The "Fluffy Planet"

Come on, so this big ball of helium and hydrogen gets called a planet, but not Pluto? Where is the justice.

Astronomers find distant, fluffy planet

Our Day At The Air Show

Our Day at the Air Show

Sep 9, 2006 - 14 Photos

Air Marshals

I think being an Air Marshal would be one of the coolest yet boring jobs ever. On the one hand not only do you get to carry a concealed gun, but you get to carry one on to a plane!! Plus you get heavily trained in close combat. On the other hand you have to sit on a boring air plane for hours and hours on end doing nothing but "blending in". I wonder if you get free flights? That could be the one thing to tip the scale in favor of being an air marshal... I would probably never get hired though because I believe to much in profiling.

Riverside Park

Riverside Park

Aug 20, 2006 - 7 Photos

Here are pictures of the boys downtown at Riverside Park playing in a fountain.

Act locally, think globally: Shop Wal-Mart.

Why I am happy to be a proud Wal-Mart stock holder.  Just doing my part to help the poor ;-)

TCS Daily - Forget the World Bank, Try Wal-Mart

"Even without considering the $263 billion in consumer savings that Wal-Mart provides for low-income Americans, or the millions lifted out of poverty by Wal-Mart in other developing nations, it is unlikely that there is any single organization on the planet that alleviates poverty so effectively for so many people."

What's the difference between a nerd, a geek, and a dork?

I have personally been called all three of the below throughout my life but I would have to say the only one that is close to accurate is "Geek"  except for the whole biting heads off of chickens thing and as of yet nobody works under me.  I say "as of yet" b/c once my diabolical plan is complete the entire world will work for me... (to be said with an evil laugh following it)  Good ol' Yahoo always answering those deep hard hitting life questions.

Ask Yahoo:
What's the difference between a nerd, a geek, and a dork?

We've been called all three, and to be honest, we always assumed they meant the same thing. However, according to the cool kids, there are differences.

Official definitions for nerd, geek, and dork each use the words "inept" and "foolish." Nerds have the added distinction of being "unattractive." Ouch. While it's hard to argue with the dictionary, we sought out definitions from the Internet at large.

According to Whatis.com, nerds are people of above-average intelligence who place little importance on their appearance. Nerds are often aware of their status, but they don't mind. In fact, many take pride in the putdown, as it means they're smart and not wrapped up in superficial worries.

Geek is a more specific term. Back in the day, geeks worked at carnivals, and (according to the dictionary) "bit the heads off live chickens." Thankfully, the term now has a different connotation. Like nerds, geeks are smart, but they tend to focus more on technology. As Urban Dictionary explains, these are the people you make fun of in high school and later work for as an adult.

Being called a "dork" is the biggest insult of the three. There's no way you can spin it into something positive. After all, even the dictionary writes that dorks are "stupid" people. And to make matters worse, dorks assume they're cool. Oh, and they smell, too.

So, to sum things up, if someone calls you a geek or a nerd, thank them. If someone calls you a dork, consider going back to school and investing in some new deodorant.

A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships

OpinionJournal - Outside the Box
Rising Tide
Tax cuts are good for everyone--and everyone knows it but Washington Democrats.

Here are some quick quotes from this great article:

Mr. Bush signed the most recent tax cuts into law in the spring of 2003. In the past 33 months the size of America's entire economy has increased by 20%--or, as National Review Online's Larry Kudlow put it, "In less than three years, the U.S. economic pie has expanded by $2.2 trillion, an output add-on that is roughly the same size as the total Chinese economy."

In the 2 1/4 years before the 2003 tax cuts, economic growth averaged 1.1% annually; in the three years since it has averaged 4% per year, and in the first quarter of this year it was 5.6% on an annualized basis. Inflation-adjusted per capita GDP has grown 7.8% from 2003 through the first quarter of this year.

Incomes are up too. As Stephen Moore noted in The Wall Street Journal, "the percentage of Americans earning more than $50,000 a year rose from 40.8% to 44.2%" between 2002 and 2004. As for very wealthy families, the portion of total income "captured by the richest 1%, 5% and 10% of Americans is lower today than in the last year of the Clinton administration."

The evidence is so obvious and the conclusion that tax cuts are good for America is so apparent I can only surmise that the Democrats in Washington do not truly want what is best for our nation.

Email is the new snail mail

BREITBART.COM - E-Mail Losing Its Clout

"E-mail is so last millennium. Young people see it as a good way to reach an elder _ a parent, teacher or a boss _ or to receive an attached file. But increasingly, the former darling of high-tech communication is losing favor to instant and text messaging, and to the chatter generated on blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace."

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"...Adults who learn to use IM later have major difficulty talking to more than two people at one time _ whereas the teens who grew up on it have no problem talking to a bazillion people at once," Boyd says. "They understand how to negotiate the interruptions a lot better."

WMD's in Iraq?

Maybe this is the real reason so many want us to cut and run.  They are afraid we will find more of this.  So much for there not being any Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq.  I am sure this won't change anyone's mind though.  It is hard to see the truth with blinders on (or at least with a heart filled with hate for President Bush).

BREITBART.COM - Hundreds of chemical weapons found in Iraq: US intelligence

"Since 2003, Coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent," said an overview of the report unveiled by Senator Rick Santorum and Peter Hoekstra, head of the intelligence committee of the House of Representatives.

"Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq's
pre-Gulf war chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf war
chemical munitions are assessed to still exist," it says.

The "Yuck" factor

Is it just me or does this sound really gross? " Test Tube Meat Nears Dinner Table

"To produce the meat we eat now, 75 (percent) to 95 percent of what we feed an animal is lost because of metabolism and inedible structures like skeleton or neurological tissue," says Matheny. "With cultured meat, there's no body to support; you're only building the meat that eventually gets eaten."

I think it would be hard to get past the "Yuck" factor.  Sheets of cultured meat doesn't sound very appetising

Who is losing the war?

Democrats talk about how we are losing the war in Iraq therefore we should cut and run (my paraphrase), disregarding the faulty logic it seems as though one person would disagree... al-Zarqawi!!

"As an overall picture, time has been an element in affecting negatively the forces of the occupying countries, due to the losses they sustain economically in human lives, which are increasing with time. However, here in Iraq, time is now beginning to be of service to the American forces and harmful to the resistance..."

He also talks about using the media to spread disinformation, but who would ever believe something like that could be done.

Here is the whole document. Very damning to the "cut and run we are losing in Iraq" crowd.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/15/D8I8LJBG0.html

"Scientists respond to Gore's warnings of climate catastrophe"

I haven't had time to read this whole article yet, but it looks like a must read on Global Warming!

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/harris061206.htm

"when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy"

I am reminded of this verse.

Proverbs 11:10  "When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy."

Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Killed in Air Raid

Jacob & Ethan at Fountain in Old Town