July 27, 2005

I WONDER IF THIS POST WILL GET ANY COMMENTS?

Bloggranddaughter Sissy of And What Next... muses thusly:

Isn't it funny how the quick, couple of sentence posts that you just pull out of your ass surprise you sometimes with more comments then the posts you put thought into?

Simple explanation:

With a well thought out post, you may raise responses in your readers' heads, but then you cover those points, so there's nothing left to say but "nice post", which is too lame to leave as a comment.

With a two-line throwaway, the responses aren't addressed, so your readers leave them as comments.

The less YOU say, the more you leave for your readers to say.

[submitted to the Wizbang Carnival of the Trackbacks]

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TODAY'S LOVE NOTE

(Introduction)

I own your heart.
You own mine.
Within the beauty of our love
We are spirits entwined

(CAUTION: Romantics beware - comments may contain naughtiness)

[Like the Love Notes? Get the e-book]

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TODAY'S GRAFFITI CURRENCY

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[If you see this dollar bill then you might want to put it down because I used it to wipe my ***! :-) Have a good day.]

The Bartender at Madfish Willie's Cyber Saloon is always bitching about how no one leaves him tips.

So I left him one.

Mheh.

[Hat tip to Madfish Willie for finding this one for me]

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July 26, 2005

AHEAD OF THE CURVE

Melinama of Pratie Place already has Carnival of the Vanities #149 up.

Plus, she's got a question:

Question: Do YOU, personally, actually look at any of these entries? Or are these Carnivals like the poetry readings where everybody leaves after submitting their own poem? Please comment.

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I WAS *REALLY* HOPING IT'D BE LOWER

I am 22% Hippie.
So Not a Hippie.
What? Am I a Republican? Why did I even bother taken this test?! I guess IÂ’ll back to my George W. Bush fan club and tell them I just wasted 10 minutes of my life. At least I donÂ’t stink, man.

Look, I had to make a tie-dyed T-shirt for art class in third grade, ok?

[Hat tip: RightWingNation]

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AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR

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BAGHDAD JANE - IRAQI INFORMATION MINISTER

"We will pursue them as war criminals. We will work with all the free people in the world, and they are many, who want someone to bell the cat [i.e.; to do a daring deed], and now we are belling the cat, according to the famous [Arabic] saying so as to rid the UN of those villains. After Iraq aborts the invasion that is being carried out by the American and British villains, the USA will no longer be a superpower. Its deterioration will be rapid. I say to those villains who are meeting in Europe, thinking of launching psychological war and brainwashing: wait. Do not be hasty because your disappointment will be huge. You will reap nothing from this aggressive war, which you launched on Iraq, except for disgrace and defeat. Iraq will continue to exist. Its civilization is 10,000 years old. It will not be changed by villains like the US and British villains."

[Hat tips to Mike of He Said for the name "Baghdad Jane", and to We Love the Iraqi Information Minister for the quote]

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THERE ARE ADVANTAGES

...to owning the #6 Google Images hit for "tight jeans", and comments like these are one of them:

The lady in jeans is superb. Her buttocks are wonderful. I can't understand criticism of this erotic picture.

Left by the owner of A Good Hiding! - a British spanking site, mostly geared toward the "Angry Headmaster vs. Naughty Schoolgirl" caning sort of thing.

The nicest thing about this site is that the girls DO have generously spankable bottoms.

Not TERRIBLY obscene - mostly just naked butts & I didn't see any full-frontal. It's more informative and philosophical than merely pictoral, yet this site would still be VERY difficult to explain if your boss wandered by.

I liked the "Frequently Unasked Questions" page, though:

What's all this corporal punishment stuff then ?
What's the most dangerous scenario imaginable ?
How can I find a woman who is interested in receiving corporal punishment ?
I don't want to pay for it, what can I do ?
I don't think my wife/girlfriend would ever let me spank her.
How hard should I spank my partner ?
How many smacks should I give ?
Who is actually in conrol during a corporal punishment session ?
What about caning, isn't it terribly cruel ?
What are the most interesting things a submissive woman has ever said to you ?
How can a woman protect herself ?
Can I read what those involved in the subject have to say for themselves ?

You should probably go study up. There may be a quiz later.

Spankings for those who pass...

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IT'S LIKE HE TOOK A VIDEO CAMERA AND FILMED INSIDE MY BRAIN

Some people think that the Beatles' song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" was a collection of obscure social referants, much like Don McLean's American Pie.

Other people think that it's a cute little song about a serial killer.

If, like me, you fall into the latter camp, you'll probably enjoy this flash animation video, either in spite of - or possibly because of - the graphic cartoon violence.

[Hat tip: blogson Contagion of Miasmatic Review]

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*REAL* SELF-ESTEEM

Bloggrandson Baba of the Baba Gannouj took the NEA to task recently for making schools focus excessively on "self-esteem".

While some self-esteem is necessary, it should not be made into the be-all end-all of early childhood education.

I disagree, although it's probably because I have a different definition of self-esteem. I like Nathaniel Brandon's:

"Self-esteem is the disposition of experiencing oneself as competent in coping with the basic challenges of life and as being worthy of happiness."

There are two components to Branden's definition. The first he calls self-efficacy: "Confidence in the functioning of my mind, in my ability to think, understand, learn, choose, and make decisions; confidence in my ability to understand the facts of reality that fall within the sphere of my interests and needs; self-trust, self-reliance."

The second is self-respect: "Self-respect means assurance of my value; an affirmative attitude towards my right to live and be happy; comfort in appropriately asserting my thoughts, wants and needs; the feeling that joy and fulfillment are my natural birthright."

In short, not just the feeling, but the KNOWLEDGE that you are both capable and worthy of living your life

If you're missing one of those items, then what you have isn't self esteem. It's just a good feeling. Most educational institutions focus is on the latter criteria - kids are told that they're fine just the way they are. Which is all well and good if you're talking about things they can't change, like height, skin color, or physical appearance.

The mistake public schools make is that they try to lump personal behavioral choices into the "it's all good" category. So whether you're a disruptive trouble-maker in class, or whether you sit quietly and do your homework, you're still you, which means you're good.

Crap.

Without self-efficacy - the experiences of succeeding at accomplishing real-world tasks - all the "liking yourself" in the world won't ever help you to feel like a successful human being.

More exercises that involve goal-setting and goal-accomplishment would do wonders toward developing REAL self-esteem in children.

Which you can never have too much of.

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BLOGOSPHERE AS TABLOID

Bloggranddaughter VW Bug of One Happy Dog Speaks said:

Looking into the lives of celebrities. I just don't get it. I don't care what they do off the screen. Don't tell me, don't publish it, don't care.

Although I tend to agree with her, it occurred to me that I read bloggers every day that I'll never meet, some of whom don't even know I exist.

Is there a difference?

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SHARING MY CLUTTER

Bloggranddaughter Sarah the Penguin of Because We Have Thumbs wants to know what's on my desk.

More crap than I can count. I'll just give a rundown of what's on top of my computer monitor.

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First, everything's sitting on top of a Screen Top Monitor Shelf

Sitting in the front are a couple toy Corvettes. I love Corvettes

Behind that, from left to right:

Ty Beanie Baby "Tiptoe the Mouse" - Here's the short version:

Shopping in Mall of America, I saw this thing in about half a dozen stores. I thought it was a stuffed rat, which I considered "sick, yet cool". In every store that had one, I would pester Beloved Wife with "Can I have the rat? I want the rat! Buy me the rat!".

She said "no".

So my nephew (who was with us at the time) bought it for me for Christmas.

Magic 8 Ball

Toy Godzilla that roars when you push the little red button in front.

Kiki the Ferret and Bun-Bun the mini-lop rabbit, with switchblade.

Those two are from the comic strip Sluggy Freelance.

Miniature Ty Beanie Squirrel

Beloved Wife hates squirrels because one attacked her while she was hiking a number of years ago.

Qball from Sharper Image

Sorta like a Magic 8 Ball, except electronic, loud, obnoxious, and has flashy lights.

A very small toy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Michaelangelo, to be precise. He was mixed in with the coins when I ran a jar of change for some customer at the bank. Found him when I was cleaning out the change counting machine later.


So... who else wants to confess their desk?

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YAY... MEME...

Tagged by Lynn of Reflections in D Minor

1. What are three of the stupidest things youÂ’ve done in your life?
1) Tried to walk across a 6 lane highway on the north side of the Golden Gate bridge during rush hour. I made it across 2 lanes, (figured I could Frogger my way across), got stuck, and the cops had to stop traffic so I could make it to the other side.

After which the gentleman pictured below gave me a ticket for obstructing traffic:

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2) Gave $5 to a bum in Newport News and then gave him my address so he could "pay me back". He burgled the place.

3) Went to law school - worst year of my life.

2. At the current moment, who has the most influence in your life?
Beloved Wife TNT of Smiling Dynamite. No project is worth bothering with unless I have her support.

3. If you were given a time machine that functioned, and you were allowed to pick up to five people to dine with, who would you pick?
1) Andrew Carnegie
2) J.P. Morgan
3) John D. Rockefeller
4) James J. Hill
5) Henry Ford

They built this nation, and I'd love to find out what made them tick.

4. If you had three wishes that were not supernatural, what would they be?
1) $1 million - figure that would be enough to retire on.
2) Ubiquitous, wireless, high-speed internet access - I want to be able to access Google anytime, anywhere.
3) Dogs that aren't afraid of thunderstorms.

5. Someone is visiting your hometown/place where you live at the moment. Name two things you regret your city not having, and two things people should avoid.
1) A zoo
2) A planetarium

1) The mall - which is small, boring, and overpriced
2) Milton Avenue on Friday nights - crazy, drunken kids driving up & down it like maniacs

*shakes fist*

6. Name one event that has changed your life.
Joining the Navy - mostly because I had nothing to do but write letters for 6 years, which helped me develop my conversational writing style.

7. Tag five other people.

Pass. I don't have time to give follow-up linkage.

Seriously.

Why, I'm just now mentioning that, two weeks ago, blogson Mike the Marine of From the Halls to the Shores did the meme I tagged him with.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO JANE FONDA

Haven't you already done enough damage for one lifetime?

Please die soon.

Love,
Harvey

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MCDONALDS OF THE WORLD

GBFan of Spotted Horse has started a new project (I'll just steal the whole Mission Statement post here):

What this blog is all about is Posting pictures of McDonald's restaurants from around the world. This is NOT a anti McDonald's blog I happen to love eating the stuff. What I am looking for people to do is send me Pictures of McDonald's in Foreign countries and if your not from the US send me ones of you in front of a US McDonald's or in front or your favorite local Mickey D's. You do not have to be in the picture but please let me know the country and city etc. If from a bigger city like Moscow,Paris or Tokyo let me know what part of town if you can.

One simple rule if possible I only speak and read English. I have tried to learn other languages but not that bright. So please keep all correspondence in English Thank you.

Email for this site Mdfan001@gmail.com

Regards
MDfan001

Update I have already changed my mind about which McDonald's we will be posting. I am going to call this the Linda rule If you live in the US feel free to send me picture of your favorite local Mickey D's ask store manager for the store # so we can put it in the title.

So, if you have a picture of a McDonald's, send it to him.

I searched my old Navy treasure chest & was disappointed to discover that I never took a picture of a McDonalds while overseas.

However, I can offer this:

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A map of Hong Kong, published by McDonald's, that has every single McDonald's location in Hong Kong marked on the map. I picked it up last time I was there in 1990.

It also includes a guide to the local coinage and a few handy phrases:

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Finally, I do have ONE McD's pic. It's from Chinatown in San Francisco (somewhere on Grant St., according to the street sign)

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So, if you have a McDonald's picture, send it to MDfan001-at-gmail.com, and keep checking McDonalds of the World to see what's new.

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STILL BREATHING

I heard from Blogson Jeff of Ponytailed Conservative. Seems he's had some health problems & has been in & out of the hospital for pancreatitis for the last 2 months.

During which time his domain came up for renewal & he didn't have internet access, leading to his site not being hosted.

However, he's better now, and should regain online presence within a few days.

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TODAY'S LOVE NOTE

(Introduction)

I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
Hauled up the anchor, determined not to fail
For the heart's treasure, together we set sail
With no maps to guide us, we steered our own course
Rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
Sat out the doldrums in patience and hope
Working together, we learned how to cope.

(CAUTION: Romantics beware - comments may contain naughtiness)

[Like the Love Notes? Get the e-book]

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TODAY'S GRAFFITI CURRENCY

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[(LUCKY 7)]

I think Wisconsin's gettin' just a LITTLE pushy with those State Lottery ads...

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July 25, 2005

TIME TO GET MY HIPPY ON

Matty O'Blackfive says Jane Fonda's going to be protesting the Iraq war, and...

Fonda said her anti-war tour in March will use a bus that runs on “vegetable oil.”

Vegetable oil?

Sorry, but as a member of People For the Ethical Treatment of Vegetables, I'm protestin'!


"No veggies for oil!"

"Hey! Hey! Fonda, J.! How many carrots did you kill today?"

"Give peas a chance!"

"Jane lied! Turnips died!"

"Your hands are red with the juice of innocent tomatoes!"

"Avacados are not the enemy!"

"Jane Fonda: herbicidal maniac!"

"How many ears per gallon?"

"Kill one person it's murder; kill thousands of beans and it's fuel!"

"Free speech, not processed leeks!"

"Jane Fonda is Mazola's puppet!"

"Real patriots defend potatoes!"

"The road to peace is not paved with pea pods!"


Don't let Jane get away with this atrocity against innocent produce!

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I'LL MISS HIM, TOO, BUT...

I still have to take exception to this statement by Wolf of Four Honkies (found via Jen of Jennifer's History & Stuff)

Montgomery Scott was my favorite character on Star Trek, probably because he was the only one with a sense of humor.

He seems to have forgotten about Dr. McCoy:

"What am I, a doctor or a moon shuttle conductor?"
"I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!"
"I'm a surgeon, not a psychiatrist!"
"I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!"
"I'm a doctor, not a escalator!"
"I'm a doctor, not a magician!"
"I'm a doctor, not a flesh peddler!"
"I'm a doctor, not a coal miner!"

[quotes courtesy of the Daystrom Institute]

And speaking of McCoy, has anyone else noticed that his relationship with Spock was an allegory for the Civil Rights movement?

Grizzled old man from Georgia forever making disparaging remarks about the race of a man who's the first one of his kind to serve in Star Fleet?

Change "green-blooded Vulcan" to "black-skinned nigger" in any one of McCoy's little rants, and you've got "In the Heat of the Night".

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MEANWHILE AT ALLIANCE HQ

A Late PGH on terrorist spotting

Precision Guided Humor Assignment Reminder:
How will the left attack Supreme Court nominee John Roberts? due by 9pm EDT Wednesday, July 27th. Late entries must be accompanied by a lame excuse.

Monday Linky Stuff

New Filthy Lie Assignment: Who will buy Instapundit?

Filthy Lie Roundup: The Rise And Fall of Painless Self Promotion

Friday Linky Stuff

A Filthy Lie

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