Previous Poll Results

Miller Lite

Tastes Great 0%
Less Filling 0%
Crappy excuse for a beer 100%

9 votes total

Guess it is official. Miller Lite sucks.

Coke Is It!

As a kid growing up in Western Colorado, I knew a lot of Mormons. Their religion is a little odd to me, but they were typically friendly and didn't bother me. I remember people saying that the Mormons were forbidden from drinking Coca-Cola, until the church bought the Coca Cola company. Then they could drink it. I thought this was pretty funny at the time, but then I heard the story again this weekend. I quickly realized that there is no way that the Mormon church could own Coke. It is a huge company. So I figured this must be falses, and decided to do some internet sleuthing. Turns out it is a rumor.

Urban Legends
Mormon FAQ page

Civic Responsibility

Wow, he didn't dodge the draft or jury duty.

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Don't Believe It

President Bush is on the defensive regarding the justification for invading Iraq again. The President stated, "...it is irresponsible for Democrats to now claim that we misled them and the American people. Leaders in my administration and members of the United States Congress from both political parties looked at the same intelligence on Iraq, and reached the same conclusion: Saddam Hussein was a threat."

That is not exactly correct. President Bush viewed the same intelligence that Congress did. Congress on the other hand did not view all of the intelligence that the President did. Congress was given a report from the White House detailing the threat of Hussein. The Executive Branch supplied the information. That is what they voted on. That intelligence in the report was manipulated to support a case for war and was incomplete and inaccurate, to put it mildly. This administration misled both Congress and the American public on weapons of mass destruction, the imminent threat of an attack from Iraq, and the connection between Al Qaida and Iraq.

Senator Hagel's remarks.

Senator Murtha's remarks.

I find it interesting that the politicians who actually served in the military, such as Sen. Hagel, Sen. Kerry, and Sen. Murtha are often the first to disapprove of the use of military action, whereas individuals who haven't served in combat, such as VP Cheney are so quick to support it.

Jamaica, Jamaica...

We went to Negril, Jamaica to see Cherilyn's cousin Jenna Barkley wed Brett Wilcox. The wedding was at a luxurious all-inclusive resort, with white sandy beaches and clear azure water. I spent most of my time lying on the beach, drinking pina coladas. We also went snorkeling, played tennis on clay courts, and went on a sunset cruise. The cruise went along the coast towards Rick's Cafe. Along the way, the boat stopped, to allow us to take a dip in the water and cliff jump. You could swim into these caves and climb up a ladder to a bar on the cliff. For two bucks, they gave you a drink and then let you jump. Brandon, Mark, Warner, and I all made the plunge. The wedding was set on the beach, and the bride walked down the aisle to "Waiting in Vain" by Bob Marley. The processional was also Bob Marley. His music was pretty much everywhere we went. During the beach party, the resort had a steel drum group play for us, in addition to a more traditional group, which played, "The Big Bamboo". I really didn't get much of a feel for the island, as we never had the need to leave the resort. Still, it was a very relaxing trip, with beautiful beaches, water, and sunsets.





Photos courtesy of Lindley and Couples Swept Away

Human Rights

A few months back, I started posting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I am continuing where I left off, but I thought I would post Article 5 again, as it is quite relevant these days.

Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 14.
(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 15.
(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Back from Vacation

I am back from Jamaica, and I will write more about that later. It always thoroughly sucks when you return from a good vacation. You go from having no cares in warm, sunny weather to the regular mundaity of life. I almost lost it while buying a toner cartridge at an Office Depot with strains of "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins playing in the background. At least we all have Thanksgiving, with food, family, and friends, to look forward to next week.

College Football

A couple of days ago, I said that if Virginia Tech beat Miami, they should be ranked one or two in the nation. Well, they lost. Guess that takes care of that controversy. The win by Miami makes the University of Colorado look more impressive though. Their two losses this season have come to Texas, ranked #2, and Miami, soon to be ranked #4 in the nation. Let's hope that the Buffs can keep up the good play.

Boxers or Briefs

Latest poll results.

Boxers 36% (5)
Briefs 0% (0)
Panties 64% (9)

14 votes total

Makes me wonder if there are a lot of girls or cross dressers that read this. It is probably just guys with good senses of humor.

Reader Input

I am often sent links and articles from friends about stories or websites that they feel I should write about on this blog. So I decided that every now and then I will make a post of stuff from other people. Feel free to send me anything that you would like to see on this site whenever you feel like it. These are from JG and JH.

Disturbing, racist, teen pop

F*&% the South

Colorful candidate and great band name

Ref C Passes

Colorado voters said, "Yes" to Referendum C, but not to Referendum D. Also, for those who are curious, the marijuana initiative in Denver passed, although, if you plan on toking up in Denver, you should still be wary. Law enforcement can still book you on State charges.

Thoughts for the Day

- I am encouraged that the President addressed the issue of a flu pandemic and discussed $7.1 billion strategy to prevent a widespread outbreak. I just hope that they can properly implement and manage the plan to protect us. Unfortunately, critics say it won't be completed until 2010, and this administration's track record in preventing and handling crises hasn't been stellar.

- When I first heard about the extension that Notre Dame gave to Charlie Weiss, I thought something was a little off. Didn't Ty Willingham start out 8-0 in his first season at ND? Why didn't he recieve a fat extension? Some journalists have accused ND of racism. They have a point, but I don't buy think Weiss got the extension because he is white. Several NFL teams are interested in hiring Weiss, and ND was forced to offer the extension to avoid losing him. Weiss used that leverage to obtain it.

-If Virginia Tech beats Miami this weekend and runs the board in the ACC (and UT and USC also go unbeaten), it will be extremely hard to make an unbiased argument against Va Tech being in the National Championship.

-Props to the Democrats for getting a pair and forcing the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session. Democrats want to insure that Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas completes the second phase of an investigation of the Bush administration's prewar intelligence.

-The AFC West and NFC East are the two top divisions in the NFL so far this season. And of course, the schedule has the two divisions playing each other for the interconference games. All of the teams in these divisions would have sick records if they faced the NFC North and AFC North instead of beating up on each other.

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