Random Thought Passing Through My Head At The Sight Of This

“Reminds me of Social Security.”

Obsession

You know I’ve been banging the drum about Islamofascism with my dire posts and sour pessimism on the future of the West.  Unfortunately, it is very difficult to communicate the seriousness of the situation without subjecting readers to mountains of links and posts.  And really, who wants to spend days reading that stuff, particularly if [...]

The Weekend

Passed through Three Rivers, Michigan this weekend, and I think business might be a little slow.  (click to enlarge)

The close up does it more justice.

I’ve certainly never seen anything like this.  It’s like a big, scary terrarium.

Mel Having A Bad Day

Hah.

Dan Brown Update

From Wikipedia…
Forbes magazine placed Brown at #12 on their 2005 “Celebrity 100″ list, and estimated his annual income at US$76.5 million. The Times estimated his income from ‘Da Vinci Code’ sales as $250 million.
Thought I should share.

A Rerun

I posted this some time back, but I have to link to it again.  I know it’s twisted, but I can’t stop laughing.
Six foot twenty, killing for fun…

links for 2006-07-28

Scorched 3D – A 3D Remake Of Scorched Earth
An old favorite is back.
(tags: games)

Upside-Down-Ternet
Heh
(tags: internet)

Concentration
I wandered off while reading it.
(tags: lifehacks)

oxid.it – Cain & Abel
Be aware of these things.
(tags: security password)

Signs Of The Apocalypse

Some people look to the war in the Middle East and see signs of the End Times.
I see things like this, and wonder if I should blow the retirement fund on dougnuts.

Dan Brown Is Not An Idiot

Wannabe writers are jealous souls.  I imagine that actually publishing a book doesn’t remove that jealous gene, but I’ll write about that on the day I cross that threshold, if ever.  For now, I’ll confine myself to raging impotently against the injustice represented by Sue Grafton, the prolific estate of V.C. Andrews, or Dan Brown.
I [...]

Europe Will Be Fine?

Quick link, comment later.
While Islamic groups in Britain openly brag about how they are going to subdue the country by violent means or call for beheading those insulting Islam, Bryan Cork, 49, of Carlisle, Cumbria, in the Lake District, was sentenced to six months in jail for standing outside a mosque shouting, “Proud to be [...]

Drudge Has A Sense Of Humor

I think this is one of the best collections of headlines I’ve seen in awhile.

Oh The Irony

News breaking that Nasrallah is hiding out in the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, assuming he is out of reach of Israel because, like, you know…embassies are sacred and inviolate. 
I think the Israelis should whack him as soon as possible.  Not only will we be rid of a scumbag, we will have the added bonus of watching [...]

Don't Worry, It's Just Rhetoric

(From LGF).

links for 2006-07-26

Motivation for Smart People (Sans Chest Pounding)
For whatever its worth.
(tags: motivation productivity)

Our Friends The Pakistanis

I don’t subscribe to the ‘enemy of my enemy is my friend’ theory, not when our so-called ‘friend’ is a breeding ground for militant Islam and the source of a lot of the problems in that part of the world. Now our friends are ramping up nuke production.
Pakistan appears to have embarked on a [...]

Cultural Appeasement

And Britain becomes a little less British…
THE lives of young women might be ruined by the Government’s failure to make forced marriages illegal, a senior police officer has warned.
Commander Steve Allen of the Metropolitan Police said that a decision by ministers last month to drop proposed legislation had been greeted by some ethnic minorities as [...]

Today's Money Making Tip

1. Claim you are descended from Christ.
2. Cash seven-figure check.
Seriously, does it matter that the claim needs to be authenticated? Or will everyone involved make buckets of money, rendering any actual accuracy as secondary?

Rhetoric or a Promise?

Protest pictures from New York. Click the picture to see more.

Short AARs

I simply don’t have the time to put together a dog and pony show with PowerPoint on the latest ASL actions, but I should at least document the playings for posterity. I like the multi-media thing, but it can really be time consuming, and the farther I get from the playing, the less useful my [...]

Proteus Today

The Proteus Operation is an older book I recently rescued from a clearance sale. James P. Hogan was always a favorite of mine growing up, with his Giants series being one of those formative reads that elevated my concept of what speculative fiction can be in the hands of a master. I haven’t [...]