Few people decided to fold their blogs which saddened me a little. That hunky, sexy Billy of Wet Dreaming and Michael Vernon of A Country Boy in NYC. Thank God for DowntownLad.
IN midst of everything else, kaybee told me to go ahead and let the world know that she also has a blog of her own.
To clear some confusions, Jeff Gannon is ... umm ... a male prostitute who has the access to White House press corps. Jeff was one of few ones who outed Valerie Palmie, something to do with CIA which jeopardized her husband's career. Blah, blah. Suddenly, Jeff Gannon's articles vanished from Talon News Service. Jeff Gannon's credentials totally disappeared.
When Eason Jordan mentioned at a PANEL DISCUSSION (That is freedom of speech!) that he felt that the US Armed Forces occasionally targeted the journalists during the wartime, it is Eason's right to voice his opinion(s) during the panel discussion. The Conservatives and Republicans cannot criticize and want to pull Easton down because Eason said something that contradicts their beliefs.
Sit down and shut up, conservatives and Republicans!
Kurzetard, read this and weep. If we are stucked on 4th grade reading level, hearing people are no better, either.
Oh, one more thing, it is childish and flattering that Kurzetard would go around and backstab me to different blogs rather than to confront me. It is another evidence that Kurzetard cannot challenge me at all. So she had to badmouth me to others to justify her immature actions. Kurzetard, grow up -- ever wonder why Jeff married you in the first place? It is because nobody wanted you. Not even me. Ugh.
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Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Want To Survive Alaska? Harmony Is The Key
I am still watching PBS -- am god-damned addicted to PBS! They're great. They are doing a program on Alaska.
My friend, Chapstick Boy, cannot stand Alaska. Perhaps it is because he does not care about its nature. I do.
It mentioned the folkore in Alaska that a little boy in a small tribe was harshly punished by the tribe members who saw him feeding a starving eagle. The small tribe was going through a period of famine.
Folklore has said that shortly, the eagle returned with plenty of food in salmons, sea lions and otters. And that the little boy became the most respected figure in the Alaska kingdom, animals and humans alike.
The message was: To survive in Alaska, one has to live in harmony with nature.
Well said!
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My friend, Chapstick Boy, cannot stand Alaska. Perhaps it is because he does not care about its nature. I do.
It mentioned the folkore in Alaska that a little boy in a small tribe was harshly punished by the tribe members who saw him feeding a starving eagle. The small tribe was going through a period of famine.
Folklore has said that shortly, the eagle returned with plenty of food in salmons, sea lions and otters. And that the little boy became the most respected figure in the Alaska kingdom, animals and humans alike.
The message was: To survive in Alaska, one has to live in harmony with nature.
Well said!
R-
To Caption Or Not To Caption
Here is the list of Super Bowl commercials that was captioned and not captioned.
I'm pulling the information off from captions.com and you can see the numbers where I am extremely disappointed with FOX-TV (What do I expect from Murdoch?) and stupid NFL folks!
It costs $2,400,000 for 30-sec commercial during the Super Bowl but only $250 each commercial.
And these hearing-owned corporations felt that the captioning was too expensive. Go figure.
Captioned
Miller Brewing Co
Miller Brewing Co
NFL/FOX
Tostitos
Ford
Ford
Ford
Ford
McDonalds
Pizza Hut
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
O2OPTIX
Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi
Bubblicious
GoDaddy.com
Visa Check Card
Quiznos Sub
Subway
Cadillac
Qwest Communications
Best Buy
Cadillac
Not Captioned
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Great Clips
Leaf Guard
Direct TV
Block Buster
Block Buster
Block Buster
California Milk Advisory Board
NFL - www.jointheteam.com
NFL
NFL Network
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Fox Movie/Television Trailers
Olympus
Olympus
FedEx
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Volvo
McDonalds
McDonalds
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
MBNA
Honda
Honda Ridgeline
Frito Lays
Pepsi
Degree for Men
CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com
Taco Bell
Diana Pearl - Silestone
Michelob
United Way
Arbys
Texas Instruments Technology
Cialis
Dairy Queen
QuitPlan
Tabasco
Napster
Staples
Lifetime Fitness
Ford Northland Dealer
Toyota
Mastercard
Emerald of California
Cadillac
Napster
Subway
NFL Shop
Cingluar
Citi Cards
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I'm pulling the information off from captions.com and you can see the numbers where I am extremely disappointed with FOX-TV (What do I expect from Murdoch?) and stupid NFL folks!
It costs $2,400,000 for 30-sec commercial during the Super Bowl but only $250 each commercial.
And these hearing-owned corporations felt that the captioning was too expensive. Go figure.
Captioned
Miller Brewing Co
Miller Brewing Co
NFL/FOX
Tostitos
Ford
Ford
Ford
Ford
McDonalds
Pizza Hut
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
O2OPTIX
Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi
Bubblicious
GoDaddy.com
Visa Check Card
Quiznos Sub
Subway
Cadillac
Qwest Communications
Best Buy
Cadillac
Not Captioned
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Great Clips
Leaf Guard
Direct TV
Block Buster
Block Buster
Block Buster
California Milk Advisory Board
NFL - www.jointheteam.com
NFL
NFL Network
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Fox Movie/Television Trailers
Olympus
Olympus
FedEx
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Anheuser Busch
Volvo
McDonalds
McDonalds
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
MBNA
Honda
Honda Ridgeline
Frito Lays
Pepsi
Degree for Men
CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com
Taco Bell
Diana Pearl - Silestone
Michelob
United Way
Arbys
Texas Instruments Technology
Cialis
Dairy Queen
QuitPlan
Tabasco
Napster
Staples
Lifetime Fitness
Ford Northland Dealer
Toyota
Mastercard
Emerald of California
Cadillac
Napster
Subway
NFL Shop
Cingluar
Citi Cards
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House of Saud
I watched the documentary film on PBS which was excellent, balanced views of Saudi Arabia. It is called 'House of Saud'.
It covered everything from history, its royal family, its rapid growth with modernization and its conflicts with Islam. Basically, we have to recognize that Saudi Arabia is only 73 years old. When the nation was unified under the House of Saud, it does not have any technology. It does not have a car, air-conditioner, computer, warship, television or even a radio. They learned that Iraq and Kuwait has "great natural resources" and they believed that they do have it.
Sure enough, oil comes in the picture.
Can you imagine the nation that goes from nothing to have everything else, especially in a country that ruled by Islamic deeds? Very difficult thing to do. One Prince confessed that he sat by a new refrigerator for 16 hours, waiting to see an ice cube developing -- he smiled and said, "16 hours because I opened the door too frequently."
Little by little, it overwhelmed the masses to a point where some people preached the return to fundamentalism, to a point where the Saud members were denying that a problem was brewing between Islam and modernization.
It is called a growing pain which is very normal for any country. People in Saudi Arabia are starting to question on women's rights, their civil rights et al. That takes times to evolve -- after all, they changed a lot in 73 years, believe it or not.
They also questioned the educational system, the religious system and so on in order to improve itself. They also addressed about the fundamentalism. One Muslim cleric said that they are working on changing the system where hate is not encouraged against the Jews and X-ians but he also pointed out that the American textbooks are biased against the Muslims. That is true. We need to change that, too. WE cannot tell them to change while we cannot do the same for ourselves.
At first, the House of Saud denied that their people could be the active participants of Islamic fundamentalism to wreck the global cooperation. But now, they are taking it upfront with the problems.
At least, they are trying to reform over many things. After all, they changed a lot in 73 years. The United States changed in a gradual process over the period of 229 years, the Saudi Arabia did not have the luxury of that slow change. It has to change to keep up with the world. Give 'em time and space, they will change. But do not provoke them -- the Sauds will feel overwhelmed, threatened and alienated from the world. We must be supportive of them like Franklin Delano Roosevelt did to King Aziz.
One Prince, I believe it was the Minister of Interior Affairs, indicated that the corruptions are very common in Saudi Arabia but it is better than many countries. He has a point -- look at his country, less than $400 billion were used to transform from the third world country into one of the most powerful Arab countries in less than 50 years. The Prince said that about $50 billion out of $400 were corrupted and guess what he said next, "So what!" He is right.
Speaking of Roosevelt, when he met the first ruler of the House of Saud on a warship, the ruler of the House of Saud was mesmerized with Roosevelt's wheelchair to a point where Roosevelt donated his wheelchair to the ruler. That says a lot about the House of Saud's enthusiasm to learn and embrace the steps of modernization. Don't push it, don't force it, don't antagonize it.
Good job, PBS!
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It covered everything from history, its royal family, its rapid growth with modernization and its conflicts with Islam. Basically, we have to recognize that Saudi Arabia is only 73 years old. When the nation was unified under the House of Saud, it does not have any technology. It does not have a car, air-conditioner, computer, warship, television or even a radio. They learned that Iraq and Kuwait has "great natural resources" and they believed that they do have it.
Sure enough, oil comes in the picture.
Can you imagine the nation that goes from nothing to have everything else, especially in a country that ruled by Islamic deeds? Very difficult thing to do. One Prince confessed that he sat by a new refrigerator for 16 hours, waiting to see an ice cube developing -- he smiled and said, "16 hours because I opened the door too frequently."
Little by little, it overwhelmed the masses to a point where some people preached the return to fundamentalism, to a point where the Saud members were denying that a problem was brewing between Islam and modernization.
It is called a growing pain which is very normal for any country. People in Saudi Arabia are starting to question on women's rights, their civil rights et al. That takes times to evolve -- after all, they changed a lot in 73 years, believe it or not.
They also questioned the educational system, the religious system and so on in order to improve itself. They also addressed about the fundamentalism. One Muslim cleric said that they are working on changing the system where hate is not encouraged against the Jews and X-ians but he also pointed out that the American textbooks are biased against the Muslims. That is true. We need to change that, too. WE cannot tell them to change while we cannot do the same for ourselves.
At first, the House of Saud denied that their people could be the active participants of Islamic fundamentalism to wreck the global cooperation. But now, they are taking it upfront with the problems.
At least, they are trying to reform over many things. After all, they changed a lot in 73 years. The United States changed in a gradual process over the period of 229 years, the Saudi Arabia did not have the luxury of that slow change. It has to change to keep up with the world. Give 'em time and space, they will change. But do not provoke them -- the Sauds will feel overwhelmed, threatened and alienated from the world. We must be supportive of them like Franklin Delano Roosevelt did to King Aziz.
One Prince, I believe it was the Minister of Interior Affairs, indicated that the corruptions are very common in Saudi Arabia but it is better than many countries. He has a point -- look at his country, less than $400 billion were used to transform from the third world country into one of the most powerful Arab countries in less than 50 years. The Prince said that about $50 billion out of $400 were corrupted and guess what he said next, "So what!" He is right.
Speaking of Roosevelt, when he met the first ruler of the House of Saud on a warship, the ruler of the House of Saud was mesmerized with Roosevelt's wheelchair to a point where Roosevelt donated his wheelchair to the ruler. That says a lot about the House of Saud's enthusiasm to learn and embrace the steps of modernization. Don't push it, don't force it, don't antagonize it.
Good job, PBS!
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Remote Control Cannot Apply To That Box
When you picked up your remote control and tried to use it on the computer monitor without realizing that it does not work that way, that means you're on the computer bit too long.
That's what happened to me earlier in the day. Oh, well. This is bound to happen if your TV set is not far away from your computer monitor.
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That's what happened to me earlier in the day. Oh, well. This is bound to happen if your TV set is not far away from your computer monitor.
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Why IMs Answering Machine Not Good Idea
Ridor9th: Are you ready to let me de-virginize you today?
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