...haven't seen you for a while.
I want to say that I have been busy and I have. But the truth is blogging is hard and I'm not that committed to it. I poke my head in here every now and then to see if anyone is looking. And they are not.
Summer's here. That means yard work and fixing things that I have put off because I hate working in the cold.
I was running 3 miles a day but I had an injury to my ankle. I have taken up the bicycle again. I'm riding 8 miles a day now.
As far as politics go : Republicans are still assholes and Democrats are pussies. Some things never change.
bc
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
I am against torture. I believe it is counter-productive.
That being said could we at least waterboard this guy?
Monday, May 02, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Did You Know There's A Ni... In The Whitehouse?
Here is a very good post by Dennis G over at Balloon-Juice.
Trump really does think that he is the "Great White Hope":
"Trump has added a new unofficial “Primary” on the road to the Republican Presidential Nomination: The “Who can save us from that uppity nigger” primary."
bc
Trump really does think that he is the "Great White Hope":
"Trump has added a new unofficial “Primary” on the road to the Republican Presidential Nomination: The “Who can save us from that uppity nigger” primary."
bc
Devastation
Alabama took the brunt of the massive storm system that began in Arkansas, swept through Mississippi and then into their state. I'm not a prayerful person but my thoughts are with all who were affected by the storms.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
You Can't Win
The President released the birth certificate today. Of course the first thing you hear from Republicans is why didn't he release it sooner.You can't win with fuckers who will not listen to reason or acknowledge facts.
Just look at the folks the Republicans have lined up to run against Obama. Republicans should just save their money for 2016 and run Alan Keyes. In other words, just sit this one out.
bc
Just look at the folks the Republicans have lined up to run against Obama. Republicans should just save their money for 2016 and run Alan Keyes. In other words, just sit this one out.
bc
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Phoebe Snow
RIP Phoebe. I don't know anyone who did not have a copy of this album. Such a lovely singing voice.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
S&P Can Suck It
Did they not disgrace themselves over the financial crisis of 2008?
Why the media giving them a pass?
Why the media giving them a pass?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Our Local Tea Party Is Up To No Good
Really, Tea Party?
What's Islam got to do with Taxed Enough Already? From what I read in this article no one in this group has done anything to deserve a protest. It looks to me that the Tea Party ought to be celebrating this group of Muslims for doing good things for the community.
bc
UPDATE: It seems the Tea Party has better things to do with their time.
What's Islam got to do with Taxed Enough Already? From what I read in this article no one in this group has done anything to deserve a protest. It looks to me that the Tea Party ought to be celebrating this group of Muslims for doing good things for the community.
bc
UPDATE: It seems the Tea Party has better things to do with their time.
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Dumbing Down of America
I had a co-worker stop by my office this morning to discuss the tsunami that ,at the time, was coming from the Japan earthquake heading for the U.S.
She asked me if I thought it would affect the Gulf of Mexico. I could only sit there slack-jawed. I could not believe that someone would think that there was a straight shot from the Pacific Ocean to the gulf. I explained to her that there is a land mass called Mexico and Central America between the two bodies of water. "Oh," she said and walked away.
The mind reels.
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She asked me if I thought it would affect the Gulf of Mexico. I could only sit there slack-jawed. I could not believe that someone would think that there was a straight shot from the Pacific Ocean to the gulf. I explained to her that there is a land mass called Mexico and Central America between the two bodies of water. "Oh," she said and walked away.
The mind reels.
bc
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Fat Tuesday
I have to post this from Greg here. I can't add a thing.
Greg Dworkin (that's me):
Greg Dworkin (that's me):
"These aren’t hearings on homegrown or domestic terrorism (Oklahoma City and Atlanta Olympic bombings and cold-blooded murder of Dr. George Tiller all had nothing to do with Muslims.) They are singling out one group for scapegoating. Peter King’s fear and bigotry hearings raise the question “on how many simultaneous fronts is the GOP willing to look extreme?” Let’s see, there’s the budget in DC, immigration in AZ, union-busting in WI, Boehner defending anti-gay bigotry in the defense of DOMA, repeal of the only true health reform in a generation, birtherism by Presidential candidates Gingrich and Huckabee, social issue legislation in lieu of jobs legislation... wow, are Republicans really that tone-deaf? Are they really willing to alienate anyone who’s not a rich conservative white guy with a job? Apparently by their actions, yes, they are. My guess is that King’s hearings are just a little more than the market can bear. But who knows, really? It’s the GOP, after all. See Terri Schiavo hearings, 2005."
bc
Monday, February 28, 2011
I Just Don't Have Anything To Say
My blogging has been non-existent because, well, I don't know. I get worked up over things I see on my TeeVee and read in my newspaper and the interweb but can't seem to be able to put anything down here at this site.
There is so much bullshit being passed around for "intelligent" commentary. Since their big wins in last November's elections the GOP has gone completely off the rails. They ran on the promise of job creation, but since then they have gone after women's reproductive rights, deficit reduction and labor unions. None of this will create a job for anyone except the lobbyists and propagansists that feed the GOP's message machine.
bc
There is so much bullshit being passed around for "intelligent" commentary. Since their big wins in last November's elections the GOP has gone completely off the rails. They ran on the promise of job creation, but since then they have gone after women's reproductive rights, deficit reduction and labor unions. None of this will create a job for anyone except the lobbyists and propagansists that feed the GOP's message machine.
bc
Monday, January 31, 2011
Listening to Records Again
I grew up in the heyday of vinyl records. Albums and album rock to be exact. I have missed my albums.They are sequestered in a closet in the spare bedroom.
For Christmas my wife gave me the CD "The Promise" by Springsteen. I have enjoyed it but it makes me want to listen to "Darkness on the Edge of Town" and my only copy is vinyl. So I got out the turntable and listened to it. I had forgotten how good vinyl sounds. No compression, just good warm sound.
After that I had to dig out a few other gems to listen to:
One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Station to Station and Low - David Bowie
Deceptive Bends - 10cc
Sunburst Finish - Be-Bop Deluxe
bc
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
When boy, when are you going to get your act together
When I first saw this movie I was 23 years old and thought I knew everything. I never imagined that I would one day feel the same way as Strother Martin does in this scene.
Friday, January 07, 2011
Keep This In Mind Tea Party Folks
From Matt Taibbi's article in Rolling Stone Magazine:
""They're all worried the government would shut down," says Littleton, the head of the Ohio Liberty Council. "I don't care if it shuts down! So what?" Whether the Republican establishment led by Boehner can keep the support and approval of Tea Party leaders like Littleton over the next year or so is, right now, the most fascinating story line in all of American politics. The whole system of entrenched Beltway hackdom that Boehner represents is at stake. The GOP leadership largely succeeded this past fall in appropriating the political energy of the Tea Party for its own ends, pulling off a brilliant coup by using Tea Party rage to push through the long sought-after extension of the obscene Bush tax cuts. This was always going to be the model of how Republican Party hacks would deal with the Tea Party: Bash the living hell out of hated blue-state Gorgons like Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama, jack off the mob by incorporating the Tea Party's Constitution-and-liberty rhetoric, hand the Tea Party those reforms that the GOP's big campaign contributors want anyway (most notably, tax breaks for the rich and deregulation of big business), and then cough up a note from the doctor or some other lame excuse when the time comes to actually cut spending."
""They're all worried the government would shut down," says Littleton, the head of the Ohio Liberty Council. "I don't care if it shuts down! So what?" Whether the Republican establishment led by Boehner can keep the support and approval of Tea Party leaders like Littleton over the next year or so is, right now, the most fascinating story line in all of American politics. The whole system of entrenched Beltway hackdom that Boehner represents is at stake. The GOP leadership largely succeeded this past fall in appropriating the political energy of the Tea Party for its own ends, pulling off a brilliant coup by using Tea Party rage to push through the long sought-after extension of the obscene Bush tax cuts. This was always going to be the model of how Republican Party hacks would deal with the Tea Party: Bash the living hell out of hated blue-state Gorgons like Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama, jack off the mob by incorporating the Tea Party's Constitution-and-liberty rhetoric, hand the Tea Party those reforms that the GOP's big campaign contributors want anyway (most notably, tax breaks for the rich and deregulation of big business), and then cough up a note from the doctor or some other lame excuse when the time comes to actually cut spending."
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
So, Let Me Get This Straight
We traded in a strong Speaker of the House (who happens to have a pussy)
For a real live pussy.
Say Hello To The 112th Congress!
Brought to you by Fox News. They succeeded in getting this new group of firebreathers elected. Don't look for Fox to hold any of them accountable.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Cost Of Media
I was thinking on the way to work today about how much media costs us today. I remember when cable TV was installed in town back in the day. I think the cost was around $20 a month. Everyone thought that was just outrageous!
Now we pay on average anywhere from $60 for basic cable to $150 a month if you want premium channels, HD content and internet service.
Add to that cell phone and smartphone service. That also is anywhere from $50 for basic service to $150 a month if you have 2 or more lines with a data plan.
That's $110 to $300 a month just for TV, internet and wireless phone service!
How did we get to the point where we spend as much for entertainment and communications as we used to spend for a month of groceries when cable was first installed?
bc
Now we pay on average anywhere from $60 for basic cable to $150 a month if you want premium channels, HD content and internet service.
Add to that cell phone and smartphone service. That also is anywhere from $50 for basic service to $150 a month if you have 2 or more lines with a data plan.
That's $110 to $300 a month just for TV, internet and wireless phone service!
How did we get to the point where we spend as much for entertainment and communications as we used to spend for a month of groceries when cable was first installed?
bc
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