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- One odd adjustment to this marriage gig with kids? Having to be careful with what I watch on TV. I'll record Entourage, Hard Knocks, and other HBO type stuff and used to fire it up any time I wanted. No more. Offended little ears and a mad mother are no way to go through life, son.
- One in five U.S. adults smoke? I don't believe that for a moment.
- 5K fun runs used to be the norm but now they are tricking them up with obstacles. They had one in Bridgeport a few months back and this one in Roanoke this weekend sounds kind of fun.
- The Rangers are only in first place because they are (1) amazingly in a four team division and (2) the other three teams couldn't beat Chico.
- I'm guessing it's just an online mistake, but the Messenger's PDF paper this morning has two page 5s and no page 6 (which is where all the Editorial/Letters are carried over to.) But I might pick up a hard copy to see if that mistake actually occurred there as well.
- Have my number of postings slowed down? Yeah. Has the quality, too? Yeah. Don't worry. I'm committed to silliness.
- I've heard about the Florida church that plans on holding the "Burn The Quran" this Saturday but have refused to post anything about it. It's so stupid that even I won't be sucked in. At least until now.
- Mrs. LL said she was almost blow off 287 in Rhome during the "tornado warning" yesterday.
- I fear the hydroplaning.
- There was a picture of Hooter Girls taken over the weekend at a charity golf tournament, but something seems to stick out.
- Speaking of the Messenger, I like the concept of having the writers and editors do a sports "pick em" grid like the Dallas Morning News (and most big papers) does. But they picked only four college games this week and one of them is Wyoming v. Texas. But - get this - they don't use a point spread. Really? You boys going out on a limb by all picking Texas straight up?
- For you delusional folks that think we invaded Iraq "to liberate those people", why do we sit back and allow this to go on?
- We've named our new dog "Precious" after (don't tell the kids) the dog from Silence of the Lambs. I'll be coaxing her to get in the basket if she keeps whining.
- Saw a piece on Fox 4 where the Dallas County DA paraded a group of prosecutors, victims and exoneree in front of the Commissioners' Court to persuade them not to cut his budget like every other department. It worked. He's shameless, no scholar, not much of a lawyer, but a heck of a politician. His plan worked.
- I purchased the NFL Red Zone for the year. Unlike the crazily expensive Sunday Ticket (which allows you to see every NFL game), the Red Zone cost $5 a month.
- Lake Bridgeport water level. The rain hasn't had the immediate impact that you would think, but it'll continue to rise for a couple of days
- Lingerie football pics in a Star Telegram sister site?
44 comments:
Why do all sports notes include a typical beat down of the local teams? Doesn't matter who it is... it's gonna get trashed.
I guess that's the way the Internets go these days. Trash the team no matter what...makes you feel better when they don't win?
BG, isn't "let the United Nations take care of it" what you've recommended as America's foreign policy all along? (And liberating the people -- although that has been accomplished -- was never the sole reason for going into Iraq.)
Speaking of Iraq, what's the American body count in that country since Obama declared "the combat mission in Iraq has ended" on August 31?
I thought the majority of the rapists in eastern Congo were UN reps?
I've come to the conclusion that the greatest threats to this country are radical Muslims and radical Christians. Why can't we gather all of them up, put them on some island in the middle of nowhere and let them beat, bomb, burn and murder each other. Why do both of them continuously try to drag the rest of us into their controlling, self-righteous and paranoid world?
I absolutely believe that statistic about smoking. Most women hide it. (Especially high tone women.) I'm part of the crowd that goes behind the garage at parties for a smoke. It's our dirty little secret.
I could never live with someone like Silicone Alley, but she cracks me up.
Yes; since you took the plunge your blog has suffered tremendously. I have noticed for some time that you not only post less frequently, but the substance of what you post is disappointing at best. I figured that would happen when you made the life change, as a family leaves little time for personal pursuits. Your priorities have, sadly, shifted. Too bad!
Barry, you may insulted Chico in the way Geico insults the cavemen!
not a bad day barry boy.. seems like maybe my comment yesterday struck some tone with you so you stepped it up. gotta give you good marks today but dont let that family life get in the way anymore. there are a few of us that use you for our morning coffee........
A-
would have been better without the bulldog face.
Can we see a pic of the pup?
The reason delusional conservative sheep don't acknowledge the horrors that have occured in east Africa is because Rush or Hannity or Levin don't talk about it.
I agree with 9:24. Today is a vast improvement. Please keep it up and don't let that family consume you.
Red Zone is absolutely the best football I've watched!
Thanks for the pick me up pic. Please no more pic. of mammy obammy's but thank you
852 - I'm resisting the urge to characterize your comment as stupid and uninformed, to give you the chance to back up your opinion with some data. On what basis do you compare as equal the "threats" posed to America by radical Muslims and radical Christians?
853 - If someone wants to find the truth about the number of smokers, all they have to do is check the designated smoking areas at hospitals (or across the street when smoking is prohibited on campus) and see the number of nurses and other medical workers gathered there, puffing away.
935 - How much acknowledgement have we heard about Africa from Liberal sheep? (Maybe they were too busy voting for a cipher for President.)
The name "Precious" reminds me of the Sméagol/Gollum line, "My Precious" from Lord Of The Rings and the fat girl in the movie, Precious.
Since your new puppy is a Yorkshire Terrior you could have named her for something, actually, associated with Yorkshire. Yorkshire is known for having a fabulous "Abbey" or two. Of course there is the obvious name of "Puddin'" as a nod to Yorkshire Pudding. However, "Precious" is a good name, especially so, if you are a Tolkien fanatic or like fat girls.
If you don't believe the 1 in 5 adults smoke stat, come to Georgia. It is about 3 in 5 if not more. And if you think going behind the garage to hide your dirty little secret works, then you are one disillusioned Smelly high tone lady, that reek of burnt tar and filth will follow you back, I don't care how much perfume you spray on.
And it puts the lotion in the basket so Joe Dirt can get his Auto trader.
I thought we invaded Iraq because we thought they had WMD (probably because they stupidly kept trying to make us think they did)and to a lesser degree because they would not abide by the original cease fire agreement by shooting at our aircraft enforcing the nofly zone.
Wordkyle 10:26
Ever hear of the Crusades? Radical Christians and Muslims wanted the Holy Land (which was sacred to both religions) to be their own so they could spread their beliefs to the greater population of people who could truly care less. In our time, radical Christians are slowly dragging us into a holy war (whether they realize it or not) with radical Muslims. The greater population of each religion wants nothing to do with stepping on the other's beliefs. It's only the radicals of both Christianity and Islam.
I would bet that it's only a matter of time before some "Christian" blows up a mosque in the name of God.
11:24 I agree with you. Added to that are the radical Christians who blow up abortion clinics in the name of God. How right you are...they are JUST as dangerous as the radical Muslims.
11:24, 11:41 - I totally agree with y'all.
It has long been the tactic of many folks to shirk personal responsibility for the murder and mayhem they inflict on others by claiming the bad acts were on orders from "the big guy upstairs." A man might claim that his deity of choice is directing him to fill mass graves with Muslims in the Balkans or to blow up a plane full of infidels and that he has no choice in the matter because he is a true believer. Such is the life of a man who knows only hate and is too morally bankrupt to admit that he is simply evil.
Free your minds from the fruits of hate and focus your efforts upon the appreciation of what is good in man. Like the physique of this morning's Random Thoughts girl.
1141 - The National Abortion Federation, a pro-abortion group, puts abortion clinic deaths from anti-abortion violence at eight. From the FBI: "The major terrorist acts or attempts against U.S. interests leading into the 21st century stemmed from militant Islamic jihad." There have been 3,315 killed by Muslims in America in 68 terror attacks. Because of anti-terrorism efforts begun in the Bush administration, many other plots have been foiled.
Regardless of your beef with Christianity, those numbers are hardly equivalent.
1124 - The Crusades ended about 500 years before America was a nation. Some arguments a little more...um, contemporary...might add strength to your argument.
Chief...I like a Token fat girl every now and then. I had a fat girl that would come by and visit for a while, I called her Lord of the Onion Rings! She was a real terrier for Yorhsire Pudding!
11:00
Hahaha... Very funny and very very true. Perfume does not work. That's why you keep toothpaste with you and jump in the pool or hot tub afterwards. This aint my first rodeo. It takes a lot of work to stay in the closet. However, people (like Barry) are too self involved and just aren't very observant. ;)
11:24 & 11:41 - Right on! The "Wordy" thinks he is the professor of this blog.
A lot of folks I speak with are on the same page as the both of you. I am as well.
Politics is a playground full of overgrown children who never learned right from wrong. Who always put the blame for what goes wrong on somebody else. Spending all of their energy pointing fingers at each other instead of resolving problems!
Lord help this country...
WK,
Don't forget there have been in excess of 150,000 civilian casualties as a result of the war in Iraq. The civilian death toll in Afghanistan could be two or more times that. Those were wars started by a man who ordered the invasions of the countries because god told him to. (At least that is what W told some Palestinian clerics after the fact.) Killing in the name of one's god is not justified just because the killers have better uniforms and embedded reporters.
"Professor?" I like that. It shows how easily impressed some people are.
Wordkyle,
Your figures on the number of abortion clinic deaths to the number of militant Islamic terrorist deaths is probably true, but that's a lame argument because the militant Islamic terrorist deaths was also only at eight one time. It's the mentality of the two extremists being the same, not the "number" of deaths they've caused.
And being the strong Christian that you seem to be, surely you realize "SIN IS SIN", not the number of times it is done.
137 - Your number includes Iraqi civilians killed by Islamic terrorist attacks, right? Have any idea what that proportion was?
The two "clerics" to whom Bush allegedly said those words, belonged to a larger Palestinian delegation, whose officials refused to acknowledge the authenticity of their claim.
Check your Messenger PDF again. I'm guessing it's just your computer screwing up and you needed someone to blame.
202 - The question was about the commenter's claim that Christian radicals and Muslim radicals are equal threats to America. The terrorism stemming from the radical Islamic mentality seems to be a little less selective than the radical Christian variety. "American" seems to be the main category of targets.
Also of note is the response by Muslims to the cartoons of Mohammed compared to the response by Christians to the artwork of Robert Mapplethorpe depicting Christ. Equivalent?
"Wordy"...may I remind you there was a "professor" on Gilligan's Island as well! Don't take youself too seriously! Bahhahaha!
All this rain is a sign that God loves Football and demands Field Turf.
The Chico comment was very funny. Kinda like comparing Robert Shapiro to say, uh, maybe, YOU!
Radicals/fanatics of any faith are dangerous and very far off base. God advocates only tolerance and love to ALL people. At no time do I remember Him saying, "only if they hold the same beliefs as you", or "except those damn Muslims". Those who hate or slaugher any other human beings just because they are of a certain race, religion, or creed are not in line with the true God. (notice I did NOT say Christianity, but God...two very different things)
WK,
The 150K figure is from a WHO study and includes figures only from 2003-2007. The deaths are from "violence" both coalition and insurgent related. (One assumes that a lot of that violence occurred at the same time.) Amnesty International (one of your faves I'm sure) puts the count of civilian deaths at well over half a million. Others estimate the total civilian loss of life at over 1 million.
The point is that no moral being can successfully rationalize away slaughter on that scale simply because "(god/allah/buddha/the flying spaghetti monster/et al) is on our side." Bin Laden and Bush (and I am not trying to equate the two) have both spouted off rhetoric trying to reduce the entire conflict to a basic war of good versus evil--the righteous against the unbelievers. They are both wrong.
11:41 Can you name the number of abortion clinics that have been blown up compared to the thousands of terrorist acts that the peace loving Muslims have committed?
Wordkyle,
OK. I give up, but bottom line is that radical Christians SUCK!
346 - Once again, you're grouping unlike things to arrive at a number. Islamic terrorists have regularly targeted areas where civilians were the likeliest victims. Once again, my comments are in response to the claims that radical Christians pose the same threat to America as radical Muslims -- a ridiculous comparison.
314 - I can't disagree with your comment.
236 - If I took myself as seriously as you seem to think I do, I wouldn't even know who Gilligan was, little buddy.
By the way Wordkyle, I never said radical Muslims and radical Christians were equal threats. I said they were this country's greatest threats.
Your stubbornness wears me out.
501 - I dunno, the radical Muslim thing you're probably right about. Christians? Not so much. Gang violence, drugs, the federal deficit -- I can think of quite a few that are greater threats. Looking at surveys of Americans' greatest concerns, "Christianity" doesn't seem to make any of the lists.
Amazing what time changes.Saw a beautiful standing on her tiptoes in the drive giving her man a "bye kiss";how nice I thought.The next morning she was standing there smoking while he loaded up;my thought?nasty stupid woman.
"Here precious . . ." "It puts the lotion in the bucket . . ."
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