The above quote has nothing to do with my life except for the fact that I have read it, heard it, and I like black T/As with CB antennas.
1) I was at a big band and gospel Christmas concert a couple weeks ago. I was ready to hear some rocking big band and soul. I got my money's worth. There was one thing, though, that made the whole thing almost unbearable.
I was surrounded by Yanks who were just a few years into retirement.
"I was at the garden club last night...."
"We had a wonderful women's meeting..."
"Applebee's has those wonderful low carb options and we tried those the other day and..."
Like fingernails on a chalkboard.
2) Right before Christmas, we visited an old AME church downtown. One of my dad's coworkers invited us because they were having a sort of veteran's appreciation service as well as some Christmas music.
Never in my life have I seen or heard such a service. It was completely awesome.
"I told y'all that we might have a little change in the program with the Spirit movin and amen here we go again. We gonna have some music by the wonderful _______ and amen you better be prepared to be blown away."
This white boy is considering another visit.
3) Yet another reason for you all to deny having any relations with me.
If I were to travel anywhere outside the US (which has never happened), I would go to some place that tourists tend to avoid. The Middle East is big on my list of places to visit, and I don't mean some tourist trap like Dubai.
4) I would like to own a bike some day. You know, a Harley or something along those lines. What frustrates me to no end are people who put their Harley on a trailer and then tow it great distances. It makes no sense. Why buy a ten thousand dollar bike that was purpose built for highway cruising and turn it into a trailer queen?
And don't even get me started about the scam known as E-85 Ethanol and government subsidies.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
MPGs...
Why, oh why, did the President sign that energy bill?
Why, oh why, does the government have to push stupid regulations on auto manufacturers? It's not the manufacturer's fault that the customer wants to by a gas-guzzling SUV!
So Ford Motor Company, bless its little soul, is touting that it's new Edge SUV gets twenty-something miles-per-gallon on the highway. Gee, the same company just so happened to make my car thirteen years ago. My car is a luxury steel uni-body with a V8 that just so happens to get the same or better gas mileage as that ugly Edge. You'd think that with thirteen years gone by, Ford Motor Company would have the sense to make the fuel economy somewhat decent. Especially with the explosion of eletronically controlled valve timing and such. The fact that they think 26 MPG on the highway is something to tout is sad. I'll keep my Thunderbird, thank you, and the government will not be able to touch it.
Why, oh why, does the government have to push stupid regulations on auto manufacturers? It's not the manufacturer's fault that the customer wants to by a gas-guzzling SUV!
So Ford Motor Company, bless its little soul, is touting that it's new Edge SUV gets twenty-something miles-per-gallon on the highway. Gee, the same company just so happened to make my car thirteen years ago. My car is a luxury steel uni-body with a V8 that just so happens to get the same or better gas mileage as that ugly Edge. You'd think that with thirteen years gone by, Ford Motor Company would have the sense to make the fuel economy somewhat decent. Especially with the explosion of eletronically controlled valve timing and such. The fact that they think 26 MPG on the highway is something to tout is sad. I'll keep my Thunderbird, thank you, and the government will not be able to touch it.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
I hate these...
"40 Secrets About Yourself. Be honest no matter what."
1- Have you ever been asked out? Not that I know of.
2- Where was your default picture taken? I don't have one.
3- What is your middle name? P.
4- Your current relationship status? Brother, Son
5- Does your crush like you back? That’s the dumbest term ever.
6- What is your current mood? Electric
7- What color pants are you wearing? LCS Red and White
8- What color shirt are you wearing? White
9- What is your favorite thing to do? Honestly, I have always felt at home when running from people who are trying to shoot me.
10- If you could go back in time and change something, would you? Sure.
11- If you must be an animal for one day, what would you be? Either a whale, so I could go deep down into the ocean, or a falcon.
12- Ever had a near death experience? Not that I know of…
13-Something you do a lot? Listen to music.
14- What do you want to be when you get older? A lot of things.
15- Who did you copy and paste this from? Steph
16- Name someone with the same birthday as you? Bill Goldberg.
17- When was the last time you cried? I’m not going to tell you.
19- If you could have one super power what would it be? To be able to breath underwater.
20- What's the first thing you notice about the opposite/same sex? Their eyes.
21- What do you usually order from starbucks? I hate starbucks.
22- What's your biggest secret? I don’t remember…
23- Favorite color? The color of any sea.
25- Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows? Noooooo…..
26- What are you eating or drinking at the moment? Oxygen
28- What's your favorite smell? Gunpowder or a Chevy small block.
29- Describe your life in one word what it be? Life….which is cool.
31- Have you ever kissed in the rain? How….schmaltzy.
32- What are you thinking about right now? Finishing this quiz.
33- What should you be doing right now? Practicing piano.
34- Who was the last person that made you upset/angry? Hmm….
35-Why are you doing this? I really don’t know.
36- Do you like working in the yard? Maybe.
37- If you could have any last name in the world, what would it be? My current one or Korbelak.
38- Do you act differently around the person you like? Define “like”.
39- What is your natural hair color? Muddy blond.
40-What did you think about this survey? It’s dumb, just like the rest of them.
1- Have you ever been asked out? Not that I know of.
2- Where was your default picture taken? I don't have one.
3- What is your middle name? P.
4- Your current relationship status? Brother, Son
5- Does your crush like you back? That’s the dumbest term ever.
6- What is your current mood? Electric
7- What color pants are you wearing? LCS Red and White
8- What color shirt are you wearing? White
9- What is your favorite thing to do? Honestly, I have always felt at home when running from people who are trying to shoot me.
10- If you could go back in time and change something, would you? Sure.
11- If you must be an animal for one day, what would you be? Either a whale, so I could go deep down into the ocean, or a falcon.
12- Ever had a near death experience? Not that I know of…
13-Something you do a lot? Listen to music.
14- What do you want to be when you get older? A lot of things.
15- Who did you copy and paste this from? Steph
16- Name someone with the same birthday as you? Bill Goldberg.
17- When was the last time you cried? I’m not going to tell you.
19- If you could have one super power what would it be? To be able to breath underwater.
20- What's the first thing you notice about the opposite/same sex? Their eyes.
21- What do you usually order from starbucks? I hate starbucks.
22- What's your biggest secret? I don’t remember…
23- Favorite color? The color of any sea.
25- Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows? Noooooo…..
26- What are you eating or drinking at the moment? Oxygen
28- What's your favorite smell? Gunpowder or a Chevy small block.
29- Describe your life in one word what it be? Life….which is cool.
31- Have you ever kissed in the rain? How….schmaltzy.
32- What are you thinking about right now? Finishing this quiz.
33- What should you be doing right now? Practicing piano.
34- Who was the last person that made you upset/angry? Hmm….
35-Why are you doing this? I really don’t know.
36- Do you like working in the yard? Maybe.
37- If you could have any last name in the world, what would it be? My current one or Korbelak.
38- Do you act differently around the person you like? Define “like”.
39- What is your natural hair color? Muddy blond.
40-What did you think about this survey? It’s dumb, just like the rest of them.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
It's a Beautiful Day
This story just made my day...
Whoever made this decision is my kind of person.
LEAD: U.S. warship passed Taiwan Strait after stopover refusal in Hong Kong+
Nov 29 01:44 PM US/Eastern
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Kong+ (AP) - TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS)
A U.S. warship passed the Taiwan Strait on its way back to its home port of Yokosuka last week after China initially denied it permission to dock in Hong Kong, U.S. military sources told Kyodo News on Thursday.
The U.S. act is seen as warning to China as the United States has refrained from sailing through the strait since 1996, when Taiwan's first presidential election generated a crisis which led the United States to deploy two aircraft carriers to the area.
The sources said that after China's refusal on Nov. 21, the Kitty Hawk and five other vessels moved northward in the South China Sea, passing the Taiwan Strait from Friday to Saturday.
As the fleet passed the strait, warplanes were deployed from the flattop to guard the surrounding area, they said.
In the past two to three years, the Kitty Hawk making port calls in Hong Kong during the Thanksgiving holiday passed waters near Bashi Channel south of Taiwan to reach the Pacific on its way back to Yokosuka.
This year, the Kitty Hawk planned a four-day port call at Hong Kong from Nov. 21 for its crew of about 8,000. As it approached Hong Kong, it was refused entry for unspecified reasons. China later reversed the decision on "humanitarian grounds."
The flattop canceled the plan and returned to Yokosuka on Tuesday, four day earlier than it had originally planned.
China's refusal can be interpreted as retaliation against the recent U.S. decision to sell missiles to Taiwan as well as the warm U.S. hospitality extended to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, observers say.
Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, criticized the Chinese act, saying it was unlike a responsible nation. Responding to the Pentagon's criticism, the Chinese government has said the measure was based on a misunderstanding.
U.S. warships have for decades docked in Hong Kong during tours of duty, but since the territory's return to China in 1997 they need Chinese permission.
Whoever made this decision is my kind of person.
LEAD: U.S. warship passed Taiwan Strait after stopover refusal in Hong Kong+
Nov 29 01:44 PM US/Eastern
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Kong+ (AP) - TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS)
A U.S. warship passed the Taiwan Strait on its way back to its home port of Yokosuka last week after China initially denied it permission to dock in Hong Kong, U.S. military sources told Kyodo News on Thursday.
The U.S. act is seen as warning to China as the United States has refrained from sailing through the strait since 1996, when Taiwan's first presidential election generated a crisis which led the United States to deploy two aircraft carriers to the area.
The sources said that after China's refusal on Nov. 21, the Kitty Hawk and five other vessels moved northward in the South China Sea, passing the Taiwan Strait from Friday to Saturday.
As the fleet passed the strait, warplanes were deployed from the flattop to guard the surrounding area, they said.
In the past two to three years, the Kitty Hawk making port calls in Hong Kong during the Thanksgiving holiday passed waters near Bashi Channel south of Taiwan to reach the Pacific on its way back to Yokosuka.
This year, the Kitty Hawk planned a four-day port call at Hong Kong from Nov. 21 for its crew of about 8,000. As it approached Hong Kong, it was refused entry for unspecified reasons. China later reversed the decision on "humanitarian grounds."
The flattop canceled the plan and returned to Yokosuka on Tuesday, four day earlier than it had originally planned.
China's refusal can be interpreted as retaliation against the recent U.S. decision to sell missiles to Taiwan as well as the warm U.S. hospitality extended to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, observers say.
Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, criticized the Chinese act, saying it was unlike a responsible nation. Responding to the Pentagon's criticism, the Chinese government has said the measure was based on a misunderstanding.
U.S. warships have for decades docked in Hong Kong during tours of duty, but since the territory's return to China in 1997 they need Chinese permission.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
God Bless America
The Chinese know how to piss Americans off. Really. Prior to yesterday, most of the people who were really angry at the Chinese were parents of dead children because of some bogus Chinese toy. Hopefully, the Chinese have now angered 8,000 sailors and their families.
Earlier this year, the Kittyhawk strike group was doing joint exercises in the Pacific. Somewhere in that period, a Chinese submarine popped up in the middle of our ships and was supposedly within firing range of the Kittyhawk. If that wasn't bad enough...
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the Chinese Ministry for ------- Americans) has now denied the Kittyhawk and several of her ships access to Hong Kong for a long-awaited Thanksgiving port call.
Thank you, China, for angering several thousand more Americans. Some day, you may regret it.
Earlier this year, the Kittyhawk strike group was doing joint exercises in the Pacific. Somewhere in that period, a Chinese submarine popped up in the middle of our ships and was supposedly within firing range of the Kittyhawk. If that wasn't bad enough...
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the Chinese Ministry for ------- Americans) has now denied the Kittyhawk and several of her ships access to Hong Kong for a long-awaited Thanksgiving port call.
Thank you, China, for angering several thousand more Americans. Some day, you may regret it.
Monday, November 19, 2007
George Washinton strikes back from the grave...
China voices alarm at dollar weakness
By Mure Dickie in
Beijing, Krishna Guha in Washington and Peter Garnham and Michael Mackenzie in London Published: November 19 2007 19:14 Last updated: November 19 2007
19:14China on Monday expressed concern at the decline in the dollar, joining a growing chorus of global policymakers alarmed by the weakness in the world’s
main reserve currency.
Premier Wen Jiabao told a business audience in
Singapore it was becoming difficult to manage China’s $1,430bn foreign exchange
reserves, saying that their value was under unprecedented pressure.
You know what this means...
MORE PEOPLE WILL BUY OUR STUFF!
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