tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57643292012-01-24T13:53:43.094-06:00Lapsus calami is a latin phrase meaning, <em>"a slip of the pen"</em>. Since I'm not talking its not "a slip of the tongue", get it? Carry on then...JasonHnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-77191239366334849262008-04-14T10:42:00.002-05:002008-04-14T10:47:42.481-05:00

Obama Gets Honest About Smalltown America's Decay...What was "smalltown" America like 50 years ago?It was pro-gun, pro-family, pro-religion.Its not the result of a bad economy. Its just how rural living is.I don't expect anyone from a big city to understand. Ever.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-54828120868201672302008-03-19T08:57:00.000-05:002008-03-19T08:57:43.332-05:00

Iraq: 5 Years To (sic) ManyZombie time is a great site, check out some of the other photo essays.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-61858516632128093702008-02-26T15:54:00.000-06:002008-02-26T15:54:49.163-06:00

DailyTech - Temperature Monitors Report Widescale Global CoolingWe are not in control.Remember that.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-91697956961701105812008-02-25T12:54:00.000-06:002008-02-25T12:54:53.477-06:00

I'm doing my part to point these out.Welcome to the new ice age

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-73423568658286972802008-02-07T08:44:00.000-06:002008-02-07T08:44:13.133-06:00

Then Barack raises another $7 million (at the time of this post). That's just awesome. I'd rather burn my ballot than vote for Obama or Hillary, but you have to admit that he's got something going.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-10518994176667524682008-02-06T13:24:00.000-06:002008-02-06T13:24:33.935-06:00

Exxon's 2007 Tax Bill: $30 BillionYou hardy ever hear how much a corporation pays in taxes, just how much profit they earned and how greedy they are.So the gubment is raking in billions from oil companies AND billions from consumers at the gas pump through gas taxes. Maybe if they lowered the corporate taxes, our gas prices would fall. Or how about we kill the gas tax!?Money quote:According to

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-68623319989243930592008-01-31T16:06:00.000-06:002008-01-31T16:13:17.424-06:00

What's in the water in Berkeley, CA to make them so crazy?They want to kick the U.S. Marines out of their city and they have recruited Code Pink to help get the job done.Northern California has been invaded by hippies. I think the Marines need to take it back by force. What say you?

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-58108942502272333752008-01-28T19:58:00.000-06:002008-01-31T16:13:50.628-06:00

A 32 megajoule RAIL GUN.Yes, a rail gun!

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-79759839739441759742008-01-28T15:45:00.000-06:002008-01-28T15:50:32.119-06:00

DANGLet's see, long airport runway, 85 foot embankment, BMW split in half on the other side... I wonder if they had been drinking?

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-65504576703490076022008-01-28T14:57:00.000-06:002008-01-28T15:42:13.138-06:00

We used to hear about $50,000 hammers being wastefully purchased by the Pentagon, but at least they got SOMETHING for the 50 G's.Well it seems the democratic Congress has topped even a $50,000 hammer...In order to appear more green, they purchased $89,000 in carbon offsets - which amount to NOTHING!Wow.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-68108800230569822802008-01-23T23:45:00.000-06:002008-01-31T16:14:17.640-06:00

Ron Paul supporter goes into a stark-raving crazy rant, live on the radio.Flipin' awesome.-via HotAir

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-63608668364096954062008-01-18T15:07:00.000-06:002008-01-18T15:09:10.790-06:00

U.S. says Iraq forces could control provinces this yearAnd still no response from Harry ("the war is lost") Reid.....

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-29886597620670529242008-01-14T14:36:00.000-06:002008-01-14T14:48:15.551-06:00

That's why I'm a FredHead.Fred on Faith and gov't

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-43404559810174753762008-01-10T16:43:00.000-06:002008-01-10T16:43:17.949-06:00

General: Anbar ready for handoverWhat do the anti-surge democrats think of this?And you left wing loons?

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-11522964802350561022008-01-10T08:56:00.000-06:002008-01-10T08:56:18.544-06:00

According to Don Surber we'll be seeing even higher prices soon. Next Chinese import: InflationSince we import, well just about EVERYTHING, from China this should put more of a squeeze on your pocketbook America.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-15101162538779625362008-01-08T23:02:00.000-06:002008-01-08T23:02:10.442-06:00

Breitbart.tv » Raw: Pentagon Releases Video of Iranian Boats Confronting US WarshipsLook at their little ships next to the wake of ONE of ours. Puny. That's not to say a ship that small with some small missiles or packed with explosives couldn't sink our bigs.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-8091541995559053492008-01-08T08:41:00.000-06:002008-01-08T14:39:44.235-06:00

The media fawning over Barak Obama is getting unpalatable.We all knew it would happen but jeez, never to this extreme.They take pictures of people crying when they see him, people in praying postures, "halos" around his head, etc. And some of the articles like this one, man.Obama's victory seemed almost otherworldly -- as if the laws of space and time had been suspended, and a quality as

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-69178164120151575392007-11-16T15:44:00.001-06:002007-11-16T15:44:37.039-06:00

When I first saw it I was not offended, I thought it was weird, but it takes a lot to offend me anymore. I think Jesus would be willing to wash the feet of all of these people (even Osama) but they have to be willing to let him.  (see Peter's complaint in John 13) Perhaps a more accurate picture would show various emotions on the part of those waiting to be washed.  Fear, hatred, doubt,

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-63107317961215798602007-11-15T23:40:00.000-06:002007-11-15T23:41:30.023-06:00

The Hot Air postThe comment"I stopped watching after I heard the “marine” complaining that he might end up being sent into Iraq. Using a cry-baby marine and his mommy for the first citizen question told anyone who was watching where CNN stood on the issues and how they planned to frame the debates.If the woman who addressed Hillary in the last debate was a plant, then I’d have to call Wolf

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-30611800306909920592007-11-12T16:17:00.003-06:002007-11-12T16:17:55.577-06:00

Videos of the moon in HD Very nice.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-27046148038068034212007-11-12T16:17:00.001-06:002007-11-12T16:17:02.380-06:00

Presenting the Joint Strike Fighter pilot's helmet... Defense tech article Looks like something out of Predator.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-50892451306471210592007-11-06T22:15:00.000-06:002007-11-06T22:51:26.893-06:00

... this might be the same sword they chop Christian heads with?Saudi king gives Pope Benedict a golden sword as a gift.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-3674123659178880372007-11-06T21:53:00.001-06:002007-11-06T22:23:54.062-06:00

It seems 2007 was the deadliest year in Iraq for American servicemen/women.They always call these things "grim milestones." Well, I don't know why we should expect 2007 to be better. 1944 was the deadliest year for Americans during WWII, but we were winning key battles, and that's exactly what is happening in Iraq as I write. The surge is putting more troops in harms way, and we'll see more

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-42991998756914742392007-11-06T21:39:00.000-06:002007-11-06T22:26:24.116-06:00

Michelle Malkin has a funny pic of a vet speaking truth to nutters.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-79771444957889755572007-11-05T14:45:00.001-06:002007-11-09T10:52:26.662-06:00

Nice to see that China can be a productive member of the world community.  It seems that the Bible is a security risk now. Time to boycott and make this the worst rated Olympic games ever for NBC. UPDATE: Bibles OK, but they recommend only one per athlete when they enter the country.  They will also have different religious services in the Olympic village.  Oh, but Falun Gong is still an "evil

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-43965797188414868602007-11-01T21:11:00.000-05:002007-11-01T21:50:28.017-05:00

According to the UK paper, the Telegraph, the most influential conservative in America is... Rudy Giuliani?Hogwash!Rush Limbaugh is clearly #1, but they have him behind Newt Gingrich (4), Matt Drudge (3), David Petraeus (2), and Giuliani.For the liberals they have Slick Willie (former Pres. Bill Clinton), which is a good choice. Its also pretty funny that they have Elizabeth Edwards ahead of her

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-84140931273711571482007-11-01T11:53:00.001-05:002007-11-01T11:53:58.751-05:00

obit Mr. Tibbets was the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-78387348281579239142007-11-01T10:29:00.001-05:002007-11-01T10:29:33.518-05:00

The Westboro Baptist "Church" was ordered to pay $10.9 million to a family whose son's funeral they protested. I hope it stops them.  What they're doing is just fueling more hatred.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-34663191213189667412007-11-01T09:02:00.001-05:002007-11-01T09:02:52.808-05:00

This just moved to the TOP of my Christmas list: The Dough-Nu-Matic Yeah baby!

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-61074242770131811602007-10-31T15:18:00.001-05:002007-10-31T15:18:21.236-05:00

This comet has become visible to the naked eye (barely) near the constellation Perseus. Get out a pair of binoculars and it becomes much more clear.  Well, as clear as a fuzzy blob. Here's a skymap.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-41833622852734399922007-10-30T15:01:00.001-05:002007-10-30T15:02:30.856-05:00

Probably! I doubt someone would put this in a coloring book.  Probably a fraud but still quite funny.

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How to Get the World to Like Us –The Case for Isolationism

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Some fisherman caught a shark in the Euphrates river. But then we have this... Locals blamed the U.S. military for the shark's presence. Tahseen Ali, a teacher, said there was a "75 percent chance" Americans had put the shark in the water. "This is very frightening for us. Our children always swim in the river and I believe that there are more sharks. I believe that America is behind this matter

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-13069098837954210522007-10-26T08:08:00.001-05:002007-10-26T08:08:41.511-05:00

A Simple Way to End the War on Terror - Convert to Islam! And we give these fools the right to vote...

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Five Easy Ways To Fail

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Maybe this will give you some ideas...

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When a group goes this far, something needs to be done... The woman from CodePink got right in the Secretary of State's face said she was responsible for millions of Iraqi deaths. Condi should have given her an elbow to the face. Gateway pundit has more... Here's more info on the Code Pink NeoComm (neo commie) above.  Her husband's name is Mohammed... go figure.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-56096107924355548862007-10-23T16:19:00.001-05:002007-10-23T16:19:17.431-05:00

But the rest are pretty good. 25 Skills Every Man Should Know: Your Ultimate DIY Guide The lighting a campfire tip is the best.  Use a Vaseline soaked cotton ball.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-64600652070479312162007-10-23T15:51:00.001-05:002007-10-23T15:51:54.929-05:00

Get a haircut Larry!  Or wear a hat! Bad Hair Day for Larry King

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-76987249370580983702007-10-22T16:04:00.001-05:002007-10-22T16:04:51.342-05:00

Some Catholic Bishops in Venezuela have criticized Hugo so now they are targets, deemed "morally unacceptable" by the tyrant. This gives him an opportunity to align with Iran even more by denouncing Catholicism and embracing Islam. You heard it here first.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-38012089904863196952007-10-22T15:24:00.001-05:002007-10-22T15:24:03.211-05:00

Information on the Protos Carrier and Terran Battle Cruiser units is now online. Not much different than in the original except in looks.  I was hoping for a more formidable Carrier.  The Terran BC looks like it has a different weapon in the little game play trailer they have available.  Its shooting out lots of lasers at some infantry. A message to Blizzard:  HURRY UP ALREADY!

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-91247062318424091852007-10-22T13:52:00.001-05:002007-10-22T13:52:37.351-05:00

October 22nd: 4004 BC - The universe is created. This is according to the 17th-century chronology of the history of the world formulated by James Ussher the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh. (This one kind of overshadows everything else, dontcha think?) 1692 - Last hanging for witchcraft in the United States.  (But certainly not the last witch.) 1784 - Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island,

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-21916796102861247142007-10-19T14:30:00.001-05:002007-10-19T14:30:35.358-05:00

http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bfpg-40/ I would think that with all the cameras about anymore we would be seeing Bigfoot and UFOs all the time on the news. Filed under HOAX.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-37484250481720839842007-10-19T14:23:00.001-05:002007-10-19T14:23:19.124-05:00

October 19th: 202 BC - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. 1469 - Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain. 1512 - Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia). 1781 - At Yorktown, Virginia, British commander Lord Cornwallis surrendered

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-29413028231289086502007-10-18T14:19:00.001-05:002007-10-18T14:19:33.750-05:00

Well?

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-81454456506741915392007-10-18T11:59:00.001-05:002007-10-18T11:59:01.399-05:00

You can actually change the ready message on HP printers through some Perl script. I may have to save this for April 1st.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-75336068829717753002007-10-18T11:55:00.001-05:002007-10-18T11:55:56.747-05:00

Forward 40: What Became of the LOGO Programming Language? I remember using LOGO in high school.  I might have to get my kids started on it.  MSWLogo is a free windows version.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-65837383101178389782007-10-17T10:31:00.001-05:002007-10-17T10:31:19.549-05:00

Its SpudWare!  Cutlery made from potato starch and soy oil. Its freakin' expensive though.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-90344468130939640002007-10-16T10:20:00.001-05:002007-10-16T10:20:31.914-05:00

Yesterday wasn't all that interesting, but today (October 16th) has some good ones. 1781 - George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia after the Siege of Yorktown.  (We won!) 1793 - Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI is guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. 1859 - John Brown leads raid on Harper's Ferry, West Virginia 1916 - Margaret Sanger founds Planned Parenthood by opening

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-65410793758067324382007-10-15T15:00:00.001-05:002007-10-15T15:00:07.286-05:00

Posting was light last week as predicted, in fact it was non-existent. It was good to get away from the grind for a while. Programming is an enjoyable profession, but like any other profession its still work.  Any time you can spend with your wife and kids and not be concerned about work (I don't think I thought about it at all really) is very good.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-25540718241533867822007-10-04T15:55:00.001-05:002007-10-04T15:55:58.205-05:00

October 4th: 1537 - The first complete English-language Bible (the Matthew Bible) is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.  (WHAT?!  Didn't the Apostle Paul read the KJV?) 1777 - Battle of Germantown: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe 1927 - Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mt. Rushmore. 1943 - World War II: U.S.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-75800161830253044542007-10-04T15:42:00.001-05:002007-10-04T15:42:55.774-05:00

Gateway Pundit has some more good news from Iraq. I'm not going to get too worked up about it though.  I've gotten excited about progress in the past and it just evaporated.  Let's wait and see.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-54504845008729372352007-10-04T15:33:00.001-05:002007-10-04T15:33:02.224-05:00

For all of you Browncoats (or Purple-bellies), rumors of a sequel to Serenity have been swirling around for a while.  Now Alan Tudyk ("Wash") says there may be another movie in the works. Since he died in the first movie, maybe they will make a prequel so he can have a part.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-56909758272747822842007-10-03T16:32:00.001-05:002007-10-03T16:32:01.469-05:00

Richard Dawkins. Somebody revoke his visa or something cause I'm sick of him. The guy is quite literally the most hateful person I have ever seen.  I've watch quite a few videos of him speaking and he just comes off as a sanctimonious, holier-than-thou (is that possible for an atheist?, jackarse.  Pardon my French. He's trying to drum up support for his new atheist movement which is now saying

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-66960820922605808042007-10-03T13:24:00.001-05:002007-10-03T13:24:58.140-05:00

October 3rd: 1795 - General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government. 1849 - American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-91898273316446393292007-10-02T16:12:00.001-05:002007-10-02T16:12:33.890-05:00

October 2nd: 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. 1789 - George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.  (Look over the last several ToH posts I've made.  These people worked fast.  Too bad Congress can't do this today.) 1835 - The Texas Revolution begins with

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-36370833075207647982007-10-02T15:45:00.001-05:002007-10-02T15:45:46.159-05:00

CBS’s entertainment division portrays devout teens as murderers and hypocrites and their youth pastor as a pervert, while taking cheap shots at abstinence education. Cold Case Smears Christian Kids I'm glad I don't watch network TV anymore.  I might hit the evening news every now and then, but its mainly the Science channel, HNN (Glenn Beck only), FXNWS, and PBS (Only since "The War" is on. 

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-27197810783880612432007-10-02T14:35:00.001-05:002007-10-02T14:35:01.127-05:00

This isn't something you will find in the main stream media. Last letter from doomed Al Qaida chief: 'We are so desperate for your help' Keep hittin'em boys.

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-87346427829383994872007-10-01T14:22:00.001-05:002007-10-01T14:22:18.524-05:00

October 1st: 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.  (Decisive battle against Persia.) 1800 - Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso. 1811 - The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana. 1880 - John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Corps Band.  (Some of the best

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-32441036174517851282007-09-28T16:19:00.001-05:002007-09-28T16:19:44.440-05:00

Clinton: $5,000 for Every U.S. Baby The government owes me!

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I don't know why, maybe because this was the date of the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (see Today in History post below), but there are several Trek related articles on National Review Online today. James Lileks thinks the best Trek was A Conserviative Trek, and I'm in full agreement.  Guns blazing and no liberal, "make love not war" crap for me. Other Trek articles on NRO: The

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-48954885485024716742007-09-28T13:29:00.001-05:002007-09-28T13:29:06.610-05:00

I didn't realize so many things happened on September 28th: 1066 - William the Conqueror invades England: the Norman Conquest begins.  (Very interesting, I suggest you read up on the Norman Conquest.) 1542 - Navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives as what is now San Diego, California, United States. 1781 - American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown,

JasonHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764329.post-19908391974496716002007-09-27T08:32:00.001-05:002007-09-27T08:32:44.428-05:00

September 27 was a busy day: 1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day. 1787 - The United States Constitution is delivered to the states for ratification. 1821 - Mexico gains its independence from Spain. 1905 - The physics journal Annalen der Physik published Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing

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Amadmanonajihad wooed some academics and jouranlists (again) last night. The format of the evening is curious. In his calm and fluent voice — "dear friends," he calls us — he requests that we not ask questions, but make statements, so that he can react to them in a form of dialogue. The academics are not shy. They make statements not only about the need for dialogue and reconciliation, but

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September 26th: 1687 - The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who were besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens. 1777 - British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. 1944 - World War II: Operation Market Garden fails. 1950 - United Nations troops recapture Seoul from

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We've know of the military's Directed Energy weapons for a while now, but I guess they are now at the point in their development that they can be shown to journalists. Run away the ray-gun is coming : We test US army's new secret weapon Sounds like there may be some potential for abuse, like taser abuse in higher education I suppose. You know, the U.S. military (and law enforcement) has been

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OUTED

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September 25th: 303 - On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France.  (This is probably a national holiday in secular France.) 1513 - Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reached what would be known as the Pacific Ocean. 1789 - The U.S. Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment,

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Check out this "report" on Ahmadine-jihad's speech and Q/A session at Columbia U. yesterday. The guy was laughed at and booed, insulted by his host, and generally made to look like a fool and this is what they see in Iran.

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Report: Ahmadinejad Tasered at Columbia University - via ScrappleFace “Do not make to Tase myself, slang brother man.” If only this were true...

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September 24th is kind of a boring day in history: 1664 - The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England.  (Future New York City) 1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.  (Wait a minute, did you say polygamy?  We meant monogamy.) 1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower the nation's first National Monument.  (Do you think

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That's the promise of a new propulsion system in the works called Miniature Magnetic Orion. An optimized version of the Project Orion concept from the 60s, the Mini-Mag Orion will be able to reach speeds up to 10% of the speed of light (in theory). Unfortunately, people are deathly afraid of anything nuclear (that means nukular Mr. President) and they don't want something launched on the back of

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The Hillary Clinton Nutcracker! I don't know if its true-to-life, but Bill Clinton would have to feel a chill every time he sees one of these.  That in itself is enough to make this a worthwhile purchase.

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Now Fred scores some points. Thompson calls for stop to Iranian leader's visit I just don't understand why we have to let him in?  To heck with the U.N.  Its just as corrupt as he is.  Send him and the U.N. packing!

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Notable happenings on September 21st: 1780 - American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point. 1827 - According to Joseph Smith, Jr., the angel Moroni gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Joseph translated into The Book of Mormon. 1937 - J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published. 1942 - The B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight. 1964 -

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According to Drudge from a 60 minutes interview taped today, Iran's *president is "amazed" that Americans would be insulted if he went to ground zero. I thought this guy was supposed to be smart? * dictator

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September 20th: 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan - set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.  (Only 18 men made it all the way around, and Magellan wasn't one of them.) 1633 - Galileo Galilei is tried before the Inquisition for teaching that the Earth orbits the Sun.  (Christians In Name Only, CINOs) 1891 - The first gasoline-powered car

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I know I said I was with Fred a few posts back, but reading this sure makes Rudy more appealing to me. He's picking up some serious foreign policy creds.BTW, if NATO did add Israel, Japan, etc into the alliance, what could that acronym stand for? Or what would they change the name to?Nations Against Terror OrganizationNew Alliance Treaty OrganizationRespected Universal Defensive Yoke (RUDY)???

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Outrage: Ahmadinamajigger To Visit Ground Zero - via HotAirIf Iran's "president" gets to lay a wreath at ground zero, I will probably barf. It would be like a public taunting of the worst kind. I think Bush should give the order to start bombing them the second he steps foot on the sight.

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This whole potential war with Iran thing is worrisome.  I know we could kick their tail pretty easily and there isn't a regime that deserves a tail kickin' more than Iran.  But, I'm afraid we don't have the level of commitment required for an undertaking like this. We learned from the first Gulf War that you can't topple a government with just bombing (forget those Balkan states for a moment). 

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September 19th: 1777 - First Battle of Saratoga/Battle of Freeman's Farm/Battle of Bemis Heights.  (American Revolutionary War) 1952 - The U.S. bars Charlie Chaplin from reentering the country after a trip to England.  (dirty commie) 1957 - First U.S. underground nuclear bomb test. (I think I flew by one of these sites once.  Looked like a bunch of potholes in the ground.  Nukes are cool... well

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According to this article in New Scientist, we could see gamma-ray lasers a million times more powerful than standard lasers. So what would be call them? glasers, grasers, or maybe posers (positronium lasers)?

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Once the capital of Al Queda in Iraq, Ramadi and much of Anbar province are enjoying some relatively quite (and shhhhh! peaceful) times.  There are still many problems to overcome, but hope spring eternal in the human breast. Micheal Totten is embedded with U.S. forces in Ramadi right now.  You should read his Middle East Journal and especially today's entry.  Its a real eye-opener.

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Notable happenings on September 18th: 323 - Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire. 1679 - New Hampshire becomes a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1789 - American government takes out first ever loan, a total of $191,608.81. 1793 - The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is

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Some of the more interesting things that happened on Sept. 17th: 1630 - The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded. 1787 - The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1814 - Francis Scott Key finishes his The Star-Spangled Banner poem.  (which, many years later was desecrated by Rosanne Barr) 1859 - Joshua A. Norton declares himself Emperor Norton I of the United

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You're right I just pulled that number out of thin air but you have to start somewhere.  Do you doubt there are more than that? From NewsBusters: JOE SCARBOROUGH: Not a lot of fans, though, in the Democratic party, about what the president said last night. MIKA BREZINSKI: Well, I think first of all, I was hoping he would answer the fundamental question, and I just feel like, in order to have

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Some interesting things that have happened on Sept. 14th... 1847 - Mexican-American War: Winfield Scott captures Mexico City. (Several prominent Civil War generals fought in this battle and also the Marine Corps hymn's opening lyrics are a reference to the capture of Chapultepec Castle.) 1901 - President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6,

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No, not Bushitler. Not Dick Cheney.Dave Ramsey.A series of videos from Dave's Financial Peace University (90 minutes total) have bee posted on YouTube. You can find them over on Cosumerist.

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Here are a few notable happenings on Sept. 13th: 1814 - The British fail to capture Baltimore, Maryland. Turning point in the War of 1812. 1814 - Francis Scott Key writes The Star-Spangled Banner 1969 - The premiere episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (my oldest is a huge Scooby fan) 1985 - Super Mario Bros., the best selling video game of all time, is released. Did you know that it is also

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Most that read this blog don't need an update, but the handful that need one, here it is...* I have built a house and moved (wife got paranoid so I couldn't blog about it).* I have another kid. We have 3 now, all boys.* I got sick of politics there for a while so the blog kind of petered out.* I'm helping program a game. Its in VB.Net (I would prefer C#) but hey, who's complaining. Only God

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Well almost 2 years since I've posted here.  Doesn't seem that long. I guess I'll start using this again.

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I've been busy.I've also started a new blog that will show the progress we're making on our new house. We don't expect serious work to begin until April, but I'm sure there's lots to talk about until then.My Dad and I are building it so I'm sure I'll have lots of experiences to tell you about and this will be interesting to read (for me at least) once we're finished sometime next fall.The link

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Document Looks like they followed the plan except for using school buses to evacuate. But once people got to the "last resort refuges" like the Superdome, they were lost. It doesn't look like they even had a plan for getting people the things they needed in the LRRs.

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PocketMod The Free Disposable Personal Organizer

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World stunned as US struggles with Katrina Everything seemed fine until 2 days after the storm when the levee broke. Did anyone really expect that to happen? Now the city swamp is completely flooded and some say up to 100,000 were trapped and stranded. How can anyone in their right mind expect such a massive rescue effort to get them all out in a day or two? This isn't like the tsunami where

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'The terrorist Katrina' is a soldier of Allah' How much more uninformed can these people be about everything? Meteorology, history, American politics, you name it.

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Bush vs. Reality These people complain about Bush but what were they doing when these people were in desperate need? Life goes on.

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The aftermath of Katrina was caused by Bush's lack of funding. He's so evil! I seriously don't know how I'm going to afford $4.00 gas.

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Airborne laser brings Star Wars one step closer Or better yet, Sea Bass? Okay, if they can shoot down a missile, can't they shoot down other planes too?

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Cindy Sheehan thinks GWB is the "biggest terrorist in the world."It's just more blind hatred from the left. If I were Bush, I wouldn't meet with her either.And checkout these peace activists:

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