Monday, May 15, 2006Working the Plan ... Doesn't Always WorkActually, I can't really say that's true, since I pretty much never work my plan. Like I said, I'm fabulous at planning, but I really, really suck at following the plan once it's made. I did get a lot done this weekend, but not as much as I wanted to. And a lot of it was because I didn't follow the... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, May 13, 2006Working the PlanWell, I planned out the weekend, now it's time to see if I can work the plan. I'm a great planner. One of the best. I just really, really stink at following through on the plan. I'm already behind... I couldn't get going this morning when I planned to. I was just so tired. But we're up now, and I've... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, May 12, 2006Lucky MoussaouiWell, Zacarais Moussaoui is not gonna die. At least not officially. He got life in prison, no possibility of parole, in solitary. Good. He's probably safest in solitary. Coz I'm thinking that the average prison population would kill him just like they do child molesters. I'm thinking he wouldn't... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, May 10, 2006What is a parent?1. A sperm/egg donor is not a parent. You can drop your seed all over creation, but that does not make you a parent; it just makes you what farmers call "breeding stock." I realize that the etymology of the word would indicate otherwise (derives from the Latin parens which means to give birth ), but... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, May 6, 2006"Christians" Can Be SO AnnoyingOkay, I'm a Christian. Fairly conservative --- in some ways a "fundamentalist." So I know the ropes and the rules. But some of those ropes and rules need to be re-evaluated. I do not understand why every Christian I meet, online or in real life, feels the need to autopsy and dissect my failed... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, May 5, 2006Cinco de MayoWhat a fun thing for our people to observe -- the celebration of Mexican independence from the French. America declared her independence in 1776; Mexico achieved hers in 1862. When I was in high school, our conversational Spanish class learned a little song... Un de Janiero, dos de Febrero, tres de... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, May 4, 2006MoussaouiAll I can say is that I figured this would happen, but I'm still dreadfully disappointed. I guess the jurors didn't feel that they could execute the guy just on the strength of his constant anti-American ravings, even if many of them were expressing his joy at the horrors that occurred on September... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, May 2, 2006Immigrant ContrastsIt was interesting watching the news last night and seeing the places where the illegal immigrants' protests had shut down businesses. Especially since the immigrant population here was encouraged to do the opposite of what everyone else in the nation was doing: they were told to go to school and to... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, May 1, 2006Stop Blaming the Oil CompaniesThe high price of gasoline is not their fault. You want to blame someone for high gas prices, I can give you a list. Let's talk about the government, which adds ridiculous amounts of taxes to the price of gas. You don't really see those taxes and the full extent of them because the taxes are rolled... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, April 29, 2006Living With Betta SplendensThanks to Whim for the inspiration for this post. It's actually quite simple to keep your bettas around for a very long time. Make sure you keep their water relatively clean and use a water conditioner / chlorine remover designed for Betta bowls. Bettas like brackish water, so turn off your filter,... Sign in to see full entry. |