Whaddyathink?

When I was in middle school, Mom told me that Abby Van Buren's sister is Ann Landers. I thought she was full of shit. Later, Abby and Ann mentioned that they are indeed sisters. In fact, they are more than sisters -- they are identical twins.

I normally (routinely?) read their articles for years in Richmond Times-Dispatch, Staunton News-Leader and The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Virginia). Either Ann or Abby was trying to be sweet by giving out different advice to the readers, but they really suck.

I prefer Dan Savage because he is brutally honest and cut to the chase. If one is cheating, he will say it out right on the spot that one is cheating, period. That's why I stopped reading Ann and/or Abby ever since.

Because of someone, I stumbled upon this article by Abby Van Buren ... I'll leave you guys to decide, mainly because I want to see your true colors. So fire away ...

Neighbor's gay banner causes alarm
DEAR ABBY
Universal Press Syndicate

Q: I live in a family-oriented neighborhood. My next-door neighbor flies his gay pride flag in his front yard. Because we have a lot of families with young children who do not need to be subjected to that kind of thing, I have asked him numerous times to remove it.

His response is, it's a free country and he does not subject anybody to his lifestyle.

I strongly feel that in a neighborhood devoted to children's morals and the way life should be, he should not be allowed to have that flag in his front yard. I threatened to call the police.What should I do?

RIGHTEOUS in New Castle, Pa.

Dear Righteous:

A: First of all, calm down. Your neighbor is hurting no one, and "young children" will not understand the flag. Unless there are restrictions in your neighborhood governing the display of flags, your neighbor has a right to hoist his banner.

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Whaddyathink?

Cheers,

R-

8.19.05 Tidbits

Maybe It was Not The Cats! Check this out. It brought a chuckle out of me. Hat tip to Philip who sent me the link a long time ago.

Pet Contest! Perlis suggested to me via the email that I have an entry once a month that focuses on our readers' pets. I think it is wonderful idea. What do you think of her idea? I probably will post 5 pictures per entry once a month. The deadline is September 1st. It will be posted sometimes on the first weekend of the month. Fire away and email me at Ridor9th@gmail.com

Washington Blade Fell To Its New Low: Chris Crain, the Editor of Washington Blade, has stooped to a new low -- by hiring a prostitute to write the columns for the magazine. This particular former prostitute who once worked in White House, Jeff Gannon / Jim Guckert, is now penning for Washington Blade. This just proved what I always said all along -- that Washington Blade is irrelevant paper to start with.

Writings On The Stall: When you go to the public bathroom to crap or to piss, do not lie to me that you do cruise the toilet stalls for some funny comments. I do. I love the one where it tells you to read the comments near the floor -- when you had to leave the toilet a little to bend down to read the tiny words -- the comments read, "Watch where you piss." Stuff like that made my day. Hat tip to Philip for the link.

Another Boy Scout To Be Reviled: This guy was an official of local Lutheran Church, active in the Boy Scouts and was married to a woman with few kids. And managed to find the time to fuck, kill and abuse women in different places including at his church. The BTK Killer, done by Dennis Rader of Wichita -- the same town where one of my LW3 compatriots hailed from -- was sentenced to 10 life sentences in the prison, he'll never see his freedom. But remember one thing -- he commented, "People will say that I'm not a Christian, but I believe I am."

Remember, it is between God and Dennis, not James Dobson or any Christian can judge Dennis' actions. But the point remains the same -- he's part of Boy Scouts. Another reason to keep away from these bad news group.

Guess Sex Is Rampant In Poland: A friend of mine from Riverside, California emailed me that his friend snapped this picture in Warsaw, Poland. The poster was issued on the exterior wall of the phone booth.

Apparently, sex do happens frequently in the phone booths. How typical of Polish folks. Did you know that this is the same town that condemned gay pride marches. Maybe it has something to do with this. Any further information on this amusing picture will be appreciated.

Another Idiotic Quote by GW Bush: "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." —George W. Bush, Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

Another Idiotic Quote by Pat Robertson: "The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians."
-- Pat Robertson, fundraising letter, 1992

Gay Day at Phillies Game Marred by Anti-Gay Folks: In Philadelphia, there was a baseball game that hosted the Gay Community Night. Thousands of fans, including gay fans, came to watch the game. Michael Marcavage, the founder of RepentAmerica, has the right to protest his anti-gay rhetoric but why must he choose the same date on that particular night? Michael Marcavage and his cronies seemed to follow the gay people where they go. Protested at different places where gay events took place, the protests became a form of harrassment.

They can protest on any date but why did they choose this particular date just to antagonize the good gay people who came to enjoy the game? I am willing to bet you a dollar or two that Greg, the loony Xian prick on Rhymes With Right, would dispute that it is not a form of harassment. If it is not harassment, then it is stalking.

Michael Marcavage, your message does not work -- get a life. Go and flip some burgers, please.

But He Is Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel! If this guy really hated GW Bush, you think he is the *only* one in the Armed Forces that hated GW Bush? Trust me, there are many. I already met some soldiers who rolled their eyes at the mention of GW Bush. It is that bad.

An Update with Mordru The Terrible: Mordru will not make its first appearance in JSA #79, in fact, he will show up in JSA #78 -- the last time he made such an appearance was in #51 when he was imprisoned in the Rock of Eternity. According to DC Comics, here is the hint:

A DAY OF VENGEANCE tie-in! The JSA desperately seeks Dr. Fate to help them find the missing Jakeem and Thunderbolt. Meanwhile, as the Spectre's rampage continues, the team's greatest enemy has found the opening he needs to destroy the JSA once and for all!

Again, Mordru rocks!
I think I said it enough for the day.

Cheers,

R-

Run For Your Lives!

I just realized something. I was horrified at this particular thought of mine -- it is Summer 2005 -- which means what? Next summer is Summer 2006 -- this implied that the 15th Anniversary of my high school graduation is looming closer than I thought. I graduated in 1991.



Yes, My Class of '91 is bit odd. I am one of only two Caucasians. I am one of only two students that went to college and completed as well. IN fact, among the 78% of 11-member in the Class of '91 are African Americans, making it the most dominant minority group in school history, I believe. Yes, my class numbered is only 11. Thus, the graduation ceremony was very cute and brief.

From the left to right on the top row ...

Loretta: The most laziest athletic player in the school history, this girl once scored 37 points out of 39 points in a shocking upset over South Carolina School for the Deaf. She is indeed the most laziest student I ever had witnessed. The tricks that I learned how to bullshit throughout the college years can be traced to Loretta. Loretta was quite fond of James Madison University Women's Basketball because she used to have a mentor in Sydney Beasley and Floretta Jackson, both excelled playing basketball. Flo and Sydney called her "Lolo" which Loretta adopted for the rest of her high school years. In fact, Loretta and I was classmates, she's indded smart but simply refused to do anything farther than completing the high school diploma. What a waste.

Illia: Idiot.

Steven: Idiot -- took him like 15 years to complete his years at a deaf school. Don't know if he's alive or not. You simply cannot communicate with him. It's kinda sad.

Jerod: He used to harass me over the years but when I get out of high school years, he and I became friends. He's nice fellow. Lives in Charlottesville -- always managed to update me with the information related to Virginia Basketball and Football.

Keresha: This girl is fucking narcissitic. Cannot blame her -- because when she was a kid, she had a teeth that resembled a rabbit's teeth. Everyone signed "K" by her teeth. What a torture. Over the time, she transformed ... last time, I heard, she is popping several babies. C'est la vie.

Second row from the left to the right:

William: Simply an idiot guy to deal with. Perhaps the best memory of my times with William was when I decided to pull down the fire alarm in Darden Hall, William accused Branham for doing it -- I chose not to say anything about it. Brandham was furious that he was accused by William. Branham grabbed William and threw William into the wall -- created a massive hole in the wall, much to my astonishment. Needless to say, I never confessed.

Serena: Sweet gal from Petersburg -- that girl cannot fucking shut up. Always has questions to pop about anything. If the cat decide to crap on this particular plant, she'll ask why it did that! Just. Fucking. SHUT. UP. Dunno whatever happened to her -- she deserved a decent boy, I'm serious about that.

Herbert: Perhaps the most successful story associated with "heterosexual conformity" has to be this guy -- he was all onto Stephanie for years and years. Last time I heard, he married and owned her.

Woodson: Just another idiot that cannot really sign effectively -- which is tragedy by itself. Case closed.

Jia: My classmate of 7 years, my lone rivalry over the years -- went to Gallaudet with me. Graduated before I did. Last time, I heard, lived in Los Angeles but someone said he's back in Virginia. I'm not sure any longer. We had our ups and downs throughout the years at VSDB. Too bad, we were, perhaps, the only ones that could stimulate each other throughout the years at VSDB.

What about me? You read my blog. I'm going through some parenthesis. Some change, I reckon. On another hand, I'd love to escort Anna Nicole Smith to the Class Reunion if there is one.

I hate to admit that I may be the only guy in the group that looked "hot" in some ways. Oy vey!

Mom and Dad told me that VSDB had some sort of reunion gathering for all classes last weekend, nearly 400 people showed up. Nice, nice. I guess next year, I gotta show up -- I'd love to bring Joe Blevins or Anna Nicole Smith to be my escort to these reunions.

AT least, I have a year to work out somehow a plan. Any ideas?

Cheers,

R-

Hawai'i & Autism

As Usual, Demmonds Is An Idiot: Michael Demmonds was alarmed to learn that Hawai'i is pushing for an exclusive government for its original inhabitants other than caucasians, which the Akaka Bill can help the Hawai'ian Islands to secede from the United States if they wanted to without firing a shot.

The Americans came to Hawai'ian islands and overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and stripped her of her monarchy duties, oppressed the Hawai'ians Natives for years. IN addition, the Americans also seized the property of Pearl Harbor for the United States to occupy and provide the means for the whites to suppress the Natives.

It was mentioned in many books and yes, in one show on PBS a while ago which I mentioned about 4 months ago.

For years, the Hawai'ians Natives were relegated to second-class citizens while the Americans stole the businesses with the help of American Armed Forces sitting in Pearl Harbor. In fact, it was proven that the US Armed Forces refused to work with the Natives for any businesses, only with the Caucasians (which the Natives called Haoles) for decades.

And today, Hawaii is pushing for the Akaka Bill that will "sanction the creation of a racially exclusive government by and for Native Hawaiians who satisfy a blood test."

It is about time that the islands returned to their rule, not the ones that stole the islands from its Natives.

The former Senators from Washington and Colorado claimed that the "steal" of islands from the Natives were falsely accused. But the problem is that it was already proven many times in the past. They wrote:

The U.S. Constitution scrupulously protects the liberties and freedom of Native Hawaiians. It always will. Native Hawaiians have never been treated as less than equal by the U.S. Their economic success matches that of non-Native Hawaiians. Intermarriage is the norm. Sen. Inouye himself boasted in 1994 that Hawaii was "one of the greatest examples of a multiethnic society living in relative peace." In other words, e pluribus unum is a formula that works. We should not destroy it.

That is the problem. They assumed that the Constitution actually protected the Natives. Actually between 1893 to 1950s, the Natives were largely outcasted as second class citizens and abused by the sailors, caucasians and people who claimed to do good for them. Yes, today, it is multiethnic society but do you keep the stolen goods? No, you do not. You return it. Hawai'ian islands were *stolen* from the Natives by the Americans. The right thing is to give it back and let the Natives decide whether to remain with the United States or not. It is their legitimate right.

Shame On Loews Cineplex! In Wallkill, New York -- a 7 years old autistic kid had a good time watching the movie, March of the Penguins. The manager of the theater felt that the kid laughed too loud for the movie and had the kid removed from the theater! How great is it? Typical hearie dumbfuck. Another reason to wipe 'em out as deserved.

Update: Beth was furious about this and mentioned that we should call and lambast them for doing this to the kid. I thought she was right so I decided to make a videophone call to the Manager of Loews Theater at Galleria in Crystal Run and gave him the piece of my mind. I said, "Is this the manager?"

The person nodded. I fired back, "I am calling to let you know that I am displeased to learn about your actions with the 7 years old who is autistic -- as Deaf person, I find your actions deplorable and shameful. You should be ashamed of yourself for doing that to a kid who clearly enjoyed the movie. I hope you'll be fired eventually."

Suffice to say, the manager was speechless as I hung up on him. Let's call and maul them out for doing this -- here is the number: 845-695-1724

Cheers,

R-

Does It Annoys You When They Say ... ?

"This corporation is an equal employment opportunity."

What a fucking lie. God, I hate hearing people sometimes!

R-

Best Advertisement for Madrid's WFD 2007 Conference!

This is magnificent.

The advertisement from the Confederación Estatal de Personas Sordas (CNSE) for the bid to host the World Federation of the Deaf Congress in Madrid, Spain in 2007 was simply mind-blowing one. The CNSE in Spain is the same concept of what we have in our country for National Association of the Deaf (NAD).

However, I received an email from Dylan who tends to send me junk emails of sorts from time to time. Not that I complain, though. Then I saw this. I was impressed. I then forwarded it to Sarah and Philip, both were impressed. If both are impressed, it is time to share this with the world as well.

IN a way, I am hoping that hearing people, by reading my blog, will realize that anything is possible, even with computer animation.

Before some people exclaimed that the signs are not American Sign Language -- of course, it is not. Since it is related to the World Federation of the Deaf Congress which attracted the cooperation of many countries' national associations of the Deaf in terms of human rights, it must provide the basic but yet equal signs that can be understood by many peers, if not all, thus that is where the universal signs come in.

Here is the instruction to check the fantastic film, click this link. It will lead you into rapidshare webhosting website, scroll down until you see the Select your download: -- of course, we are that cheap -- so click "free".

Then wait until it tells you to go ahead. Check this out. My salute to CNSE for the outstanding advertisement for the WFD.

Of course, I'm tempted to head eastward to Madrid for WFD 2007. How can one not be tempted after seeing this stuff? Well done, Deaf Spaniards!

Hat Tip to Magatsu and Philip for the help to find the webhosting for this advertisement. Without his help, this will not be possible.

Update: I got an email from someone who is involved with WFD who was delighted to see that I mentioned about this -- he provided me the simple link to the advertisement on their website -- less complicated, though.
Cheers,

R-

Age Does Not Matter ... Or Does It?

Kevin McCaul's entry caught my attention and I had to talk about this -- in United Kingdom, a 31 years old man married 70 years old woman. And both are Deaf. The article can be found in this website, hat tip to Kevin McCaul.

Come to think of this, I once played with a guy who was 66 years old. I'm telling you, he surely can dominate me in bed. I was stunned at the ferocity of his enthusiasm. I was whimpering as he totally chewed me in and out.

You know the cliche -- when you get older, you gain more experiences. This certainly applied to me when I had an one-night stand with the theater manager in New York two years ago.

Judging the small picture, the lady does not have a sagging face like Jane Norman -- praise to the Lord! I can imagine what she might look like when you slip under her face -- all of her face sagged off her face. Not all 70 years old women are like that, though.

Of course I digress merely to gross you out with the vivid imagination of what it is like to be under Jane. And the worst part is that she is not even 70.

Maybe it is love. Maybe it is maternal love. Maybe it is ... money as usual? Just like Anna Nicole Smith and her deceased 91 years old husband. Hell, if Anna Nicole Smith can do it, so can Edna Townsend.

Double cheers to Edna Townsend and Simon Martin!

Deaf Does Porn? Actually, no. You can tell that it was ASL students -- decidedly awful at what they do. But nevertheless, when you enter the website, look for preview. It is not WORK SAFE!

When a friend showed it to me, I had to take a timeout because I cannot stop laughing my head off.

Cheers,

R-