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Monday, February 02, 2009

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:23:30 GMT

Hilarious! This arrived in my inbox recently. I'm posting it without modification for your viewing pleasure:

ROM:DINO BRIGHT.Camp MXP-512 Third Infantry Division Unit (T.I.D.U),Abul Uruj, Baghdad, Iraq. I am Sergeant Dino Bright, a native of Italy . But a citizen and resident of the USA.I am asoldier of the American troop currently serving in thethird infantry division Unit in Iraq. I am currently in Kuwait on duty break. My partnerDarren D. Braswell,36, of Riverdale, Ga. Darren D.Braswell died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when theUH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in which he was a passengercrashed. Braswell worked For the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Wesecretly moved some abandoned cash in a mansionbelonging to the former president, Saddam Hussein andthe total cash is US$44,200,000.00 (Twenty Million twohundred thousand Dollars). As I write this letter to you, this box is here withme in cash as I secretly moved it out of Iraq to safeplace. You do not have to be afraid of anything as noone else knows about this and everything is safe. Iwould be pleased and grateful to you if you couldassist us in receiving this box for us on our behalfas I will be heading back soon to camp in Iraq to joinmy colleagues. Of course, I shall compensate you withan attractive percent of the total funds for yourrole/efforts. We have limited time now, kindly getback to me immediately. Moving the funds out of here is not going to be muchof a problem as arrangements are being made towardsthat. All I want from you is your trust and assurancethat if the box containing the funds is in yourpossession, you will follow my instruction when makingexpenses. Please get back to me with your full nameand contact phone number (cell phone, preferable)without delay and let’s negotiate terms. Your response will determine our subsequentcorrespondence. You can read more on this website for moreinformation’s and explanationshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm Yours in Service.SERGEANT DINO BRIGHT

Sunday, November 09, 2008

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:42:39 GMT

Jury Duty during Thanksgiving. Thanks California! :(

Irony at its finest

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:37:35 GMT

Prop 8 in California, as well as amendments in two other states, recently banned gay marriage. Hundreds, if not thousands of gay couples who were married are now unsure if their marriage still exists. Does anyone else find this ironic?

The Christian Right, in all their self-centered hubris, have been declaring for years that gay marriage would "destroy marriages" -- that it would somehow affect straight marriages by weakening the term. (I mean, more than Britney's 24-hr marriage and the 50% divorce rate already do...)

I can't find one example of a straight marriage that has dissolved due to gay marriage, but I can now find several hundred gay marriages that have dissolved due to the recent ban. Ironic.

I wonder if atheists like myself should also be banned from marriage, because if there's anything God hates more than gays and shellfish, it's an atheist.

So fuck everyone who voted yes to social inequality and "separate but equal." If you don't want a gay marriage, then don't have one, but stop imposing your opinions on others, and citing your silly skydaddy as the reason for your utter lack of empathy to those who are different from you. Your moral high ground, just like your god, is false.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:42:33 GMT

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:48:25 GMT

Reason #3,432 why I believe Barack Obama will be a transformational president, and why he is much better at protecting us from the threats of the 21st century, including cyberterrorism, than McCain and especially Palin:

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That's just pimp...

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:46:05 GMT

Hilarious and tragic. If you have 40 minutes to spare, check it out here. You'll be quoting it for weeks!

"The hammer is my penis."

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:49:01 GMT

If you want to buy me something awesome, buy me a Pleo.

Omg drool!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:09:58 GMT

My thoughts on the first presidential debate:

Early on, McCain and Obama both put in strong performances. They both came out swinging. I don't like that they question-dodged so much at the onset, but I'm starting to get used to that.

As the debate raged on though, you could see Obama pulling ahead -- his answers were clear, cohesive and directed, whereas McCain seemed to ramble about his record. Yes, we get it, you've been around longer. Yes, we get it, you think Obama doesn't understand anything, including the connection between Iraq and Afghanistan, despite his saying there is a connection between the two in his previous answer.

McCain's insistent mischaracterization of Obama's position on meeting with Iran "without preconditions" was childish, particularly after he was called out on it. Obama isn't talking about meeting face-to-face with the Iranian president. Everyone knows that. So criticisms of that position are irrelevant. It's called a strawman fallacy -- you set up a fake position of your opponent, and then criticize it. It's silly, it's childish, and I expected more from McCain than that.

Finally, in terms of bipartisan conduct, throughout the debate Obama would compliment those parts of McCain's position that he agreed with. The most forceful of this was his position on torture, where Obama praised McCain's leadership in that area. (Which shows a lot of confidence, by the way...) By contrast, McCain was constantly on the attack, even when he had the opportunity to agree with Obama on certain issues. Who is more bipartisan? It was obvious. Even after the debate, just look at the distance across the stage that Obama brings Michelle to shake hands with McCain's wife. It's minor, but it's an example of his internal thought process -- he goes out of his way to reach out and build bridges.

I can't wait for him to be president. :)

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:57:40 GMT

PREDICTION:
(I don't do this often, but I feel good about this one)

Republicans will continue to hem and haw on the economic crisis bailout deal until the 11th hour (say.... Sunday night?), then suddenly come around, praising John McCain for breaking the stalemate. Democrats will claim the new deal is substantially similar to Thursday morning's bill, which they had all agreed to until McCain swooped in with some changes, most of which were ultimately rejected, but at least one made it in. McCain will unsuspend his campaign and immediately use the recent crisis as an example of his "Country First" leadership, which the Republican base will eat up, even though it's a farse.

You read it here first, people.

Monday, September 01, 2008

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:21:39 GMT

Dead.

That's the status of my phone. So if I haven't called or texted you in a while -- that's why.

I'm going to try to get a new phone quickly, since I have to fly back to the east coast this weekend to go skydiving with my 80-yr old aunt. Awesome. :)