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Feb. 9th, 2010 @ 05:17 pm For those who were wondering...
Snowy Armageddon has begun. I have a feeling that I'm not going to be at work tomorrow.
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Nigel
Feb. 8th, 2010 @ 02:58 pm Ah. That explains the noise coming from my tact filter.
John Murtha passed away today.

I feel bad for his family. But I feel worse for the Marines he slandered. I'll just leave it at that.
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Rifleman
Feb. 7th, 2010 @ 09:31 pm OK, I am feeling snarky again
To: National Organization for Women
From: Me

Seriously? The ad that I just saw was the one you were pitching a major fit over? Let me give you a couple of quick pointers to help you in life.

1. "Pro Choice" by definition means you support choice even when it's one you don't agree with.
2. In the future, you could get your money together and put up a counter ad. Just a suggestion.
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Nigel
Feb. 7th, 2010 @ 01:46 pm And again: Ow
We have a path for our cars,the cars themselves have been excavated and I cleared off what could politely be described as a "metric fuckton" of snow off of my deck. If anyone knows of a good formula for me to calculate approximately how much weight was on the deck, I'd appreciate it.

But for now, we are drying off, warming up and doing our best not to hurt.
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Ein
Feb. 7th, 2010 @ 09:06 am The joys of instant karma
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A free pointer:

Let's say you are a gay man with a fetish for playing dress up in military uniforms. OK, whatever gets you through the night. But it would be in your best interest to keep that in your house and amongst your loved ones only.

You see, real men and women who have served and earned the uniform get really out of sorts when you strut around in a uniform and claim honors you don't rate. Then when you brag openly about your 20 years of honorable service along with stories like how you went through Special Forces training shortly after you came out of the closet, you get the Undivided Attention of a lot of people.

For the benefit of those who are curious about what I am ranting over.
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Rifleman
Feb. 7th, 2010 @ 07:40 am For those who were curious about the score...
Total snow fall : 28 inches
Power stayed on, no lack in food, water, coffee or alcohol.

Today is dedicated to digging the cars out in preparation for tomorrow.
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Growf?
Feb. 6th, 2010 @ 07:21 am Yep. We're stuck.
There is so much snow on the ground right now that I will need to squeeze out of the house with a shovel so I can open our front door. Poor Nikko; she is not going to be happy with this development. Looks like today will mark a whole bunch of nothing being done.
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Flying Coffee
Feb. 5th, 2010 @ 04:15 pm No, I didn't forget this one...
Mr. President,

When you see the word "Corps" it is pronounced "Core." You know, like Marine Corps, the Peace Corps, the Army Corps of Engineers.

Navy "Corpse-man" is not correct. No, you cannot blame Bush for an inherited teleprompter either. Next time, have your staff type the big words out phonetically to prevent you sounding like a F----ing retard, OK?
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Nigel
Feb. 5th, 2010 @ 04:10 pm Now for some amusement
A respected domestic violence and anger management counselor in Fairfax County was arraigned in federal court Thursday after he allegedly pulled a gun on two men who he believed were blocking his car on an Annandale street last week.

The two men were federal marshals.


No. I am not making that up. Life is imitating The Onion.
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Stupid people
Feb. 5th, 2010 @ 04:09 pm The Great Blizzard of 2010
...has begun. OK, it actually began a few hours ago, but it's getting colder so more of the snow is sticking. It's bad enough that MD State Police are telling people to stay off the roads until Sunday. I have food, water, and alcohol so I'm taking that advice.
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What the HELL?
Feb. 4th, 2010 @ 10:32 pm Tonight's workout is brought to you by the letters O and W
4400 yards in one hour, twenty minutes. I am so grateful that my wife had the kettle ready for me when I staggered into the house.
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Flying Coffee
Feb. 2nd, 2010 @ 08:53 pm Car-related grumblings, part 1
The loss of my radiator and an honest update from my mechanic has put car shopping on the forefront of my immediate needs list. As strange as it may sound, this is not something I am looking forward to. Sure, I could keep driving my car until it gives out on me completely. But having one experience where I had to pull over to the side of a freeway is plenty, thankyouverymuch.

You would think that this is a simple and straightforward thing: I know I need a new car, I have the money set aside, my bank can give me a good deal. But the problem is that I worked very hard to keep my current car. I paid it off a year early, keep it well-maintained and I earned the money I put into it. At over 200,000 miles, it's done right by me.

Then there is the small problem of having to go to a car dealer. My experiences have been consistently negative. Let's just say that there is a reason Carmax is dead to me as a company. It annoys me that with all these wonderful advances in technology, we can't do online custom ordering of vehicles and not deal with the people. Hell, that would be a good way to help car companies dig out of their respective holes.

I will say to their credit that the people Amanda went through for her car were actually quite professional. I even sat through with her in the dealership without my hackles raising which is impressive. I might have a chat with them as soon as I psych myself up.
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Nigel
Feb. 2nd, 2010 @ 06:00 am It's time to be un-PC again
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To: The World Community, specifically the European Union Governmental body.
From: Me.

Folks, I figure that you need to have the Cluebat applied to your forehead a few times in regards to the disaster out in Haiti. And it falls on this ignorant knuckle dragger of low-class Scottish ancestry to help swing it.

Let me explain just why we have established a presence in Haiti to the extent we have.

1. We have a Navy that has ships in its fleet capable of converting large amounts of salt water to fresh water, can transport large amounts of heavy equipment and road building equipment and establish floating hospitals.

2. Haiti is closer to us than Europe so we can get there faster.

3. We have an Army and a Marine Corps that can provide security and not feel the need to help themselves to the children. Amazingly, our military is trained in actions like country rebuilding as well as destruction.

While you guys were holding a meeting and voting on referendums on what the name of the rescue team would be, we were already in place and helping folks out. No, we aren't colonizing it. If we were, there just isn't much you could do to stop us.

And so long as I am on that topic, allow me to point out to Venezuela and Columbia: We could easily take over you guys as well. But that's not how we roll, OK?

Then there is the irony of your collective tantrums against us. I remember all the articles I read about how you would all love us again if we just made Obama President. Guess that promise had about as much substance as the average Saturday morning cartoon.

Sure, I feel bad that you guys have this huge union that can't agree on anything and we have fifty states that can work together. I know it's frustrating that you can't learn from our business model. Then again, the people in your country who understand our business model already moved here. And in closing, I leave you with a quote from someone who actually lives there:

I want the U.S. to take over the country. The Haitian government can't do anything for us." Jean-Louis Geffard.

I'll listen to people like that over folks like you.
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Flying Coffee
Feb. 1st, 2010 @ 05:47 am Since the last letter seems to have been lost...
To: The State Department
From: Me

Folks, with the amount of money paid out to you, I am sure that you have at least one cultural expert on staff. Will you please get that person over to the White House to tell the President to stop bowing to everyone? Especially someone who is an American citizen. This whole "World Citizen" thing is irritating. Sure, it's becoming a running gag but I'd rather not have our President looking subservient all the time.
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Flying Coffee
Jan. 30th, 2010 @ 12:43 pm Some free advice
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I spent a lot of time in New Orleans, and this is a tough thing to say, but let me be really honest. I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.-Education Secretary Arne Duncan

OK, here's my advice: Stop. Smoking. Crack.

But I have to make the observation: Since the previous administration was blamed for Hurricane Katrina, does that mean that Mr. Duncan is admitting that they did something right?

The funny thing is this: It was well within the power of the State of Louisiana to improve the schools without waiting for divine intervention. But good luck on the needed improvements getting through the teacher's unions and the USDE.
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Stupid people
Jan. 29th, 2010 @ 07:51 pm Now after a long day...
...I get to feed my new addiction.

I came across the comic "Tracker" by accident. It's a 5 issue miniseries that centers on Alex O'Roark, an FBI agent who has been dealing with a serial killer named Herod. He's found on a bus, dying from multiple wounds including claw-like marks. And now he is beginning to change.

So yes, a modern telling of the werewolf myth. I am a Happy Cam.
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Nigel
Jan. 29th, 2010 @ 06:12 pm Ah, the irony...
Kevin Jackson, a black conservative and author of "The BIG Black Lie," hews to the same philosophy as the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck — that people should be judged on their merits, not their color.

The irony is that when a news outlet invokes the name Rush or Glenn, it's in a derogatory tone. If they were going to be complimentary to Mr. Jackson, they would have mentioned how Martin Luther King believed that people should be judged on merits.

I guess I'm even more of an extremist than I thought.
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Nigel
Jan. 28th, 2010 @ 04:46 pm Hell No I Am Not Letting That Slide
So Mr. Matthews, what is it that made you forget that Obama was black? Was it the non-negro dialect or were the lights just making him more pale?

By the way, the laundromat called. Your white sheets are ready to be picked up. Or will you send your boy around to do it?
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I just feel evil right now
Jan. 28th, 2010 @ 04:43 pm The Car Saga Continues
My car began overheating again this morning. Thankfully, the heater was enough to keep things down to a manageable temperature, but I still had to call the mechanic to give him a heads-up. Since I had to leave work early for an appointment, I figured I'd just make the rounds.

After dropping the car off, I walked over to the Enterprise office that is right down the street. A few minutes later, the salesman came in. Seems that due to the Toyota recall, they are a bit short on cars right now. He was quite willing to call around for me to locate a vehicle or I could take the one that was outside for a special price.

This is how I find myself driving a Mercedes. I am baffled but at least I have a car to get me to work tomorrow.
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Nigel
Jan. 27th, 2010 @ 04:35 pm So I'm looking at the news...
And I am going to make a prediction.

01/27/2010. State of Oregon: "Yay! We've raised taxes on those EEEVVVIIILLL rich people and corporations to help save us from a budget shortfall in education and state services!"

01/27/2011. State of Oregon: "Why the hell did the rich people and corporations leave the state? We've been losing even more money!"
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Nigel