tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54163962011-11-22T14:02:28.450-08:00MercuryX23's Fantabulous Blog"Nothing will satisfy us but a broad victory, a knockout which will...prove that America is founded on liberty and not on narrow, mean, intolerable and brainless prejudice of soulless religio-maniacs." - Clarence DarrowMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comBlogger2971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-21131831808253226892011-01-24T12:54:00.000-08:002011-01-24T12:55:08.431-08:00Take your canvas bags to the supermarket.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-53866791434589295492008-08-03T12:12:00.001-07:002008-08-03T12:14:02.441-07:00SOYeah, I know keep saying I'm going to blog, but this time...this time, I'm gonna try and actually do it again.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-88006153058075982862008-01-15T13:27:00.000-08:002008-01-15T13:29:09.157-08:00Huckabee wants to amend Constitution to create a theocracyI was never really all that religious, but I always had a conceptual belief in a higher power until a few years ago when I just couldn't reasonably accept the universe as it is with the notion of some kind of cosmic super being behind it all. It just makes no sense to me. Oh, and currently I am allowed to believe in the lack of a MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-59870309881208812842007-04-19T19:11:00.000-07:002007-04-19T19:16:44.560-07:00BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!Okay, so I've been gone awhile. But I have a really good excuse as I am a high school theatre teacher with a pregnant wife who is about to burst and a 21 month old son who just had a lens successfully implanted into his eye. Needless to say, I am exhausted, but I still care about the world!The really good news is that the school year will be over in a month or so and I MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1167869610380214262007-01-03T16:02:00.000-08:002007-01-03T16:13:30.393-08:00PAT ROBERTSON SHOUTS FIRE IN CROWDED THEATREYou can always depend on this laughing wackjob to incite his followers with some ridiculous proclamation. And then you can depend on the MSM to report his insane inner voice conversations with what he believes to be a deity of some sort. Why do people keep paying attention? Do the people at AP think its funny and like to show this guy off as a kook or MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1167582173282318682006-12-31T08:18:00.000-08:002006-12-31T08:22:53.296-08:00#24I just noticed today that my UID on DKos is 24. I was reading through a diary where people were making an issue of such things and, while I really don't care a whit, I found it amusing that I was the 24th person (a mere 21 people beyond Kos) to sign up on that site. But I really haven't done much with my seniority there. I should be an elder statesman after all this time and yet, well, I'm MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1166750929967977612006-12-21T17:24:00.000-08:002006-12-21T17:28:49.980-08:00HAPPY MERRY NODWISH!Once again that time of year has arrived when the days shrink and the nights grow and Wishy, the NODWISH owl, gives up his hunt of small rodents to bring good cheer to the masses of people who need a reason to celebrate that has nothing to do with the birth of a deity that is just a coopted Saturnalia designed to make pagans think they should worship someone else. So here's MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1161740464863656172006-10-24T18:40:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:41:04.883-07:00I LOVE THE SMELL OF GOOGLE IN THE MORNING--AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl--AZ-01: Rick Renzi--AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth--CA-04: John Doolittle--CA-11: Richard Pombo--CA-50: Brian Bilbray--CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave--CO-05: Doug Lamborn--CO-07: Rick O'Donnell--CT-04: Christopher Shays--FL-13: Vernon Buchanan--FL-16: Joe Negron--FL-22: Clay Shaw--ID-01: Bill Sali--IL-06: Peter Roskam--IL-10: Mark Kirk--IL-14: Dennis MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1159896165726021822006-10-03T10:21:00.000-07:002006-10-03T10:22:45.740-07:00WHILE MY UKELELE GENTLY WEEPSCheck out Jake Shimabukuro... MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1159557576549478872006-09-29T12:14:00.000-07:002006-09-29T12:19:36.570-07:00THE DISAPPEAREDNow that torture is legal and the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus has been revoked, we might want to take a short walk down memory lane and remember the "Dirty War" of the Argentinians and how those who disagreed with the government were "disappeared".Please visit this site, Project Disappeared and familiarize yourself with the stories if you are unaware of what happened. I can't MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1158385125970637832006-09-15T22:10:00.000-07:002006-09-15T22:38:46.003-07:00THE WELCOME FALLOkay, so I've been away for awhile (what's new about that, Merc?). But here's the deal. If you go down my page a few posts, you'll be reminded that left the friendly confines of L.A. to move out here to Phoenix because, well, because it seemed like a reasonable thing to do financially and for my wife to be closer to her parents. So move we did and we bought the new house and MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1157594340875989922006-09-06T18:57:00.000-07:002006-09-06T18:59:00.886-07:00I WRITE LETTERSI sent the following letter to the programming department at KNXV, Phoenix's ABC affiliate:To whom it may concern:It is my understanding that you plan to air a fictional program regarding the events leading up to the 9-11 attacks. This program has been reviewed by experts on the subject and they have found numerous fallacies and misrepresentations contained in the film. As this is MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1149532173066288282006-06-05T11:26:00.000-07:002006-06-05T11:29:33.080-07:00A NOTE ON GAY MARRIAGEI'm a straight married man with a beautiful son who may or may not be gay (he's only 10 months old). Believe it or not, my wife and I are so secure in our marriage that what other people do will never pose a risk to our relationships. If the gay couple next door gets married, mazel tov! I hope they will be as happy as I am. I watched my parents get divorced and remarried MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1148832480475427042006-05-28T09:06:00.000-07:002006-06-01T07:29:54.386-07:00IMAGE OF THE WEEKHow about a nice cup'o KEN!!!!UPDATE (Wednesday):I am obsessed by Ken. I cannot find anything about this guy...at all...on the internet. I wanted to buy a copy of the album and have it framed for a friend in the music business, but I soon discovered that Ken is a total mystery. All we know is that he produced this awesomely bad record cover. But what about the record within?MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1148527347776609642006-05-24T20:07:00.000-07:002006-05-24T20:22:27.820-07:00ARIZONA DISTRICT 2Just my luck. I leave severely gerrymandered CA-25 and end up in insanely gerrymandered AZ-02. Take a look:And guess who benefits from this geographical insanity? Why, it's Trent Franks (R-Republican Crony Caucus...certainly doesn't represent the interests of AZ-02). (Libertarian Powell Gammill has done a lovely job documenting this soulless repug). Why, Mr. Franks is a MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1148339238554447632006-05-22T16:06:00.000-07:002006-05-22T16:07:18.563-07:00FOR THE RECORDI do not advocate the bludgeoning, bashing, flogging, smashing or bitch-slapping of anyone. Violence is never the answer. Actually, that is not true. Some questions are answered with the word violence. But using violence outside of the context of an answer to a question (as a word) is wrong. Okay, not always true again. I can deconstruct myself all day long for your amuse mentMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1148229204041208512006-05-21T09:19:00.000-07:002006-05-21T09:33:24.056-07:00BORDER CROSSINGSThe real problem with staying in my in-laws' house (aside from staying in my in-laws' house...I love them and even like them most of the time, but still...I've been here 3 weeks already...something's got to give) is that, for my animals, there is a real problem...I should say for my cats.If you don't know, my menagerie includes two dogs, a rough collie and a basset, and four cats.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1148142168267333002006-05-20T09:03:00.000-07:002006-05-20T09:22:48.320-07:00ANTIDEPRESSANTSI mentioned this slightly in a previous post, but I have recently quit taking the antidepressant, Lexipro. I started taking it about a year and a half ago (around the time that my posting became sporadic at best) and with the move to Phoenix, I decided that perhaps I should take advanttage of my time off between jobs and get off the pills. Why?Well, for starters, I couldn't get MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1147648675757910192006-05-14T16:15:00.000-07:002006-05-14T16:17:55.770-07:00ONCE AGAIN WITH FEELINGIt gets hot in Phoenix in the summer...Dry heat my ass...how about oven heat?I'm going to crack an egg on the sidewalk when it gets over 115 just to see...I'll take pictures and post them for your pleasure.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1147543338167156572006-05-13T10:58:00.000-07:002006-05-13T11:02:18.180-07:00ANN COULTER SUPPORTS/ENCOURAGES NEO-NAZI VIOLENCEThe always excellent Oricinus has an important post about Frau Coulter and her desire for a personal army of skinheads to do her business. If you do not stop by Orcinus on a regular basis, start.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1147206116051053332006-05-09T13:06:00.000-07:002006-05-09T13:21:56.100-07:00UPDATEA quiet moment to reflect...My wife and I recently sold our house in L.A. and have moved to the Phoenix area (eagerly awaiting close of escrow on our new, 50% larger, 50% less expensive home). Why? Well, house size for starters. We'd like to have a little extra money to put away for the baby's future (as well as our own). L.A. is getting very crowded, very expensive and very volatile. MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1144257431583148582006-04-05T10:17:00.000-07:002006-04-05T10:17:11.673-07:00AN INTERESTING READI've copied this in its entirety from the excellent writer,Dan SimmonsRead it as food for thought...The Time Traveler appeared suddenly in my study on New Year’s Eve, 2004. He was a stolid, grizzled man in a gray tunic and looked to be in his late-sixties or older. He also appeared to be the veteran of wars or of some terrible accident since he had livid scars on his face and MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1140535245602782682006-02-21T07:19:00.000-08:002006-02-21T07:20:45.613-08:00QUOTE OF THE DAY"The original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate." - François René ChateaubriandMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1140189350544683012006-02-17T07:15:00.000-08:002006-02-17T07:15:50.556-08:00QUOTE OF THE DAY"As if you could kill time without injuring eternity." - Henry David ThoreauMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1140120870908363702006-02-16T12:14:00.000-08:002006-02-16T12:29:16.870-08:00RIP G'KARAndreas Katsulas, known best for playing the One Armed Man in "The Fugitive" and Ambassador G'Kar on Babylon 5 has died at 59.Being something of a B-5 geek back in the day, I am saddened by the news. As a matter of fact, I have recently been watching Star Trek: TNG and just the other day I caught an episode with Andreas playing the Romulan Tomalak. My wife looked over at me and asked, MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1140102394454635242006-02-16T07:05:00.000-08:002006-02-16T07:06:34.463-08:00QUOTE OF THE DAY"To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant." - Amos Bronson AlcottMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1140026118295967722006-02-15T09:54:00.000-08:002006-02-15T09:55:18.306-08:00QUOTE OF THE DAY"We must not confuse disloyalty with dissent." - Edward R. MurrowMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1139949548917249152006-02-14T12:39:00.000-08:002006-02-14T12:39:08.976-08:00An Open Letter to Dick CheneyI have created this blog in response to Dick Cheney's lack of personal responsibility. Please go and add your comments.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1134667716388069292005-12-15T09:28:00.000-08:002005-12-15T13:11:26.276-08:00THE CRAZY LISTCheck out this list of companies James Dobson wants his flock of homophobic Neanderthals to avoid because they may, indeed, do business with gays and lesbians. I have tried to categorize them as best as I can. Please excuse any mistakes I may have made, it is a very long list:Corporations, Industry & Legal• AT&T• SC Johnson and Son• Dow Chemical• Johnson & Johnson• Procter & Gamble•MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1134578087769353872005-12-14T08:34:00.000-08:002005-12-14T13:52:36.133-08:00BILL O'REILLY FIRES ALL JEWS, MUSLIMS, BUDDHISTS AND HINDUS FROM HIS SHOWBill O'Reilly escalated his War on Christmas by firing all people who will not be having a Merry Christmas this year. On the Radio Factor, the militant O'Reilly declared that he had awarded himself the rank of Field Marshall in the Christmas Defense Army. The CDA now requires that all people swear an oath to Christmas. If MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1134056858204060052005-12-08T07:47:00.000-08:002005-12-08T07:47:38.263-08:00SHORTER MEL GIBSON
I love Jews, I swear!MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1134055630947812822005-12-08T07:20:00.000-08:002005-12-08T07:27:10.950-08:00JOHN LENNONOn this anniversary of his untimely passing...All we are saying is give peace a chance. And so this is Xmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let's stop all the fight. Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1133980020852675582005-12-07T10:25:00.000-08:002005-12-08T07:19:44.156-08:00NODWISH on WikipediaSome things just need to be done. Check it out.Update:Apparently Wikipedia is not as progressive as I thought they might be and have marked my submission for deletion. Delete. Wikipedia policy expressly forbids promotion of not yet widespread terms. Wikipedia is NOT the place to promote a new word. Sorry. - Mgm|(talk) 11:44, 8 December 2005 (UTC) And someday, when it is an MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1133797076271724032005-12-05T07:37:00.000-08:002005-12-05T07:37:56.283-08:00(And for the uninitiated, here is a repost of the "Story of NODWISH"NODWISHBeing a Southern Californian Jew with multiple step-parents who have not been Jewish, I have always had to reconcile that on December 25, I would be a part of some kind of Christmas celebration. Not that I really mind it. I mean, Chanukah is a lovely holiday that celebrates a very interesting chapter in Jewish military MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1133563563477531582005-12-02T14:36:00.000-08:002005-12-02T14:46:03.486-08:00ANN COULTER AND BILL O'REILLY HATE NODWISH AND HATE YOUSo these twits believe that they need protection from liberal food throwers? How about liberal punch throwers? Can we all agree that Ann Coulter needs a proper thrashing? Perhaps she should be tortured so she understands that torture does not work. I say punch her, kick her, bash her, smash her, pie her, fry her, smote her, slap her, cut MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1133365338810442712005-11-30T07:25:00.000-08:002005-11-30T07:42:18.876-08:00WAR ON NODWISHI am flabbergasted! The MSM has done everything it can to remove NODWISH(the NOn-Denominational WInter Solstice Holiday) from the public lexicon. Shame on them and their "Happy Holidays" and "Merry Christmas." They have Santas on every surface and they complain that somehow Christmas is under attack. Right! Insecure bastards! After all, if people don't include the word "MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1131660971178521732005-11-10T12:57:00.000-08:002005-11-10T14:16:11.233-08:00DON'T DRIVE ANGRYI was heading home from school late last night and, while I usually listen to the Majority Report of Mike Malloy, my local progressive station had been coopted by Clippers basketball (the Salieris of professional sports). So, for some weird reason, I decided to turn to one of the local right wing stations to see how they were reacting to the One-Terminator's destruction in the MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1131033051022408092005-11-03T07:46:00.000-08:002005-11-03T07:50:51.036-08:00THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUNFrom Utopia by Thomas More (This is a long citation, but worth the read):"Do not you think that if I were about any king, proposing goodlaws to him, and endeavoring to root out all the cursed seeds ofevil that I found in him, I should either be turned out of hiscourt or at least be laughed at for my pains? For instance, whatcould it signify if I were about the MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1130452598100129872005-10-27T15:35:00.000-07:002005-10-27T15:36:38.110-07:00CA-25 RevisitedI got a reply!We are currently agressively recruiting candidates throughout the country to challenge Republicans in 2006. We fully understand your desire to withhold support until you have a Democratic candidate that you can get behind in CA-25, and we hope that such a candidate will emerge soon. Nothing would make us happier than to make sure Rep. McKeon is replaced with a strong MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1129671152737114902005-10-18T14:30:00.000-07:002005-10-18T14:32:32.743-07:00CA-25I wrote this letter to the DCCC which proudly wrote me to tell me about all of the new and wonderful candidates they plan to field in '06. Hi there,I am currently trapped in CA-25 without representation (Buck McKeon does not represent me, my neighbors, my family or my pets...his voting record show that he represents Messers Delay and Bush). I understand that your funds are limited, but I MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1129149867571118912005-10-12T13:12:00.000-07:002005-10-12T13:45:11.723-07:00KNOWLEDGE IS BLASPHEMOUSVia World O'CrapI have never quite understood the book burners and banners. I suppose they are terrifically frightened of the power of literature and its ability to open the minds of people and provide them with enough imagination that their minds may just be open enough to see that there is more to life than slavish duty to the ever-maddening interpretations of religiousMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1128025015910849172005-09-29T13:02:00.000-07:002005-09-29T13:16:55.950-07:00NO CANNON FODDER LEFT BEHINDI may have mentioned that I am now teaching high school (one of the reasons for my long hiatus...teacher training and new baby) along with attending graduate school. Well, the school I teach at is an inner city continuation high school with a predominantly Latino population. For those of you who do not know, continuation schools are for students who, for one reason MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1126299905367734252005-09-09T14:05:00.000-07:002005-09-09T14:06:09.050-07:00Presidential Prayer KidsSpeaking of this site, I am really quite sickened what these people think is important for children to pray for:You may know about how President Bush loves to exercise and stay fit. Since developing problems with his knee, he has taken up mountain biking. Last weekend he get together with champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, and the two men enjoyed a fun time on the property MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1126297655876227912005-09-09T13:27:00.000-07:002005-09-09T13:35:46.796-07:00THE FIRST WINNER OF THE "MICHAEL "BROWNIE" BROWN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INCOMPETENCE" IS...Michael "Brownie" Brown!!!Apparently, doing a "heck of a good job" is Dubyaspeak for extreme bungling. I guess, under these terms, Bush is doing "a heck of a good job" as well.You've got to read this from the "Presidential Prayer Kids" website (did you know such a thing existed?).What happens in our MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1126217139273371722005-09-08T15:05:00.000-07:002005-09-08T15:05:39.313-07:00ARE YOU LISTENING?
We've had progressive radio in L.A. for a few months now in the form of KTLK which carries Air America and Jones broadcasts (KTLK used to be a sports talk station and still carries Clippers games...ugh!). I am amazed that in L.A., the capital of gridlock, liberal radio does not do better in the ratings (at least as Arbitron posts them).
Although KTLK has put up a few MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1126214197656813152005-09-08T14:14:00.001-07:002005-09-08T14:16:37.660-07:00WORST DISASTERFrom Kos:'Nuff said! (or does this "say 'nuff?")MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1125678863839215232005-09-02T09:34:00.000-07:002005-09-02T09:34:23.873-07:00I CAN SEE IT IN MY DREAMS
In 1992, I was attending Loyola Marymount University as an undergraduate Theatre Arts major (I now attend LMU as a graduate in English Lit). At the time, I began studying playwrighting with a nun who ran a new plays festival in New Orleans. I learned through some other students that she brought one or two select students to work as interns at that festival and, as I MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1125340730463054482005-08-29T11:32:00.000-07:002005-08-29T11:38:50.470-07:00MEET ELIOTEliot was born at exactly 2pm on Tuesday, July 19th. My wife was in labor for 20 hours before our doctor felt a c-section was in order. My wife recovered very quickly.Eliot was 8lbs 11oz and 21 inches long at birth. Although he is completely healthy and happy in most respects, like his mother, he was born with congenital cataracts. We were very fortunate with our selection of MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1125085312163088302005-08-26T12:41:00.000-07:002005-08-26T21:55:43.273-07:00I SEND LETTERSThrough Jesse at Pandagon, I stumbled onto this foul bit of attempted sarcasm by David Limbaugh.Here is my reply:I'm glad that you admit that you have no idea how to interpret legitimate protest (of course I recognize your sorry attempt at irony). Maybe you can start looking at all of the reasons we went to war and make a similar list of why our involvement in Iraq might be wrong asMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1124913071077029602005-08-24T12:50:00.000-07:002005-08-24T13:32:19.116-07:00PAT ROBERTSON, THE FUNDAMENTALIST GODFATHER OR A POOR EXCUSE FOR NATHAN THURMSeriously, maybe Pat just wants to make Chavez an offer he can't refuse.or maybe he's just taking on the persona of Martin Short's chain smoking lawyer...Of course he didn't say to assassinate him. Why would you think he said that? He's not being defensive. Why do you think he's being defensive?If he said something MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1115353901781704512005-05-05T21:17:00.000-07:002005-05-05T21:31:41.886-07:00BLOGGER MIXED-BAG: DORIAN FROM POSTMODERNBARNEYMy wife and I listened to this mix in the car and we both just had the best time with it. Just about every track was something that I would put into my regular play list (meaning they are already on my IPod). The real standouts are: the Polyphonic Spree's cover of Wig in a Box from Hedwig and the Angry Inch. I've been a fan of the Spree for MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1115353008436192142005-05-05T21:01:00.000-07:002005-05-05T21:16:48.610-07:00BLOGGER MIXED-BAG: MIKE FROM PROGRESSIVE RUINI have to be honest. It was a little hard for me to get into this mix. While I enjoyed the humor of Belushi at the outset, in general, the music was just hitting me the wrong way. Perhaps I just didn't have the mindset for it at the time I listened to it. This is not to say there were not things I really liked. The 7 Seconds cover of 99 Red MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1115157038618271002005-05-03T14:36:00.000-07:002005-05-03T14:50:38.620-07:00BLOGGER MIXED-BAG: LARRY FROM AiT/PLANET LARAs some of you know, I am participating in Lefty's Blogger Mixed-Bag music exchange. As all the folks who are participating have spent good time and money getting their music to me, the least I can do is take the time to respond. The first I have had a chance to sit down with is the CousCous Express Soundtrack from Larry. I liked the fact that he sentMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1114917352998411752005-04-30T19:23:00.000-07:002005-04-30T20:15:53.006-07:002nd COMMANDMENTThou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.One thing I didn't address in my discussion of the 1st C is the nature of penalty. Now those who are Jewish don't believe in Hell as the Christians do. So the punishment for digression against the rules differ from sect to sect. Now in my way of seeing things, if it is so important to put these ten rules on a monument or a MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1114909659007287252005-04-30T17:56:00.000-07:002005-04-30T18:07:39.010-07:00PETS & STUFFI thought you all would like a few more pet pics for the weekend...Magnus is wondering why Moose gets his own blanket. Moose knows it's because he's a dog.Moose tells me to be quiet and not wake his baby sister, Casey.Speaking of babies! I have one on the way. Mrs. X23 is now 29 weeks along with our child and she is doing mostly great. I say mostly because she can't find a MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1114470387796872822005-04-25T15:39:00.000-07:002005-04-25T16:34:45.866-07:001st COMMANDMENT I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.This is a fairly straightforward directive. The God of the Hebrews announces who he is, what he's done and what he expects. I've always rather liked the phrasing because so many people misinterpret it to say that there are no other gods at MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1114468230240294582005-04-25T15:22:00.000-07:002005-04-25T15:30:30.243-07:00BLOGGER MIX BAGChris Brown (of Chris "Lefty" Brown's Corner has put together an interesting experiment this past week with a bunch of bloggers making mix CD's for one another. My CD will consist of the following tracks:MiX23(Note: I just kind of went with songs I really like that, with a couple of minor exceptions, might not be on everyone's Ipods...occasionally minor themes pop up in the MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1114444122403237912005-04-25T08:41:00.000-07:002005-04-25T08:48:42.406-07:00THE 10 COMMANDMENTSSo the soulless religio-maniacs spend a lot of their time talking about how their religious freedom has been curtailed by the inability of public buildings to display 10 biblical rules. Well, in honor of Passover (which these soulless religio-maniacs do not honor except to watch Charleton Heston take care of some damn dirty Egyptians), over the next few days, I'm going to takeMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1114185193396729832005-04-22T08:30:00.000-07:002005-04-22T08:53:13.396-07:00SOULLESS RELIGIO-MANIACSI am a voting, involved American, but I am being denied my right to have proper representation by soulless religio-maniacs.I am not a Christian, but I have a strong faith. I respect the rights of others to believe as they will so long as they respect my rights to believe as I will. This includes my right to differ with them as I see fit (which I often do). I know many MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1114115263088912832005-04-21T13:24:00.000-07:002005-04-21T13:27:43.090-07:00FRIDAY PUPPY BLOGGING (on Thursday!)Meet Moose's new friend, Casey! She's a Collie girl (which means at 14 weeks, she already outwitting Moose).MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1113880420778828202005-04-18T20:12:00.000-07:002005-04-18T20:13:40.776-07:00CALL ME MR. SPIKEYMy Unitarian Jihad Name is: The Spikey Mace of The Short Path.Get yours.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1113781440842343222005-04-17T16:40:00.000-07:002005-04-18T07:23:25.786-07:00QUOTE OF THE DAY"Nothing will satisfy us but a broad victory, a knockout which will...prove that America is founded on liberty and not on narrow, mean, intolerable and brainless prejudice of soulless religio-maniacs."Who said this? (answer in comments)MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1112573530451034972005-04-03T17:10:00.000-07:002005-04-03T17:12:10.450-07:00YAWN StretchSo...what'd I miss while I was sleeping?Oh! Shit! It's April already.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1106350668496119602005-01-21T15:33:00.000-08:002005-01-21T15:37:48.496-08:00MY CONGRESSMAN (R) and the DELAY RULE
I get letters, too...
Dear Mr. X23:
Thank you for contacting me about the changes in the
Republican Conference Rules and the House Ethics Rules. I
appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns.
On November 17, 2004, Representative Henry Bonilla (R-
TX) proposed a change to the Republican ConferenceMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1104524399797911042004-12-31T11:56:00.000-08:002004-12-31T12:19:59.796-08:00NEW YEAR
Alright, everyone. I know this past year has been alternately fantastic and disappointing for myself and many of you out there. But I am putting my political hat back on here so listen up (or you might miss something).
We have a lot to deal with in this new year.
First we have to deal with the horrorible aftermath of the tsunami. It is just about the worst thing that has ever MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1103479922331792132004-12-19T09:52:00.000-08:002004-12-19T10:26:52.570-08:00HAPPY MERRY NODWISH EVERYONE!!!
It's that time of year again where we who have families that care little for the religious ramifications of gift giving and celebrating gather together and raise a glass of whatever and toast yet another passing of the shortest day of the year (at least in the Northern Hemisphere...for those down south, well, they can toast too!)
I also use NODWISH (the MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1103224286888022962004-12-16T11:08:00.000-08:002004-12-16T11:11:26.890-08:00NEW DISEASE WARNING FROM THE CDC
The Center for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of sexually transmitted disease. This disease is contracted through dangerous and high risk behavior. The disease is called Gonorrhea lecthim (pronounced "gonna re-elect him").
Many victims have contracted it after having been screwed by the Bush-Cheney-Rove-Ashcroft administration MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1099873024849127332004-11-07T16:14:00.000-08:002004-11-07T16:17:04.850-08:00BABY X23'S PRENATAL BLOG IS ONLINE
Some news is more important than election results. Much more important.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1099373481733658542004-11-01T21:00:00.000-08:002004-11-01T21:31:21.733-08:00WHY I VOTED FOR KERRY
(I went out and did it a week and a half ago)
So I may not have mentioned it here, but I am a Californian and have voted here in every election since I turned 18 in 1988. The funny thing about being a Californian in a national election is that for some reason it has become a given that we are going to vote a given way (fortunately the correct way) for president and for ourMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1099370608475899272004-11-01T20:41:00.000-08:002004-11-01T20:43:28.476-08:00“The White House (Is Such a Nice House!!)”
by Wayne Coyne & Adrian Deevoy
(A kind of protest/anti-Bush song from the leader of the Flaming Lips)
Verse 1
Hope you remember, come this November
The world as it’s spinning
When your guy is winning
But if ya come up losing
It’s just a matter of choo-oo-sin’
But this world won’t change for you and me
Verse 2
’Cause all of your ragin’
’BoutMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1099364531292702962004-11-01T19:00:00.000-08:002004-11-01T19:02:11.293-08:00VOTE
Make a republican's head explode tomorrow. Vote for Kerry.
MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1099066706747530052004-10-29T09:12:00.000-07:002004-10-29T09:18:26.746-07:00YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS
This is just one of those cool visual things. It takes a short time to load, but its worth the wait. Be sure to look very closely at the two pictures and stay focused. Enjoy!MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1098309396694861862004-10-20T14:53:00.000-07:002004-10-20T14:56:36.710-07:00THE 5000th HIT
Okay, now I know I'm awful slow getting to this, but the person who can identify his or herself to me as the 5000th visitor will receive their very own, one of a kind
CHÉBACCA T-SHIRT!
Leave your name and e-mail in comments. MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1098309149901816492004-10-20T14:33:00.000-07:002004-10-20T14:52:29.900-07:00POLITICS OF FEAR
I think the most laughable accusation that Bush makes against Kerry is that the next president from Massachusettes is playing the "politics of fear" and will "say anything" to win the election.
Now first we have to look at the accusation that Kerry will say anything to win. This is just not so. He obviously will not say that Bush is a two-faced liar. He has been very civilMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1097731262082282072004-10-13T22:10:00.000-07:002004-10-13T22:21:02.083-07:00THE UNITED STATES INCLUDES MASSACHUSETTES, MR.BUSH
Echidne brings up a good point when she asks why it seems that Bush hates the great state of Massachusettes. In every debate now, he has made disparaging remarks about the elected officials and, by proxy, the residents of the state. It boggles the mind, really, that someone who has been charged with representing the interests of all the MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1097729464835631312004-10-13T21:47:00.000-07:002004-10-13T21:51:04.836-07:00WORD MARTYR
I highly recommend this brand new blog. She's smart and knows that there cannot be a first vice presidential debate if there is only one of them. Check it out!MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1097631706986355272004-10-12T18:38:00.000-07:002004-10-12T18:41:46.986-07:00WELCOME A NEW LC MEMBER
The Scrutiny Hooligans have joined our merry band. Go by and say hello. Tell them I sent you and you get 10% off.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1097596749366377172004-10-12T08:51:00.000-07:002004-10-12T08:59:09.366-07:00CHÉBACCA!!!
The ultimate freedom fighter...One Part Wookie, One Part Communista - Fighting Empires in Cuba and Galaxies far far away!
(and for those of you who need a T-Shirt Logo)
(the things one comes up with when trying to think of a halloween costume)
MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1096299798388169722004-09-27T08:32:00.000-07:002004-09-27T08:43:18.390-07:00TAKING A BREATHER
Okay. So I know I've been remiss in blogging as of late, but you must forgive me as putting together the house has been at the forefront of my life as of late. It still amazes me that we have almost completed every project we set out to do (with one or two exceptions where we called in professionals to bail us out). The laminate flooring was, perhaps, the biggest challenge MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1093990465388523062004-08-31T15:12:00.000-07:002004-09-03T07:16:23.986-07:00HOMEOWNER!!!!
This house...
..IS MINE!!!
(and tomorrow the work begins...)
MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1093872320584268632004-08-30T06:21:00.000-07:002004-08-30T06:25:20.583-07:00THE BRAVERY OF BEING OUT OF RANGE
by Roger Waters
You have a natural tendency
To squeeze off a shot
You're good fun at parties
You wear the right masks
You're old but you still
Like a laugh in the locker room
You can't abide change
You're at home an the range
You opened your suitcase
Behind the old workings
To show off the magnum
You deafened the canyon
A comfort a friend
Only upstaged in the MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1093871423007942782004-08-30T06:08:00.000-07:002004-08-30T06:10:56.106-07:00Via All Facts and Opinions:
My Bloginality is INFJ!!!MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1093870691142074462004-08-30T05:52:00.000-07:002004-08-30T05:58:11.143-07:00MONDAY MORNING MOOSE
So Moose is feeling a bit better on his current diet of potatoes, pepto and cottage cheese. He is eagerly awaiting his new back yard (which we will own tomorrow and move into next Wednesday after a week of home improvements...Mrs. X23 and I having no real experience in home improvements, but bravely laying down new laminate flooring nonetheless...four cats and a dog make MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1093503082018739982004-08-25T23:49:00.000-07:002004-08-26T11:51:20.246-07:00GREATEST BAND EVER BACKS KERRY!
The Flaming Lips Contribute Track To MoveOn Compilation
MoveOn.org is co-sponsoring an album featuring powerful and political songs – most of them unreleased until now -- from some of the best artists around. It's called the "Future Soundtrack for America" and it features The Flaming Lips' "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (live on the BBC). " For a donation to MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1093130832643845392004-08-21T15:37:00.000-07:002004-08-21T16:27:54.593-07:00CLOSING SOON
So here is the house:
We should close within the next ten days and move in a week or so afterwards. Barring unexpected delays, of course...MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1092755773886988672004-08-17T08:01:00.000-07:002004-08-17T12:34:11.663-07:00OLYMPICS OBSERVATION
I just finished watching women's ping pong where the Chinese-American hopeful was just demolished by the 15 year old Japanese phenom. I was really upset in 2000 because I didn't get to watch any ping pong which is, in my mind, more exciting by far than, let's say, beach volleyball or soccer.
Speaking of soccer, many people in Athens must agree with me because there were MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1092415179667665802004-08-13T09:27:00.000-07:002004-08-13T09:39:39.666-07:00NAZIS
Remember when the conservatives got all uptight over comparisons of Bush to Hitler or even pointing out the Preston Bush/Nazi connections? They came out swinging saying how inappropriate something as small as a contest entry was. But recently, I've been noticing a similar tendency among republicans to compare Democrats to Nazis. Michael Moore is compared to Goebbels and Kerry's ads MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1092406841719547732004-08-13T07:15:00.000-07:002004-08-13T07:20:41.723-07:00KEEP YOUR JESUS OFF MY PENIS
Via Wh*t the Fuck:
If this man is going to hell (as he says at the end of his video), at least he'll have the company of those he is talking to...MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1092149566322448782004-08-10T07:27:00.000-07:002004-08-10T11:24:53.700-07:00YOUR ANTI-TERRORISM DOLLARS AT WORK
While the Bush Administration is hard at work making sure that al queda is more careful with their e-mails, the FBI is busy busting neo-hippie musicians for attempting to transport microphones across state lines.
It seems that Brian Teasley, the drummer for the happiest band on Earth, the Polyphonic Spree, was travelling home after a bliss out on the Craig MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1092087647408618502004-08-09T14:40:00.000-07:002004-08-09T14:40:47.406-07:00OPEN THREAD
Because you people filled up the last one so well, I'd best keep these things around!MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091818146908545362004-08-06T11:41:00.000-07:002004-08-06T16:14:52.930-07:00YOU SAY ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Well, it's NTodd's and Jesse Taylor's and Uncle Grambo's and, well, I'm sure lots of other bloggy and non-bloggy types. Go eat cake.
UPDATE! I need to include Stephen Bates. He gets cake, too! (so much better than death)MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091811478766761972004-08-06T09:50:00.000-07:002004-08-06T09:57:58.766-07:00PAUL KRUGMAN MATTERS BECAUSE HE IS UNAFRAID TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS
Check out Buzzflash's interview with the Princeton Professor. If the Democrats really wanted to take the fight at Bushco, they would let this man loose, with his credentials, to tell people what has happened in the last three years:
If you think about how far down we’ve come in this short time, it’s actually pretty amazing. But MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091809691346803262004-08-06T09:22:00.000-07:002004-08-06T09:28:52.736-07:00THEY HATE OUR OPTIMISM
"They," of course, being Republicans. Our future VP notes about some freeper-type hecklers on the campaign trail:
"When they were booing 'hope' and 'optimism,' I knew it was an interesting crowd."
Senator Edwards is a very diplomatic man. Good quality for a VP. Do you think Dick Cheney would be as polite with his words?MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091756555917239082004-08-05T18:42:00.000-07:002004-08-05T18:56:31.056-07:00OPEN THREAD
Just because I'd love to have people stop by my blog and say something pithy...MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091747447274587762004-08-05T15:53:00.000-07:002004-08-06T11:35:52.573-07:00CELEBRITY
Elections inevitably bring out the question, especially from republicans, as to whether or not celebrities should get involved in politics. Some say that they have no place in the discussion because they are just actors or musicians or whatever and haven't earned the right to speak on subjects that people like Ann Coulter or Michael Savage have (because they, after all, have served MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091637074947328632004-08-04T09:26:00.000-07:002004-08-04T09:31:14.946-07:00NASA LAUNCHES SPACECRAFT TO MERCURYX23
Just kidding! But check this out. Scientists (God love 'em...Bush don't) have figured out a way to heat shield Messenger, the Mercury exploratory craft, from the heat of the sun as it orbits the innermost planet. While it will take a bit of time before the data comes back (2011), this is still very cool stuff.MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091556026565533272004-08-03T10:55:00.000-07:002004-08-03T23:02:33.416-07:00WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR KERRY
In that Bush has always played politics in the war on terror, this statement:
"Wisconsin voters aren't going to trust a candidate who plays politics with the war on terror," said [Republican Milwaukee County Executive Scott] Walker..."
...can only be taken as supportive of Kerry, who has never made spurious terror level anouncements to coverMercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091554261602143182004-08-03T10:26:00.000-07:002004-08-03T23:01:39.266-07:00THE HOUSE
For those of you who have purchased a house, you know what the process can do to you. My hand is cramped from initialing and signing. Also, the scrutiny of insurance people and lenders and looking at all the things you have to do to the house and buy for the house and it just makes you a little crazy. Just a little. And then there's this whole business with closing and you have to MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091544529602056802004-08-03T07:46:00.000-07:002004-08-03T07:49:11.246-07:00THE NEWEST BUSH CAMPAIGN AD
Via Atrios:
The Preznit tells us not to vote, not to trust liberals or Democrats and to only watch Fox as he runs from demon horses. MercuryX23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416396.post-1091320817162782312004-07-31T17:38:00.000-07:002004-07-31T17:48:27.360-07:00MAKE NO MOOSTAKE
Get yer puppy pic! Hot off the Nikon!
MercuryX23noreply@blogger.com