Potato Soup

I love this stuff. I make it 2-3 times a year.

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Some Funny Stuff

Gordon Lightfoot Sinks Michael Jackson. If you don't know Gordon Lightfoot, then you might not find this all that funny but I find this one of the funniest things I've ever heard. It's Quicktime.

Regrets, I've Had A Few

Do you have any regrets in life? Something you wish you had or hadn't done? I have a few, but really the main one is not telling this girl in our Senior year how I felt about her. She sat behind me in Chemistry and I had a MASSIVE crush on her. But being very introverted and painfully shy, there was no chance in Hell of actually talking to her. Although, on the very last day of school I did work up enough courage to ask her to trade Senior photos and sign each others yearbooks. Still, to this day, twelve years later, I wonder what she's doing and wish I'd had the courage to talk to her.

Your Book Reports Are Due On Thursday

I saw on Fox & Friends this morning that a school, I think it was in Georgia, is letting students read any book they want to do reports on rather than just the "classics". I can't find a link anywhere for this story though. Honestly, I think this is a good idea. I mean, isn't the whole point to get kids to read? Does it really matter what they're reading? And who's to say that To Kill A Mockingbird or Moby Dick are better than The Dark Tower or Harry Potter? I remember in 10th grade we had to read A Tale Of Two Cities. The teacher put a tape in and we had to follow along in the book. I fell asleep each day we did this. They were the most boring hours of my life. If a kid has no interest in Charles Dickens or Mark Twain then they're not going to be engrossed in their books. They're not going to care about some cranky old man who sees the error of his ways or a jumping frog.

Al Gore May Have Invented It, But Obama Will Control It

Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.

They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of S.773 (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.

Oh, My Bad

Damn hateful Conservatives. Oops.

Wednesday Hero

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Johnson


Sgt. 1st Class Donald Johnson, the electronic warfare officer of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, talks with local Iraqi kids while on a patrol.

Photo courtesy of United States Army
Taken by Pfc. Evan Loyd

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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