Paul Johnson beheaded; photos released

I disagree completely with your statement about the media, or at least about us seeing what "they" are capable of. The mere fact that it will be seen will be considered a success by the murderers. They are not interested in negotiating anything. They want to instill fear in the "Western" mind. The more the video is seen, the more they have accomplished their goal. I watched the Berg video because I too had to "see what they are capable of"... If I could take any one thing back in my life, it would be watching that video. The depravity, the brutality, the sadistic glee is beyond comprehension. It should not be seen. If it were not seen, if aljazeera or fox refused to show it, if cnn and cbs issued statements that they would not provide airtime, it would take some of the punch out of the practice. I don't necessarily believe it would stop outright, but it would almost certainly slow down...

This could be bad....

Rawhide Western Town sold for $46 million Plans for site may be unveiled today

[Via AZCentral.com]

I am quoting from Orcinus, who is quoting an LAT article;

The L.A. Times story touches on this aspect:

Things certainly looked grim for Terry Nichols last week after the Oklahoma City bombing jury spent only four hours deliberating in convicting him of 161 counts of first-degree murder as well as arson and conspiracy charges. Justifiably so. So it was quite a surprise, really, when the same jury proved incapable of sentencing Nichols to death last weekend.

I was afraid this was going to happen. What is WRONG with people?!?

Certainly, the trial took a toll on the jury, the majority of whom favored a death sentence, as the Oklahoman reported:

Jurors said they voted repeatedly, with outcomes of 8-4 and 7-5. The majority always wanted death for Nichols for the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building.... ..."It was their contention that he might be able to do somebody some good someday," Reynolds said of the jurors against a death sentence. "They thought he might be able to talk to a prisoner and do him some good. ... They thought he might do his children some good, also."

Other accounts suggested that the jurors were influenced by Nichols' supposed conversion to Christianity.

Why is it that when people "convert" to Christianity, it is no longer important enough that he killed 168 people, almost all civilians, including 19 children and infants?

"While most people in Oklahoma did not want a second trial, almost everyone in Oklahoma has strong feelings about Terry," he said. "Those jurors knew that and still followed their consciences."

So, all of a sudden his crime is NOT heinous enough to warrant the death penalty, because he told you he found GOD!!! BUY A FUCKING CLUE PEOPLE!!!!

To quote the rotten.com report on Terry Nichols

Born on April Fool's Day, 1955, Terry Nichols might have faded into obscurity, just one more gun-loving, race-baiting, tax-hating, wife-buying loser with a crazy brother and some unsavory friends, living and dying pointlessly in the Midwest, leaving a legacy consisting of nothing more than a series of unpaid utility bills and a rusted coffee can full of cash buried in the backyard.

Yeah, this guy found God; as soon as he figured out he might not die for what he did. Man, I am SICK TO DEATH of these idiots that believe that once someone "accepts Jesus Christ as their lord and savior" that everything prior to that is A-OK. IT'S NOT!!!

A quick Google Search, jump to the third page (just cuz that's the first one I went to...) and read;

Salvation is the most important gift that a person can receive. Salvation is precious and is a free gift from God. It is not earned by works, but is given by grace to those who ask God for it. Salvation results in the forgiveness of all your sins before God, and causes Him to remember your sins no more. It is a "clean slate" spiritually...

Fine. If, and I don't attend church, nor do I read the Bible, (and I google well), you must accept Jesus to gain admittance into Heaven, as quoted on this page I googled to;

If you should die right now, do you know for sure that you would go to Heaven?

Terry would have us believe that he is now covered... More;

The moment you do this, God promises you are not condemned but have everlasting life and that you will never perish in Hell. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life" (John 5:24).

So, if we are to accept these assorted "teachings" and quotes from the bible, and we accept that Terry Nichols has indeed accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior, then what's the problem with killing him? I mean, according to the Bible, John 3:3:

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

By that very statement, Terry would go to Heaven, right? SO KILL HIM!!! If his acceptance of Christianity is so complete, we need not concern ourselves with his afterlife...
[Via Orcinus]

RE: 'Princess' cast as criminal

In reference to his deceased wife, Colby Nelson is talking about their son during her murderer's trial, a Chandler Police Officer;

Dawn, 35, was shot to death nearly two years ago in a brief encounter with then-Chandler motorcycle Officer Dan Lovelace. She died in the drive-through lane of a Walgreens in Chandler less than five minutes after Lovelace confronted her while answering a call about someone trying to fraudulently get a prescription.

He has a 3 year old boy, Kenneth. This is one of the saddest things...

"He calls everyone he sees 'Mommy,' " said Colby Nelson, knowing that no murder trial will ever bring Dawn Nelson back.

[Via AZCentral.com]

This is really sad...

RICHMOND, Va. - The state is posting billboards with messages such as "Isn't she a little young?" as part of a campaign to dissuade men from having sex with underage girls.

Is there something in the VA schools curriculum?

In 1999 and 2000 in Virginia, men over 18 were responsible for 219 births involving girls who were 13 and 14, the department said.

Wow.

[Via AZCentral.com]

This was a throwback for me...

Courtney and I went to see Harry Potter yesterday afternoon. It was pretty flippin cool if you ask me. I've never read the books, so I was totally blown away. We went to see it at Harkins Cine-Capri, if you've lived here in the Valley of the Sun then you know all about Cine-Capri.

I know EXACTLY what you mean!!! I LOVED the Cine-Capri, and have been dying to check out the current one since I moved back to AZ. I will post my thoughts on it when I actually do go... Maybe I'll see Farenheit 911 or The Hunting of the President there... [Via alittlegroup.com]

Well, after having heard that there might be a possibility that Lucas is dopping the whole thing, I started searching around. Haven't found anything yet, but I found this article, which has some pretty funny shit. It's kinda funny.

Recast Darth Vader...... Fire Hayden Christensen, whose single emotive capacity is sullen petulance, and whose attempts to put on the magisterial rage that must become Darth Vader’s hallmark instead sound like a tenth-grader whose dad won’t let him borrow the car. This is essentially the story of a guy who becomes Space Hitler, which is already hard enough to get people to take seriously without casting a scowly teen. And cut off that stupid-looking ponytail too, for crying out loud.

I could NOT agree more

Parody the whole concept Maybe the best thing to do would be to get Anakin to embrace the Dark Side as quickly as possible, perhaps by forcing him to confront some terrible disappointment that will haunt him for the rest of his days. We suggest this two-line scene set in a Coruscant restaurant: WAITER: Here’s your green salad, sir. ANAKIN: What? You fool, I told you NO CROUTONS! Aaaaaaargh! Anakin puts on his black helmet and storms off to his local county clerk’s office and fills out the paperwork to have his name legally changed to “Darth Annie Vader.” (He later quietly drops the middle name, realizing it doesn’t help his macho image.) And then for the next two hours, it’s all special-effects spaceship battles, which is the real reason most of us will go to the theater anyway. Fade to black.

That would be hilarious. Especially since I happen to agree on the acting abilities of the, ahem, "actor" concerned...

[Via MSNBC.com]

HOLY CRAP!!!

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A grapefruit-sized meteorite smashed through the roof of a New Zealand house, hitting a couch and bouncing off the ceiling before coming to rest under a computer. The 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) chunk of space debris dropped out of the sky and plummeted through the tiled roof of the Auckland home Saturday. "I was in the kitchen doing breakfast and there was this almighty explosion," owner Brenda Archer told the Sunday Star-Times newspaper. "It was like a bomb had gone off. I couldn't see anything, there was just dust." Archer's one-year-old grandson had been playing nearby minutes before it hit. It is only the ninth meteorite found in New Zealand and the first to hit a home. The Archers, who are following expert advice by drying the rock out in their oven, plan to sell it or give it to a museum. Experts believe the meteorite, a chunk of an asteroid, could be worth more than NZ$10,000 ($6,290), the newspaper said. ($1=NZ$1.59)

[Via Reuters: Top News]

In discussing Christian Exodus' supposed plan to take over S. Carolina;

I do have to wonder, were this to come to pass, how many fundamentalist activists would remain in the rest of the country. If the attempted secession of South Carolina paved the way for a dilution of Christian influence in the rest of the states, I'd be inclined to regard that as a good trade.

I couldn't agree more...
[Via ambiguous ]

I would really like to see this come to fruition. In spite of the fact that McCain is a Repuglican (not a typo), I like him. He is also just a very personable kind of guy.

A GOP maverick, McCain jumped to Kerry's defense when the White House accused the Democrat of being weak on defense. "This kind of rhetoric, I think, is not helpful," he said in March, admonishing the White House.

I also like the fact that he, unlike the current bought-and-paid-for President, is strong on campaign finance reform.

A shoot-from-the-hip style has made McCain one of the nation's most popular politicians, a champion of campaign finance reform and critic of pork-barrel spending - two issues that antagonized his fellow lawmakers. They accuse him of being a showboat, but a politically potent one.

Apparently Kerry has mentioned other possibilities.

Among those also mentioned as potential Kerry running mates are Sens. Bob Graham of Florida and Evan Bayh of Indiana; former Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska; and Govs. Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Mark Warner of Virginia, Bill Richardson of New Mexico and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania.

I would love to see Gov. Janet Napolitano become Vice-President Napolitano. The zeal with which she pursued for d over the Crown Vics as A.G. soeaks to her ability to see a problem and FOLLOW IT THROUGH TO RESOLUTION. It aslo speaks to her concern for the general public.
NAPOLITANO FOR VICE PRESIDENT!!!!
[Via AZCentral.com]

Ok, this is just irresponsible reporting.

A man aboard a sightseeing helicopter Thursday removed his seat belt, opened a door and jumped to his death in Grand Canyon National Park, according to the company operating the aircraft.

Fine. The guy most likely had issues he could no longer cope with. At any rate, it would appear that he commited suicide. However;

Earlier this month, authorities investigating a Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters crash in 2001 said pilot error caused the crash, which killed six tourists and badly hurting a seventh. Federal investigators found the probable cause of the crash was the pilot’s decision to descend too fast and too close to a scenic cliff near Meadview. The company disputed the report’s findings.

Now, tell me how this has ANY bearing on the fact that this person "exited" the aircraft, from all appearances, on his own initiative?
This is ridiculous. It would tend to make some people think there might be a connection between the company's ex-pilot being irresponsible, and this guy quickly descending to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. This is why I don't watch the news anymore... [Via AZCentral.com]

This is great... I love our government.

"I just received a half-dozen new shirts, pants - and the labels all say they are made in Mexico," said Rich Pierce, a Tampa-based agent and executive vice president of the 16,000-member National Border Patrol Council, the agents' union. "Why can't we have uniforms made in the U.S.? What's next? Shipping our Border Patrol jobs to the Mexicans? The other agents I've talked to all think this is some bad joke."

[Via AZCentral.com]

My brother, who was nice enough to give me his old boat, a Sears, Ted Williams signature model Gamefisher w/ a 9.9 HP outboard (forget what brand at the moment), has run out and bought himself a new boat.

What a bastard...

Ok, I know this is old. But I just heard about it today. WTF?!? Does the ACLU understand this simple concept;
If it has BEEN there forever, it does not ALL OF A SUDDEN become this HUGE problem.

Thursday, May 27, 2004 LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union (search) plans to sue Los Angeles County if it does not remove a cross from its official seal.

County officials say the cross represents the Spanish missions (search), which are part of California's history. They add that it would be expensive to redesign the county seal, which was designed in 1957 and appears on most official county property: walls, documents, water bottles, uniforms, cars and trucks. On Friday, the ACLU gave the county two weeks to eliminate the seal. "What is the message that it sends?" said Ramona Ripson of the ACLU. "What that message is to everyone in California is one of Christianity, and we are a state of diverse people." Last month, the threat of litigation by the ACLU forced the city of Redlands, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, to redesign its 40-year-old logo, which also included a cross. "Here you have this radical left-wing organization whose own symbol should be the hammer and sickle," said Mike Antonovich (search), one of five Los Angeles County supervisors. "They are using pressure tactics trying to rewrite history." Some local officials argue that the cross simply reflects history. The ACLU says that shouldn't matter because some members of the public find it offensive. The county has asked its lawyers for a legal opinion on whether to fight the ACLU.

[Via FoxNews.com]

It is a simple fact of life that California owes it's history, or least part of it anyway, to Christianity. There are LOTS of Missions; 21 to be exact. These missionaries brought Christianity to the "savages". (before anyone say a damn thing, I am only using it to refer to the thinking at the time) They were also bringing useful parts of their culture. The idea was to create lots of settlements in the area, thereby insuring their possession of the land. Additionally, Father Junipero Serra was anxious to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. As such, the Cross in the Seal of the County of Los Angeles is merely representative of that history. And should be...

The ACLU has been getting out of control for the last couple of years

• Last year, they managed to force the removal of a cross in the City of Ventura
• Last year they helped bring suit to remove San Francisco's Mount Davidson cross. Ultimiately, they accepted a settlement, but two atheists brought an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court
• A couple years ago they helped bring suit to remove La Jolla's Mount Soledad cross
• They won a 1999 suit regarding the Mount Helix in East San Diego County

The list goes on and on...

At what point do the judges stop pandering to these whiny asses and say "Listen, that cross has been on that hill in San Franciso since F.D.R. turned it on in 1934. You think you can waltz in here with your law degree and tell ME what's right and wrong? Get outta my courtroom before I pick your scrawny little ass up and throw you out myself!!!"

Everyone should mourn this loss. A musician of epic proportions... Goodbye Ray, we will miss you.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Charles, who battled childhood poverty, blindness and heroin addiction to help create soul music and become one of America's most enduring musicians, died on Thursday at the age of 73, his spokesman said .

[Via Reuters: Top News]

This is ridiculous. The judge should ask a single question prior to anything else;

Have you previously worked in the prison's kitchen, and/or were you aware of the fact that prisoners also served in the kitchen?

If the answer to either of those questions is yes, the case should stop there.

• If she hadn't previously worked there, but was informed, she HAD THE CHOICE to not take the job/assignment. (This was a vendor employee)
• If she HAS worked there previously, then she KNEW there were prisoners in the kitchen. Again, she should have refused the assignment if she had concerns about her safety.

Listen, I don't wish her any ill will, and I don't think she was asking for it. But let's be realistic; If she knew then she could have effected a change in her life to remove her from the potential violence. And don't give me any crap about needing the job too badly or she was illegal and couldn't get jobs easily. If you know about a risk in the job, and you still do the job, then you are ASSUMING that risk. You are inherently acknowledging that yes, while it may happen, the chances are slmi, and you are comfortable with the risk. Period.
I sincerely hope this case does not proceed. Make her take responsibility for her choices. Don't make MY taxes higher to cover this...

State faces lawsuit over prison rape

Amanda J. Crawford The Arizona Republic Jun. 10, 2004 12:00 AM The civilian kitchen worker who was raped at the beginning of the hostage standoff at Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis is suing the state for lost wages and compensatory damages. In the lawsuit, the 54-year-old Gila Bend woman and her husband say the state was negligent in allowing a convicted rapist and another violent felon to work in the kitchen with her. They also say lax security, poor training, incompetent staffers and other problems at the prison may have contributed to the incident. "I think it is reasonably foreseeable to just about anyone that if you put prisoners with life sentences with convictions including rape in an area with no surveillance and the very minimum of detention officers in the area, that something is bound to happen," said Albert M. Flores, the Phoenix attorney representing the woman. The Republic does not name victims of sexual assault. The complaint, filed Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court, does not specify the amount of damages sought, but in the notice of claim filed with the state March 9, Flores said he was seeking $5 million. He said his client is "not half the person she used to be" and is undergoing psychological treatment. An employee of private vendor Canteen Correctional Services, the woman was working in the kitchen of the Morey Unit at the Lewis prison in the early hours of Jan. 18 when convicted rapist Steven Coy and armed robber Ricky Wassenaar launched their escape attempt. The inmates, armed with shanks, were able to overcome the only officer on kitchen duty. The woman was tied up, beaten and raped by Coy. The inmates then seized the unit's watchtower and held two corrections officers hostage, including a female who was also sexually assaulted. The Department of Corrections declined to comment on the lawsuit.

[Via AZCentral.com]

You know, I wish Nader would get a friggin' clue. I personally dislike Nader, purely for personal reasons. See, he had a vendetta gainst Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates, for a LONG period of time. To my knowledge, he hasn't made any attempts lately on my friend Bill, but I haven't really looked. But aside from all of that; Nader DOES have some good ideas. Ideas I would like to see put into action by any of our Presidents, be they elected or bought positions. The problem is, he doesn't work hard enough to make people appreciate the quality of his ideas. In Ralph Nader's world, he is President and providing all these great ideas to the people. But, in reality, he is not worthy of mention by most candidates. Instead of trying to change that and court the lesser of two evils, he attempts to get himself elected. This is truly a selfish manner of conducting himself. If his ideas are so great, he should share them. He should attempt to convince the candidates or current sitting President of his ideas.

Nader nearly certain to be on state ballot Jon Kamman The Arizona Republic Jun. 10, 2004 12:00 AM Related link • Special report: Campaign 2004 >> Ralph Nader appears virtually certain to have qualified for Arizona's presidential election ballot. The Nader campaign on Wednesday submitted 21,185 petition signatures, the Secretary of State's Office said, about 44 percent more than the 14,694 required to qualify him as an independent candidate in the Nov. 2 election. The extra signatures should be enough to make up for any found invalid, election officials said. Democrats, who stand to lose votes to Nader that otherwise might go to John Kerry, will sift through the petitions closely in the 10 days allowed for a challenge, state party Chairman Jim Pederson said. Any petitions circulated by a non-resident of the state could be invalidated, he said. Arizona is the second state in which the environmental and consumer advocate appears to have met signature requirements. His campaign submitted 80,000 in Texas, where 65,000 were needed. Nader may have an easier go elsewhere, spokesman Kevin Zeese said. Some states have minimal requirements; the Nader-endorsing Reform Party has ballot standing in seven states; and the Green Party, for which Nader ran in 2000, could put him on the ballot in 22 states if Nader consents.

[Via AZCentral.com]

What the hell is WRONG with people?!?

Mom allegedly uses 2 kids in Web porn Associated Press Jun. 9, 2004 04:28 PM
Terri Anderson, 28, said she had sexual contact with her children to please her husband, Keith Anderson, police said

SALT LAKE CITY - A convicted sex offender allegedly recorded his wife engaging in sex acts with her two young sons and posted the images on the Internet, authorities said Wednesday. Keith and Terri Anderson were each charged Wednesday with sexual exploitation of a minor, said Melodie Rydalch, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Paul Warner. The case is likely to be heard next week by a grand jury, which could consider additional counts. The alleged abuse happened on multiple occasions between Jan. 1, 2003 and Sept. 11, 2003, according to the criminal complaint. Terri Anderson, 28, is accused of performing oral sex on her sons from a previous marriage, who were under age 7 at the time, Rydalch said. The boys also were depicted performing oral sex and simulating intercourse with their mother, according to the criminal complaint. Under questioning by FBI investigators, Terri Anderson said she had sexual contact with the boys to please her husband, who came up with the idea, special agent Howard Martinez said in a deposition. Keith Anderson, 46, was convicted in 1997 of child abuse and had registered with the state as a sex offender, according to a state Web site. His attorney, Jon Williams, declined comment. Terri Anderson's attorney, Rebecca Hyde, did not immediately return a call for comment. Both were in federal custody and a detention hearing was set for Monday. If convicted, Keith Anderson faces up to 50 years in prison due to his previous conviction, Rydalch said. Terri Anderson faces up to 30 years if convicted. Child welfare officials have taken custody of the children.

[Via AZCentral.com]

Subject: A Ride Through Indianhead Acres

I never dreamed slowly cruising on my Valkyrie motorcycle
through a residential neighborhood in Tallahassee could be
so incredibly dangerous! Little did I suspect.

I was on Wahalaw Nene - a very nice neighborhood with
perfect lawns and slow traffic. As I passed an oncoming
car, a brown furry missile shot out from under it and tumbled
to a stop immediately in front of me. It was a squirrel, and
must have been trying to run across the road when it
encountered the car. I really was not going very fast, but
there was no time to brake or avoid it - it was that close.

I hate to run over animals, and I really hate it on a motorcycle,
but a squirrel should pose no danger to me. I barely had time
to brace for the impact.

Animal lovers, never fear. Squirrels, I discovered, can take
care of themselves! Inches before impact, the squirrel flipped
to his feet. He was standing on his hind legs and facing my
oncoming Valkyrie with steadfast resolve in his little beady
eyes. His mouth opened, and at the last possible second, he
screamed and leapt! I'm pretty sure the scream was squirrel
for, "Bonzai!" or maybe, "Die you gravy-sucking, biscuit-eating,
heathen scum!" The leap was nothing short of spectacular, as
he shot straight up, flew over my windshield, and impacted
me squarely in the chest.

Instantly, he set upon me. If I did not know better, I would have
sworn he brought 20 of his little buddies along for the attack.
Snarling, hissing, and tearing at my clothes, he was a frenzy
of activity. As I was dressed only in a light t-shirt, summer
riding gloves, and jeans this was a bit of a cause for concern.
This furry little tornado was doing some damage!

Picture a large man on a huge blue, cream and chrome cruiser,
dressed in jeans, a t-shirt, and leather gloves, puttering at 25
mph down a quiet residential street, and in the fight of his life
with a squirrel. And losing... I grabbed for him with my left hand.
After a few misses, I finally managed to snag his tail. With all
my strength, I flung the evil rodent off to the left of the bike,
almost running into the right curb as I recoiled  from the throw.
That should have done it. The matter should have ended right
there. It really should have. The squirrel could have sailed into
one of the pristinely kept yards and gone on about his business,
and I could have headed home. No one would have been the
wiser. But this was no ordinary squirrel. This was not even an
ordinary P. O.'ed squirrel. This was an Evil Mutant Attack
Squirrel of Death!

Somehow he caught my gloved finger with one of his little hands
and, with the force of the throw, around and with a thump and an
amazing impact, he landed squarely on my back and resumed
his rather anti- social and extremely distracting activities. He
also managed to take my left glove with him!

The situation was not improved. Not improved at all. His attacks
were continuing, and now I could not reach him. I was startled
to say the least. The combination of the force of the throw, only
having one hand, ( the throttle hand ), on the handlebars, and
my jerking back unfortunately put a healthy twist through my
right hand and into the throttle. A earthy twist on the throttle of
a Valkyrie can only have one result. Torque. This is what the
Valkyrie is made for, and she is very, very good at it. The engine
roared and the front wheel left the pavement. The squirrel
screamed in anger. The Valkyrie screamed out in ecstasy. And
I screamed in a 'very' high pitched voice...

Now picture a large man on a huge blue, cream and chrome
cruiser, dressed in jeans, a slightly squirrel-torn-t-shirt, wearing
only one leather glove, and roaring at maybe 50 mph and rapidly
accelerating down a quiet residential street on one wheel and
with a demonic squirrel on his back. The man and the squirrel
are both screaming bloody murder.

With the sudden acceleration I was forced to put my other hand
back on the handlebars and try to get control of the bike. This
was leaving the mutant squirrel to his own devices, but I really
didn't want to crash into somebody's tree, house, or parked car.
Also, I had not yet figured out how to release the throttle ... my
brain was just simply overloaded. I did manage to mash the
back brake, but it had little effect against the massive power of
the big cruiser.

About this time the squirrel decided that I was not paying
sufficient attention to this very serious battle, ( maybe he is an
Evil Mutant 'Nazi' Attack Squirrel of Death ), and he came around
my neck and got INSIDE my full-face helmet with me. As the
faceplate closed part way, he began hissing in my face. I'm quite
sure my screaming changed intensity. It had little effect on the
squirrel, however. The RPMs on The Big Boy maxed out, (since
I was not bothering with shifting at the moment), so her front end
started to drop.

Now picture a large man on a huge blue, cream 'n chrome cruiser,
dressed in jeans, a very raggedly-torn t-shirt, wearing only one
leather glove, roaring at probably 80 mph, still on one wheel, with
a large puffy squirrel's tail sticking out of the mostly closed full-face
helmet. By now the screams are probably getting a little hoarse.
Finally I got the upper hand ... I managed to grab his tail again,
pulled him out of my helmet, and slung him to the left as hard as
I could. This time it worked ... sort-of. Spectacularly, sort-of ....

Picture a new scene. You are a cop. You and your partner have
pulled off on a quiet residential street and parked with your
windows down to do some paperwork. Suddenly a large man on
a huge blue, cream and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a torn
t-shirt flapping in the breeze, and wearing only one leather glove,
moving at probably 80 mph on one wheel, and screaming bloody
murder roars by and with all his strength launches a live squirrel
grenade directly into your police car. I heard screams. Very high
pitched screams. They weren't mine... I managed to get the big
motorcycle under control and dropped the front wheel to the
ground. I then used maximum braking and skidded to a stop in
a cloud of tire smoke at the stop sign of a busy cross street.

I 'would' have returned to fess up, (and to get my glove back). I
would have. Really. Except for two things. First, the cops did not
seem interested or the slightest bit concerned about me at the
moment. When I looked back, the doors on both sides of the
patrol car were flung wide open. The cop from the passenger
side was on his back, doing a crab walk into somebody's front
yard, quickly moving away from the car. The cop who had been
in the driver's seat was standing in the street and was waving
a riot gun at his own police car.

So.....the cops were not interested in me. (They often insist to
"let the professionals handle it" anyway.) That was one thing.
The other? Well, I could clearly see shredded and flying pieces
of foam and upholstery from the back seat. But I could also
swear I saw the squirrel in the back window, shaking his little
fist at me, shooting me the finger ... That is one dangerous
squirrel. And now he has a patrol car. A somewhat shredded
patrol car ... but it was all his.

I took a deep breath, turned on my turn-signal, made a gentle
right turn off of Brice Street, and sedately left the neighborhood.
I decided it was best to just buy myself a new pair of gloves.
... And some Band-Aids.  Life continues in Tallahassee.

                       [Source: 1-Bad-Day]

[Via Chronicles of Hectia]

Many advocate outsource penalty KansasCityStar.com (6/9)

Four in 10 American workers think U.S. companies should be free to send work overseas. The remaining six are peeved about the trend.

In fact, a survey by the Employment Law Alliance, conducted in late May, found that 58 percent of U.S. workers think companies that outsource overseas should be penalized by the U.S. government.

The survey didn't ask workers whether those penalties should be tax disadvantages or government contract exclusions. But it did ask workers what they would do if their jobs were threatened by offshoring.

[snip]

She noted that outsourcing is a polarizing political topic in this election year. Furthermore, the issue has legal consequences that concern labor and employment law attorneys.

"There are many ramifications from offshoring such as inviting unions, decreased employee productivity because of morale issues, and employee retention problems," McNamara said. "If they're fearful of losing their positions, they'll be more likely to be attracted elsewhere."

[Via Outsourced America]

I would like to meet those other 4 in an alley. I'd like to kick the shit out of them. Repeatedly.
BASTARDS!!!

What the HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A U.S. woman and a British man are in custody after calling in a bomb threat to delay her flight to London because she needed time to find her passport, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

[Via Reuters: Top News]

Ya know, I wouldn't at ALL mind seeing the death penalty for bomb scares on airlines. Hell, I HATE flying. If EVER I hear there is a bomb threat on MY FLIGHT, that WILL be my LAST flight for a VERY, VERY LONG TIME. If ever...

Which Nigerian spammer are You?

Which OS are You?

WaPo:

THE BUSH administration assures the country, and the world, that it is complying with U.S. and international laws banning torture and maltreatment of prisoners. But, breaking with a practice of openness that had lasted for decades, it has classified as secret and refused to disclose the techniques of interrogation it is using on foreign detainees at U.S. prisons at Guantanamo Bay and in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is a matter of grave concern because the use of some of the methods that have been reported in the press is regarded by independent experts as well as some of the Pentagon's legal professionals as illegal. The administration has responded that its civilian lawyers have certified its methods as proper -- but it has refused to disclose, or even provide to Congress, the justifying opinions and memos.

This week, thanks again to an independent press, we have begun to learn the deeply disturbing truth about the legal opinions that the Pentagon and the Justice Department seek to keep secret. According to copies leaked to several newspapers, they lay out a shocking and immoral set of justifications for torture. In a paper prepared last year under the direction of the Defense Department's chief counsel, and first disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, the president of the United States was declared empowered to disregard U.S. and international law and order the torture of foreign prisoners. Moreover, interrogators following the president's orders were declared immune from punishment. Torture itself was narrowly redefined, so that techniques that inflict pain and mental suffering could be deemed legal. All this was done as a prelude to the designation of 24 interrogation methods for foreign prisoners -- the same techniques, now in use, that President Bush says are humane but refuses to disclose.

There is no justification, legal or moral, for the judgments made by Mr. Bush's political appointees at the Justice and Defense departments. Theirs is the logic of criminal regimes, of dictatorships around the world that sanction torture on grounds of "national security." For decades the U.S. government has waged diplomatic campaigns against such outlaw governments -- from the military juntas in Argentina and Chile to the current autocracies in Islamic countries such as Algeria and Uzbekistan -- that claim torture is justified when used to combat terrorism. The news that serving U.S. officials have officially endorsed principles once advanced by Augusto Pinochet brings shame on American democracy -- even if it is true, as the administration maintains, that its theories have not been put into practice. Even on paper, the administration's reasoning will provide a ready excuse for dictators, especially those allied with the Bush administration, to go on torturing and killing detainees.

Perhaps the president's lawyers have no interest in the global impact of their policies -- but they should be concerned about the treatment of American servicemen and civilians in foreign countries. Before the Bush administration took office, the Army's interrogation procedures -- which were unclassified -- established this simple and sensible test: No technique should be used that, if used by an enemy on an American, would be regarded as a violation of U.S. or international law. Now, imagine that a hostile government were to force an American to take drugs or endure severe mental stress that fell just short of producing irreversible damage; or pain a little milder than that of "organ failure, impairment of bodily function, or even death." What if the foreign interrogator of an American "knows that severe pain will result from his actions" but proceeds because causing such pain is not his main objective? What if a foreign leader were to decide that the torture of an American was needed to protect his country's security? Would Americans regard that as legal, or morally acceptable? According to the Bush administration, they should.

[Via Eschaton]

I happened on to the piece "Racist Myths about Mexican Immigrants", and saw the links to other pages. I decided to follow one and found your page about The Whitest Law Schools.

On that page, you make the statement;
Law Schools, for the most part, are a sea of whiteness. A sea of whiteness that contributes to the legal profession being more white than medicine. It is a whiteness that is dangerous, not just to mental health of the individual person of color that gets caught in it, but also to our society. It is an overwhelming display of power and control, maintaining a predominance of whiteness that is unearned and undeserved. I find this statement both offensive and demeaning. And yes, I am a white male, age 33. According to several people, I have the advantage over EVERYONE, including yourself and your ancestors/descendants. When I was a kid, my father was a draftsman. This inspired me to become an Architect.

Let me set you straight on something; I don't have a college diploma. I didn't even graduate high-school. Got my GED when I was 22. Spent most of the last 10 years unemployed. Does that sound to you like an advantage? It isn't. I was not miraculously able to claim "hey, I'm white; let me into college". Nope, I suffered for a long time as an "uneducated" man. Worked several different jobs. In fact, for the tax year 1996 (I think it was '96), I had 6 W-2's and 1099's. And I only worked for 7.5 months that year!!! In 1988 my family relocated from northern Arizona to southern California. From 1988 to 2004, when I relocated back to Arizona, I had over 30 different residences. If you DON'T count the number of times I moved out of one place then back in (as with divorced parents) I moved over 30 times!!! Where was my advantage there? THERE WAS NOT AN ADVANTAGE!!!

Now, let me enlighten you about my situation; I SCREWED MYSELF. I didn't pay attention in school, I didn't complete high-school, I dropped out of community college. I caused pretty much ALL OF MY PROBLEMS. Let me repeat that; I CAUSED ALL OF MY PROBLEMS, ALL BY MYSELF.

Let me tell you a little bit about my time in Job Corps; Firstly, if you are not familiar with Job Corps, let me give you an EXTREMELY small insight; "Free Job Training for 16 to 24 Year Old Low Income Women and Men" That is a quote from the San Jose Job Corps website. I attended in San Jose. So, I go to SJ and start this "school". I believe it was the third day I was there, during my "orientation", I had the following experience; There are approximately 37 "students" in the room. The "teacher" explains that we are going to have a "team-building" exercise that is educational. The teacher begins calling people to the front of the classroom by ethnic background/affiliation. African, Asian, Polynesian, etc. This goes on for about 30 minutes because some of the students are multiple ethnicities and are not sure when to go to the front of the room. At the end of the "exercise", all the students are standing at the front of the room, save one. I sat in my chair, looking at all these people looking at me, feeling a little uncomfortable with having 36 people (39 if you count the teacher, the assistant, and the visitor) staring at me cuz I'm the only schmuck not standing. At that moment, when I already felt a little uncomfortable, the teacher makes a statement along the lines of the following; "All of you people standing at the front of the classroom; your race or ethnic group has at one time or another been oppressed. Most of the oppression has been at the hands of white men." There was more to her statement, but nothing quite as important as that. I wanted to scream. I felt like sinking through the floor would just about be great at that moment. I could not believe my ears. She just stood up there and told those 36 people that if they had a hard life it was because of ME!!! She actually made a statement to that effect as a humorous "tension-breaker" after everyone sat back down. Needless to say, after that experience, I went directly to the director of the program in San Jose (a Philippine woman) and demanded that the "exercise" be removed from the curriculum. I informed her that it was both inappropriate and demeaning, and that it was EVERY BIT AS RACIST AS IF I STOOD THERE AND CALLED HER A "FLIP". She told me it would NOT be removed because it taught a very important lesson. What lesson is that I asked? She explained that people need to understand that they or there ancestors have been oppressed, and that there is a reason behind it. ??????!!!!!!! WTF are you talking about? At that point, she decided to "pull rank" and informed me that she will not tolerate that kind of language and if it continued I would be expelled. So, I left, knowing in my heart that I would never win. Just as I sit here writing this letter knowing I will never win with you.

I quote you again; "It is a whiteness that is dangerous, not just to mental health of the individual person of color that gets caught in it" Well, in the San Jose Job Corps, I was DEFINITELY the minority. There were FAR more Blacks, Asians and Hispanics than "white" people. In fact, in the entire school, over 2000 students, approximately 1100 of which lived at the school. There were only 3 strictly European descent people there, myself included. Men and women both. By only 3 strictly European descent people I mean completely white. No "non-white" or "non-caucasian" ancestors. Like me; English, Irish, German, Welsh, Canadian. Cracker! Peckerwood! Blue-eyed devil! Redneck! Honky! Hick! Hillbilly! Gringo! WHITE!!! That's .15%. POINT FIFTEEN PERCENT!!!!!!!!! If I were to have made a statement like you made above, I would have IMMEDIATELY been branded a racist. On top of all of that, if I were so damned advantaged, why was I in such a lowly state in life that I could even QUALIFY much less actually ATTEND a school for "Free Job Training for 16 to 24 Year Old Low Income Women and Men"? Because I was just as disadvantaged at the time as anyone else in school. More so even than some; in my time at the school (just over a year) I learned that there were actually people there because they were given a choice between jail and Job Corps! Now, not only am I ALREADY DISCRIMINATED against because I am white, I have to fear for my safety. (I make that statement to highlight an issue, just wait) During my time there, I was accosted/threatened/struck/generally harassed over 3 times a week on average. Most of the harassing was done by Hispanics, but some was also done by Asians, Blacks and even whites., Now, the harassment I received at the hands of the Hispanics was directly related to associations I had with other Hispanics; Some of the Mexicans in this dorm didn't like the Puerto Rican in my dorm and I was his friend. The harassment from the whites was because of a couple girls who "hooked-up" with me, then "hooked-up" with someone else and didn't like me calling them sluts. The harassment from the Asians was similar to the Hispanic reasons. High-school type stuff, but potentially dangerous none the less. I did see a brutal stabbing and several beatings while attending. Interestingly enough, the harassment I received at the hands of black men and women was of the "you don't like black people, white boy?" variety in the case of a black girl who liked me but I didn't care much for, or when I was actually physically threatened and told "I saw Mississippi Burning, bitch!" Why didn't the Asians or the Hispanics or anyone else harass me purely because I was white??? Must be all that advantage I have.

Ultimately I was kicked out of the school because of a fight that happened. Or, not really a fight, but a scuffle. It was between me and a guy I at that time called my friend. He was black. And Mexican. Jason Martinez. (Coincidentally, I also had a roommate at the time with the same exact name, middle initial and all, but he was strictly Hispanic descent). Anyway, we were on the San Jose State University campus, which was forbidden because of past problems. At any rate, we had a disagreement, he shoved me, I slapped him, he pulled a knife. I left the scene, and was nearing the exit from the campus when the campus police arrived, arrested both of us and took is to jail. Upon my release, I was informed by the school that I was being expelled. I asked the fate of Jason and was informed that he was being sent home for a short time and would be returning after his "suspension". The advantage I had at that moment allowed me to break down into crying because I had just lost the best chance I had ever and probably would ever have for a "formal" education. See, I was in a culinary class, as was Jason. At any rate, I was just about 5 weeks from completion, at which point I had the possible opportunity to continue my culinary education at their "advanced" school on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. Needless to say, I did NOT finish the class, and did NOT attend the advanced school.

Let me make my point. I earlier wrote that your statement was both offensive and demeaning. It is offensive in that you are perpetuating the stereotype of the "powerful white man" and demeaning any other race in that you are essentially telling them "don't bother cuz you ain't gonna make it" After reading this piece, if I were a minority, I would seriously think twice about my chances of getting into such a "whitewashed" institution as law school.

It is NOT because I am white. Just as the lack of black/African-American law-school students is NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK!!! It's simply because there are not enough that are willing or able to both overcome the fear instilled by your type of rhetoric, AND do well enough in school to get into the law school(s).

We make choices in our lives. I made some bad ones. I STILL don't have any formal post-high school education to speak of. Interestingly enough, if I WERE to move back to California, I can request minority assistance at Oxnard College, and GET IT! That must STILL be because of those advantages I have…

For your knowledge, I am also posting this to my blog, http://server.thegillfamily.us/vernsblog, which you are welcome to read, and or comment on.

You know, I really don't know the answer to this question... Let me state that I CONSIDER myself to be a Democrat. With that in mind, read on...

It is apparently a traditionally conservative view that we have a problem with our border with Mexico, or to a MUCH lesser degree, Canada. In doing some extremely un-scientific research, I found a large number of illegal immigrant opposition websites, that also appear to be VERY Republican.

Consider the Team America PAC website;
Firstly, Team America is headed by Congressman Tom Tancredo, R-CO, former Reagan Administration appointee. The sites Mission Statement states;
"The Defense of a Nation Begins at its Borders".

Well, to me that sounds GREAT!!! But, I would never vote for any Republican I have seen in recent years, ASIDE from the Governator. And, I would ONLY vote for him BECAUSE of his promise to undo the damage done by Gray Davis, a (supposedly) Democrat.I never thought illegals should have a damn license in the first place!

Does THAT make me a Republican? Democrat?

Let's take a look at gun control;
Consider this statement, from THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS

THE PARTY LINE Historically, the debate over gun control has generally divided Democrats and Republicans along party lines. Thus, it’s no surprise that GOP lawmakers, chief opponents of new gun laws, were the primary recipients of contributions from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups. Democrats traditionally have led the charge for stricter gun measures – a fact reflective in the contributions they receive from gun control advocates.

Now, based on that, you would think that I would agree with the Dems. And I do, to an extent. Hut, I also agree with the NRA. I think I SHOULD be able to own as MANY DAMN GUNS AS I WANT! But, I don't think THERE IS EVER A NEED FOR AN OPERABLE ASSAULT WEAPON!!! If you want an AK-47, you should be able to buy one; A PERMANENTLY disabled one. Never fires again. Ever. Period.

Again; Am I a Democrat or Republican?

The "war" in Iraq;
I fully support it. I support all of our troops. I support the current methods of dealing with the problems that arise with repeated bombings. In fact, I would like to see even MORE done to slow-down/stop the bombings. I don't think we should hand off Iraq to the U.N. I think they would SERIOUSLY fuck it up, but that's beside the point. The U.N. didn't go in almost single-handedly to do whatever you want to call it;

• Kill Saddam for revenge
• Take over Iraq's oil
• Force Democracy on an unwilling nation
• Any of the other STUPID reasons cited

The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA did it. We get to make the decision. And I don't think we should be talking about handing off to ANYONE in less than 1 year from TODAY, simply because no one will be able to handle it as well as we would. And by that I mean financially, logistically, militarily, etc. I think the Dems are just crying too much about "We need an exit strategy", or "We need to stop this war for oil". Bullshit! We started something and by God we damn well OUGHT to finish it! PERIOD!

Dem or Rep?

Welfare;
No long-term benefits. Everyone should get 1 year of benefits. Period.

Dem or Rep?

I don't know, and I really don't think it matters. I think the lines have been so blurred that NO one REALLY knows. I think we tend to put ourselves in the category(ies) the media tries to put us in based on our beliefs. It's all stupid anyway. Half the time the Dems in Congress vote along the same lines as the Reps. I don't know what I am in the eyes of anyone else, but as I stated earlier, I consider myself a Democrat. That being said, it's still possible that I don't vote for Kerry. We shall see what happens...

A worm I never heard about, Witty, was apparently a pretty nasty virus. 12,000 machines - 45 minutes... DAMN!!!

Read bout it here, or get a writeup about it by Bruce Schneier in Computerworld.

Apparently the Bush/Cheney team is sending out an email that initially appears to be mouring Reagan, but actually directs you to the campaign website. What an asshole!

I found a link to this on tatochip.com. It's a piece Kurt wrote basically about our current situation in the world. And how we are all dependant on a drug, and we are all going to have to go Cold Turkey

From the book;
Even crazier than golf, though, is modern American politics, where, thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative....

Which one are you in this country? It’s practically a law of life that you have to be one or the other? If you aren’t one or the other, you might as well be a doughnut.

If some of you still haven’t decided, I’ll make it easy for you.

If you want to take my guns away from me, and you’re all for murdering fetuses, and love it when homosexuals marry each other, and want to give them kitchen appliances at their showers, and you’re for the poor, you’re a liberal.

If you are against those perversions and for the rich, you’re a conservative.

What could be simpler?

Regarding our current leader, and our spreading of Democracy;
We’re spreading democracy, are we? Same way European explorers brought Christianity to the Indians, what we now call “Native Americans.”

How ungrateful they were! How ungrateful are the people of Baghdad today.

So let’s give another big tax cut to the super-rich. That’ll teach bin Laden a lesson he won’t soon forget. Hail to the Chief.

Really an excellent piece by one of my favorite authors. I encourage everyone to read it.

I think Pat makes a good point in the article, Mexamerica, here we come. He discusses the likely long-term impact of the proposed immigrant amnesty and "Guest-Worker" programs...
Bush is an idiot, there's no doubt about that. But more importantly, anyone who thinks we AREN'T going to end up speaking Mexican, unless we make some changes, are just lying to themselves.

Case in point, a new movie, A Day Without a Mexican, would have you belive that California would literally come to a complete standstill if all the Mexicans left at the same time.

Here is a quote from the website;
As time goes by, the State continues to deteriorate: Garbage has taken over the streets and tears are permanently painted on the faces of most citizens as the 5th largest economy in the world tumbles. The realization that what has disappeared is the very thing that keeps the “California Dream” running – cooks, gardeners, policemen, nannies, doctors, farm and construction workers, entertainers, athletes, as well as the largest growing market of consumers – has turned Latinos and their return into the number one priority in the State.

As if there are no white/caucasians, black/african-americans, asian/asian-americans, etc., etc., etc. that do any of those jobs. Believe me, CA would carry on through even if all the Mexicans left.

But we don't really have to worry about that happening, do we? I mean, it's not like we force them to do ANYTHING they don't want. We have school in 2 languages, allowing as late as high-schoolers to continue their education in Spanish. We have signs in 2 languages, allowing those beyond schools to never have to learn English. Hell, even at the City of Oxnard, employees get paid EXTRA to be able to communicate with customers in Spanish.

I would be willing to bet, if I went to City Hall in Mexico City wanting to build a new house, I would have to learn enough Spanish or hire a translator. Why is that? If Mexicans can speak their native tongue here in AMERICA, why can't I speak mine in Mexico? And, all the pesky metric system business... What's that all about?

Do you get what I'm saying?
Anyway, feel free to comment.

So I'm surfin' around, looking for new and exciting blogs to read. I decide to see of there are any good blogs in my neck of the woods. (AZ)
I happen onto the Arizona .NET User Group website. From there, I clicked on Robert McLaws blog, which had an entry for a story about a woman who ends up with Chris Rock's old cellphone number.
How cool would that be?!?
Me personally, I would like to have the old number for someone like Willie Nelson, or maybe even Vince Gill, since you know, were related and all...

I never heard of this movie till today, but I think I'm going to watch it in the theaters the day it opens.
The movie is called The Hunting of the President. Here is a quote from the site;

“The Hunting of the President,” the incendiary documentary directed by Harry Thomason and Nickolas Perry, based on the best-selling book by Gene Lyons and Joe Conason, offers a glimpse into the partisan vendettas and political myths and truths behind the nearly 10-year campaign to systematically destroy the political legacy of the Clintons.

The Hunting of the President received acclaim at the 2004 Sundance Awards.

There can be no doubt that we live in one of the most tumultuous political climates of the nation's history, a climate where politicians can be toppled on a whim, election results disputed in the country's highest courts, and governors unceremoniously recalled. It's enough to leave even the most cynical voter asking, how did this happen? Harry Thomason and Nickolas Perry's incendiary documentary, based on the best-selling book by Gene Lyons and Joe Conason, offers a glimpse at the genesis of these partisan vendettas and explores the myths and truths behind the nearly 10-year campaign to systematically destroy the political legacy of the Clintons. Using previously unreleased materials, interviews, and shocking revelations from both sides of the beltway, this probing work focuses on the smear campaign against Clinton from his gubernatorial days in Arkansas leading up to and including his impeachment trial. Kenneth Starr fans, beware. Less of an advocacy film and more of an alarming treatise on the political power of the media and personal interests, The Hunting of the President offers us a gallery of defeated politicians, disappointed office seekers, right-wing pamphleteers, wealthy eccentrics, zany private detectives, religious fanatics, and die-hard segregationists, all chiming in discord from the tops of their soapboxes. Elizabeth Richardson and Joseph Beyer -- Sundance 2004
It was originally going to open Wednesday, June 9, with theatrical release Friday, June 11th. Out of respect for former President Ronald Reagan's passing, those dates have been shifted to Wednesday June 16 and Friday June 18th respectively.
The film is still scheduled to open in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 18th, Washington, D.C. on June 25th and then around the nation soon after. For a full listing visit The Hunting of the President.

I read an posting today from BoingBoing regarding an interviEw with Public Enemy's Chuck D and Hank Shocklee on the punishing battles Public Enemy fought over their use of samples. I went to the site he quoted and read the full text of the article, which I highly recommend.
Anyway, after reading the article, I decided to check out some more of the site. I went to the current issue. I saw this link that seemed curious, so I clicked it. What an AWESOME web site. They sell guns!! Well, not really (at least I don't THINK they do...) But, they have a networked pistol, and an attachment to hold your beer! How cool is that?!?
You GOTTA see this website!!

Apparently you have to go a LONG WAYS to get away from the CRAP of CA!!!

From an article in today's Arizona Republic;

Southern California's air pollution is being blamed for ozone woes in the Valley.
Eastward-drifting dirty air, in fact, was one of the reasons the season's first high-pollution advisory of the summer season was issued this week.

"It's something we've been seeing increasingly here over the last few years," Steve Owens, director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, said Wednesday. "A few days after increased (ozone) levels in Southern California, we see increased levels here."

Nice...

It's coming! Nationwide release June 25th!!! GO MICHAEL!!!

Checking to see if the music plug-in works with the Media Center Edition media player...

Well, UNFORTUNATELY I had a server crash as a result of repetitive power failure. Yes, I had a UPS, no I didn't know it was a POS, and yes, I do have a new UPS. But, the best part!!!!! I OBVIOUSLY had to reinstall my blog stuff. Previously, I was never successful in making w.bloggar work with dasBlog. So, just for a kick in the head, I decided to try it again. IT WORKS!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!

HEELO??!!!??