Yeah, yeah. I said it and I'll say it again, "Shut up, you arrogant, belligerent fools!” I guess I shouldn’t pigeon-hole the Catholics (after all, I am one), so please extend my request to anyone who believes they know more than God and is trying to puke their ideology out on everyone else - yup, I'm talkin' about all you neo-ultra-rightwinged-dumbass-conservative Christians who think they're the best friend of Mrs. Terry Schiavo and know what is going on in her useless brain.
Oh yeah, and I'd like to remind everyone that this country was founded on a principle of three distinct, SEPARATE, branches of government. Now, let's say them together:
#1 J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L
#2 L-E-G-I-S-L-A-T-I-V-E
AND
#3 E-X-E-C-U-T-I-V-E
Just in case anyone needs an example of each, try this:
#1 Judicial - These are the courts that said Terry Schiavo should have the right to discontinue her feeding tube and pass away in what's left of a state of grace.
#2 Legislative - This would be the stupid-ass, busy-body, meddeling Congress who completely overstepped their bounds and wrote a law called the "Schiavo Law" to prevent her feeding tube from being removed. A note here: Does anyone remember a time when Congress took less that two months to pass any law? Well, they did this one in about two hours.
and, last but not least...
#3 Executive - That's right, your buddy and mine, Junior George. He actually cut his vacation short (for the first time in his presidency) to come back to DC and sign the above mentioned new legislation.
What is driving this total abomination of our constitutional emancipation? Yup, the aforementioned neo-ultra-rightwinged-dumbass-conservative Christians. And since when has George Bush given a shit about someone's right to live - unless of course, that someone happens to be a zygote. Bush once again has proved himself a mighty two-facer:
"In 1999, then-Gov. Bush signed the Advance Directives Act, which lets a patient's surrogate make life-ending decisions on his or her behalf. The measure also allows Texas hospitals to disconnect patients from life-sustaining systems if a physician, in consultation with a hospital bioethics committee, concludes that the patient's condition is hopeless." - (http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/politics/11195230.htm)
The difference??? Glad you asked. The case in point above was a veggie-head who didn't have insurance. Schiavo - via Catholic Mamma and Pappa - have duckies AND insurance. Hmmmmmm, me thinks even the Pope would have a problem with that.
Incidentally, this horseshit about her "possibly regaining consciousness" and "she's starving to death" and "she can hear me" is ALL that: Horseshit. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to research what 15 minutes of no oxygen to the brain does to you. It also isn't too difficult to understand that Terry has been a veggie-head for 15 - count 'em folks FIFTEEN years. I was 20 when this chick tried to kill herself via anorexia. That being said, has anyone ever pondered the irony? Fifteen years ago, Terry Schiavo wanted to die and was so emaciated from years of starving herself that her brain shut down. Now everyone wants to force feed her???
Bottom line: This is something that should have never reached the level it has. Fifteen years ago, doctors should have let her die in peace. Now her parents are going to piss away even more of my tax dollars to ask our Supreme Court to "save" her life. What kinda life was that? Can you say, "GARDEN NOODLE"?
And one more thought: Seriously consider the consequences of Congress stepping in and essentially overthrowing a State's court decision. What's next? Hmmmm, considering it's in-line with this "right to life" bullshit - I bet Roe vs. Wade is next on the docket. I wonder, if I ever get convicted of a crime, should I by-pass the appeals process and go right to my Senator?
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
And Without Further Ado....
I present to you, Monsieur Cutie-Pie, Ewan...
He gonna be a hottie in 20 years, you can just tell.
Here's one where he looks just like his Papa after a few too many shots of saki in Hong Kong with Baby Bro...
A cutie nonetheless. Must have Mama's genes.
Just kidding. Congratulations again to Ludo and Anne.
He gonna be a hottie in 20 years, you can just tell.
Here's one where he looks just like his Papa after a few too many shots of saki in Hong Kong with Baby Bro...
A cutie nonetheless. Must have Mama's genes.
Just kidding. Congratulations again to Ludo and Anne.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
I Just KNEW it!
Check out this little ditty from today's AJC. It just goes to show that when you get thrust into the spotlight, amazingly enough, so does all your crap. This is some of the dirt the AJC has dug up on Ms. "I'm born again, Ashley Smith"... Oh yeah, and she's from my hometown of Augusta. The shame of it.
"That record starts with a 1996 shoplifting conviction in Richmond County, when Ashley was 16. At 18, she was found guilty of two counts of possessing alcohol as a minor. At 23 she was arrested twice for speeding, once while DUI and the other with a suspended license.
Because she didn't complete earlier requirements of her misdemeanor convictions, at 24 she faced a probation violation. Later, she completed those obligations and got her driver's license back, her aunt said.
At 25, Smith was arrested and charged with assaulting her mother's ex-husband, Larry Croft. The charges were dropped, her aunt said. And Croft appeared on television Monday to vouch for his stepdaughter's character.
When Smith was 23, her husband Daniel "Mac" McFarland Smith Jr., 27, was stabbed to death outside an Augusta apartment complex on Aug. 18, 2001. Ashley Smith's family said he was killed by old friends in retaliation for his friendship with a neighbor who was an undercover drug agent.
Columbia County sheriff's Capt. Steve Morris said the death resulted from a melee of 12 to 15 people who began fighting each other with fists, bats, sticks, glass, knives and pipes. Many witnesses were gone by the time police got there.
"We have so far been unable to develop enough evidence for a prosecution," Morris said Monday. "We have one suspect that we have enough on to arrest, but not enough to prosecute."
But, like her aunt said, "Ashley is like other people who have a sordid past and found the Lord. It's not what you've done but what you do from now on."
So, do you think she and the Fulton County prosecutor are going to have the same opinion about Brian Nichols?
"That record starts with a 1996 shoplifting conviction in Richmond County, when Ashley was 16. At 18, she was found guilty of two counts of possessing alcohol as a minor. At 23 she was arrested twice for speeding, once while DUI and the other with a suspended license.
Because she didn't complete earlier requirements of her misdemeanor convictions, at 24 she faced a probation violation. Later, she completed those obligations and got her driver's license back, her aunt said.
At 25, Smith was arrested and charged with assaulting her mother's ex-husband, Larry Croft. The charges were dropped, her aunt said. And Croft appeared on television Monday to vouch for his stepdaughter's character.
When Smith was 23, her husband Daniel "Mac" McFarland Smith Jr., 27, was stabbed to death outside an Augusta apartment complex on Aug. 18, 2001. Ashley Smith's family said he was killed by old friends in retaliation for his friendship with a neighbor who was an undercover drug agent.
Columbia County sheriff's Capt. Steve Morris said the death resulted from a melee of 12 to 15 people who began fighting each other with fists, bats, sticks, glass, knives and pipes. Many witnesses were gone by the time police got there.
"We have so far been unable to develop enough evidence for a prosecution," Morris said Monday. "We have one suspect that we have enough on to arrest, but not enough to prosecute."
But, like her aunt said, "Ashley is like other people who have a sordid past and found the Lord. It's not what you've done but what you do from now on."
So, do you think she and the Fulton County prosecutor are going to have the same opinion about Brian Nichols?
Monday, March 14, 2005
Bienvenu, Ewan!
Welcome to this world, Little Man, Ewan.
You are my first nephew and the one reason my French and Amercian family is so happy. Mark this day, March 10, 2005 as the day a new ray of sun shone down on Earth.
You are my first nephew and the one reason my French and Amercian family is so happy. Mark this day, March 10, 2005 as the day a new ray of sun shone down on Earth.
Oh ma-Gawwwwwdddd!
I flicked on "Larry King" last night because the King of Interviews was supposed to be speaking with various different folks involved with the Brian Nichols incident(s) over the past weekend (more on this later). However, the illustrious Mr. King was not there and instead...
was hosting.
This is a twit named, Nancy Grace. She is some sort of attorney who was pretending to be a TV host for Mr. Larry King. Hell, she was pretending to be a journalist, period. Let me tell you something. Just because lawyers are trained to learn vast vocabulary words does not unequivocally give them the ability to host a TV show or don a journalist's cap. As possessor of a degree in communication, I will tell you that there are several rules journalists have that attorneys do not. For one, morals. That's right, morals (don't get me wrong, Sparky, I'm not talking ethics here - only veternarians and day care teachers can count themselves as ethical). Another thing, journalists have to be NEUTRAL - the polar opposite of a lawyer.
This twit, Grace, all but rolled her eyes and say, "Fry the Bastard" on primetime TV. Now, I have my own opinion about Mr. Nichols and I will say it is not shared by a large number of the Southern Red majority. When I read the first Commandment, I take it literally and apply it to everyone - not just the folks I'm having over for Christmas supper. Regardless, nobody knows all the facts of this case - by any means - and none of us should be jumping to conclusions about how it should be handled and how the payment should be rendered for those guilty parties.
Needless to say, I had to write the following little ditty to Mr. Turner (that would be The Ted)...
Dear Mr. Turner,
Please advise the schedulers for "The Larry King Show" that hosts should conduct themselves in a manner befitting a professional journalist. Ms. Nancy Grace, who I had the distinct displeasure of seeing on your Sunday show (regarding Mr. Nichols), was unequivocally the worst news journalist/host I have ever heard. I therefore must protest that if she is to don a host's hat again, it would hopefully, rightfully, be on on Fox TV.
Ms. Grace violated the one true characteristic of a professional journalist - neutrality. From the moment she opened her mouth until the end of the show, her contempt for Mr. Nichols and the entire situation was painfully obvious. At times, she interjected sarcasm and bitter intonation to hint at her opinions. Her word choice and language was so unmistakenly juvenille and her accent so blatantly recognizable as to suggest an education based at a South Alabama seaside shanty.
Please, Sir, find another substitute for Mr. King if the occasion should arise that he cannot take the microphone. As a true, proud Southerner, you do us a great disservice by producing a woman possessing such meager professional ability.
I ask you... if you happen to see her on another show, impersonating a professional journalist, write in and demand she go back to the courtroom - and maybe even the classroom.
NOW, for my ubiquitous, omnipotent opinion (just kidding there, John Paul): Since nobody should make assumptions about the situation that occurred this weekend in Atlanta, here are some facts:
1. Brian Nichols was earned an 8-4 vote on his first trial and was in court on Friday for his re-trial.
2. Brian Nichols was an intellegent, well-spoken, upper-middle class professional before he was arrested in August 2004.
3. Mr. Nichols spent from August 2004 until the "incident" locked up in the Fulton County jail.
4. Fulton County law demands that prisoners wear street clothes and be un-handcuffed when they go to trial (as was Mr. Nichols on Friday.)
5. The Fulton County deputy appointed to guard Mr. Nichols before his trial (in a closed room) was 5 feet tall, 43 years old. Mr. Nichols is 6'1, 210 lbs, and is 33 years old.
6. Mr. Nichols was smart enough to have the entire Georgia law enforcement community out on patrol for 24 hours looking for a green Honda accord that never left the parking deck on Cone Street - where it was carjacked.
and NUMBER SEVEN........
Thank GAWD the woman he kidnapped was a tight-ass, Bible-thumpin' Christian or else the apocalypse would have been wrought upon us heathen souls. Hallelujah - Praise ye the Lord.
Please let me tell you what this has done to revitalize the Christian Right here in the deep South, especially with Ms. Ashley Smith spewing Bible-speak on every network around. Something tells me there is something intrinsically special about the fact that this woman was "chosen" by Nichols, but give me a goddamn break. She is not, and never will be the MESSIAH folks!!!! I mean, some people could chuck this up to dumb luck and coincidence. Even I thought it was somewhat telling in some way, but this Smith lady is NO Saint Teresa. Everyone wants to say, "Poor woman, lost her husband. He died in her arms after a fatal stabbing." OK, how exactly did that happen, huh? Maybe, just maybe, Ms. Smith was "born again" and decided to preach to the forsaken Mr. Nichols. Regardless, this sudden interjection of apostolic fuel to a situation that could have been much worse is really revolting.
My quick take: Nichols never committed the first crime. Spent six months in the County pokie and got his salad tossed. Said to himself, "No way am I going to do this for the next 20 to 25. Decided the Hobbit-bee-atch assigned to protect him would be an easy take, he would grab the gun and shoot his way out thinking there was no way the Atlanta Police would fuck up and NOT kill him. He finds himself actually on the street, then on a MARTA train, still thinking, "How the hell did I get this far and why hasn't anyone shot me dead yet." Kills the "contractor" (aka the Customs agent), then hijacks Ms. Smith. I'm only surprised he didn't have a Glock-burger for Friday supper.
Please, please. Do NOT lend too much credence to the "I know exactly what happened" people. They are abundant here, but they are the same ones who are pushing creationism through elementary schools and are about to abolish divorce in the civil courts.
was hosting.This is a twit named, Nancy Grace. She is some sort of attorney who was pretending to be a TV host for Mr. Larry King. Hell, she was pretending to be a journalist, period. Let me tell you something. Just because lawyers are trained to learn vast vocabulary words does not unequivocally give them the ability to host a TV show or don a journalist's cap. As possessor of a degree in communication, I will tell you that there are several rules journalists have that attorneys do not. For one, morals. That's right, morals (don't get me wrong, Sparky, I'm not talking ethics here - only veternarians and day care teachers can count themselves as ethical). Another thing, journalists have to be NEUTRAL - the polar opposite of a lawyer.
This twit, Grace, all but rolled her eyes and say, "Fry the Bastard" on primetime TV. Now, I have my own opinion about Mr. Nichols and I will say it is not shared by a large number of the Southern Red majority. When I read the first Commandment, I take it literally and apply it to everyone - not just the folks I'm having over for Christmas supper. Regardless, nobody knows all the facts of this case - by any means - and none of us should be jumping to conclusions about how it should be handled and how the payment should be rendered for those guilty parties.
Needless to say, I had to write the following little ditty to Mr. Turner (that would be The Ted)...
Dear Mr. Turner,
Please advise the schedulers for "The Larry King Show" that hosts should conduct themselves in a manner befitting a professional journalist. Ms. Nancy Grace, who I had the distinct displeasure of seeing on your Sunday show (regarding Mr. Nichols), was unequivocally the worst news journalist/host I have ever heard. I therefore must protest that if she is to don a host's hat again, it would hopefully, rightfully, be on on Fox TV.
Ms. Grace violated the one true characteristic of a professional journalist - neutrality. From the moment she opened her mouth until the end of the show, her contempt for Mr. Nichols and the entire situation was painfully obvious. At times, she interjected sarcasm and bitter intonation to hint at her opinions. Her word choice and language was so unmistakenly juvenille and her accent so blatantly recognizable as to suggest an education based at a South Alabama seaside shanty.
Please, Sir, find another substitute for Mr. King if the occasion should arise that he cannot take the microphone. As a true, proud Southerner, you do us a great disservice by producing a woman possessing such meager professional ability.
I ask you... if you happen to see her on another show, impersonating a professional journalist, write in and demand she go back to the courtroom - and maybe even the classroom.
NOW, for my ubiquitous, omnipotent opinion (just kidding there, John Paul): Since nobody should make assumptions about the situation that occurred this weekend in Atlanta, here are some facts:
1. Brian Nichols was earned an 8-4 vote on his first trial and was in court on Friday for his re-trial.
2. Brian Nichols was an intellegent, well-spoken, upper-middle class professional before he was arrested in August 2004.
3. Mr. Nichols spent from August 2004 until the "incident" locked up in the Fulton County jail.
4. Fulton County law demands that prisoners wear street clothes and be un-handcuffed when they go to trial (as was Mr. Nichols on Friday.)
5. The Fulton County deputy appointed to guard Mr. Nichols before his trial (in a closed room) was 5 feet tall, 43 years old. Mr. Nichols is 6'1, 210 lbs, and is 33 years old.
6. Mr. Nichols was smart enough to have the entire Georgia law enforcement community out on patrol for 24 hours looking for a green Honda accord that never left the parking deck on Cone Street - where it was carjacked.
and NUMBER SEVEN........
Thank GAWD the woman he kidnapped was a tight-ass, Bible-thumpin' Christian or else the apocalypse would have been wrought upon us heathen souls. Hallelujah - Praise ye the Lord.
Please let me tell you what this has done to revitalize the Christian Right here in the deep South, especially with Ms. Ashley Smith spewing Bible-speak on every network around. Something tells me there is something intrinsically special about the fact that this woman was "chosen" by Nichols, but give me a goddamn break. She is not, and never will be the MESSIAH folks!!!! I mean, some people could chuck this up to dumb luck and coincidence. Even I thought it was somewhat telling in some way, but this Smith lady is NO Saint Teresa. Everyone wants to say, "Poor woman, lost her husband. He died in her arms after a fatal stabbing." OK, how exactly did that happen, huh? Maybe, just maybe, Ms. Smith was "born again" and decided to preach to the forsaken Mr. Nichols. Regardless, this sudden interjection of apostolic fuel to a situation that could have been much worse is really revolting.
My quick take: Nichols never committed the first crime. Spent six months in the County pokie and got his salad tossed. Said to himself, "No way am I going to do this for the next 20 to 25. Decided the Hobbit-bee-atch assigned to protect him would be an easy take, he would grab the gun and shoot his way out thinking there was no way the Atlanta Police would fuck up and NOT kill him. He finds himself actually on the street, then on a MARTA train, still thinking, "How the hell did I get this far and why hasn't anyone shot me dead yet." Kills the "contractor" (aka the Customs agent), then hijacks Ms. Smith. I'm only surprised he didn't have a Glock-burger for Friday supper.
Please, please. Do NOT lend too much credence to the "I know exactly what happened" people. They are abundant here, but they are the same ones who are pushing creationism through elementary schools and are about to abolish divorce in the civil courts.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Not Enough Valium in the World
Reasons for a bad day:
1. Wake up to know it's trash day and you have already filled the herbie-curbie.
2. Asshole boss has tasked you with a 108 job and you're a 113.'
3. Asshole boss is - well, an asshole.
4. If I poison asshole boss, I'll go to jail - yeah, granted no mortgage payments, but still...
5. Cat shit on carpet (so you cat-haters our there get your jollies of envisioning road kill graphics.)
6. Mommy needs chemo. This really sucks because I have cancer too, but they can keep cutting on me. Mum needs the juice.
7. Dropped 30 bucks on drycleaning a wool blanket that another cat puked on - yeah, another visual there.
8. Spring has yet to hit Atlanta and it's MARCH!! Hello?? March in Georgia is fucking springtime!!
9. The Supreme Court is ruling on whether or not to allow the Ten Commandments in state buidlings. No brainer here- duh, no! O'Conner actually said that if people were offended by it they "should avert their eyes.". I guess I could handle that but next to the Commandments, I want two sculptures - one of Michaelango's naked badboy, David, smoking a big fat doobie with a dreadlock-totting Rastafarian. Naughty little bitch.
If anyone gets offended by that they can "avert their eyes." Thanks to Mum for the suggestions of the Rasta and doobage.
10. My dad seems to think he found God. This time in a Presbyterian church. Last month it was Bahi (I'm not even pulling out the dictionary on that one.) I could really be mean and ugly here, but out of respect, I'll refrain.
Ah, but a the silver lining... if you haven't seen this on DVD, rent it or whatever. I can't figure out how to attach the link so you have to go to the "view trailer" link. Maybe I just find this funny 'cause I try to not to be a redneck, but Trailer Trash is me.
http://bluecollarcomedytour.warnerbros.com
1. Wake up to know it's trash day and you have already filled the herbie-curbie.
2. Asshole boss has tasked you with a 108 job and you're a 113.'
3. Asshole boss is - well, an asshole.
4. If I poison asshole boss, I'll go to jail - yeah, granted no mortgage payments, but still...
5. Cat shit on carpet (so you cat-haters our there get your jollies of envisioning road kill graphics.)
6. Mommy needs chemo. This really sucks because I have cancer too, but they can keep cutting on me. Mum needs the juice.
7. Dropped 30 bucks on drycleaning a wool blanket that another cat puked on - yeah, another visual there.
8. Spring has yet to hit Atlanta and it's MARCH!! Hello?? March in Georgia is fucking springtime!!
9. The Supreme Court is ruling on whether or not to allow the Ten Commandments in state buidlings. No brainer here- duh, no! O'Conner actually said that if people were offended by it they "should avert their eyes.". I guess I could handle that but next to the Commandments, I want two sculptures - one of Michaelango's naked badboy, David, smoking a big fat doobie with a dreadlock-totting Rastafarian. Naughty little bitch.
If anyone gets offended by that they can "avert their eyes." Thanks to Mum for the suggestions of the Rasta and doobage.
10. My dad seems to think he found God. This time in a Presbyterian church. Last month it was Bahi (I'm not even pulling out the dictionary on that one.) I could really be mean and ugly here, but out of respect, I'll refrain.
Ah, but a the silver lining... if you haven't seen this on DVD, rent it or whatever. I can't figure out how to attach the link so you have to go to the "view trailer" link. Maybe I just find this funny 'cause I try to not to be a redneck, but Trailer Trash is me.
http://bluecollarcomedytour.warnerbros.com
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Home Again
Well, I'm back. Went to the east coast of Maine to see my Mummy and help her with her surgery. I missed my treadmill something fierce, but there was no way in hell I was going to run in this...
Yeah, I know it's a huge picture, but I haven't figured out how to shrink the stupid things without PhotoShop. I'm old and hard to train.
Anyway, that white stuff that's on the ground is s-n-o-w. Us losers from Georgia don't get this stuff. When I was leaving for Maine, the airline folks said our plane may get diverted to Philly or NY because of the snow storm that Maine was getting. However, when we got just outside of Portland, the pilot said he would "try to land". Not really comforting. When I looked out the window of the plane, all I could see were chimneys. I swear, I did not hear the tires hit the runway so I think we skated into the terminal. Not fun. Something else that is no fun is temperatures reading 5 degrees. Yup, FIVE. Anything under a balmy 70 sucks.
I haven't read the AJC in almost two weeks. I'm sure I'll have more to blog about once I read the daily trash.
Yeah, I know it's a huge picture, but I haven't figured out how to shrink the stupid things without PhotoShop. I'm old and hard to train.
Anyway, that white stuff that's on the ground is s-n-o-w. Us losers from Georgia don't get this stuff. When I was leaving for Maine, the airline folks said our plane may get diverted to Philly or NY because of the snow storm that Maine was getting. However, when we got just outside of Portland, the pilot said he would "try to land". Not really comforting. When I looked out the window of the plane, all I could see were chimneys. I swear, I did not hear the tires hit the runway so I think we skated into the terminal. Not fun. Something else that is no fun is temperatures reading 5 degrees. Yup, FIVE. Anything under a balmy 70 sucks.
I haven't read the AJC in almost two weeks. I'm sure I'll have more to blog about once I read the daily trash.
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