New Year

So this year I will actually have some resolutions....well, one.

I want to lose at least 50 pounds and keep it off. I've made this attempt several times but this time I will be trying something new. I am going to post my weight on the blog for the world to see with every new post. Hopefully this constant reminder will help me to A) See progress, B) Not to let myself regret and C) To (hopefully) get encouragement when there is progress made.

I'll have the first posting on Wednesday, and I'll be trying to get some kind of widget to graph it out and such.

Getting in my last desserts,

'thew

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- A list of "Best of" lists for 07.
- Loonys.
- "Jerks" of the year. (Maybe NSFW language.)
- HAHA....creepy.
- China legislates reincarnation. (that's the actual story.)
- I was going to post something here made by those "God hates Fags" people, but I decided not to even give them the traffic.
- I actually bought someone the giant remote for Xmas.

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Mazzy Star -This is one of my favorite songs ever and I was going to post the regular video, but then I saw this one. I think you'll agree without seeing the other one that this is much better:

R.I.P. Bhutto

I'm sure you've heard that Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated. Since the recent trouble in Pakistan I had become endeared with her courage, intellect and drive. Yesterday was a sad day for democracy and human kind.

'thew

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- McNabb will hang around.
- Success in Iraq.
- Funny and embarrassing.
- Cringeworthy.
- Whoa.
- Largest Diamond in existence is bigger than the earth?!
- A fiction book written in 1923 frightens Bush.
- 555 Billion.
- We're not as shallow as you think, ladies.

Blogger is acting like a jerk lately. More on Monday.

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The Soulsavers featuring Mark Lanegan...Haunting as hell....Revival

Empty Workplace

There is NO ONE at work today. I work in the corporate headquarters of a major American company where most of the people here are "head" of something. Seriously, it's 300 window offices and my cubicle.
So what I am thinking is that, NOTHING will get done today. Or for the rest of this week, so why is ANYONE here?

Why am I here?

Wow, this turned existential.


Ohhhhhhhhhmmmmm,
'thew

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- Ummmmm...what?
- This is sweet.
- Flippy McFlipperson
-HellBoy 2 trailer.

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My Morning Jacket - Cousin It is their lead singer.

I wish it was Christmas today!

I wish it was Christmas

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I'm a Superhero

With the air getting drier and drier, my fear of doorknobs and light switches is growing. The static electricity I am emitting right now is unbelievable. And they aren't little shocks, they are huge, huge sparks. Like when guys solder things. I need to put on a suit and shuffle around on carpets and fight crime.

This is what I look like at least 10 times a day.

Heehee.

Holding onto a fork,
'thew

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- Wake up!
- Cool!
- How many five year olds can you take in a fight?
- Michael J. Fox is awesome.
- Kind of creepy and the garage sticks out too far.
- Will Farrell and the Green Team. NSFW language.
- Today's cuteness.
- The penguin. How else would he get rid of the incriminating evidence?
- WAKE UP!
- I can't imagine why...

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Tho Who - We're all WASTED!

The Dark Knight

How great does this look!!!!!



And Maggie Gyllenhaal to boot!

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- I like this guy's blog.
- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
- I understand protesting the hunts, but the hats?
- That. Is. AWESOME!
- Why are so many conservatives trying to subvert the most important document ever? Defending the Constitution IS defending America's security, JACKASS.
- How much?
- Whoa. Make sure you zoom in.
- White House wants to veto.
- This is amazing footage.
- Im sorry bout all the political links lately, It's just.....there's so many things wrong right now.
- Way to go Dirty Jerse!
- This is from the videogame Crysis...their physics engine is unbelieveable.
- I can't believe Spaceballs predicted this.
- Will Smith's next one looks pretty good.
- I just shook my head in exasperation thinking of something snarky to say about this.
- This might make your day.
- Wait, wait, WAIT! Cheney still OWNS Halliburton stock?!
- It was a war crime in '47?
- Whoa.
- LOST RETURNS IN A MONTH. My prayers have been answered. First off I'd like to thank Jesus......

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The Police - I love this song

Delusions of Godeur

I saw this political cartoon this morning and it got me thinking. What happened to the separation of church and state? Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion.

Let me start off by asking some simple philosophical questions. If one person believes in a Christian God (and I won't get into the differences between a Lutheran and catholic and episcopal god, but there are differences) , and one person believes in a Hindu God, doesn't that mean one of them is COMPLETELY wrong? Ergo, that will then mean that one of them is Godless and worships a "false idol". So which one? Maybe both? Is it worth drilling down to figure it out? Seems to me a waste of time, and also that, based on their religious beliefs, we cannot judge their aptitude for leadership.

When a person wins something, whether it be an Oscar, the Lombardi trophy or a political election, many of these people say,"first, I would like to thank God..." Why? You think God is pulling for you to win the Super Bowl while atrocities are still committed across the globe? Do us a favor and thank yourself and the PEOPLE that support you.

My favorite person in the world, George Bush, said God talks to him and instructs him how to act. In which communicae did God instruct him to allow torture?

I'd like to thank God for this great article, for making my little blog better than all the other little blogs out there.

makin' ya uncomfortable,
'thew

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- Who says videogames are useless. This kid is awesome.
- He's complicit! Didn't he own the Rangers at the height of steroid abuse? He didn't take any steps to stop it then.
- Okay, this will make your day. Or maybe this. Or this. IF those didn't do it, this definitely will.
- HAHA. Giving him the business.
- 30 Rock is amazing, scratch that, PURE GENIUS...they slipped this past the censors...and you probably wont get it either.
- Interesting.
- Mike Huckabee is an alien, trying to control the planet! Oh and apparently and asshole too.
- Sci Fi you should read.
- Actually yes, we should be above torture.
- BATMAN!
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Hole - Courtney Love's band. Their first album is the first album I loved from back to front (that wasn't classic rock.) Go get it and listen. Their later stuff sucks (over produced). This is what grunge was.

Heat

Why is it so DAMN hot in my office? Its just cold out people. Why do we complain in the summer about the temperature that we set the interior temperature to in the winter?


Melting Away,

'thew

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- No way! No WAY.
- That's hilarious. You're gonna dieeeeeee!
- This guy is awesome.
- And they should also be made to cover their head and face!
- Marty! It's the Libyans!
- 'Cuz he's an expert. I agree with him tho'.

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Beatsiebeatsiebeatsie Boys....



WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH...happy weekend!

Financial Education

With all these mortgages going bust and the debt problem spiraling out of control, I wondered with a friend the other day why Americans are getting themselves into these bad debt situations.

I don't even have a credit card. I know that I don't know enough about money to get one and I wondered, personal finance is maybe the most important life skill one can have. What I don't understand, and maybe this is already happening, is why personal finance skills are not a mandatory course in high school. I say high school, because not everyone attends college, or can afford it.

I think I need to go get a personal finance for dummies book now.

Penny-pinchin',
'thew

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- Speed Racer movie trailer.
- If you haven't played Portal yet, read this. It's short.
- The salaries of the floundering Philadelphia Eagles. They're all overpaid except for Westbrook, who is underpaid.
- Bye bye, CompUSA.
- Holy epidemic, Batman.
- Maglite collection.
- Why I got Fired. Page 24 is amazing.
- It's no wonder the housing market is up for a readjustment.
- Peeps! Shigs?
- Oh sweet lord, yes!
- Interesting that mankinds greatest accomplishments were done on the backs of slaves. The kids are funny, too.
- Street Fighter IV!
- Olbermann knows how to effectively and eloquently express my rage.
- Useless talent.
- Boooooooooooooooo.
- What a champ.
- Killer Bean.
- Oh man.... that's bad.

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The Benevento/Russo Duo These two are sick. If you are a fan of Radiohead, search youtube for them doing Myxomatosis

Best Albums of 2007

Let me preface this list by saying that not all of these albums came out in 2007. I am qualifying these albums as ones I've found within the last year. It may take some albums awhile to get to my ears, so I don't want to count albums out just because they were officially released in 2007.
Now that I've said that I've also noticed that 2007 wasn't a GREAT year for music...lots of transition going on...scattered releases and lots of unknowns. These are the albums I liked the most over the last year. Enjoy:

10. Into the Wild - Eddie Vedder

The "solo" album from EV but also the soundtrack to a film of the same name made by Sean Penn. Many consider this to be the solo album. I consider it an excellent soundtrack to a movie. You can hear why EV is REALLY talented, a must have for any fan and a calm, troubled, defiant statement on separation from society.



9. Because of the Times - Kings of Leon

The Kings of Leon are getting better and better and better. Their last album, Aha Shake Heartbreak, is one of the best albums I've ever heard. It bounced, wailed and danced. This one is interesting because, while it may not be as good as the last one its a perfect example of how a great band progresses instead of more of the same. And its better then most of anything that the record companies release. When I come back to this album later, it could become even better.




8. Dethalbum - Dethklok

This album comes from the show, "Metalocalypse" on Adult Swim. Now I am NOT a big fan of heavy metal but not since I started watching the show. The show essentially lampoons heavy metal, yet every 15 minute show has a good portion of a seriously heavy metal song and you know what? They're good....real good. I'd say that this fake heavy metal band has continued in spirit what Spinal Tap was doing



7. The Reminder - Feist

Here's some juxtapostion for you....look it up.

If you haven't heard of her you are living under a rock....the rest of the album is just as charming as the following song.



6. Era Vulgaris - Queens of the Stone Age

One of my favorite bands, so I may be biased here. Funny thing about this album is I didn't like it at first. I was seriously upset that this album wasn't matching up to the greatness of all their other albums. Luckily a friend(edonzo) couldn't stop saying how it was better than their older albums. So I just put it on at work over and over and over andover again. I love it know. They're coming to take me away, haha!




HALF WAY THERE!

5. Everything All the Time/Cease to Begin - Band of Horses

I'm listing this bands first two, and only, albums as I think they are a perfect one, two punch. Ethereal, driving, and glorious you may have cought these guys on a previous post here. I love 'em and I think they have a bright future ahead of them. This is another album/band that are a little hard to grasp at first but once you do its all cream cheese and watermelon from then on.



4. Carnavas - Silversun Pickups

I can't tell anybody enough about this band and you must know. Another one you have seen SEVERAL times here. Unique vocals, noisy feedback, well crafted, furious drumming. Listen enough and you'll be hearing the riffs in your head as you walk around.




3. All This Time - The Heartless Bastards

This is a band I just found recently thanks to NPR. And I'm also noticing my last 3 picks have been very indie rock....no matter.
The lead singer has this seventies songstress aspect to her voice that I adore. They're only a 3 piece band and yet they can explode with fury and slink back into quieter measures. I'm excited that I just found them and have a lot to explore.



2. Icky Thump - The White Stripes

I think as long as The White Stripes release an album, it will be included in my top ten. This band of TWO(!), manage to put forth rock that still rocks and I think they are the only ones doing it in the mainstream. Now granted, I have a mini-crush on Meg White but don't hold this against this review. This is visceral, bang-your-head, break stuff rock. Jack White is the only rock and roller worth a damn anymore. Black, red and white.




1. In Rainbows - Radiohead

This is a masterpiece. Radiohead will influence EVERY band to come for the next 50 years just as the Beatles had done before them. I'm sure you heard about this album as they offered it for what ever price you wanted to pay, even if that was zero dollars. FREE. And it might be the best album I've ever heard. It's flawless. I don't even want to try to describe it to you. Some say this is a companion album to OK Computer, their other masterpiece. I say upon further listenings of this it may overtake OK as their best album. You NEED to own this. Go get it now!




Ok, folks, some notables: Sigur Ros' Live Double Album Hvarf-Heim, M.I.A., Rilo Kiley, Kanye West, Serj Tankian, Aesop Rock, Neil Young's several releases, The Roots, Modest Mouse, Bjork - Volta, Wilco, Xavier Rudd.


What am I missing? Let me know in the comments!

Ding Fries Are Done....

A festive video for you to love, while I write and construct my Year End Best Albums of 2007....





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- Banksy.
- Cool clouds.
- The 1984 "Thought Crime" bill.
- I like that Huckabee KNOWS what Jesus would do while everybody trying to figure out WWJD.
- Beautiful droplets.
- Minesweeper expert.
- Cinematic verbal beatdowns.
- The second one and last one are my favorite.
- I may be repeating here, but this cracks me up.
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the funniest show on TV. (VERY NSFW)
- O'Brien's a cool dude.
- More of Bush's buddies trying to cover their ass. Cowards.
- History of Fantasy Football. Interesting.
- Cool, LEGAL, street art.

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Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds - #41

New Look

So I'm trying a new look for a little while. Please comment and let me know what you think....

I have to tweak it and such. Look for a full post Wednesday.

Unpatriotism

This morning on the way into work I saw a sticker of Uncle Sam putting electrodes up to the face of Osama Bin Laden. The construction truck also had a multitude of ribbons and the statement that "Freedom isn't Free". I am appalled that people in this country are, first, OK with torture, but worse the fact that they are proud of our use of it enough to let me know as I ride behind them.

"Freedom isn't free, we just gotta waterboard people, illegally detain some, and setup up domestic spying on u.s. citizens. Also we had to get rid of Habeas Corpus."

If ignorance is bliss, then knock the smile off my face.

If we don't take action now
We settle for nothing later
Settle for nothing now
And we'll settle for nothing later

'thew

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- HAHA.
- Is this the pitching the Phillies think they need?!
- Congratulations....I guess.
- Big surprise....betcha he gets off too.
- Crazy waste of time...the real beach is mere meters away!
- If you want snow, DON'T LIVE IN TEXAS!
- Fun brain teasers.
- If they are going to make mistakes, at least don't act like children and own up to them.
- Beautiful.
- Martian moon.
- OK, he must be officially deluded!
- Great pictures. More.

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Mark Ronson feat. Lily Allen FUNKY!




BONUS! Nada Surf!
I'm a quarterback...Im popular.

Email Addiction

I always heard the news and others mention email addiction. I think I have it. Is there a drug I can take? Seriously though, I might check my email 40-50 times a day. No joke. Now, I am a sysadmin and email is essential to my job but I'm also checking for personal emails.

There's a little rush you get at seeing a new email....just like the rush you got when you were a kid and got something in the mail. I mean, right now, I'm looking at phones that would make it easier to do my email from my phone! Yeah, I think I'm gonna continue with this addiction. With Vigor.

Comment! It sends me email when you do.

Feeding the monkey,
'thew

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- He's not a nation builder.
- The tiddy bear!
- Cool.
- They should put these on all cars.
- Are we suprised?
- No wonder it popped.
- Haha.
- Speaking of addiction.
- Why aren't we supporting our troops.
- Bean Curd Person of High Skill.
- WANT ONE!
- They should burn it, too.
- Rejected IPOD engravings.
- Oh, sweet!
- The Bill of Rights. Read it and love it.
- Haha.
- Zebras.
- Oh, yeah.... lets put him in the Oval.
- What were those plastic things called?
- Crop circles.
- What's your real age?
- Supes can't stop Global Warming.

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Regina Spektor - uplifting and quirky


People have been pointing out to me that I really like the female singers....I tend to agree.

Eagles

I am tired. Who expected the Eagles to give the "greatest team of all time" a run for their money..... Good Eagles football last night.... onto the links

50 dollars richer,
'thew

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- Crazy school.
- Crazy Ghostbusters gameplay video.
- Crazy nuke pictures.
- Crazy Bill O'Reilly.
- Crazy pastor.
- Crazy wooden PC.
- Crazy Hilary.
- So ridiculous.
- Crazier Bill O'Reilly.
- Crazy Greenspan.
- Crazy liftoff picture.
- Crazy headline.
- Crazy graph.
- Hilary doesn't have it locked up yet.
- Crazy church scandals.
- I would have loved to be there.
- Crazy comic strip.
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Serj Tankian, the lead singer of System of a Down...YOU won't like this.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Turkey Day!


Be Back with a HUGE post Monday....
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Band of Horses

Manners....and viruses.

The lady in the cubicle next to me, I'm assuming, burped, then excused herself but she said it so low that it was for herself. She excused herself for burping in front of.....herself.

Does this answer the question, "If a tree falls in the woods does it make a sound?"


Also, this article has come out recently. See you in a bit. Whats interesting in this article to me is 2 things....

Why are we recreating ancient viruses? I understand we need to study them, but it still sounds like the Jurassic Park conundrum to me. Jeez.

Secondly, when these viruses invaded and changed our DNA, it was millennia ago. Now we fight them all to the end. Back then our bodies learned how to effectively assimilate them them mutate them into harmlessness. Maybe we need to think of a different way of treating viruses, then to try to eliminate but to assimilate.

Could this work for any kind of enemy?


Sick as a dog,
'thew

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- Cool. (Patchygrl)
- Fans of Chuck Pahalniuk should be happy, but this one looks too weird.
- Fun webtoy.
- Giant mouth.
- Whoa, whoa. We need to save that money for faith-based initiatives and the Iraq(n) wars.
- This is terrible. (shaman)
- Absinthe returns.
- In my line of work, this is frightening.
- I hope he wins. I wanna be the CTO of America.
- Un believable guitar work.
- Why aren't we taking care of our veterans.
- HAHA. (Patchygrl)
- Terrible. There is a price for a vote....it's an Iphone touch.
- Alternative argument against a border word.
- Falafel boy is a hypocrite. Real news flash...
- 1.5 TRILLION.
- Found him.
- Jerry Lewis exploded!
- I played with every one of these.
- Cool! Current sunlight coverage of the earth.

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The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize

Dragon....Dragoff

Is it just me or does departing Philadelphia mayor John Street look like Janosz from Ghostbusters II?


And speaking of GB2 lookalikes is that Fred Thompson?



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- These are our allies?!

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No old school today.....just The Greatest

Marriage

It seems like everyone is getting married later than our parents these days. As a kid, I always figured I'd be married with at least one kid at this point (I'm 27). I'm curious what the national average vs. the current average age is.
One of the reasons might be that people going to college incur so much debt coming out they are worried to start their married life with that debt. Another may be that divorce, especially for the breadwinner, can be devastating and the level of the divorce rate is so high in this country it may scare people off of matrimony. Many couples aren't even going through with marriage, but just skipping the whole deal.


Ah thats all I got to say today...

Why is it called a bachelor degree?

'thew

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- What the money wasted in Iraq could buy us.
- Cool steampunk creations.
- Unbelievable photos.
- Agreed.
- Im guessing this a joke.
- Sad and cute.
- Seriously?
- Haha. Dummy.
- She's going to McDonald's.
- Make sure you look at this link.
- Cool.
- What a waste of money.
- Surreal.
- This won't be funny unless you know rap lyrics.
- Gangsta breath spray.
- Neat.
- Dummy.
- How did we let this happen.
- Face Crab! Alien!
- Im convinced that people who were unpopular in school now run them.
- Might be the coolest picture I've ever seen.
- Whoa.
- I woulda cracked up too.
- Make sure you listen to the sound. Creepy.
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Most won't like this....im not sure I do but the guitar work is insane.




This is what it looks like on Guitar Hero III....ridiculous.

I before E

I hate that I before E crap, neighbor? Weigh? We should just create a new letter to replace everytime i and e are nestled next to one another in a word... like an e with a dot on top...or something.

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- Hmmmmmmmmmm.
- That's horrible.
- So we should fund the terrorists in IRAN?! IDIOTS.
- Bye bye, Lindros.

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I just found this band....you heard 'em here first...probably....
Beautiful vocal singer, large harmonic guitars, driving guitar.

HEARTLESS BASTARDS!

Luck o the Irish

I will be going to Ireland in May. I am so excited. Last night, we started drilling down the details of where we want to stay, costs, and destinations. Some places I definitely wont be missing:

The Cliffs of Moher



The Blarney Stone! and Blarney castle.



St. James Gate Brewery(Yummy Guinnesses)



Anybody have any other ideas...gonna be there for 10 days! Hopefully I'll have my own pictures to show you then.
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- Speaking of Guinness (iheartmediocrity)
- Lazy congress. (iheartmediocrity again)
- Take that jerk!
- This is silly. (iheartmediocrity is on a roll! With butter!)
- Tenuous Bastard.
- Peter Griffin is real!
- Hooray! It's back!
- Cool, exotic pets.
- Who's gonna drive that?
- I don't know the answer, but banning it doesn't seem to be the way to go.
- That's crazee.
- WANT TWO OR THREE!
- He Man movie going forward...here's video proof. (patchygrl)
- All you need to know about Intelligent Design (shudder).
- That's not quite Bullitt.
- HAHA. Shopped.
- Does that mean I can drop them in the pool whenever I want?
- Pot calling the kettle black.
- Broken camera takes better pictures.
- Clever.
- Dumb. (regcrusher)
- Cool cars.

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LL Cool J

Mamma Said Knock You Out! Have a good weekend, all.

New Mayor of Philly

Congratulations, Michael Nutter! St Joe's Prep alumni! Now you have to fix all the crap John Street messed up for 8 years. Reminds me of someone else....

Nutters on the right...if you don't know who is on the left, you shame me.

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- Ridiculous.
- Want one!
- Olbermann's right and it makes me angry.
- Women need to grow up.
- Great wedding photos.
- Censored stories.
- Awwwwwwww. He'd probably rip my face off.
- Amazing Staircases.
- There's a new king.
- Cool. (Mildly NSFW.)
- I want to visit commie China now....AMAZING read.
- Rodrigo Y Gabriela teach you how to play Tamacun.
- AAAAAAAAAAAHHH.... Oh.
- Colts cheat too. Maybe. But the patriots can shutup. Jerks.
- This can't be real.
- Impeach.
- IMPEACH.
- This is the saddest thing I've ever, ever seen.
- Beautiful mathematics in nature.
- Jim likes the Scissor Sisters. (Thanks, borosh)
- Crazy Deaths.
- It's an epidemic!
- She's beautiful.
- No crap.
- Bush, the jerk.
- Interesting way to look at suicide bombers.
- Make sure you watch tonight.
- Nice.
- Good for them, keep at it.
- This is why I abhor hunting.

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Best song on the new Radiohead album:

Busy Monday

Short post today....Cowboys, their fans and all included can go to hell.

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- Gross...not really gross, but ugly.
- Funny costume.
- WANT ONE!
- So stupid.

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Tenacious D performing the greatest song of all time....

Fear

Fear is the most powerful force on Earth. It can cause humankind to commit any sort of heinous act in the name of safety. It also has the power to quiet, to quell, to placate a larger group. Many believe that to lead a nation to better times, there must be an enemy and if you look at America, we always had an enemy. Nazis, Japanese, the red scare, Saddam, Terrorists.

Unfortunately fear has been used against the American populace to shock or scare us into complicity with this administrations goals: greater censorship, a constant state of war, consolidated power, relinquished freedoms, faith-based initiatives, the degradation of secularism.

What are we scared of? What frightens America the most? Terrorism? Saddam? Iran? The nation of Islam? Foreigners? Illegal Immigration? Job loss? Atheists? Anthrax? Bird Flu? Mad Cow disease? My kid might fall down and hurt his widdle knee?

Are we safer? Were we ever in that much danger?

More people are killed in car accidents every month than in 9/11 total. Which country can we attack to stop that?

FDR was right. The ONLY thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Scare silly,
'thew
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- I agree with this guy.
- Mighty Mouse!
- The seventies were weird.
- Jack-o-lantern designs. MORE.
- The Office duece!
- Take that, @$$holes!
- More anti-gay GOPers being very, very gay.
- These are neat. Drawn by prison inmates and left in books.
- But FoxNews said it was Al Qaeda! Damn!
- This movie looks sick.
- HAHA. Loser.
- Who's that guy?
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Old school Friday!

Biz Markie! - This might go down...let me know in the comments if it does.




"I asked her her name, she said, "Blah blah blah"

Spooky Politicians

So I watched the democratic debate last night which I almost had a chance to go to. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed watching it. AS I was watching, I worte down some thoughts to share with you here:

The Hilary Clinton mask was the top selling mask for Halloween.

The boys teamed up on her to discredit her....I think ignoring her would be better.

Why is the current administration removing funds from the NIH(National Institutes of Health) and giving it to faith based initiatives?! That makes me nuts.

Walmart fought against inspecting containers that came into the country and now we have all these bad Chinese imports? I think Kucinich made that reference.

Speaking of Kucinich, he said he saw a UFO. Nice. Also, I think he's just in this race to push the impeachment issue out there, not run for office.

Did Biden remove the plugs? I hope so, because he's gonna look bad soon. Also, he's mean.

Edwards did nothing but drawl.

Hilary didn't answer the question about giving Drivers Licenses to Illegals. Even when asked to a second time.

Ron Paul supporters at the Democratic Rally!

Hilary could make a good president, unfortunately she's losing her soul in this race to the prize.

The last thing I thought about as it came to a close was: Could I do this? Could I run for a political office? I think I could. Until my opponent finds this blog and outs my lesbian daughter. Wait....what?

pressin' the flesh,
'thew

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- True, true.
- This will make your day.
- Sunshine. (Thanks, Mike)
- First ever picture of a tornado. Creepy.
- Oh my gosh.
- Vajayjay has been legitimized.
- These are awesome.
- You read it here first. Check the dates.
- This is great news!
- Rap Snacks!
- Can structures.
- WANT ONE!
- Amazing!
- Lots of cool stuff today.
- I didn't realize history repeated itself so quickly.
- Shopped?
- That's a lot of people.
- It's a cake!
- This guy is hilarious! Lots of bad language.
- Spotted dick! Pork faggots?
- Sooooo, no WMDs? Again?
- Ideal candidate.

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The Misfits! Monster Mash!

Cold Monday

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It's frickin' freezing Mr. Bigglesworth!

Soon I'll have pictures of Halloween for everyone.

Shivering,

'thew

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- Universities and Colleges are dangerous? Since when did the right start attacking educational institutions?
- Zombie defense.
- Love the view.
- Cheney napping during an emergency cabinet meeting(video).
- Dummy.
- Cool plants.
- The real fairy tales.
- Fox News insinuates that Al Qaeda had something to do with the California Wildfires.
- Debunking 9/11 myths.
- James Madison quotes. My favorite is: "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
- HAHAHAHAHA.
- Interesting.
- Pat Buchanan on the money, again.
- Good lord, why don't we just burn them too?

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Ingrid Michaelson - I love her voice.

Halloweenie

Real quick: Looks like Time.com reads Thewster....notice the date. (thanks, iheartmediocrity)


This weekend is the big "party" weekend for Halloween. I love this season...World Series, changing leaves, cooler temps, HALLOWEEN.

My last 3 costumes: A prisoner(blech), the dude from The Big Lebowski(great), and Spongebob Squarepants(Awesome). This year I will be a gladiator! I will yell, "This. Is. Sparta." As much as possible and annoy EVERYBODY. I can't wait. Throw your recent costumes into the comments page.

One thing is starting to disturb me though. While we all know Halloween for many twentysomething ladies to dress slutty(no objection, here), it's starting to permeate to the younger crowd and this is a bit disturbing. Evidence:

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Am I right or overreacting?


Tonight I Dine. IN HELL!
'thew
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- Cool gallery.
- World's Most Expensive Scotchs?....scotchi?...scotches....there it is.
- If you are not outraged, you're not paying attention.
- Bubblewrap!
- Oh man....
- NEWSFLASH! Politicians lie.
- Debt society is ruining America.
- Made. My. Day.
- Pikachu's a female?!?!
- Interesting.
- Hahahaha. Savvis center.
- This is not free speech.
- Creepy.
- That's crazy.
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PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

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