Wednesday, October 06, 2004

As If There is a Ticking Clock at the UN Regarding Anything

“Official: N. Korea Nuclear Talks Too Slow -  U.N. Nuclear Chief Says Impatience Growing Over Lack of Progress on North Korea Nuclear Talks”

The UN urging urgency, it is to laugh.

Via Google News.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/06 at 11:00 AM
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More Money and More Regulations Are Not Solutions

Why is it, that dunderheads always think more money and more regulation will solve every so called problem they bump up against?

“Schools may need more money and regulators may need more authority to help America’s children from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told Congress on Tuesday.”

Experts and politicians, a bane on society.

“Kids Need Help Staying Slim, Congress Told”

Posted by John Venlet on 10/06 at 06:09 AM
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I’ve Gotta Get Me Mine

The Grand Rapids Press ran an article, last night, noting the last minute scramble to register sacrificial lambs, I mean voters, prior to the upcoming election.  The following is recorded in the article.

“With just a minute to spare Monday, Anna Jacobs began filling out a form at Grand Rapids City Hall.

Now, she’s a new voter—and the last city resident to register in person for the Nov. 2 presidential election.

At 54, signing up to vote for the first time, what’s a little down-to-the wire suspense?

“I never saw the need to do it,” said Jacobs, the aunt of champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“It seems like things are affecting me now, so I thought it’s time to make a change. I’m voting for the Democrat, John Kerry,” she said.”

In other words, now that she’s approaching the age of 60, and may be in need of lots of government dollars, taken from your’s and my pockets, I better start voting for someone who is willing to steal them and pass them around willy nilly.

“Clerk’s office busy on last day to register”

Posted by John Venlet on 10/06 at 05:51 AM
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Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Read More Than the Headline

The headline.

“Head Lice Provide Clue to Prehistoric Lives, Loves”

The concluding two sentences.

“He admits the theory is “highly speculative.”

“We could be wrong. But this is the simplest scenario we can come up with,” he said.”

How convenient.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/05 at 07:18 PM
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Thank Goodness

As a former submariner, I know all too well that a catastrophe on a submarine is, well, pretty much a catastrophe.  Thank goodness this catastrophe was diverted, though not without some damage, but no deaths.

“Fire breaks out on Canadian submarine.”

Via Drudge.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/05 at 01:02 PM
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Monday, October 04, 2004

Wrong, The Answer Is Simple

Another possible epidemic is in the news.  This time in the desert.  Palm Springs desert.  In this instance use of the word epidemic is almost justified.

The headline, in The Desert Sun, reads, ”?Not a simple answer? for desert?s syphilis problem.”  That statement, a quote from one Tri Do.  Well, Tri, let’s look at the problem, as it’s stated within the article.

“There isn?t just one, or even a few factors fueling the epidemic:

Drugs, particularly crystal meth, have been linked to some cases, but not all. The same goes for anonymous sex and alcohol—they?re additional risk factors but they?re not linked to every case of desert syphilis.

Research suggests that some gay men are no longer concerned about HIV and AIDS and have grown tired of the safe sex message. Health officials say an increasing number are participating in high-risk sexual behavior at resorts or bath houses, or through meetings initiated over the Internet.

Even if men are heeding the safe sex message, the disease can get around it. Condoms don?t necessarily stop the spread of syphilis.”

The simple answer.  Judas Priest, don’t do those things.

Drudge, again.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/04 at 06:31 PM
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Do They Qualify for Cult Status?

Did you know that the Prohibition Party is still out there operating?  That’s out there.  A couple of recent statements, uttered by one of their candidates (there’s a party split) for VP, Leroy Pletten.

“In the Sterling Heights Library conference room, he displayed the Surgeon General’s list of harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke, including hydrogen cyanide—“This is what Hitler used to kill the Jews”—and carbon monoxide—“That’s what Kevorkian would use to kill you.”

“It’s deadly poison,” he said, his voice rising, arms gesturing. “It’s intended to kill. It would be called a weapon of war if Saddam Hussein had stockpiled it to use on our troops.”

While other researchers might disagree with the cause and effect, Pletten claims smoking produces many of society’s problems as an addiction for alcoholics (90 percent), convicted criminals (90 percent), women who suffer miscarriages (80 percent) and divorced people (53 percent).

Gay marriage “is a smoker’s problem, too,” he claimed. By his reasoning, smoking causes what he considers aberrant behavior, including homosexuality. Ban smoking, he said, and there would be no demand for gay marriage.”

“Election is no party for Prohibition candidate”

Posted by John Venlet on 10/04 at 11:02 AM
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This Will be an Interesting Fight

The Washington Times headline reads, “Gay leaders to fight proposed ballpark,” referring, of course, to the impending move of the Expos to D.C.

Unfortunately, for the homosexual community, their “entertainment” district stands in the way.  If they can’t be bought out, they’ll be eminent domained out.

Via Drudge.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/04 at 08:34 AM
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Bend Over and Kiss Your Ass Goodbye

The phrase which acts as the title to this post, was a phrase philosophically bandied about when discussing possible catastrophic failure of the hull of the submarine I was attached to while serving in the U.S. Navy.

John Kerry demonstrates the maneuver here, while pretending to hike a football.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/04 at 04:54 AM
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Sunday, October 03, 2004

Re-Education Camps - Coming to Your Area Soon

It used to be that individuals would, in many instances, receive advice from their parents and friends, regarding impending marriage plans.  Not that the advice received from parents and friends was always beneficial, but, at least there were typically no strings attached to the advice, and if there were, you could easily cut the strings and go your own way.

Here in the state of Michigan, the legislature has been busy crafting marriage “advice,” complete with strings, which can’t be cut though.  It seems that Michigan’s senate members, at least the majority of them, feel that Michigan citizens would be better served if the State counseled them on the pitfalls and perils of marriage and divorce, rather than parents and friends.  So, in their infinite wisdom, they are attempting to pass a bill which would require marriage counseling classes in order to procure a marriage license and another bill to which would require dangers of divorce counseling if individuals wish to divorce.

Senate approves marriage bills 

Posted by John Venlet on 10/03 at 02:05 PM
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Saturday, October 02, 2004

Great Little Black and White Film

Plopped down on the couch, last night, and popped in a film titled Coffee and Cigarettes. 

The film has a list of actors ranging from Tom Waits, who is paired up with Iggy Pop, to Cate Blanchett, and is actually a series of short films spooled together around a common theme, coffee and cigarettes, and the conversations which ensue over these two ubiquitous mainstays of life.

No chase scenes, no special effects, unless you count Cate Blanchett’s short film where she plays both characters in the scene, and, best of all, wonderful black and white cinematography.

Enjoy.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/02 at 06:41 AM
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Friday, October 01, 2004

Does Any Country Really Care When the UN Issues a Resolution?

“Syria has not withdrawn its troops from Lebanon, as required by a resolution of the U.N. Security Council adopted earlier this month, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday.”

Give them another 10 years, or so, like you did Saddam, Kofi.

The UN, Excellencies of Ineptness.

Annan: Syria Has Not Pulled Troops Out of Lebanon

Via Google News.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/01 at 11:46 AM
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Cranking it Back Up

After a brief lull in the obesity epidemic sing along, the organ grinders, and their monkeys, are back out on the street spreading doom and gloom, while candy bars are shrinking, and Jack Daniels is being watered down, right at the distillery no less.

A new study, is promoting the idea that parents and the government need to attack the obesity “epidemic” as if it is some contaigious disease which individuals can pick up by looking too longingly at a fast food restaurant or pausing too long at the candy counter at the local Stop n’ Rob.

Not content with simply encouraging personal responsibility among individuals for shoving too much food into their mouths, the State sees, with their all encompassing insight, the battle against obesity to be a legislative matter.

“Childhood obesity has reached such epidemic proportions that it can be reversed only by a coordinated effort touching everything from new zoning laws that promote parks and sidewalks to tougher regulation of ads aimed at kids to more physical education in schools, the Institute of Medicine said yesterday.”

Well, if the supposed obesity problem is so epidemic, the State should grab the bull by the horns and proclaim, via the law, that from now on Americans must embrace the Luddite philosophy, ban all labor saving devices, foods with sugar, and mandate a 3 hour exercise period each day.

Here’s your gruel, citizen, now, jumping jacks, begin.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/01 at 05:38 AM
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Speaking from Experience, or Just Conjecture?

“Challenged about his views on sexual morality, Justice Scalia surprised his audience at Harvard University, telling them: “I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged.”

Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge

Via Drudge.

Posted by John Venlet on 10/01 at 05:33 AM
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