Hmmmmm…

Just downloaded this WordPress Android app… pretty nifty but I want more options… like editing my links, etc. Just more control.

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Untitled

via twidroid

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What makes a man?

Is it the sweat on his brow? The hair on his back?

Nay, say I. It is the Neospire logo on his shirt, coffee mug and writing utensils.

It’s his name on the outside of his dimly lit cubicle stating proudly that he is Technical Support… Oh wait, it says “Network Services”. I like that classification better.

I gots me a brand new J-O-B!!! It’s amazing here. Coworkers and bosses are great friendly people and the work is not too difficult! (yet!)

Anyway, a customer called in asking if we can support WordPress and I chimed in “They need PHP and MySQL installed!”

Me: 1
Them: 577

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Is God good?

I submit that he is. Me and a coworker have been testifying ALL day… I never thought this day would come. I still stand behind an analytical approach to spirituality but I think that some things just aren’t ready to be understood… YET. Belief = Hope and for alot of people, that’s all it takes. For others, they need to see it for themselves. A slight change in perspective can provide this new view and bring with it a new understanding to what you could not see before. I have been ignorant to alot of things but never once have I doubted the existence of a higher power nor the power of prayer. My understanding of God has changed over the years and I have seen miraculous things. I realize that I am a sinner and evil has driven me in the past. I pray/hope that the life that I live is good and that when I die, I will not be faced with the consequences and memories of the evil parts.

Amen?

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That’s what SHE said…

I find the following image appropriate

and as well, this one:

and this:

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Have yourself a Merry little Xmas

That’s right. I said Xmas.

Xmas” and “X-mas” are common abbreviations of the word “Christmas”. They are sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but they, and variants such as “Xtemass”, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the correct pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The “-mas” part came from the Latin-derived Old English word for “mass”. The “X” in Xmas is from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of Χριστός, Christ in Greek.

☧

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Dogs are asses

I’M TIRED

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Physics is AWESOME!

and so are guard dogs

It’s beginning to look alot like Winter Holiday everywhere yooooouuuu gooo… (go, not goo)

I hope that Santa brings everyone what they wish for. I wished for a pet dinosaur but they tell me I’ll shoot my eye out and Santa cant fit that into his bag and that it’ll eat the reindeer. What do they know?!

12 hours from now. I will be at home. Asleep. 9 hours after that, I will be back at work and repeat this special version of employed that I call doubly.

It would be great if I didn’t have to sleep. It would be great if alot of things.

I need to buy some gifts for my nieces. They are nice. I think that’s why niece is nice with an extra e.

My mind is rushing with ideas. Biggest picture kind of stuff. I can’t see the smaller local portrait right now. Just the panorama of everything. I am half tempted to start reading Revelations… but yeah… I probably won’t… I’ll look into it.

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MEGASHARK

we’re doomed.

man, i am really really tired. i had essentially 3 jobs yesterday.

my car just needed water btw, no more smells… stupid me forgot to check the most vital fluid of all

instant coffee = instant vomit

i was going to say something but i forgot… thats me all day

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Automated Hat Removal Service

I think I just had bad coffee… didn’t smell right

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I has a tired…

Time to philosophize. (omg that’s a word!)

(this bad-ass image brought to you by accidentalfresh.com) (this entire post brought to you by simonscat.com)

NEED MORE REDBULL

This is how I feel sometimes:

Meh. But at least I’m not this guy:

REDBULL

WTF am I supposed to do about Christmas?! I had a bah-humbug in my butt but it went away before we stopped talking. Apparently it jumped ship and found a new host. I WAS TIRED AND A LITTLE DELIRIOUS! redbull

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NeoSpire Follow Up: MAN, I CAN WRITE!

Maybe retail won’t be as bad as I remember. If I get behind what TR is selling than I can sell their products just as well, if not better than I sell myself!

Here’s hoping that Mackenzie will be there and that NeoSpire wants some face time!

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I need a new phone. I may have to re-up with AT&T

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Funny BBC 4 show with David Cross and Will Arnet. Salty language.

Venom/Symbiote Suite Spidey idea originated from a random fan submitting ideas to Marvel.

Turn your butt into a Volcano:

Hmmm. NeoSpire called me and left a message. I will most certainly call them back!

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Science just asks for your eyes! AKA seeing is BELIEVING!

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Vol. 4

Does he just replace them himself or are they getting ripped off still?

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The Bumper Sticker Bandit Vol. 3

Another bumpersticker replaced:

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The Bumper Sticker Bandit Strikes AGAIN!

This little battle is really getting to be fun to watch. Every time you walk in our out of the garage, you can get a glimpse of it:

Oh noes!!!!!!

It wasn’t stolen this time… Just relocated to the hood:

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On the subject of Politics and Religion

After posting that last email, I am reminded of all the political/religious discussions that have transpired thanks to the Rightist emails that Pastor Jay sends me.

I am thankful for that, getting to talk to opposing personalities is a fun experiment in self-control.

I will try to edit down and repost all these discussions. Alot of which were blasted out to multiple recipiants via “Reply All” and that lends it’s self to amusing random spouts of “TAKE ME OFF YOUR MAILING LIST!” and “I DON’T SHARE YOUR VIEWPOINTS, PLEASE DON’T REPLY ALL” which in my defense, was only because the person I was talking to did it first. If I’m gonna take them down, a crowd should witness the fall.

I AM TIRED!

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Modern Political Misinformation and the Ballad of the Bumper Sticker Bandit

A friend of mine (Evangelical Pastor who I am working on a website for) forwarded this email from Jonathan Falwell:

Our Fading Reverance for Life
Jonathan Falwell

As a pastor, I am blessed to have a variety of people and people types under my care.  From newborn babies to adolescents to newlyweds and young parents to the recently retired and even people approaching the century mark, I consider it an honor to serve as pastor to each of them.
That’s why I am troubled by some wording in President Obama’s universal healthcare plan now pending in the U.S. House that would require “end of life” counseling for senior citizens.  As reported by WorldNetDaily.com, former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey is warning people to “protect their parents” from this measure.
Speaking of Section 1233 of the legislation, Ms. McCaughey stated on Fred Thompson’s radio broadcast, “One of the most shocking things is page 425, where the Congress would make it mandatory absolutely that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session.  They will tell [them] how to end their life sooner.”
I guess this is the next logical step in our modern culture of death.  Since we have become culturally dispassionate regarding abortion—and the reality that living humans are killed largely for the sake of convenience—it is small wonder that contemporary Big Brother would also target the elderly.
Earlier this week, I received a Patriot Post e-mail (http://patriotupdate.com/home/exclusive/13) titled, “The Ten Commandments According to Obama.”  One of the commandments read: “Honour thy father and thy mother until they are too old and sick to care for.  They will cost our public-funded health-care system too much money.”
After reading about the language in the universal healthcare plan, it struck me that the Patriot Post satire was terribly pertinent.
Let’s go to Scripture to learn about the value of the elderly.  It is important to understand that God has a role for every believer—no matter how old he/she is.  Let’s examine the first chapter of the Book of Titus to gain some insight into the value of our seniors.
In verses1-2 we read: “You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.  Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled and sound in faith, in love and in endurance” (NIV).
We see here that older men are not to be eschewed or disregarded.  Instead, they are to be revered and given vital roles to play within the church.
Let’s read on.  In verse 4 we read how older women have a crucial role to play in the church.  “Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands so that no one will malign the Word of God.”
We see that God has plans for senior ladies too, specifically regarding the family and ministry to younger women in the church.
Nowhere in Scripture do I read where we are to discuss hospice care with seniors so they’re willing to get out of the way and let younger folks live more expediently.
At Thomas Road Baptist Church I am privileged to know a man named Charlie Harbin, who has been a part of our Pastoral Visitation Team for many years.  Now in his late 80s, Charlie now works part-time, but he remains energetic, wise and passionate about serving Jesus Christ and ministering to others.  I wouldn’t dream of asking him to consider getting out of the way so that a younger guy could do his job because the fact is that a younger man couldn’t hold a candle to Charlie.  I hope he is able to minister for many more years.
I mention Charlie knowing that he is emblematic of millions of Americans who are vital to our churches and our society.
Age should not define us.  Further, a bunch of faceless government poobahs who want to classify our existence should not be permitted to outline end-of-life policies for our seniors.  This is America, where we are to be free from government intrusion to live out our lives as we see fit.

Jonathan Falwell

To which I replied after an hour of research:

First things first: here is a copy of the bill (HR3200) online (from the Library of Congress): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3200:

Here is the interview from the Fred Thompson show: ( http://fredthompsonshow.com/premiumstream?dispid=320&headerDest=L3BnL2pzcC9tZWRpYS9mbGFzaHdlbGNvbWUuanNwP3BpZD03MzUxJnBsYXlsaXN0PXRydWUmY2hhcnR0eXBlPTMyMCZwbGF5bGlzdFNpemU9MQ== )

Betsy’s quote that Pastor Jonathan Falwell is referencing occurs at 1 minute and 21 seconds in.

To preface my stance with some background info: Elizabeth “Betsy” McCaughey is on the Board of Directors of Cantel Medical Group ( http://www.cantelmedical.com/about/directors.html stock share information: http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/13/mccaughey-biotech/ )

One of the provisions the Stimulus Bill from February is “Comparative Effectiveness Research.” Administration officials and leading Democrats in Congress say the idea will help government programs direct their dollars to treatments that are worth the money. ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123423024203966081.html ) McCaughey’s attack on this is found at about 2:30 in the same interview.

So basically, the plan is to axe the more expensive, less useful treatments and naturally, Cantel Medical Group and it’s Board are worried, hence the attack on Section 1233.

(Again, a copy of the bill can be found here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3200: )
“The section under question by McCaughey is Section 1233 of HR3200 (the House health care bill) and it is amending subsection s(2) of Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x). Section 1233 of HR3200 adds new sub-paragraph (FF) to the list of what Medicare will pay for as defined in Section 1861 of the Social Security Act.

Section 1233 is saying that Medicare will pay for an “advance care planning consultation” no more often than once every five years unless the patient’s health status changes as a result of certain diagnoses or the patient is admitted to a nursing home, long-term care facility, or hospice. Such a consultation may result in a written directive about care and that directive may include information about such areas as antibiotics and intravenous feeding and hydration as well as the usual DNR instructions and any wishes with regard to facility transfer.

In other words, Section 1233 is creating a new type of “treatment” that will be paid for by Medicare. It will only pay for one such consultation every five years unless the patient’s health status changes, in which case Medicare will pay for a consultation when that change occurs. This is not a mandate; this is a new entitlement. It may not be an entitlement everyone likes but it is still something extra for those on Medicare.” (cited: http://firebrandblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/cry-wolf.html )

Snopes article ( http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/euthanasia.asp )

THIS IS FALWELL’S INTERPRETATION OF THE VERY BIASED AND PURPOSELY MISLEADING CLAIMS OF MCCAUGHEY.

In the grand scale of things: This method of debate has been used by the Left against the Right against their Social Security reform ( http://grimbeorn.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html#6325270601161799842) The Socialist/Communist perception of Dems by the Right is perpetuated by this kind of email forward. The thought of thousands of people receiving this newsletter and automatically accepting it as truth worries me a great deal but I doubt that this back-and-forth battle will ever be won.

PS, in semi-related news… There is a car in our parking garage that has had it’s bumper stickers defaced/stolen… first was the standard McCain/Palin from the general election

(which i witnessed someone defacing with a key) and was quickly replaced with another (same) standard endorsement sticker which was either defaced/stolen or just replaced by the owner:

Then there was this one

Which initially infuriated me but after some calming down from my awesome girlfriend and the reddit community, it subsided.

It disappeared.

More currently there was this one:

Well that one didn’t last long at all because apparently “management” is on to the Bumper Sticker Bandit and posted this:

I find this all hilarious… especially now since I just went out and took that pic only to find ANOTHER birth cert sticker on the car:

because now that i think about it:
IT’S A TWO PACK!!! This guy (and patriotdepot.com presumably) anticipated the unpopularity of this sticker…

Watching this slow battle of the nitwits has made me want to get involved…
perchance I will replace his claims of surveilled evidence with this:

but alas, I think this post will be as far as I go…

(PPS, I am NOT the Bumper Sticker Bandit, although it would be a delightful moniker for this ridiculous fight only because I thought of it and I could retain my monogram BSB)

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Do you want BBQ or…

Too bad! You’re getting BBQ!

Meh, still can’t complain…

I’ve been holding out on Twitter because I’m at 999 posts and I wanted to post a blog with some substance… well I ain’t got any so here goes:

Twitter is an amazing tool. For me, it’s a glorified feed-reader that friends can post to.

I really need a new job. I can’t afford anything as it is now. ANYTHING.

Currently watching: “Dance Your Ass Off” – BEST. SHOW. EVER. (fatties dancing/jiggling around for a maximum of 30 seconds is hilarious, but it’s also motivational/emotional)

Listening to: “Fools” by The Dodos (via Miller Chill commercial) Free Download Here

OK, the show is NOT good to watch while you eat… ugh.

Hmmmm… no BBQ… Let’s see how this goes.

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Revolutions

This may be obvious to most people but I’m currently seeing a huge leap in technology and its role in the global society. I see a small bridge between two seperate nations, halfway across the globe from one another but connected, not “physically” per se, but through a network of digital connections that allow instant communication. We can’t actually see what’s going on in Iran but we can read unedited, unfiltered personal experiences as they are happening. This unprecidented access to a society suprisingly similar to our own, this connection to the rest of the world should never be severed.

This has been just but a blurb of thought in the vast universe of a truly connected social world.

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Some stuff

Man, wordpress’s RSS widget is amazing. I just added a feed for EZTV.it’s freshly uploaded torrents.

Speaking of, watching Hamlet2 right now. Great movie.

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Spreading the love…

A followinger from Twitter, @guerillamilk runs the blog Element8 and has posted the following about YTMND.

Really, this is a test for trackbacks. But this was an amazing find on YTMND.

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Thanks WordPress!

lets face it. were not all rich. we cant all afford our own domain and server space for our blogs.

thats why im so happy that wordpress.com has a twitter widget! now WordPress will post to twitter automatically (via FriendFeed) and that content will then be displayed in the twitter widget here on my purpose-yet-to-be-determined blog.

so if your reading this and have been on the blog/micro-blogging bandwagon for some time: please post some links for some other great sites that add more functionality and reduce productivity.

arrghhh back to work.

and btw, goodbye myspace… if only you could keep up

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A Real Post

Whats up, wordies? Thats what im calling anyone who uses or reads this thing.

Wow, that was easy. I’m trying to see what all this fuss is about regarding blogs. I don’t really know what this is really going to be used for but I figured, “Why the hell not?” It can’t be that hard, can it? Providing original content for anyone in the world to see? Why, that aught to be child’s play!

EDIT: The above started as a blog post through my phone via SkyFire… I really wish that SkyFire didn’t auto-disconnect after like 10 seconds of inactivity. I don’t want to see my home page that often!

Now I’m at work with hardly anything to do. I mean, I have stuff to do but I’m way too busy not working to actually work.

Kidding! First REAL post done!

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