized to. ~ Mark Steyn
...the natural state of the world is Darfur. The freakish aberration is America and the rest of the Anglo-Saxon world. ~ Ann Coulter
And yes, I believe our Republic and liberty is in danger. Not in a "doomsday tomorrow! run for your lives!" sort of way. The danger lies, rather, in giving up our birthright for a pot of stew and some bread. ~ KevinQC
Remember, the government apparatchiks have to go through the rest of the house to get to your bedroom. It's best to stop them at the bottom of the driveway. ~ KevinQC
25 Things About Me
1) I don't like cooked onions. Raw onions... great. Cooked onions... blech.
2) I'm shy. Really, I am. And the peanut gallery can just shut up... But seriously - this tendency makes me seem snobbish at times even though I'm not.
3) I don't consider third world countries to be "vacation" destinations.
4) I can't drive a stick shift.
5) I'm a Republican.
6) I love algebra but hate geometry.
7) My mother died when I was 3.
8) I still use the words "whom" and "whomever" when speaking and writing, and I get aggravated when others do not.
9) In fourth grade I was nominated to represent my class on the student council but I was so shy and insecure I wouldn't do it. I still regret that decision.
10) I hate snakes, but once - while holding one - I threatened to throw it at someone.
11) There are a few friends I have not seen in years that if we met today we could pick up in mid conversation as if no time has passed.
12) I never really knew my father. He reached out to me shortly before he died but I chose to ignore him. I don't regret that.
13) There have been two people in my life that I have truly been in love with.
15) In Mrs. Leighton's third grade class, Desi G. used to always borrow my new crayons and without fail break at least one.
16) I like bad SciFi movies. Really, really bad ones. Like Lorenzo Lamas fighting velociraptors bad.
17) I can't ice skate or roller blade. Weak ankles.
18) I always remember my dreams after I wake up, and they're always in full color.
19) I'm clumsy. (That's also a big factor in #17)
20) I was never a Dallas or Dynasty person. I was all Falcon Crest, baby!
21) My favorite color is green.
22) I worked in the hotel and tradeshow biz for eight years and as a result I've seen Las Vegas more than any person should. As a side note, you might think the gay bars there would be hoppin' - but in reality they are bleak and sad.
23) My favorite season is autumn. Second favorite is winter. Spring is okay. Summer sucks.
24) I love vodka. Passionately.
25) I will not swim in anything other than a crystal clear swimming pool. The ocean has sharks and ponds and rivers have snakes and alligators. I regard swimming in them as akin to walking unarmed across the Serengeti. (As for the Serengeti, see #3)
-Obligatory 26th Thing-
26) The first person I came out to in College ended up being totally unable to deal with it and our friendship ended. I still miss him.
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