Awhile back (around Thanksgiving I think), I was going to write about the holidays. Holidays don’t seem as important anymore as they once were to me.
I don’t mean to sound Grinch-like.
What I’m trying to say is that as an adult, the biggest thing to note about the holidays is time off from work. You are able to enjoy an extended period away from work instead of the all too brief punctuation a weekend usually brings.
Right around the time you’re starting to feel good again, it’s time to go back to work.
Since I’ve been freelancing the last couple of years, the impact of the holidays has lessened considerable, being a freelancer is akin to operating your own business in the sense you never really have a day off — more a day you’re not working and bringing in income.
There are times when you are insanely busy and times when it seems you’ll never work again — everyone who has derived their income from freelancing will know what I’m talking about, the desperation of not knowing how long the next gig will last or when it will come and trying to drum up as much business as you can when it is slow.
It used to be, people who choose to take a staff job would do it because they were opting for more security but, talking to the people I know in staff positions they seem just as desperate, never knowing when the axe will fall and they’ll be downsized out of their current job.
Maybe it’s just me but, it doesn’t seem to be more secure being on staff than it is freelancing anymore and at least being a freelancer you know where you stand.
Dec 17, 2003
IBM had informed its managers in mid-October of the plan to replace workers at IBM in Southbury, Connecticut; Poughkeepsie, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; and Boulder, Colorado...Some workers would be informed by the end of January, after which they would be expected to train a foreign replacement in the United States for several weeks, the Wall Street Journal said.
In conversations with friends lamenting on the current state of the American worker, I have repeatedly observed that two decades ago, a time in which manufacturing was moving out of the Northeast, workers found themselves in competition with cheaper laborers in other parts of the US (mainly the south - Tennessee or Texas).
NAFTA put Americans in competition with cheaper labor in Mexico (this was the underlying story to Michael Moore’s first documentary, Roger and Me).
Today, we (Americans and ironically, Mexicans) are now in competition with cheaper labor in Asia (China and India).
The question is of course, how low can you go?
Also, without good paying jobs, who will buy all these goods and services? The dilemma of capitalism in the new millennium.
I found this interesting treatise on capitalism, it’s downloadable as an e-book in pdf form and worth reading just to see if you don’t agree with a lot of what its author writes.
In conversations with friends lamenting on the current state of the American worker, I have repeatedly observed that two decades ago, a time in which manufacturing was moving out of the Northeast, workers found themselves in competition with cheaper laborers in other parts of the US (mainly the south - Tennessee or Texas).
NAFTA put Americans in competition with cheaper labor in Mexico (this was the underlying story to Michael Moore’s first documentary, Roger and Me).
Today, we (Americans and ironically, Mexicans) are now in competition with cheaper labor in Asia (China and India).
The question is of course, how low can you go?
Also, without good paying jobs, who will buy all these goods and services? The dilemma of capitalism in the new millennium.
I found this interesting treatise on capitalism, it’s downloadable as an e-book in pdf form and worth reading just to see if you don’t agree with a lot of what its author writes.
Dec 12, 2003
Back in ’95 I was a Yankee fan, a pretty big one (ask my friends). George had been banned from baseball for a couple of years (thank you Howie Spira) and Gene Michael and Buck Showalter were free to do their jobs to the best of their ability and as a result, the Yankees actually got better, had a bunch of home grown stars and wound up in the playoffs that year (for the first time in a long time).
Well, George came back, Don Mattingly was unceremoniously shown the door, Buck Showalter was let go (pointedly), Randy Velarde left, Mike Stanley left, it was frustrating, a step backwards to the days when George would meddle and make it hard to be a Yankee fan.
Gene Michael had done his work though and with a core of Paul O’Neil, Scott Brosius and Tino Martinez (who I never really liked for replacing Mattingly) the Yankees became winners.
George is one of those grass is always greener guys, the other teams’ players always look better to him (that’s why the Yankees went out and got Tino Martinez after Seattle came from behind to beat them in the playoffs). Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter are Yankees through and through.
So was Andy Petite.
As I said in an earlier post, I had salivated over the Mets possibly getting Petite. He’s been a good pitcher throughout his career and he’s still a young guy (only 31). He keeps his mouth shut, works hard and at the end of the season always puts up some respectable numbers. You really couldn’t ask for more out of a pitcher and if I were a GM I wouldn’t mind having a staff of guys like that - I don’t need crybaby millionaires bemoaning their lot in life.
Well, Dandy Andy is gone now and nobody looks worse than old meddling George. Kevin Brown is 8 years older, right handed and gets $15 million per year for what has proven to be a very fragile body.
Makes me glad to be a Mets fan.
The only thing that could possibly make it worse would be if Andy can convince his pal (the despicable) Roger to pitch for the hometown team. All of a sudden the Astros wind up with a deep rotation.
Thanks George.
Well, George came back, Don Mattingly was unceremoniously shown the door, Buck Showalter was let go (pointedly), Randy Velarde left, Mike Stanley left, it was frustrating, a step backwards to the days when George would meddle and make it hard to be a Yankee fan.
Gene Michael had done his work though and with a core of Paul O’Neil, Scott Brosius and Tino Martinez (who I never really liked for replacing Mattingly) the Yankees became winners.
George is one of those grass is always greener guys, the other teams’ players always look better to him (that’s why the Yankees went out and got Tino Martinez after Seattle came from behind to beat them in the playoffs). Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter are Yankees through and through.
So was Andy Petite.
As I said in an earlier post, I had salivated over the Mets possibly getting Petite. He’s been a good pitcher throughout his career and he’s still a young guy (only 31). He keeps his mouth shut, works hard and at the end of the season always puts up some respectable numbers. You really couldn’t ask for more out of a pitcher and if I were a GM I wouldn’t mind having a staff of guys like that - I don’t need crybaby millionaires bemoaning their lot in life.
Well, Dandy Andy is gone now and nobody looks worse than old meddling George. Kevin Brown is 8 years older, right handed and gets $15 million per year for what has proven to be a very fragile body.
Makes me glad to be a Mets fan.
The only thing that could possibly make it worse would be if Andy can convince his pal (the despicable) Roger to pitch for the hometown team. All of a sudden the Astros wind up with a deep rotation.
Thanks George.
Wow, you look up and a whole week has gone by. I guess that’s a good sign.
So, this week I taught again.
What?!?! (you say)
Yes, last week and this week I was the substitute teacher for my friend Paul who has been teaching at a high school over on the West Side. Paul recovering from back surgery (and doing nicely, thank you very much) asked if I would take his place during his convalescence.
Know what?
It was a lot of fun! Although I would never have imagined me being responsible for the development of young minds — kind of a scary thought! (:>)
So, this week I taught again.
What?!?! (you say)
Yes, last week and this week I was the substitute teacher for my friend Paul who has been teaching at a high school over on the West Side. Paul recovering from back surgery (and doing nicely, thank you very much) asked if I would take his place during his convalescence.
Know what?
It was a lot of fun! Although I would never have imagined me being responsible for the development of young minds — kind of a scary thought! (:>)
Dec 7, 2003
Well, I set a new personal best.
I got the driveway done in just under 3 hours. Considering how much snow there was, this was no small feat. After dealing with the driveway for over a decade now, I have a system (which will make the people who know me smile to themselves) – I start at the bottom and work my way up.
The house is on a street with a double yellow and we get lots more traffic than we probably should, shoveling down at the bottom is always dangerous because of all the idiots driving SUVs who believe four wheel drive will somehow compensate for slippery driving conditions. It’s amazing to see people whizzing by.
Anyway, since the street is a busy one, we are fortunate in that the plows go by regularly and the street was clean and passable today (if somewhat narrower). The flip side to this is we get plowed a lot. Bad because the driveway is wide and all the repeated plowing becomes a densely packed mixture of snow, slush and ice. It’s the really heavy stuff that you’ve got to work to get through.
I would’ve held off until tomorrow to shovel, it’s supposed to get warmer and hopefully by the end of the week most of the snow will be gone on its own, I just wanted to put a stop to the annoying ringing of the doorbell by the groups of shovelers roaming the streets looking for Xmas cash. It wasn’t even noon and the doorbell had been rung twice, nevermind the snow was still coming down lightly this morning.
I didn’t have to be anywhere and it was a Sunday anyway so, I figured I’d get around to clearing the driveway... eventually. Then, the more I thought about it, I realized people were desperate to get out there.
It just struck me odd everyone would be in a rush to go out - holiday shopping and the like I guess.
Then I got to thinking about how it was a commentary on the pace people live their lives nowadays - in that people always have to be on the go, go, go. When I was a kid, if we had a snowstorm like this, it would’ve shut things down for a few days. Now, with Doppler Radar, Computer Modeling and Satellite Photography they do a much better job of predicting where, when and how much snow we’ll get.
It gives one a great deal of respect for Tiros 1.
I got the driveway done in just under 3 hours. Considering how much snow there was, this was no small feat. After dealing with the driveway for over a decade now, I have a system (which will make the people who know me smile to themselves) – I start at the bottom and work my way up.
The house is on a street with a double yellow and we get lots more traffic than we probably should, shoveling down at the bottom is always dangerous because of all the idiots driving SUVs who believe four wheel drive will somehow compensate for slippery driving conditions. It’s amazing to see people whizzing by.
Anyway, since the street is a busy one, we are fortunate in that the plows go by regularly and the street was clean and passable today (if somewhat narrower). The flip side to this is we get plowed a lot. Bad because the driveway is wide and all the repeated plowing becomes a densely packed mixture of snow, slush and ice. It’s the really heavy stuff that you’ve got to work to get through.
I would’ve held off until tomorrow to shovel, it’s supposed to get warmer and hopefully by the end of the week most of the snow will be gone on its own, I just wanted to put a stop to the annoying ringing of the doorbell by the groups of shovelers roaming the streets looking for Xmas cash. It wasn’t even noon and the doorbell had been rung twice, nevermind the snow was still coming down lightly this morning.
I didn’t have to be anywhere and it was a Sunday anyway so, I figured I’d get around to clearing the driveway... eventually. Then, the more I thought about it, I realized people were desperate to get out there.
It just struck me odd everyone would be in a rush to go out - holiday shopping and the like I guess.
Then I got to thinking about how it was a commentary on the pace people live their lives nowadays - in that people always have to be on the go, go, go. When I was a kid, if we had a snowstorm like this, it would’ve shut things down for a few days. Now, with Doppler Radar, Computer Modeling and Satellite Photography they do a much better job of predicting where, when and how much snow we’ll get.
It gives one a great deal of respect for Tiros 1.
Dec 6, 2003
I didn’t want to let this slide by without notice...
Oh, how they must have teased Jeffrey. Tall and gangly, with the last name of Hyman, you know he had to get more than his fair share of teasing all through school.
It never stopped him though. He died at a young age and a few weeks back they finally got around to memorializing him by naming a street here in Manhattan after him.
It’s enough to make a mom proud.
Oh, how they must have teased Jeffrey. Tall and gangly, with the last name of Hyman, you know he had to get more than his fair share of teasing all through school.
It never stopped him though. He died at a young age and a few weeks back they finally got around to memorializing him by naming a street here in Manhattan after him.
It’s enough to make a mom proud.
So, as a consequence of the blizzard I’m stuck in the house. I could’ve been in the city this weekend but, truthfully if I had it probably wouldn’t have been good for the 80 year old I babysit.
I’m still working very hard on removing the mess around this place - think of it as my own personal urban renewal project.
Yesterday, I finally pulled the bum drive out of the laptop and put the new one in. I also was determined to take the plunge and install Jaguar onto the laptop.
Now, there’s one more thing I hate besides snow.
I got the thing formatted and partitioned, got OS X installed (after only one scary false start) and now I can’t seem to get my external drives to come up (which of course is where I had backed up everything before the previous internal had crashed).
OS X has a nice chess program, a great screen saver and lots of other cool little bells and whistles in the finder but, I’m more of a meat and potatoes kind of guy (more and more of one with each passing year if you get my meaning) and right now I’m just frustrated to hell by it.
It didn’t help that all the original Powerbook discs only had 9.0 on them and OS X won’t run classic before 9.1. I’m downloaded an 82mb updater right now - a charming seven hour download.
At least now I have the time now to shovel the driveway.
I’m still working very hard on removing the mess around this place - think of it as my own personal urban renewal project.
Yesterday, I finally pulled the bum drive out of the laptop and put the new one in. I also was determined to take the plunge and install Jaguar onto the laptop.
Now, there’s one more thing I hate besides snow.
I got the thing formatted and partitioned, got OS X installed (after only one scary false start) and now I can’t seem to get my external drives to come up (which of course is where I had backed up everything before the previous internal had crashed).
OS X has a nice chess program, a great screen saver and lots of other cool little bells and whistles in the finder but, I’m more of a meat and potatoes kind of guy (more and more of one with each passing year if you get my meaning) and right now I’m just frustrated to hell by it.
It didn’t help that all the original Powerbook discs only had 9.0 on them and OS X won’t run classic before 9.1. I’m downloaded an 82mb updater right now - a charming seven hour download.
At least now I have the time now to shovel the driveway.
Dec 3, 2003
"What happens if it's actually grandma or little Timmy's computer sending out the spam?"
You’ve really got to love people who reference “Grandma” or “little Timmy” when they’re talking about something. I figure if “little Timmy” gets caught up in the anti spam dragnet, Lassie will come to the rescue and save him.
You’ve really got to love people who reference “Grandma” or “little Timmy” when they’re talking about something. I figure if “little Timmy” gets caught up in the anti spam dragnet, Lassie will come to the rescue and save him.
I hate the cold.
It’s not like I go out a lot and it’s not like I would go out more in warmer weather (but I would probably). I just hate the cold.
We got the first snow of the season around here yesterday. It wasn’t anything bad, just a bit of a dusting — kind of a portent of things to come. Living in the ’burbs or the country you have a decidedly different view of winter than city folk. City folk live in apartments (or condos or coops) so when it snows, they get their galoshes out and maybe grumble about trudging through the mini lakes that form at every street corner.
But... they don’t shovel.
“Oh, the snow is so pretty!”
“Oh, isn’t winter nice!”
F**k that.
Every year winter comes and I’m faced with the reminder of how out of shape I’ve gotten as I labor getting the driveway clear of the stuff. Our driveway is sunken, meaning there is a 3 foot wall on either side of it so, shoveling becomes one of these things where you aren’t just pushing snow out of the way as much as you’re digging a ditch about 30' wide by 60' long.
If it’s only an inch or two it’s about a half hour. Anything above four inches and you’re talking a serious workout. Last winter there were a couple of times where we got about 8 inches – that’s between four and five hours worth of shoveling. You can’t really have someone come and plow the driveway because of the way it’s set up and having someone come and shovel it is just as much a pain because you’d still have to wait for them to get to you.
The old guy is 80 and when it snows just figures he isn’t going to sit in the house and wait for things to clear up no, let’s get out there and go driving. Anyway, you can’t leave it in case he does need to get out so, it has to be done. Before work, before anything really. Everytime it snows, the driveway just has to be cleared.
Last year I was working most of the winter and a couple of times I just wasn’t really up for shoveling for four hours and then hopping on a train for another two just to get in and sit at a desk when I could just as well telecommute.
You remember telecommuting? It’s that thing that was supposed to cut down on rush hour traffic and make things so much easier for everyone. Never really seemed to take in quite the big way people were predicting, did it?
Nope, nothing kind of beats having the boss be able to stare at you all day just to make sure you’re working, does it now?
I digress.
So, we got snow and there was wind and it was cold and I didn’t go out for the day (except to bring down the garbage and bring in the paper). All day long I kept wishing I could close my eyes and it would be late March or April.
It’s not like I go out a lot and it’s not like I would go out more in warmer weather (but I would probably). I just hate the cold.
We got the first snow of the season around here yesterday. It wasn’t anything bad, just a bit of a dusting — kind of a portent of things to come. Living in the ’burbs or the country you have a decidedly different view of winter than city folk. City folk live in apartments (or condos or coops) so when it snows, they get their galoshes out and maybe grumble about trudging through the mini lakes that form at every street corner.
But... they don’t shovel.
“Oh, the snow is so pretty!”
“Oh, isn’t winter nice!”
F**k that.
Every year winter comes and I’m faced with the reminder of how out of shape I’ve gotten as I labor getting the driveway clear of the stuff. Our driveway is sunken, meaning there is a 3 foot wall on either side of it so, shoveling becomes one of these things where you aren’t just pushing snow out of the way as much as you’re digging a ditch about 30' wide by 60' long.
If it’s only an inch or two it’s about a half hour. Anything above four inches and you’re talking a serious workout. Last winter there were a couple of times where we got about 8 inches – that’s between four and five hours worth of shoveling. You can’t really have someone come and plow the driveway because of the way it’s set up and having someone come and shovel it is just as much a pain because you’d still have to wait for them to get to you.
The old guy is 80 and when it snows just figures he isn’t going to sit in the house and wait for things to clear up no, let’s get out there and go driving. Anyway, you can’t leave it in case he does need to get out so, it has to be done. Before work, before anything really. Everytime it snows, the driveway just has to be cleared.
Last year I was working most of the winter and a couple of times I just wasn’t really up for shoveling for four hours and then hopping on a train for another two just to get in and sit at a desk when I could just as well telecommute.
You remember telecommuting? It’s that thing that was supposed to cut down on rush hour traffic and make things so much easier for everyone. Never really seemed to take in quite the big way people were predicting, did it?
Nope, nothing kind of beats having the boss be able to stare at you all day just to make sure you’re working, does it now?
I digress.
So, we got snow and there was wind and it was cold and I didn’t go out for the day (except to bring down the garbage and bring in the paper). All day long I kept wishing I could close my eyes and it would be late March or April.
Dec 2, 2003
Okay, I’ll admit I’m hooked. I watched the first ten minutes of Celebrity Poker Showdown, that’s all it took (this from the guy who looks forward to the family Poker games on the holidays).
I caught this on MTV while I was flipping channels. I hope it’s a parody because if it isn’t, it’s probably one of the worst videos done in a long time - it could rival Spinal Tap.
Why China is stopping the manufacture of these cars:
"That's just the way it is," said Liu, who wouldn't give his full name. "These cars sell at too low a price to be profitable. There's a lot of cost involved in making them, since they require a lot of hand work."
Another marker of my youth vanishing into the mists of memory.
"That's just the way it is," said Liu, who wouldn't give his full name. "These cars sell at too low a price to be profitable. There's a lot of cost involved in making them, since they require a lot of hand work."
Another marker of my youth vanishing into the mists of memory.
Yesterday, I was in the city and as Brian and I were on our way to have a quick cup of coffee, I saw this young girl I thought I recognized. She was standing in front of a hair styling place on 23rd Street and I was trying to figure out where I knew her from. As is akways the case in these situations, it took me a minute to realize I knew her from TV and which show I knew her from.
Nov 28, 2003
I’ve resisted writing about baseball although I have watched as the beat writers here in New York have tried to stir up all kinds of trouble. First, talking about the Yankees trading Soriano and Johnson for Schilling (what a horrible move that would be) and then with all the talk that the Mets should move Piazza and bring in A-Rod (never mind they have a great young shortstop in Reyes). It never ceases to amaze me what these guys will stir up.
Anyway, what follows is my Christmas list for my beloved Mets, I hope for all the Mets fans out there we get a few of these things in our stockings for next season.
The way I look at it, we need some pitching, an outfielder or two and a second baseman.
1. Don’t resign John Franco.
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t! It’s a bad baseball and a bad money move that sentiment shouldn’t play any part in. As it is the Mets would only wind up using a roster spot for a guy who can no longer be their closer and they’ll over pay to boot. Don’t even get me started on how I haven’t been a big fan of Franco, Leiter or Alomar getting Wilpon’s ear last season and then watching Bobby Valentine get booted — we can see what a big difference a new manager made this season can’t we?
2. Put together a package with the Cardinals - Tom Glavine for Jim Edmonds.
QuesTec isn’t going away anytime soon. The Cardinals are looking for pitching and Edmonds has a longer contract than Glavine (I believe) which makes this deal very doable even though Glavine makes $3 mil more than Edmonds. The Mets get the center fielder they’ve needed since Lance Johnson got traded to Chicago and the Cards get the pitching they’re looking for this off-season.
3. Put together a deal for Edgardo Alfonzo.
Correct one of the biggest mistakes the Mets have made in the last few years. This one ranks up there on the Steve Phillips blunder list at the same level as letting John Olerud get to free agency, a mistake that saw the Mets play a third baseman at first for a few years and then trade for Mo Vaughn. Fonzie has always been a good clubhouse guy and can spell all the left side of the infield positions in a pinch giving you a player with some versatility. He can be a good teacher for Jose Reyes and can fill in at third when necessary. The Giants are looking to clear salary and it would be nice for once if the Mets could be the team getting the other trading partner to payoff a contract instead of the other way around. A few low level minor leaguers could probably do the trick. Alfonzo plays until one of the prospects is ready to take over and even then he’d be a good guy off the bench and a good clubhouse citizen.
4. Get Mark Redman! Florida has made no secret about Redman being on the market, they’re looking for pitching and the Mets have enough minor leaguers to dangle in front of Florida to make the deal.
5. Sign Raul Mondesi. You could pick up a strong defensive rightfielder and a decent bat for a song. Mondesi’s stock has fallen the last few years and there’s no way he’ll command the $12 mil he made last year. A three year deal for $9 or $10 mil would do the trick.
6. Sign Jose Mesa. Mesa actually has better numbers than Benitez had over the last few years and he could be one answer for a depleted bullpen.
7. Sign veteran a-list free agents for bench players. Guys like this would include Kenny Lofton, Robin Ventura as an example. The Yankees have been very successful during their run in the late 90’s by doing just that, it’s a smart money move, you give the kids some good examples and sign guys who can provide leadership but maybe shouldn’t be playing everyday at this point in their careers.
8. I’d like to see the Mets sign one of the big three. I’m talking about free agent pitchers on the market in this order of preference: Colon, Petite or Vasquez — I don’t think it will happen but it will shore up the rotation.
Anyway, what follows is my Christmas list for my beloved Mets, I hope for all the Mets fans out there we get a few of these things in our stockings for next season.
The way I look at it, we need some pitching, an outfielder or two and a second baseman.
1. Don’t resign John Franco.
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t! It’s a bad baseball and a bad money move that sentiment shouldn’t play any part in. As it is the Mets would only wind up using a roster spot for a guy who can no longer be their closer and they’ll over pay to boot. Don’t even get me started on how I haven’t been a big fan of Franco, Leiter or Alomar getting Wilpon’s ear last season and then watching Bobby Valentine get booted — we can see what a big difference a new manager made this season can’t we?
2. Put together a package with the Cardinals - Tom Glavine for Jim Edmonds.
QuesTec isn’t going away anytime soon. The Cardinals are looking for pitching and Edmonds has a longer contract than Glavine (I believe) which makes this deal very doable even though Glavine makes $3 mil more than Edmonds. The Mets get the center fielder they’ve needed since Lance Johnson got traded to Chicago and the Cards get the pitching they’re looking for this off-season.
3. Put together a deal for Edgardo Alfonzo.
Correct one of the biggest mistakes the Mets have made in the last few years. This one ranks up there on the Steve Phillips blunder list at the same level as letting John Olerud get to free agency, a mistake that saw the Mets play a third baseman at first for a few years and then trade for Mo Vaughn. Fonzie has always been a good clubhouse guy and can spell all the left side of the infield positions in a pinch giving you a player with some versatility. He can be a good teacher for Jose Reyes and can fill in at third when necessary. The Giants are looking to clear salary and it would be nice for once if the Mets could be the team getting the other trading partner to payoff a contract instead of the other way around. A few low level minor leaguers could probably do the trick. Alfonzo plays until one of the prospects is ready to take over and even then he’d be a good guy off the bench and a good clubhouse citizen.
4. Get Mark Redman! Florida has made no secret about Redman being on the market, they’re looking for pitching and the Mets have enough minor leaguers to dangle in front of Florida to make the deal.
5. Sign Raul Mondesi. You could pick up a strong defensive rightfielder and a decent bat for a song. Mondesi’s stock has fallen the last few years and there’s no way he’ll command the $12 mil he made last year. A three year deal for $9 or $10 mil would do the trick.
6. Sign Jose Mesa. Mesa actually has better numbers than Benitez had over the last few years and he could be one answer for a depleted bullpen.
7. Sign veteran a-list free agents for bench players. Guys like this would include Kenny Lofton, Robin Ventura as an example. The Yankees have been very successful during their run in the late 90’s by doing just that, it’s a smart money move, you give the kids some good examples and sign guys who can provide leadership but maybe shouldn’t be playing everyday at this point in their careers.
8. I’d like to see the Mets sign one of the big three. I’m talking about free agent pitchers on the market in this order of preference: Colon, Petite or Vasquez — I don’t think it will happen but it will shore up the rotation.
Nov 25, 2003
Yes, the ACDCS is an anacronym for the Anti Donkey Cart Defense Shield and will help our troops deal with the threat of terrorist donkey carts throughout the world.
The U.S. has a Donkey Cart deficit and is far behind in the Donkey Cart arms race. This new brand of low tech weaponry will be a large part of the arsenal in the war against terrorism.
Mexico currently is the world leader in development of Donkey Cart technology and the U.S. will be working closely with its neighbor to the south in an attempt strengthen its Donkey Cart Weaponry and defense.
Think I’m kidding, click on the link above.
Nov 24, 2003
Today’s scary tidbit is just another step on the way to the Orwellian nightmare:
Gen. Tommy Franks says that if the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government. Franks, who successfully led the U.S. military operation to liberate Iraq, expressed his worries in an extensive interview he gave to the men’s lifestyle magazine Cigar Aficionado.
Don’t take my word for it, go to your local newstand and read a copy (for heaven’s sake don’t buy the damn thing!).
There was nothing in detail up on the website but I can’t imagine this not breaking in a big way soon.
Gen. Tommy Franks says that if the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government. Franks, who successfully led the U.S. military operation to liberate Iraq, expressed his worries in an extensive interview he gave to the men’s lifestyle magazine Cigar Aficionado.
Don’t take my word for it, go to your local newstand and read a copy (for heaven’s sake don’t buy the damn thing!).
There was nothing in detail up on the website but I can’t imagine this not breaking in a big way soon.
Nov 21, 2003
Actually, JJ is defending MJ but, I couldn’t resist.
Speaking of which — MJ that is, explain to me how someone goes from the photo from the other day and winds up looking like below:
Highlights of MJ’s career can be found here.
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