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The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. Michelangelo ___________________________________

MY RECENT POSTS

JUNE 29, 2010 8:36AM

My Take on the Spill~


 
 
  
I haven't written anything about this oil spill in the Gulf. It just sickens me every time I think about it.  No one can say for certain when this thing will quit gushing out oil. No one can say for certain how long this will take to… Read full post »
JUNE 28, 2010 9:49AM

The Bullshit War on Drugs~

 

 
 
 
 picture od a dope magazine
                                            Photo~ Google Images                   

 I w… Read full post »

JUNE 25, 2010 7:38AM

The Unemployment Blues

 

 
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I woke up at 4:30 this morning and flipped on the TV as… Read full post »

 

 
 
 
In 1969, a 14 year old kid snuck into the back door of a hotel that John Lennon was going staying in that night. He walked into a room and there sat the man himself, John Lennon. The kid… Read full post »
JUNE 23, 2010 7:30AM

We Don't Need No Stinkin' Dentist

 
 
 
 I needed some dental work recently but couldn't afford it. While I get some of my medical treatment at the VA Hospital, the only way you can have dental work done is if you've been wounded in action. Thankfully I avoided the war, but that still leaves me… Read full post »
JUNE 22, 2010 9:37AM

The Last Cancer Stick?


QuitMeter Counter courtesy of www.quitmeter.com.

 Above is a QuitMeter. Smittee gave me the link and now I, and you will know when I last smoked a cigarette. Thanks Smittee! 

 

 

 

Yesterday, Terri and I finally started using the Patch. I placed a nicotine pa… Read full post »

JUNE 20, 2010 8:24AM

Happy Father's Day, MOM~

 

I know this is the day I  should give a salute to my father, it is Father's Day after all. I loved him more than any words you can put on some silly card. But the reality is, he didn't raise me, my Mom did. While my Dad was indeed… Read full post »

Editor’s Pick
JUNE 17, 2010 7:23AM

You Want Fries With That?


 


Fat woman sits in chair at Fastfood joint
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Is it any wonder that the rest of the world wants to come here? Yes, this… Read full post »
JUNE 15, 2010 9:09PM

Obama's BP Speech

 

 

Obama could have spoken the Gettysberg Address and it would have been panned. People are mad, and with good reason, at BP and this government. From the news of the explosion that killed 11 men to todays prediction of how much oil is really flowing into the Gulf, BP… Read full post »

JUNE 14, 2010 11:57AM

A Deaf Baby Smiles~

 


 

 

 The miracle of science. The above video has gone viral. Why? The baby, eight months old and deaf since birth, hears sounds for the first time. He had a Cochlear Implant inserted and the video shows his first reaction to noise. He looks at his… Read full post »

JUNE 10, 2010 4:20PM

First Comment~Joan Walsh?


 
 On November 12, 2008, I made this comment on Joan Walsh's site. I don't remember doing it, and I  now have  got to re-evaluate when I started on OS. This is just so weird. 
 

 

As of this morning Ted Stevens is no longer a U.S.
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JUNE 9, 2010 6:37PM

Feeding the Machine


 
 

Boy with machines for hands pics


I've been taking a little time off,  trying to  re-group and re-charge. I've been going strong on OS for 16 months, posting almost everyday and reading and commenting as much as possible. But, I've been spending too much time here. It takes a long time… Read full post »
JUNE 2, 2010 2:08PM

Atheists, Get Out of Town~

 

 


Hey, all you Mr. Gruff's out there, you get the message? You walk around all sneaky-looking trying to start trouble and talking to kids about your vile world. Well, I'm here to tell you, leave the kids alone and pick on somebody your own size. Somebody that… Read full post »
JUNE 1, 2010 8:55AM

The Autobiography of Mark Twain

 



Mark Twain, pictured around the turn of the 20th century, created such loved characters as Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer

 


It took at hundred years, at the authors expressed wishes, but the Autobiography of Mark Twain is finally going to be released. I can't wait. I've read his books at an early age and as an old man. I've read about his adventures traveling the world, sending… Read full post »

MAY 30, 2010 12:24PM

HOOKED~Repost for my Dad

 

Tomorrows Memorial Day, and my Dad was military to his core. He fought in two different wars, and paid a heavy price for both. He died in his early 40's, and  sacrificed over half his life for this country that he loved so much. I wrote this in honor of… Read full post »

MAY 29, 2010 7:35AM

Jack Bauer for Senator~WTF



 
 
  

jack-bauer1
 
 

SAY WHAT?

"Ask yourself this question, Jack Bauer fans: Which person would Jack want as his U.S. Senator?"
-- campaign ad for California state legislator Chuck DeVore



I know this world we're living

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MAY 26, 2010 2:32PM

Zack Just Died

 

 

About an hour ago, Zack was hit by a car. He's dead. This is killing me, but I have to write this out. Terri is a mess, and I have to go bury my buddy. In what fucking wold is this right? In what fucking world, when you call… Read full post »

MAY 25, 2010 9:57AM

Linda Smugula, Where Are You?

 


 

 

We have all had our first loves, or crushes, or even long distance romances where the other person was totally ignorant of our desires. But Linda Smugula was real. Linda was my first love, and you never forget your first love, at least it's been said. It is… Read full post »

MAY 23, 2010 8:42AM

Homeless Breakthrough~GNS


 

 
 
Homeless sleeping ub-side-down

At last, one of the most serious problems in the world may finally be coming to an end. Homelessness is a problem that knows no boundaries, and has been a problem since man first waked the earth. Now, after many years of studying, I have… Read full post »
MAY 21, 2010 8:10AM

Reading Playboy~in 3D

 

 

 


 I never thought
 I'd live to see
my Playboy arriving
 in 3D
 
What the hell
makes Hef  think
those 3D pics
will make me blink

That I will wear
paper glasses
while I'm watching
womens asses
 
I know this sounds
 dumb and corny… Read full post »
MAY 20, 2010 7:48AM

Killing Birdies~


 




I looked at this cartoon and realized the person who drew it is right. The terrorists have won. They have accomplished what they set out to do. Disrupt this nation. To make us spend our national treasure in life and money. To make us a… Read full post »
MAY 19, 2010 6:05AM

Oh, S**t, My Car~~

 

 

 

 
 
" Scanner, Scanner, get up, somebodies outside"! "What"? I was in a deep, deep sleep, dreaming about dreaming when Terri started shaking me, trying to wake me up at two o'clock this morning. I jumped up, grabbed  my pistol and went running out to… Read full post »

 


 
 
 James Maury "JimHenson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990)

 

 

 
 
 Twenty years ago, on May 16, 1990, Jim Henson the creator of the Muppets died. I'm not going into the history of the Muppets or Henson's l… Read full post »
MAY 17, 2010 7:04AM

A Tear for the Fishman

 

 

As some of you know, my uncle died recently of Colon Cancer . He was not a famous man. A rich man. An educated man. He was just a man who worked hard all his life and tried to do what we all do, give our kids a better… Read full post »

 

 

 

Jesus with shotgun 

 

 

SAY WHAT?

"Glenn's like the high school government teacher so many wish they'd had."
-- Sarah Palin

 

SAY WHAT?

"I think we should just...go back to what our Founders and our founding documents meant. They're quite clear that we would create

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