My Hero!!

I absolutely love Margaret Cho. I can't say enough good things about her. I love her foul mouth, I love her politics, I love her humor, I love her abrasiveness, but mostly I love that she pisses off the people that I tend to hate the most.

I'm very disappointed that she does not have a date in Houston for her current tour. She previewed the show at the Laugh Stop a few month's ago but I declined to buy tickets for fear that it would ruin seeing the show when it came to town. Now I wish I had gone. Perhaps she will add some dates in Houston in the future.

Blast From The Past

I was recently looking for something in the back of my closet and came upon a game of Pente. For those of you not familiar with this board game, it was popular in the 70's. That is when someone gave the game to me as a present. I have always loved playing it even though sometimes years will go by when I don't play a single game. It's like a long lost friend every time I find the game.

The game consists of a board divided into small squares and two or four sets of small, glass beads. The object of the game is to get 5 of your beads in a row or capture 5 pairs of your opponents beads.

Anyway, after I found the game in the closet and not having anyone to play with I of course did the next logical thing and searched the net. Bingo Pente.org was found. I love this site. There is a group of regulars and some novices. The online game can be played two ways. One way is to play live against an opponent or against the computer using a java window. The other method is called a turn-based game where each player logs in whenever they feel like it and makes a move. I like both ways, especially since the java method won't work through the firewall at my job.

It's a very easy game to play and the people on the site seem willing to entertain questions from beginners. There is also a lot of online help available. Check it out.

FindaDeath.com has new forum

I think it was my friend Karen that turned me on to this little site but I'm not sure. Anyway FindaDeath.com now has a forum. I like forums. I usually don't sign up, instead I prefer to lurk. You might want to check the site out. It's really maintained very well and not as ghoulish as the name implies.

Sorry for the delay

It's been a very long time since I last posted. In fact it has been so long that when I logged into Blogger they had changed the entire log in procedure.
I promise to try to be better at posting more often. The whole reason that I decided to update my site right now is because I have been on hold with a company on the phone so long that I ran through every bookmarked website I have in my favorites and this was the last one. I've been on hold about 30 or 40 minutes and now it has become a test of will....oh my god they answered the phone while I was typing this sentence. So a 40 minute wait was handled in a 30 second conversation. Well I'm glad that is over. OK gotta go. See you soon. P.S. love the new spellcheck feature.

A Fitting End?

I hated this man. I was so pleased when he was convicted, and I was looking forward to his sentencing this fall. Lay ruined thousands of lives with his greed and lies. I wonder how many innocent victims died of heart attacks as a result of his evil?
While talking about his demise, the first reactions from friends and family were interesting. Not one person expressed any condolences for him or his family. Actually, there were two typical reactions. Upon hearing of his death, people either asked "did he kill himself?" or "they better check that body to make sure it is really him". I think that sums up the situation pretty well.
I still feel cheated out of the pleasure I would have had watching him being carted off to jail. Although, there is always Skilling.

Delay Announces Resignation From House

I could not be happier. Former bug man and current indicted criminal is doing the right thing and vacating the office that he has abused for two decades. It's about time the trash was taken out in Washington.

There ought to be a law...

Grand Imam Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi of al-Azhar University, the world's highest Sunni Muslim seat of learning(whatever) said the Danish prime minister must apologize for the drawings(if you don't know about the drawings, you must be living under a rock) and further demanded that the world's religious leaders meet to write a law that "condemns insulting any religion, including the Holy Scriptures and the prophets." He said the United Nations should impose the law on all countries.
I have an idea, let's just do away with any form of free-thought. Better yet, let's outlaw sarcasm. Now there's an idea I could get behind.

...and I thought baptists were scary

Apparently no one is allowed to draw caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad without causing mass protests and global embassy burnings.
This blog could go so many ways. I could take the "violence is never the answer" route. Or maybe the "what are they so pissed off about" route. Perhaps the "I'm mad 'cus I don't have the same civil liberties as most others but you don't see me burning down Pat Robertson's house" route. I could get really bigoted and go down the "if you would take some anger management classes and stop beating your wife and making her wear that ridiculous shrouded outfit in 102 degree weather" route. There is also the "I've seen gay Jesus, black Jesus(closer to the truth, deal), lounge singer Jesus, Jesus having sex and ice skating Jesus but I don't remember an embassy being burned down as a result" road.
But the truth for me is "The world would be a much better place without any religion." That's a direct quote from someone I met at a dinner party several years ago and I totally agreed with her. I can hear the gasps now. I'm not suggesting the immediate outlaw of all religion, just suggesting a wish that the concept of religion had never occurred to mankind. That's my opinion. Get over it.

Wife of Joel Osteen Asked to Leave Plane

I absolutely love this news article. The mere thought of the Osteens being dragged off a Continental flight brings a smug smile to my face. For the religious "power couple" of Houston to be ejected from a national airline, shows how they have truly lost touch with the congregation that they preach to daily. You don't have to scratch the surface of their facade to deep before you reveal the real ugliness below. I mean, when was the last time you were personally escorted off a plane for bad behavior? The word "never" comes to mind for me as I am sure it does for you too.
What a bitch she must have been. I can just picture him and her and the two kids gathering their belongings from the overhead bins, heads hanging in shame, while the flight attendants watch with disgusted faces. Perhaps mommy's Valium had worn off by takeoff time or maybe Joel rang the call button one too many times to ask Tom, the cute attendant, for another glass of bubbly causing mommy to throw a fit. We will never know since neither the FBI (who was called in) nor Continental will talk.
And all this mess right before Christmas time. Oh well life's a bitch, or maybe just she is.

Impeach Bush NOW

Enough is enough. This country has had it with the lies and the loss of civil liberties.

Perhaps that is why there was announced today a call for a bipartisan, congressional spy probe into President Bush's approval of electronic spying on American citizens.

In response to the call, Cheney vigorously defended the program, saying "it's not an accident that we haven't been hit in four years."

Oh my God, so using his logic, breaking the law is perfectly fine as long as you justify it by saying that a possible negative outcome that may have happened was avoided. Well congratulations Mr. Cheney, you have just hit a new low. I always knew you were a snake. At least the skin has been shed and your ignorance is in full view.

I can't wait until Congress puts the screws to you and Bush and all your high-horse riding friends.