MERRY X-MAS!!

Hey gang, I am going to take the rest of December off from blogging.....be back in Jan!

So, I guess I'll see you next year!

(don't ya hate when people say that?!?!!?)

; p

D C

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HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!

FOR OUR HEROES

HAPPY VETS DAY

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Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all aloneIn a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone.I had come down the chimney with presents to giveAnd to see just who in this home did live.I looked all about a strange sight I did see,No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.No stocking by the fire, just boots filled with sand,On the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.With medals and badges, awards of all kindA sober thought came through my mind.For this house was different, so dark and dreary,I knew I had found the home of a soldier, once I could see clearly.I heard stories about them, I had to see more So I walked down the hall and pushed open the door.And there he lay sleeping silent alone,Curled up on the floor in his one bedroom home.His face so gentle, his room in such disorder,Not how I pictured a United States soldier.Was this the hero of whom I’d just read?Curled up in his poncho, a floor for his bed?His head was clean shaven, his weathered face tan,I soon understood this was more then a man.For I realized the families that I saw that nightOwed their lives to these men who were willing to fight.Soon ‘round the world, the children would play,And grownups would celebrate on a bright Christmas day.They all enjoyed freedom each month of the day,Because of soldiers like this one lying here.I couldn’t help wonder how many lay aloneOn a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home.Just the very thought brought a tear to my eye,I dropped to my knees and started to cry.The solder awakened and I heard a rough voice,“Santa don’t cry, this life is my choice;I fight for freedom, I don’t ask for more,My life is my God, my country, my Corps.”With that he rolled over and drifted off into sleep,I couldn’t control it, I continued to weep.I watched him for hours, so silent and still,I noticed he shivered from the cold night’s chill.So I took off my jacket, the one made of red,And I covered this Soldier from his toes to his head.And I put on his T-shirt of gray and black,With an eagle and an Army patch embroidered on back.And although it barely fit me, I began to swell with pride,And for a shining moment, I was United States Army deep inside.I didn’t want to leave him on that cold dark night,This guardian of honor so willing to fight.Then the soldier rolled over, whispered with a voice so clean and pure,“Carry on Santa, it’s Christmas day, all is secure.”One look at my watch, and I knew he was right,Merry Christmas my friend, and to all a good night!

D C

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And one of the the truely great ones has left us....Bob Brown, former Regina track coach passed away yesterday.

For all intents and purposes, he was cross country track at Regina.

I remember when I first strated playing softball, he was the pitcher on the team at the time.

We'd have practice and I would end up throwing batting practice, seeing as how I was the "rookie" on the team at the time.....then one game he was late for, and I had to pitch the game, never pitched a game in my life...in a real game.....and I walked a couple guys....and I said,

"Bob you have to get in here."

He was like, "Nope...you're fine....quit aiming and just relax."

I did, and by golly he was right....we ended up winning the game, the league and the tourney title that year. ..with me pitching most of the way.

Bob, I'm still pitching......at 43 yrs old.....thanks to you.

D C

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Double OT win

Well, my hawks pulled out a double OT win over Mich St, what a game to drive up for last Saturday. Had a riot, we did "The Macarena" after the game at the tailgate.

WHEW.

Okay...on to more serious stuff..

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I see the nut jobs from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS lost an 11 million dollar lawsuit.

GOOD!

These are the idiots that protest soldiers funerals because they think God hates America, because of the tolerance of gays in this country.

Just for the record, do I think being gay is wrong, yes I do.

Do I think you should brainwash, and fill little kids full of hate and anger because someone is gay and you disagree with that, which is what these idiots do, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

I would be willing to bet brainwashing little kids and teaching them to hate is almost as bad as anything out there in gods eyes.

You know these people are so holier than thou, they don't even understand these heroes paid the ultimate price FOR THEIR RIGHT TO PROTEST.

So, basically they are protesting themselves......did that even make sense...I dunno...but it sounded cool.

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I have seen and heard the leader of this cult, which is what it is, try and have a civil conversation with anybody, it's not possible for him to do so.

It turns into a yelling and shouting match, and you get called an agent of evil, and a satan worshipper and on and on and on.

And although I cannot find it in my heart to feel sorry for these people, I do fear for the kids in this cult, they have been brainwashed and do not know any better.

I see a horrible end for this evil cult.

Their leader is an absolute certifiable psycho, who would stop at nothing to get his point across.

They will end up having a mass suicide, drinking kool-aid ala James Jones @ Guyana, or some such thing.

One last shot for you "Rev." Phelps, I'm right down the street here in Lees Summit,

come down and see me sometime, but since I'm sure you don't have the 'nads for that, send one of your jack booted karate black belts on down.

Oh yeah, I'm sure they can't read or write or follow directions, since they are following a person of your ilk, they obviously are not very smart.

You claim to be all about god and this and that....hmmm.....funny.... you sure are judgemental for a "man of god."

I'm sure your judgement day will be short lived.

Do the the three letters R-O-T have any special meaning for you Rev.?

.....they will.

STORY LINK

D C

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NO BLOG THIS WEEK

HEY GUYS, NO BLOG THIS WEEK.....I'M HEADIN' UP TP GOD'S COUNTRY (IOWA) FOR THE HAWKEYES VS. MICHIGAN ST.

HAVE A GOOD ONE, WE'LL TALK AT YA NEXT WEEK

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D C

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Special Honor Mission – Logan and Ashley Johnson, Soldiers Angels, Benton, AR

Spc. John Johnson was wounded in Iraq. He had been transferred to BAMC in San Antonio, TX for further treatment as he was stationed (and his family lives) at Ft. Bliss.

On a trip to the hospital to see Spc. Johnson the vehicle driven by his wife, Monalisa, and containing their 3 children; Tyler-9, Ashley-5, and Logan-2 was involved in an accident. Logan and Ashley were killed in the accident; Tyler is in Children's Hospital in Dallas, TX in a coma. Monalisa survived with some compressed discs and a minor head wound.

The Patriot Guard Riders have been called upon by the family for a SPECIAL HONOR MISSION for this soldiers angels.

PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

What a great honor this is.

And I swear to god, if I hear that those whack jobs from Topeka, KS that protest soldiers funerals are there......I will go ballistic....start taking up a collection now for my defense lawyer.

For whatever reason, god has called Logan and Ashley to his side.

Nothing I can write in this blog will even come close to saying what needs to be said, so the best thing I can think to say is this:

SPC JOHNSON, MONALISA, AND TYLER.....

WE'RE WITH YOU.

AND ALL THE GODS CAME DOWN JUST TO SING FOR ME

Please click on the link above for a special song for this soldiers angels.

A more beautiful song, I cannot think of.

Upset victory has Hawks believing

Well what a win that was for my black and gold, holy crap!! And needed!! WHEW!!

I knew Capt Kirk and company would "git r dun" and by the way I did guarantee victory over Illinois on Thursday last week!

Now if we can just keep 'er going!

GO HAWKS

STORY LINK

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Forecast: Sex and Marriage With Robots by 2050:

Uh.....well....uh...I don't know about this one, I just don't know.

Of course I will be like 93 atthis stage of the game...so maybe? lol.

STORY LINK

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Florida Man Sentenced to Death for Leaving Child to Be Eaten by Alligators:

Hmmm....better yet, how about we drop his ass in "Alligator Alley" instead of him getting about ten appeals and another twenty years of living?

I'd like to know what his first offense was for.....wanna bet me it was some sort of sex crime that he should never have gotten out for in the first place?

STORY LINK

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Embattled Calif. Dentist Says Breast Rubs Necessary:

Uh...yeah.......you know I work in a warehouse and drive a forklift a good portion of the day, so I need to fondle some breasts myself. You know to prevent the girls from getting TMJ...yeah.....yeah....that's the ticket...yeah.

Holy cow, if I had know it was this easy, I'd stay in school and become a dentist!!

STORY LINK

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Houston Couple Charged With Abusing, Starving Boy They Kept Locked in Attic:

I swear to God it almost makes me insane when I read about this crap, when you go to the link, look at that these pigs....yes that's right...pigs. because that's what I think of when I think of people like this......I'm sorry did I refer to them as people?

Lets lock these two sons o' bitches up in an attic and feed them Ensure...any objections?

Didn't think so.

STORY LINK

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Okay, that's about it for today.......I must skeedaddle too my other job for a couple hours, have a good evening everyone!!!

SUPPORT THE TROOPS!!

D C

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Limbaugh Broadcaster Comes to Radio Host's Defense

GODAMN!!

DO YOU MOTHER *UCKERS HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THAN WORRY ABOUT WHAT A TALK SHOW HOST SAYS???
IT'S NOT LIKE THERE IS A *UCKING WAR GOING ON.....LET ME GO AHEAD AND FILL YOU IN DUMBASSES....THEY WANT US DEAD, KILLED, DONE, OUR WAY OF LIFE OVER, GET IT?

AND YOU'RE WASTING TIME TRYING TO GET OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS DENOUNCING WHAT RUSH LIMBAUGH SAYS ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE????

HOLY F'ING SHIT.

I AM SO PISSED OFF I CAN'T EVEN SEE STRAIGHT.

NOT TO MENTION THE FACT YOU TOOK TWO WORDS OF WHAT HE SAID AND COMPLETLEY MISREPRESENTED THEM.

IDIOTS!

STORY LINK

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I hope and pray to God you folks can see the utter and complete lunacy of the left wing in this country......they are so out of touch with almost everything, it's laughable.

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D C

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When a neighbor needs a hand

Hey guys, hope you all had a great weekend....mine was decent...except for losses by my beloved black and gold and da Bears.

Anyway, this is a nice story......let me tell you....people think this happens everywhere...not really.

Of course it happens here and there, but as a rule, not. But it sure seems like I read about this happening every year in Iowa.

Not only are they farmers.....but they are.....

IOWANS!!!

KUDOS TO ALL WHO HELPED.

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With the loss of his father on Aug. 28, Joe Fuhrmeister said he's been concerned about how everything would get done on his father's land this harvest season.
Bob Fuhrmeister, 63, was the leader. And even though the boys have been out there every year since they were old enough to drive the farm equipment, they were just the help.
Those things didn't matter Friday.
Forty friends and neighbors turned out to harvest about 200 acres of soybeans Friday. With 13 combines, they did in about three hours what could have taken a week of 10-hour days for the sons, they said.
In two weeks, another crew will come out to help the Fuhrmeisters harvest the corn.
"By the time it's done, it'll probably be a hundred different people," said John Hester of Nichols Ag and a family friend of the Fuhrmeisters. "They just know an awful lot of people, and an awful lot of people want to help."
Hester was one of three people to help organize all the volunteers so Jan Fuhrmeister and her sons barely had to lift a finger, even after offering to drive a tractor or combine.
"It's very touching," Jan Fuhrmeister said. "I'm grateful for all the help and everyone that's shown up. They're all glad to do it because they know Bob would do the same for them.
"I think that's just part of being a farmer. You're always helping someone else," she said.
Bob Fuhrmeister first was diagnosed with cancer in March 2005. Doctors removed the kidney with the tumor on it, and he went back every two months for tests, but at the beginning of this year, the cancer was back.
"That type of cancer is really aggressive," son Brian Fuhrmeister said.
Denny Abbott of Conesville said he farmed next to Bob Fuhrmeister for 25 years.
"Bob was a great guy," Abbott said. "Even if you were too busy to talk, he'd want to stop and talk."
Coming out to help the family "is just the thing that you do," he said. "It's just what farmers do."
And even though the farmers have crops of their own to deal with, "you don't worry about what you have to do in a situation like this," Abbott said. "You just go, and do what you can do."
"It just makes you feel good knowing you have close neighbors like this," Abbott said.
The family moved down to the farm east of Lone Tree in 1973 after farming in the West Branch area. They have 600 acres of crops, both corn and soybeans, plus timber, hay and a 71-head cow/calf operation.
The soybeans went from the field to semis to get them to Nichols. Jan Fuhrmeister said this was much different from past years, when she and her husband would drive the tractor and wagon to deliver the beans.
Joe Fuhrmeister said his father "always had a lot of pride getting his crops in and out." He remembered his father saying he hoped he would be there for one final harvest.
Joe Fuhrmeister said that because he and his two brothers each have steady jobs, it's unlikely they will plant or harvest all of this land again.
"We might try some of it, but we're probably going to rent most of it out," he said. "If I can get these guys to show up every year, sure I'd do it," he said with a smile.
Out in the fields Friday watching the volunteers, Joe Fuhrmeister said he was amazed at the response for the family.
"I've never seen anything like this. This is just impressive," he said.
Joe Fuhrmeister said his dad would probably have felt the same way, too.
"He'd be real impressed with this. I'm sure he's looking down on us right now going, 'Wow'," Joe Fuhrmeister said.
"Actually, he was such a modest man, he probably would have been: 'We don't need this much help. We can handle it,'" he said. "But I'm glad everyone's here."

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D C

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"THE BANDING MACHINE DEBACLE"

Okay, how is everyone today..this fine Wed?

Let me tell you it is gorgeous in K C right now pushing about 75....just beautiful weather.

Many of you know about my escapade with the Bonneville from hell, that they found full of bullet holes some two years ago......and then there was the "attack bird" story from earlier this summer and all I had was a hat to defend myself while stranded on I-70. (stupid bird)

Well, "The Banding Machine" debacle is from that same file of stories.

Let me take you back.....way back to 9 a m this morning.

I had 7 crates that needed to have the lids on them banded shut, so they were good to go for shipping on a bumpy long ride to North Carolina.

I've been here almost four years now, and am somewhat of an expert with the bander. Or so I thought.

It just so happens that in that span of four years I have never, not once, had to actually change the spool on it due to it running out of actual strapping (banding) material. And of course it was empty.

Damn, I thought, I'm reasonably intelligent, there's really no moving parts, how hard can this be? ( I should've known better)

So anyway, I go get the refill spool with the new banding material on it, unscrew the giant bolt holding the empty one on, cut the little tie thingy's holding the strapping material on the spool until you get it on the......uh........ooops.

WHRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Apparently the little tie thingys aren't supposed to be cut until AFTER the new spool is secured on the actual banding machine.

5,000 ft of strapping is unraveling at somewhere around the speed of sound.

By some act of divine intervention I am able to get some packing tape on the remaining strapping on the spool, and get it stopped.

At this point in the story you're probably thinking....well....not a huge deal... D C can just wrap the unraveled strapping back up, the tape will hold it in place...no prob!

All fine ideas, I was thinking the same thing as well.......and who walks thru the warehouse door for a surprise visit, take a guess......of course.... the director of our division!

Who actually is a pretty good guy, and we traded barbs at The K C T-Bones minor league game one afternoon on a team builder about Missouri/Iowa football and such.

I'm standing there in ankle deep unraveled strapping material, and I know he is going to have some smart aleck remark, and sure enough right on cue he says,

"First time changing the refill spool there, Dan?"

What a set up I thought to myself. He just left the door wide open for me for the perfect Bill Engvall "here's your sign" comeback.....and I had it to boy.....right there on the tip of my tongue.

AND IF I COULD REMEBER WHAT IT WAS I'D TELL YOU.

Somewhere between my brain and my jaw muscle actually saying the snappy comeback I had thought of.....the signal carrying it from my brain decided to take a detour inside my big boulbus head.....and it never got there.

So I started to say it, "Nope I'm........er....that is yeah....I'm......uh....I don't know what the hell I'm doin'."

Brilliant D C, just friggin' brilliant.

I guess next time I'll read the directions first!

Have a good weekend!

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D C

Trip to U.S. capital is eye opening

From a letter writer in the Peoples Republic of Iowa City Press Citizen today, my response is below. I would respond to this individual in the paper, but you can't talk to people like this, you can't reason with them......period. Their hatred for Bush is so great, they are so blinded by hate, it continues to amaze me.

Beleive me ole' George hasn't exactly thrilled me either, but 9/11 was caused by our gov't? Come on.

That statement alone should tell you a person like this cannot be reasoned with.

On Sept. 14, I joined 50 other individuals and set out from Iowa City on a $100 round-trip bus ride to Washington, D.C., to participate in a march for peace, impeachment and other issues. When I first heard about the Sept. 15 march, I thought it was a patriotic thing to do and a really inexpensive way to see some of the nation's capital city. It became much more.
I was exposed to a myriad of critical thinking about this time of crisis in our country, including the illegal war my country is engaged in, the trampling of civil liberties in the form of the Patriot Act, the extreme possibility of 9/11 being an inside job by our own government, the incarceration and torture of "guilty until proven innocent" individuals around the globe and many other issues.
I walked proudly from the White House to the Capitol at the head of the march with other veterans of past and present wars this country has waged in the name of peace. As I walked, my eyes were opened to issues that profoundly affect us all. I began to think that if enough voices speak out, enough minds question, enough individuals rise to action, then the current course of our government's actions can be reined in and halted.
I realize now that it isn't enough for me to sit and believe that everything is OK. I can no longer "stay the course" for I have seen where the road is heading. I am now more actively involved in critical thinking, writing and visiting senators and congressmen, reading and supporting those groups who care about this country and our individual freedoms that are becoming extinct like so many other things.
Eric Sorenson
Battle Creek

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See folks, this is the kind of mentality that is tearing the country apart. You'll notice he doesn't offer one single, solitary shred of evidence for anything.

Let me enlighten you:

1. "Illegal War"

WRONG.....after Saddam broke the very first U N resolution we had the LEGAL authority to go back into Iraq after 1991.

2. "Extreme possibilty our gov't was behind 9/11."

Uh....right.

Who was flying the planes....not Americans.... all middle eastern men who had been HAND PICKED by Bin Laden and were active members of AL-QAEDA. But the U S gov't was behind it. Sure.

3. "Trampiling of our civil liberties by the Patriot Act"

Just exactly what can't you do now, that you did before?

4. "Incarceration and torture of guilty until proven innocent individuals"

They are called "enemy combatants" ....and nobody has been tortured.

Oh, maybe they didn't get to their morning "prayer" carpet or whatever.....but torture...hardly.

As you can see, proof vs. no proof.

You decide.

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HAWKEYE FOOTBALL

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NEXT UP INDIANA

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D C

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HAWKEYES

HAWKEYES

Well, my Hawkeyes haven't given up a touchdown yet....although the competition thus far has not been very good. (Syracuse, Northern Illinois)

Iowa travels to in-state rival Iowa State tomorrow, and with the way the 'Cloners have played so far......our first test won't come until we play the Badgers in Madison next weekend.

STORY LINK

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Authorities Arrest Suspect After Texas Girl, 6, Found Hanged, Sexually Assaulted:

Guess what......you're dead, you son-of-a-bitch. IF you make it to trial....you'll be dead long before they can stick the needle in you.

STORY LINK

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Man Trying to Sneak Into Concert Venue Impaled on Fence:

Uh.....as the saying goes, "Bad things don't happen to you because you're unlucky, bad things happen to you because you're a dumbass!"

STORY LINK

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Bush Lied, They Died.....T-shits Banned In Three States:

GOOD!

This is absolutely reprehensible.

First of all free speech is NOT universal....get it thru your head dumbass. You can't just go around saying whatever you want. For the most part you can. But even so, this is just abhorent.

SECONDLY BUSH DID NOT LIE! God, I wish people would stop saying that....do your research Mr. Bush hater.....EVERY ally, EVERY intellegence agency of every other country said he had WMD's.

Idiot.

See folks, these type of people.....their hatred for Bush and/or Republicans totally blinds them to the facts.....it doesn't matter if what they say is right or not, they don't care.

All they care about is making Bush look bad...that's it. Period.

I've really never seen anything like it.

They hate the right and the Republicans, namely because we're in the white house and they're not.

They think they are the only ones smart enough to run the show...when in fact history has proven the left to be wrong on almost every single conflict/war to this point.

I suspect this one will be no different.

STORY LINK

Have a good weekend everybody!

GO HAWKS!!

D C

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Whoopi Goldberg Defends Michael Vick on 'The View'

Whoopi Goldberg Defends Michael Vick on 'The View':

How can somebody this stupid make as much money as she does?

Whoopi, you suck, your movies suck, you're not funny......and now the whole country knows what an idiot you really are.

It doesn't matter if it's "accepted" in the south.....it's AGAINST THE LAW.....not to mention just completley morally wrong.

Yeah, a light in his head went off all right, when he found out he was going to jail and having to pay back 22 million in bonus money to the Falcons.

Why doesn't Whoopi have to take a "sensitivity" class now.....for offending dogs.

I think we all know why.

STORY LINK

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Jerry Lewis Utters Anti-Gay Slur During Labor Day Telethon:

Can we give it a rest, he made a stupid joke.....do we have better things to worry about?

STORY LINK

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UI Faculty Council OKs arming police:

Good, about time.

I like the statement, "The April Virginia Tech massacre has served as a catalyst for the debate, which has arisen several times over the years. Many, such as Green, are quick to point out that armed campus police officers were not able to prevent that tragedy, nor would they have prevented the 1991 Gang Lu shooting at UI.

Mr. Green, you don't know that......how in the world could you possibly know something like that? If psycho boy Gang Lu KNEW campus police were armed, maybe he still does it, maybe he doesn't......at this point all we know for sure is a girl was crippled, and several good people are dead.

STORY LINK

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Well....had a great time in Chi town....holy cow!

John Hancock Observatory

Soldier Field

Wrigley Field and Wrigleyville

Science and Industry museum

Navy Pier

Dicks Last Resort

Hawkeye Huddle

Ditka's

Pippins

Beef and Brandy

The Regal Beagle

The "L"

Needless to say we did it up!

GO HAWKS!!!

D C

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BE BACK NEXT WEEK!

Hello Stuff about Stuffers,

I will be back next week with new articles and smart alec comments!

heading to Chicago on Wed for rest and relaxation!

For everybody who will be at Soldier field, SEE YA THERE!!!

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Lawyers, Fathers Seek to Ban Self-Proclaimed Pedophile From Community

Lawyers, Fathers Seek to Ban Self-Proclaimed Pedophile From Community:

STORY LINK

Uh......okay where do I start with this piece of work!

He is publishing photos of little girls in his neighborhood on his website, not naked.....just pictures. He claims it is okay because they aren't pornographic...and therefore not against the law.

WRONG!

Those are minors you dumb ass, you have to get the parents permission to publish any photo like that.

Then he says he would have sex with little girls if wasn't against the law.

WRONG!

I guarantee you this guy is going to be dead by next week or severly beaten.....wait and see.

Anyway, him making such a statement has to be some sort of intent...something....go arrest his ass. And by the way if you're being harrased by the cops and you neighbors, good!

That's what you get ya friggin' pervert. You're lucky I can't get to you. I'd have a camera on you 24/7 freak boy.

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Report: All Mexican Charges May Have Been Dropped Against Bounty Hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman:

STORY LINK

Good deal.....he went down there and got a serial rapist off the streets.....and just why do we think bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico? Because that's where all the criminals go, they'd have nobody living there otherwise!

One more thing, why did the heir to the Max Factor empire need to rape and drug women....dumb ass!

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Sean Penn Applauds as Venezuela's Chavez Bashes Bush:

STORY LINK

Hey Sean Penn.....and all your little socialist h'wood buddies can move the *uck down there, let me give you a list of whom you should take:

George Clooney

Alec Baldwin

Danny Glover

Harry Belafonte

Michael Moore

Cheryl Crow

Rosie O'fatty

These are all leftist, radical, socialist re-distribution of wealth, do as I say not as I do, hypocrites.

This just in Sean, Chavez is a RUTHLESS dictator, who is corrupt in every way possible, he has siezed all the T V stations and newspapers down there so nothing can be said bad about him, he runs anybody out of town who doesn't agree with him, or has them killed.

Sean Penn, you're an idiot.

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That's it for today, have a good weekend!!

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D C

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia....

as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on National Television. "I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia : one the Australian law and another Islamic law that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said. Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off. Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want, to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he said. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians." "However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia ." "However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand." "This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle." "This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom" "We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society . Learn the language!" "Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture." "We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us." "If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like "A Fair Go", then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others. "This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'." "If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted." Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, American citizens will find the backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths !

(Thanks to my buddy TR for todays blog)

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Now, why doesn't Bush or somebody that counts have the nuts to say this!

Wonder what the weather is like in Austrailia?

heh heh

Hey, everybody have a great weekend.....I'm off to St Louis for our state softball tourney!

GO K C LOWBALLS

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Tennessee Landscaping Company Employing Bikini-Clad Women

Tennessee Landscaping Company Employing Bikini-Clad Women:

I'm sure some dumb ass womens group will protest this, or somebody will be "offended" and they'll have to stop doing this.

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Alleged Child Rapist Goes Free Because Court Can't Find Interpreter:

This is a bunch of crap.....so because your incompetent court workers can't find an in interpreter, the case gets dismissed. in the whole of New York City, Baltimore...that whole entire upper East Coast area...not one person can interpret for him...I'm just sure.

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Muslim Workers at Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Complain of Religious Harassment:

Okay Muslim dorks, you're in this country now get over it. Praying is all fine and good...HOWEVER I'm pretty sure God doesn't care when you do it, despite what your whacky religion tells you.....I'm sure he'd much rather make sure you have food on the table for your kids rather than risk your job because you have to pray to him for ten minutes.

Considering children are pretty much everything in the eyes of God.

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Senator Russ Feingold to Seek Censure of President Bush:

The only reason I'm even putting this story in here is to say this:

FEINGOLD, YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

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Members Rebelling From Al Qaeda in Iraq:

Well, here's a story you'll NEVER hear in the mainstream liberal idiot media.

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Okay everybody have a good one......I know I have been shirking my duties as your blogmaster...but busy busy busy ya know!

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Go Hawks!!!

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D C

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Political Leaders Express Outrage, Support for 'Scooter' Libby's Commuted Sentence

Before all you left wing nut jobs get out of control with this.....it was a screwed up deal to begin with, I'm not going to go into the details here if you don't already know them....but child molesters get less time and fines than Libby did.....and nobody was actually charged with the original crime they were trying to hang on somebody.

Make no mistake, the Democats couldn't get what they wanted out of this deal, so they had to do something....so Bush turns around and commutes his sentence....classic...I love it!

(wich is not in any way shape or form a pardon, by the way)

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You Decide: Animal Cruelty?

Uh....you friggin' right it's animal cruelty....do we do things lots of things to animals we don't do to each other...of course....however dragging each other behind a van is NOT one of them.

All the people that wrote on that blog that said things to the effect of, "Well, maybe the farmer tried everythimg else."

Guess what...keep trying!

You don't just hook an animal up to a van and start dragging it around because it's not where it's supposed to be.

Do I think we should use animals to try and cure cancer...sure...that's a whole different ball game though folks....it's called serving the greater good...dragging a bull around from a van by it's horns serves no greater purpose that we all can benefit from.

Pretty sure I'm just big enough to hook this piece of work up to my town car, and drag his ass around for awhile.

Ridiculous.

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Pizza joint delivers porno pics:

Hmmm...pepperoni anyone?

heh heh

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Okay everybody have a good 4th!! Stay safe tomorrow!

D C

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FRAGGLE ROCK ON PART 11

I'm off to the lake tomorrow for Fraggle Rock On episode 11..

We'll see ya next week!!!

D C

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40-Year-Old Former Teacher Marries 16-Year-Old Student

40-Year-Old Former Teacher Marries 16-Year-Old Student:

Don't ya just love North Carolina?

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Inhofe: Clinton, Boxer Want to Squash Conservative Radio Talk Shows:

Okay....this is coming from someone who "overheard a conversation"

I'll give you that.....but believe it or not there is a "movement" right now as we speak to end conservative talk radio....Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage.

There is absolutely no way it would ever happen.....but don't you see......don't you see how dangerous these people are.....telling us what and who we can listen to.

This is EXACTLY how facist governments get started....limiting your choices, taking your freedoms little by little...I'm tellin you guys....we better wake the hell up.

Rodham is a dangerous, dangerous candidate. She will endanger this country like you cannot believe.

Don't believe me?

Fine, elect her and see what happens.

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Anyway.....been really busy....I know I've been slacking on my duties as your blog master....

We have a new hard wood floor going in the kitchen as I write this and a new deck being built in the next couple weeks....so the ole' blog may suffer a tad for awhile here....

But never fear "Stuff about Stuffers" they may be short and sweet for a couple weeks...but I'll be back to the "normal lengths" at that time!

D C

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TOP 10 KILLERS OF MEN

Hey everybody, I saw this on the 'net from the Mayo Clinic (wich I have been to)

and I thought it may be helpful.

One thing I did notice was that almost EVERY SINGLE one of them lists "DON'T SMOKE"

as a way to help prevent these.

HEART DISEASE

CANCER

STROKE

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

And the list goes on....

After seeing what smoking has done to 3 of my freinds over the last six years, I would urge you to do everything you can to get anyone you know who smokes to quit.

It's disgusting, it stinks, and is expensive.

And believe me, I'm not trying to "cast the first stone" here......because I know I drink too much beer.

On the other hand, beer isn't going to rot me from the inside out.

(come on, I don't drink that much..usually)

Well anyway, I'll get off my soap box.....

15 DAYS UNTIL FRAGGLE ROCK ON EPISODE 11

"THE RETURN OF D C"

(if you don't know what that is, you're missin' out...e-mail me and I'll tell ya)

Have a good one!

STORY LINK

D C

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Suspect Arrested for Kidnapping and Murdering Kansas Teen Kelsey Smith

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A couple things about this story:

First of all, you wouldn't believe how fast the community down here mobilized to find her. Within a day they had flyers up, a website, several hundred volunteers looking for her, and t-shirts printed, it was really amazing.

Unfortunately it takes something like this for people to forget whatever differences they may have with one another and come together as unified entity for one cause.

Number two:

Yeah, you know what's coming here......kill this guy, hang him from the highest tree, pole, or cliff side you can find. This crap has to stop! Obviously what we're doing isn't working, rehab, second chances, whatever.

All you ultra liberals out there who think all that feel good stuff works...guess what... you're wrong....again!

We need to send a clear, in no uncertain terms message, you kill somebody you will be executed, period.

That's the only way to stop this bull*hit.

Maybe if this guy they arrested for it, KNEW FOR SURE in no uncertain terms he would die for kidnapping and murdering her, he would've thought for just a second about it, and that might've been enough. Just maybe.

But isn't that better than the alternative, after the fact?

If enacting the death penalty everywhere saves ONE young person, or any person for that matter, isn't it worth it?

Even JUST ONE.

That one could be your daughter, wife, husband, neighbor, son, best freind.

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A tribute to another fallen Iowan

'Above all, David is a hero'

Family, friends tell stories, honor soldier:

Although I never had the honor of meeting you,

from reading the stories, you are a hero.

It's because of you, I can do things like blogging....and for that I am truly thankful.

STORY LINK

Since they played "PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN"

at your service.....I will honor that as well:

GOD BLESS THE USA

THANKS, DAVID

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Dwight: Fans deserve well-behaved players

Veteran says commissioner right to clean up NFL's image:

Folks,

the former Iowa City High star has hit this right on the head. These guys who think they are above everybody and everything have to answer to somebody.

Despite what Charles Barkley would have you believe, they are role models....that is part of the job.

Okay....I'll give you maybe they don't have to be Mr. straight laced like Dwight says here.

Obviously the NFL is going to have strict enforcement on your off the field activities.

You know, there's some jobs you can't have if you have a DWI on your record....or a drug conviction...or even any type of felony.

The NFL is doing the same thing here as far as I see it. They have an image to protect, and they are going to protect it.

That's their call if they decide to make that a "job requirement"

If you want to work here, this is what we expect wether your at work or not.

These are the rules, you can either live or die by them, your choice.

I'd venture to say 90% of the NFL players wouldn't be making the money they're making had they not been born with size, speed and balance. Granted lots of them work very hard to maintain that......like the aforementioned Mr. Dwight.

But lets face it, although he is my favorite all time Hawkeye... had the Gods not reached down and turned his legs into lightning bolts when he was born, at 5'8, 185 lbs....he's not playing in the NFL.

Anyway, I'm glad to see Dwight come out and say this stuff......

What a great representative he still is for the University of Iowa, and Iowa City as a whole.

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Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!!!

I'm off to Lake Ozarks tomorrow night until Monday! (yay)

Have a safe one, and support the troops!

D C

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Polar depths yield hundreds of weird species

WHAAAAATTTTT?!?!!?!?!?!!

How can this be?

I thought global warming was killing everything......this just isn't possible.

Somebody call ALGORE!!!

Holy hole in the ozone batman. (NOT)

So if we're just now finding all these creatures obviously they've been here for quite sometime....therefore the "warming of the oceans" isn't killing them at all....in fact it may be PRODUCING life if anything.

So maybe all this was supposed to happen. Maybe the Earth is supposed to warm up....who knows....well...one person knows....and pretty sure he isn't talking.

More evidence against the global warming myth.

All you alarmist, ultra left libs out there.....keep it up....you're really making yourselves look bad.

Hell, keep it up and we've already won the white house in '08.

I luv it!!!

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Well, we won our spring softball league.

We ended up 9-1.....we lost the very first game of the year....then went on a 9 game streak...in wich we averaged almost 18 runs a game...while giving up just under 7 runs per outing...wich is a difference of 11 runs a game...for our efforts we won championship T-shirts and probably qualified for some national tourney somewhere or something....but we probably won't go to that one.

SOFTBALL STATS

Anyway, have a good weekend!

Later,

D C

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Have a heart; send coordinates: Sprint tracks down boy for transplant

Neat story about Sprint (my company) and how they have most assuredly at the very least given a young boy a second chance at life:

When you’re on the waiting list for a heart transplant, you never know when the call will come. For a 10-year-old Pennsylvania boy named John, that call came on Saturday, May 5, but it went unheard. That’s because John and his mother Sue were enjoying a jazz concert at Slippery Rock University. The clock was ticking, but Sue heard only the music. Officials at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh called state police because they couldn’t reach the boy’s parents to let them know a donor heart had been found. As the minutes passed, the boy was in danger of missing his opportunity for a transplant. Then Sprint’s electronic surveillance team in corporate security stepped into the picture, immediately providing the GSP coordinates of Sue’s wireless phone. “The only time you can use it is life or death, or to track someone wanted in a homicide,” said state police Cpl. James Green. Otherwise, police must get a warrant from the judge. Using the GPS coordinates Sprint provided, police tracked Sue’s phone to a Slippery Rock University building. Police stopped the concert and took the stage, explaining why they were looking for the boy and his mother. The crowd of approximately 500 jumped to their feet and applauded the boy as he left, according to Steve Hawk, a music professor who conducted the concert. “I’ve been in the entertainment business for 30 years and never had such an emotional, shocking event happen at something live,” Hawk told the local Butler Eagle newspaper. At last report after the transplant, John is in critical but stable condition. As a Sprint employee, you can feel proud our company was able to Be the Reason a child received a second chance at a healthy life. The story was carried on various news outlets, and bloggers weighed in positively. Here are some excerpts from several blog sites:
OK, Something Good Finally Came of All This Big-Brotherism … I know that this story will end up being used as fuel by those who want to track every citizen of the US, everywhere. But, in a rare instance, the normally-excessive Big Brotherism has actually done some good for once. Seems a kid needed a heart transplant, and the police’s ability to get Sprint Nextel to fork up the coordinates of his mother’s cell phone proved key to getting him into the hospital for it in time. The audience at the jazz concert the boy and his mother were at, jumped up to give them a standing ovation after police interrupted the concert to announce the available heart and find the two. Police can only use the tracking without a warrant in cases of life or death, or when looking for a homicide suspect. The operation was successful ..."
“This would directly fall into the "To Serve and protect" category. I cannot think of a better use for cop time and technology. I read enough about bad cops, and bad people it's nice to hear about something working out well.”
“Props for a Cell phone company doing something GOOD for the commonwealth.”
“Cell phone company working FOR the people? That's refreshing.”
“I just read this out aloud to my GF and she loved it. We don't get enough good news stories like this.”
“For a change, I have to say something was not only handled well but extraordinary. I mean the kid got a heart the technology made it possible to find him and get him and the heart together exactly what technology of this sort was designed for.”

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HI!

Whew!

I know it's been awhile.....we have been moving our warehouse to the other end of the building...(we're a warehouse within a warehouse...and it's just been busy busy busy)

So, without any further ado...lets get to it shall we?

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Dutch Police Open Woman's Leg Cast, Find 3.3 Pounds of Cocaine:

Talk about a pain killer...wow! heh heh

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Austrian Police Arrest 40 Suspects, Seize Computers in Child Porn Sweep:

Hey... you sick sons o' bitches, what the hell is the matter with you people?

I hope they throw you in the pokey....and you all get "the pokey"

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'Shoot the Iraqi' Art Show Causing Stir in Chicago:

I'm sorry.....why is this bad?

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Junk Science: Climate-Controlled Classroom?

Thank God "cooler" heads prevailed. (get it...global warming ...cooler heads...hee hee)

You sometimes wonder how a man like Hughes gets to be a Dean of a college. (albeit asst. Dean)

Aren't they supposed to be more "open minded" Right, they're open minded as long as you think like them.

They're open for that!

Dean Hughes, dude.....there is no absolute proof global warming is happening, or that we're causing it.

Remeber in the 70's they told us there was an ice age coming.....uh....right....so now you idiots thing we're all going to fry....well wich is it there "Dean Hughes"

You don't get to have it both ways.

Yeah, I would take anything Al Gore says as the absolute truth....this from a guy who says he invented the internet.

And this from a guy who is worried about "global warming" who flys around the country in a private leer jet....instead of taking a commercial flight.

What a damn joke.

Hypocrite, typical ultra left wing whack job.

Don't buy into this stuff folks, the only way they can stay in power is by scare tactics.

They can't win a debate with facts, because they twist 'em around.

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HAVE A HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

AND SUPPORT THE TROOPS!

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"He who strikes first, strikes last" -

Michael Savage, from his radio show,

"The Savage Nation" on how to deal with the Middle Eastern terrorists.

D C

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Poll: Americans and Mexicans Agree Usama bin Laden Should Be Executed

Poll: Americans and Mexicans Agree Usama bin Laden Should Be Executed:

Oh good....I was worried the Mexicans didn't agree with us on something...good god!

What in the world?

A little ways farther down in the article it lists the countries that "disagree" with us about executing this piece of garbage:

Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and Spain

Hmmmm....shocking. Lets go thru it one by one, shall we....

Britian: I was a little surprised at this one, but still they are the uppity Brits.

Canada: Yeah right, shocking, they enjoy the benefit of the of the U S being in the same hemisphere so they could care less.

France: HAHAHAHAHAHA

Germany: Uh.....we got our asses handed to us in the first two world wars...so we aren't saying *hit.

Italy: Who?

South Korea: Do they even know what the death penalty is?

Spain: Sorry, the Spanish Inquisition is no more.

Folks, who comes up with this crap, do we have something better to do than worry about who agrees with us on the death penalty. He murdered 5,000 American, non-combatants, in cold blood.

He dies.

Period.

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VIRGINIA TECH

I'm sure you're all wondering why I haven't chimed in on this yet, it's because i didn't want to give the psycho, foreign piece of garbage that did it any free publicity, because that's exactly what he wants.....and all like him.

Just one thing though, don't let the media, or Dr. Phil, or Rosie O'donnel or any of those people tell you it's society's fault, or the bully that picked on him at schools fault, or any such nonsense.

THE BLAME LIES WITH HIM AND HIM ALONE.

That's all I'll have to say about it.

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Anyway, how was everybody's weekend? Really nice down here in K C..played ball on Saturday..we didn't do so hot this time around..world qualifier next weekend.....we'll get 'em.

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Report: Researchers Call for Study on WiFi's Health Effects:

Oh brother! Now I've heard everything....I know...... somebody give them a pile of money to do a study on this....oh wait...they are...or will anyway!

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Report: Sheryl Crow's Solutions to Global Warming:

This is all very nice Cheryl, except for two things:

1. GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH

And number two...and this is the most important...it would be discrimination against me, and all people with Crohns or Ulcerative Colitis!

I'm suing!!! hee hee.

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11-year-old stops sick mom's van:

Nice work little girl!

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...I know...just a short one today....but I'm off to the Docs for my tummy treatment!

Have a good one.....try and do another one tomorrow!

D C

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