I only being this up because K T Cat loves to bring these things up
I know I've said before that the score doesn't matter in NFL preseason games, but when you're being shut out 17-0 at the half the otherwise insignifigant score speaks volumes.
How's your confidence in the Saints now?
(A response to this post)
I've always thought that a quiet confidence is the best way to handle a bet, only speaking up in response.
K T Cat, however, takes a different philosophy, trash-talking at every chance necessary. Probably because he's nervous, because nervous people tend to talk a lot.
Our Maximum Leader is really scrapping to find things to attempt to beat down my Texans with.
This time it's ESPN's NFL power rankings, saying that I should wave the white flag because the Saints are ranked three slots higher than the Texans.
While we're at it, let's look at the Preseason AP Top 25 and declaring Ohio State the national champs.
And, plus, this is ESPN, the same network that makes up "trade rumors" (like we're really surprised anyways) and can't get enough of Yanks-Sox or T.O. Can you really take ANYTHING they say seriously???
Speaking of T.O., y'all play the Cowgirls on Monday Night Football. I'll have the game on and will certainly watch what the first-stringers do, since their time in is all that REALLY matters anyways.
I look forward to seeing the red and blue on your blog in January.
As someone who knows the inner workings of the internet, I've felt for a while that it's something that the government should stay out of.
This is just a reminder why.
Congress, please regulate something you actually know something about.
Technorati Tags: internet, congress, The Daily Show, a series of tubes, Ted Stevens, incompetence
Cross-posted to PyjamasMedia.com, Through our eyes
Craig Biggio got plunked in the top of the 5th by Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets.
There'll be more info over at Plunk Biggio...
Technorati Tags: Plunk Biggio, Craig biggio, Ben Sheets, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers
Cross-posted at Through our eyes
...not all people from the south are like this...
Just certain people from Louisiana...
Technorati Tags: Britney Spears, home video, south, Louisiana
Last week, Deadspin had this interesting post up, a voicemail that ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt left on a woman's cell phone.
Take a listen. To all of it. You'll need to to get the rest of this. It's safe for work, trust me.
Tonight, on the 10 PM CDT SportsCenter, he referenced the voicemail in his introduction of the Top 10 List for the night by saying something to the effect of.
Everything you're about to see has passed everything on my checklist. And it's a lengthy checklist.
As someone who appreciates self-deprecating humor, I'll buy the man a beer any time.
Technorati Tags: ESPN, SportsCenter, Scott Van Pelt, voicemail
(A response to this post)
Bragging about a 19-16 preseason win, huh?
It's the preseason, the score doesn't matter. But if I did I'd point out that the Texans defeated the Chiefs 24-14.
Our defense was strong and the new Denver-style offense was looking good too.
Simply put, I'm not worried about it.
Let me know how they play Cleveland on September 10 when the games start to count.
Bruiser will be assisting me in hosting the 130th edition of the Carnival of the Cats on September 17th. The previous edition of the CotC that we've hosted can be found here.
You know, I'd have a cat if I could, but we've got enough critters around here as it is.
FYI - This week's edition is up at Blog d'Elisson.
Technorati Tags: Carnival of the Cats
Microsoft just released the first beta for Windows Live Writer, a tool that brings WYSIWYG blog publishing to a whole new level.
Don't believe me, just check out this screenshot:
So far I'm liking it....... if I could just get a Technorati Tag plugin... And scroolbars. For some reason, the web layout isn't showing them for me for my blog, but it's showing them for Through our eyes.
UPDATE: One of the members of the dev team for the software left a comment about the scroll problem here. I've sent him an email with the stuff he asked for. We'll see what happens.
Technorati Tags: Windows Live Writer
Cross-posted to Through out eyes
Yea, I know, I've been slacking off on the dogblogging lately.
A lot.
Anywho, I'm back to doing it, so rejoice!!!
And Bruiser's happy too
Honestly, as long as these silly humans feed me, I could care less if I'm on your blog or not.
Good, because I'd just tell ya "tough" if you had a problem with it.
Don't forget to check out The Friday Ark over at The Modulator.
Technorati Tags: Bruiser, Beagle, dog, dogblogging, friday ark, food
From the comments to the last post:
Could you guys loan some runs to the Padres? We've been losing a bunch of one run games lately.
Maybe after y'all leave Houston on Sunday ;)
Technorati Tags: Astros, Padres, help we need runs
The Astros are up 10-0.
After three.
Y'all can save a little for tomorrow, guys.
Really, is it just me or do they seem to not be able to score for anything the night after one of these kinds of outbursts?
Technorati Tags: Astros, Pirates, blowout
Cross-posted to Through our eyes
PARIS - Earlier today it was announced that Tour de France winner Floyd Landis' "B" sample tested positive for both excess and synthetic testosterone.
Landis' camp released a statement saying "The French are simply trying to catch Floyd ridin' dirty."
The statement went on to say that "You have to remember something about the French. To them, any amount of testosterone is an excess, and since it doesn't occur naturally in their bodies it has to be synthetic. We intend to prove this in the appeals process and have his name cleared."
The appeals process could take six months.
Technorati Tags: Floyd Landis, Tour de France, testosterone, satire
My Texans tickets came in today. Finally.
This is my first year as a season ticket holder, but I've been told that this is by far the latest they've been sent out.
Anywho, if you're curious, here's what my tickets and parking pass look like:
Their first preseason game is next saturday night and the regular season opens up in September. I'm looking for them to go about 8-8 this year IF the offensive line can hold up.
Maybe playoffs next year.
Technorati Tags: Houston Texans, season tickets
Cross-posted to Through our eyes
LONDON - Tour de France champion Floyd Landis tested positive for excess testosterone after stage 17 of the Tour De France.
"We're baffled that anybody in France would have any at all, let alone an excess," said an official with the tour that spoke on condition of anonymity.
He went on to say that a raid on Landis' hotel room found a pair of testicles, something else the French aren't familiar with.
Technorati Tags: Floyd Landis, Tour de France, satire
Cross-posted to Pyjamas Media.com
(A Precision Guided Humor Assignment)
The New York Times has been making changes to save money. Apparently letting out secret government programs isn't as profitable as they thought it would be.
They're starting to think outside the box.... at least for a newspaper.
Main thing they're doing is messing with their departments on the content side
COPY EDITING - Outsourced to India. Considering the quality of most copy-editing by people who speak english, there should be no noticeable difference.
SPORTS - Sports bloggers. Most likely Deadspin.
NEWS - Monkeys, just to piss off FrankJ.
FEATURES - High School newspaper departments will rotate this job.
WEEKEND MAGAZINE - They're just going to toss in stuff like SI, People, and Newsweek. They were going to do Penthouse, but there were objections for some reason.
What? They wanted to do it for the articles!!!
Unfortunately, that's all I know about.
Technorati Tags: New York Times
This has to be worse than when the Angels changed their name from "The Anaheim Angels" to "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"
Houston Business Journal: Chick-fil-A 'fowl poles' to make debut at Minute Maid Park
The Houston Astros and Chick-fil-A have inked a sponsorship agreement through 2008 that will bring the restaurant chain's "Eat Mor Chikin" Cows to Minute Maid Park.
The Chick-fil-A "Fowl Poles" will make their debut on July 25 for the start of the Astros' homestand against the Cincinnati Reds.
The yellow right-field and left-field poles will each feature three renegade cows wearing Astros hats. The baseball-themed cows will be hanging off both poles in fair territory and carrying their message of "Eat Mor Fowl."
The only thing "fowl" about this deal is the pun. It's just pun-ishing.
No, I will not refer to them as the fowl poles when I'm at the game Thursday night. I despise the nickname that much.
Technorati Tags: Astros, Chick-fil-A, fowl
Hat-tip: blogHOUSTON's Bad Sports - Fowl poles coming to Minute Maid
Cross-posted at I live for this, Through our eyes
No, really, where is it???
I guess it's under there somewhere...
Just don't have the bottom fall out on the way to Houston this time, please.....
Technorati Tags: rain
Cross-posted at Through our eyes
I'm working a concert Friday, so I may not have time to take care of dogblogging before I depart to get there and work in the hot July Southeast Texas weather.
If you're curious, it's Dierks Bentley.
Just don't ask me what to expect, besides drunken rednecks at the end of the night.
When I bought all the parts for my computer I bought a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the cheap.
I know now that it was a mistake.
The worthless piece of junk has already died on me, giving me an excuse to do the upgrade to that drive that I've been wanting to do for about a month now so I'm not too upset :)
NOTE TO SELF: Don't buy Emprex.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
I looked at Weather Underground's tropics page this morning and noticed that a tropcial depression is off the coast of North Carolina.
So, how long will it be before CNN, FOX News, and the rest will be providing 24-hour coverage of "the next Katrina?"
News today isn't about news, it's about hype. Making things sound worse than they are.
When Rita was approaching someone on one of the networks said something to the effect of "Beaumont will be ground zero for Rita," totally freaking out a friend of mine in St. Louis and keeping my cell phone busy while I was trying to sleep after that hellatious evacuation experience.
Just in case you were ever curious.....
Personally, I have a GPS unit in my car so I don't need to.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
Unlike the other dogs, Petey really doesn't like going out in the backyard.
We really don't force the issue and make him too much, but when we do, he tries to hide from us.
He always hides in the same place so it doesn't work too well and he gets dragged outside.
Last night Bear had an upset stomach )I'm guessing) and threw up three times last night.
He's fine now, just had a few messes to clean up.
He's tough like that.
Anyways, if your dog gets sick like that and you want to do something for him that's simple, go out and buy a box of those chewable Pepto Bismol tablets and hide one in something appetizing. A SMALL (because too much can be bad for them) slice of cheese or canned dog foodwill get the job done usually.
That trick might work for cats too, but I'm not sure since I don't have any, although at least one blogger I know thinks I should.
Bear, the "elder dog" of the bunch isn't a very big fan of the camera, but when he makes an appearance you know it's good.
No, don't throw the ball right now, I just wanna lay here.
For more petblogging goodness, check out The Friday Ark.
Technorati Tags: dog, dogblogging, friday ark
Chron.com: Astros deal prospects for D-Rays' Huff
The Astros shook up the roster Wednesday, acquiring outfielder/corner infielder Aubrey Huff from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. They also demoted slumping outfielder Jason Lane to Class AAA Round Rock.
“Huff brings to our club a polished, veteran professional hitter, something that we’ve been looking for, for a long, long time,” said general manager Tim Purpura. “The beauty of Huff is that he plays first, he plays third and he plays the outfield."
I really like this. We get a proven hitter in Huff who tends to play stronger in the second half and back up Berkman in the lineup. Odds are he'll split time between the outfield and third base unless Morgan Ensberg can get his stuff together and start producing with the wood again.
Let's just hope it doesn't take him long to adjust to wearing an Astros uni.
As far as sending Jason Lane down, well, it was needed.
Astros.com: Astros name Berry interim hitting coach
The Houston Astros announced today that the club has named Sean Berry interim hitting coach. Berry replaces Gary Gaetti, who has been relieved of his duties. The announcement was made by general manager Tim Purpura.
Berry was in his second year in the role of Minor League hitting coordinator for the Houston organization. He spent the previous two seasons (2003-04) on the coaching staff at Double-A Round Rock
This has got to be a good move considering some of the guys haven't been able to hit their way out of a wet paper bag lately.
I really can't say too much on this subject, so I'll just point you to the writeup on blogHOUSTON about it.
Technorati Tags: Astros, trades, Aubrey Huff, Jason Lane, Gary Gaetti, Sean Berry
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
(A Precision Guided Humor Assignment)
Dear America,
I, Kim Jong Il, am a simple man. There's not much that I want from people, weither it be the United States, mywonderful citizens, or anybody else.
The United States seems to be concerned with the missiles that I launched last week and wants me to stop. They also refise to meet with me one on one to see what I would like to stop.
They're fools, it won't take much for me to leave them alone.
This is all I ask:
• A cut in the proceeds from Team America: World Police since my likeness was used in the movie.
• Tickets to the Super Bowl
• A Hawaiian vacation
That's not too much to ask, is it?
Sincerely,
Kim Jong Il
North Kirean Dictator
Technorati Tags: Kim Jong Il, Super Bowl, Team America, Hawaii
Yesterday's defeat of the Cubs squared the Astros record at 41-41, and just 4 games back of the division leaders, the Cardinals.
The struggling Cards (3-7 in their last 10) begin a four game set at Minute Maid tomorrow night and I'll be at the first game.
I sent a friend of mine that lives in St. Louis a text message earlier telling her that the 'Stros would take 3 of 4 in the series and she replied with "Cards suck! Go killer b's" and then told me to have fun at the game.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
This post is in response to a comment (#6) left in my post "The Bonuras turn tragedy into greed" from last week. Since responding to the comment would have brought a really long response I chose to write a new post.
I think your words are both ignorant and insensitive, and to label the actions of the Bonura family “greedy” is plain asinine. The whole event is a tradegy, and there is no doubt that a lawsuit will not get the family what they really want, but that does not make them greedy.
I've been there. My dad died in a motorcycle accident. I've dealt with tragedy and the legal system. I know what it's like, and I feel for them. Disagreeing with their actions does not change that one bit.
First of all, sueing a company which fails to perform an action is contractually obligated is standard practice, that is what gives us the ability to take such legal action. Not only did the company and the driver fail to meet their legal obligations, the family actually was harmed, and in the greatest way possible. It would be absolutely ridiculous and unheard of for the family to not take legal action! Yes, accidents do happen. However, if the bus and driver were as safe as they were guranteed to be, the family would be in a very different place today.
No. The bus company met their legal obligations when it came to the bus. It met all of the federal regulations on the book. They aren't obligated to provide safety glass or seat belts. Don't like it? Take it up with the NHTSA.
Thanks to an accident that I was involved in a few months after I got my motorcycle license I have bad knees. What happened was that I locked up the front brake and came off. No other vehicles were involved and the wreck was 100% my fault. Should I sue the bike's manufacturer because they didn't provide adequate knee protection, something that's not required by federal regulations? No, suing them would be silly. I knew what the potential risk was, took it, and got burned.
Anytime you get into a vehicle you accept a certain amount of risk. If you don't want to accept that risk, don't get in.
As far as the driver, she was forced to make a split-second decision and did what she thought was necessary to keep the kids on that bus safe when she swerved to get out of the way of the debris in the road. What happened is tragic, but knowing what I do about the accident I can't say with any certainty that the poor woman could have avoided it. Because of that, I can't blame her.
The way I see it, you can't really blame anybody.
Second of all, your reason to single out the Bonura family is beyond me. Every family of the students on the bus has legal representation against the driver and/or company, as well as the school district.
They got "singled out" because they filed the suit. Getting an attorney is the smart thing to do when you or a family member or involved in an accident to walk you through the legal process. It's stupid not to. I don't have a problem with that.
Lastly and mostly, if you think anybody is "making money" off of this accident, you are sadly mistaken. No matter what size of monetary compensation the families recieve through the suit (which I gurantee will be no fortune), they will not be making any kind of profit. Not even close.
I established in my previous post that suing is not the way to get the regulations changed, which they claim is the reason for the suit being filed. So why are they doing it? If you know then please enlighten me. I am "ignorant" after all, what do I know?
(Cross-posted to Through our eyes)
I really hate these things, but I asked for it, so here goes nothin.
4 jobs you've had:
1. Computer tech
2. Construction
3. Photographer
4. Usher at Ford Park
4 movies you could watch over and over:
(NOTE: I don't watch movies much)
1. Field of Dreams
2. Meet the Parents
3. Meet the Fockers (which I think is better)
4. Anchorman
4 places you have lived:
1. Beaumont
2. Fort Worth (briefly thanks to Rita)
3. Houston (briefly)
4. Did I mention Beaumont?
4 TV shows you love to watch:
1. 24
2. House
3. Astros Baseball
4. PTI
4 places you've been on holiday:
1. Denver, CO
2. Panama City Beach, FL
3. Cabin in the middle of nowhere near Abilene
4. Washington, DC
4 websites you visit daily:
1. This Blog Is Full Of Crap
2. The Scratching Post
3. Woot!
4. The Houston Chronicle (sorry Pete, but their site is better)
4 of your favorite foods:
1. Chicken anything
2. Pizza
3. Steak
4. Cheeseburger
4 lucky people to tag:
1. K T Cat
2. Pack
3. Any Through our eyes blogger that wants to
4. See #3
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
Petey has a part of the couch where he likes to sleep at night.
Hey, I'd like to sleep. Leave me alone.
And then I went and put this round of pics on my computer :)
Ever since I heard about this I've wanted to write about it and I've finally found the time to sit down and write about it.
The Beaumont Enterprise: West Brook soccer player's family sues bus company, driver
Did they miss anybody? Michael Jackson? The Pope? Santa Claus?The family of a student killed in the March bus accident involving the West Brook High School girls soccer team sued the bus company and its driver Wednesday.
The lawsuit, filed in Jefferson County district court on behalf of Alicia Bonura's family, alleges the bus chartered from Sun Travel was unsafe and that the driver was negligent.
[snip]
The lawsuit seeks both actual and punitive damages from Sun Travel and Lorri Ann White, the Silsbee resident who drove the bus.
The manufacturers of the bus and its parts also will be added as defendants in the lawsuit, Ferguson said.
Do accidents just not happen anymore?According to a preliminary accident report from the Department of Public Safety, an eastbound pickup truck hauling a trailer lost part of its load of insulation.
The bus, heading west, swerved to the right to avoid hitting the insulation, going onto the grass. The bus driver veered left in an attempt to regain control of the bus.
She then took "faulty evasive action" to the right, causing the bus to tip over on its left side, the report said.
Anytime you see something fall in your path in the road you do your best to avoid it for the simple fact that you don't know what it could be. It's just instinct.
If anybody's responsible, it's the guy who didn't secure his cargo to the trailer. I'm surprised they didn't name him in the suit.
Of course, now that I've mentioned it, he probably will be.
The Bonuras hope the litigation forces the bus industry to adopt seat belts and safety glass windows, Ferguson said.
As a wise man once said that if something looks like bull and smells like bull, then it probably is bull.
That line should read something to the tune of "The Bonuras hope the litigation forces the industry to give them tons of money so they'll be able to retire early thanks to their daughter's tragic death, Ferguson said."
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if that's REALLY what you want, then you push the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the governmental entity that is responsible for setting safety standards for the bus industry. According to a story written by the Houston Chronicle shortly after the accident, seat belts are not required.
Chron.com: Warnings for bus seatbelts went ignored
But federal regulators have continued to rely solely upon what experts call "compartmentalization" to provide the same protection that has been used for decades. This system uses an "egg carton" design, or cocoon-like environment of well-padded, high-backed, solidly anchored seats to protect the passenger.
"While there may be some benefit in lap-shoulder belts, we wouldn't require them on charter or school buses," said Rae Tyson, spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in Washington, D.C.
[snip]
The federal agency conducted tests in 2002 that proved lap-shoulder belts would provide more protection than compartmentalization alone. But Tyson said federal officials don't think such restraints are needed, as they are in cars.
Sounds to me like the group needs to be pressured.
Personally, I think that her parents are just looking to make money pff pf their daughter's tragic death.
If the Bonuras want their daughter's tragic death to really mean something then they should be in Washington, D.C. fighting to get tougher regulations instituted instead of lining their pockets by suing the people who followed the weak regulations that are on the books now.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
From their song "Last Call Casualty"
So if I get drunk can call you up don't get pissed and don't hang up
Anywho.... I finally decided to buy their CD "A Hangover You Don't Deserve" Yea, I know it came out in '04. I really don't keep up with music too well, what can I say?
I need to pick up some more of their CD's sometime soon.
I never do this, but what the hell.
Thst should do it...
I've just got bigger things on my mind than this blog right now.
That one friend of mine is still having a little trouble with that whole deboccle with her ex-boyfriend, but she's doin pretty good, I've been a little under the weather, and other good stuff like that.
Regular blogging will resume whenever the hell I decide it will.
Related posts:
He'd rather me talk about the horrendous week he's had.
I really don't think it's been too bad, but with him being the creature of habit that he is it's been horrible for him.
Anywho, here's what's goin on.
Monday morning, my grandmother flew to Seattle to spend the week with my aunt who lives in Alaska. It's something that they do every summer.
Last year when this happened, Bruiser had been around this house for about a week, still a pup. He wasn't THAT attached to anybody here yet, so it wasn't too big a deal.
In the year, he's gotten pretty attached to her. When he takes a nap during the day, it'll usually be near her. And at night he'll be curled up right next to her in bed. That's just his thing, I've gotten used to it.
Monday night was the worst night. He didn't want to sleep for anything and even wandered to the door and whined that he wanted in. Poor guy. I didn't get that much sleep either thanks to that.
Since then, he's gotten used to it. He's been sleeping with me.
Now, she gets back tonight around 10:30 and I know the boys will all be glad to see her and have things get back to normal.
And, honestly, I will too.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
I've got a couple ideas for the next edition of Celebrity Chat Express, I just gotta get around to writing them.
Until then, take a look at the past editions:
Today I visited Steve.
No, not this Steve:
Why? To get Texas Wildcatters season tickets. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to afford them and the Texans tickets that I bought a few months ago, but since I've had insane contributions to the Justin's Broke Fund (NOT) I was able to...
The seats are close to what I've had before, so I'm happy.
BEGGING NOTE: Click the button below to contribute to the Justin's Broke Fund. Not that I need it, but hey :)
(Cross-posted at Through Our Eyes*)
*Minus the begging
But who am I referring to???
Frankie, the guy that cheated on that friend of mine. He's a major idiot. He told me today that he thinks she'll come around and get back with him.
If I thought he was worth it, I'd beat the shit out of him.
A little while ago I had to tell a pretty close friend of mine that her boyfriend cheated on her.
*sigh*
This doing the right thing thing really, really sucks sometimes.
I pretty much set them up together too...
*sigh*
Last time I do that.
I swear, I thought the fucker was better than that.
Pack, a guy I know from a message board I post on, has started I live for this. It'll be primarially a sports blog.
I have a blogson! Yay!!!
Just don't.
Laurence said that the 'Stros should sweep the Royals easily. They dropped two of three.
The same thing happens whenever I call for them, so I know from experience....
Don't call for the sweep kiddos, it never pays off.
Technorati Tags: Astros, sweep
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
Kindness pays off.
I'd mentioned before that I was going to the 'Stros game and got a kickass seat in the front row in right field.
Anywho.... I got there early enough to take in batting practice. I usually do that just to take a walk around the park and relax.
While the Royals were taking BP, one of the Royals players tossed a ball that didn't quite make it into the stands in my general direction. I caught it.
Being the nice guy I am, I gave it to a little girl that was standing next to me. He was tossing it to her anyways, she just bobbled it. She said thank you and I was happy :)
Anywho.... After BP was over, one of the season ticket holders that was sitting next to me gave me one she's gotten. She said she had tons of 'em so it wasn't a biggie.
21 years and I FINALLY get a ball. I was so pumped.
Oh yea, the game. It sucked. We lost 7-2.
Technorati Tags: Astros, karma
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
Petey, what the heck are you doing???
Probably trying to get some petting...
For more petblogging, check out this week's Friday Ark.
Technorati Tags: beagle, dog, dogblogging, bruiser, friday ark
I managed to snag a seat on the front row of section 153 (seating chart) for tomorrow night's 'Stros game against the Royals.
I keep a glove in my car... :)
I'll be the guy that manages to hold on to his beer while I make a spectacular catch.
No beer for me. Not at $7.50. Too expensive.
(cross posted at Through our eyes)
With the recent crash of Ben Roethlisberger, the debate over motorcycle helmet laws has picked back up.
Most say that the statistics show that they're benneficial.
I don't think so.
Wanna know why? Read this article from Forbes.
I have a motorcycle license. I have since I was 17. I don't own a bike right now because, for my family's sanity, I hung it up after my dad died in an accident two years ago. He wasn't wearing a helmet, but it wouldn't have done any good.
Before then, I wore one. I didn't have an option since I was under 21...
I'm looking to get a bike again sometime soon. When I do, I don't know if I'll be wearing one or not.
I always have worn one, so that's what I'm comfortable with. On the other hand, I have gone without a couple times, and it's not THAT big a deal, long as I get something over my eyes just to keep stuff out of 'em.
Odds are I'll wear one just to shut up my family.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
I just ordered a copy of the beta for Windows Vista.
Two to four weeks to get the CD in, then i'll install it and say what I think about it.
AP: Court Eases Rules for Appealing Lethal Injection
The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for death row inmates to contest the lethal injections used across the country for executions and to get DNA evidence before judges in a pair of rulings that hinted at fresh caution on capital punishment.
"Waah. It might hurt when they kill me."
I'm sure you were sooooooooo concerned with weither or not your victim would suffer pain.
Tough shit, scumbag.
In a related note, why are people who are on death row put on suicide watch? Are we just that vengeful that we have to do it ourselves???
(Cross-posted at PyjamasMedia.com)
AP: Steelers QB seriously injured in motorcycle crash
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was badly hurt in a motorcycle crash today and undergoing surgery. The extent of his injuries was not known.
Roethlisberger was in serious but stable condition, said Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma at Mercy Hospital.
"He was talking to me before he left for the operating room," Jones said before the operation. "He's coherent. He's making sense. He knows what happened. He knows where he is. From that standpoint, he's very stable."
Do these guys not read their contracts? They're not suppossed to be riding bikes. Period.
And even if that isn't in there, he shouldn't be just because of the risk of getting hurt. The kind of money you're making says it all.
And I love all the reporting about not wearing a helmet. The whole helmet argument is a joke. Don't believe me? Take a look at this article that ran in Forbes in 1999. You'll be surprised.
My recent brave venture into that project crossing the MSM and the blogosphere, Through our eyes, got some pub in the paper today.
Wonder what kind of a traffic spike this'll get them.... and me...
You're gonna make my head look big...
But it looks so cool.
More petblogging goodness can be found at The Friday Ark, hosted by The Modulator.
Technorati Tags: beagle, dog, dogblogging
This is a big one...
AP: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in air raid
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most-wanted terrorist in Iraq who waged a bloody campaign of beheadings and suicide bombings, was killed when U.S. warplanes dropped 500-pound bombs on his isolated safehouse, officials said Thursday. His death was a long-sought victory in the war in Iraq.
Here's what I wanna know.
I see this as the equivalent of bagging a 30-point buck in the woods.
Do you take al-Zarqawi's head to the taxidermist, mount it on a piece of wood, and hang it on your wall?
I went to the Astros game yesterday. It was a day game, starting at 1 PM.
We beat the Cubs 1-0, but that doesn't matter here.
I was going with a friend of mine who lives on the north side and all week I was thinking "oh, great, I'm gonna be stuck on 45 in rush-hour traffic."
And then it hit me!!!
I've got someone with me! I can use the HOV lane.
There's an HOV entrance ramp where I usually get on 45 north from downtown anyways, so it wasn't that far out of the way and I certainly wasn't complaining about going 60 while the "regular people" were going 35.
It worked, so I aint complaining.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
I'm going back to the old template just to see if something is gonna happen.
The reason is classified.
UPDATE: Changed my mind... the 'Stros were sucking before I changed to this template... it's not gonna help. :(
Play the Astros.
Lately we've been the whipping boys of the NL, dropping three of four to Washington,.two of three to Pittsburgh, and being swept by the Giants and Reds, all teams that were struggling going in to their series.
So, who's up next?
The loveable losers known as the Chicago Cubs. They're 22 and 33 and have been struggling with injuries most of the year.
MAYBE we can put a stop to it and get rolling. I'm startin to wonder though.
At least get me a win Wednesday when I'm there...
In other Astros news, Craig Biggio is leading all-star balloting at second base as of the last count. We'll see if that holds since there's no real outstanding player at second base this year.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
...I pulled a muscle Saturday night... at least that's what I think I did...
Yea, ouchies, i know.
I'll be fine...
We didn't take many pictured of Bear as a puppy, but we do have this one that my brother took with him.
OK, you can put me down now!!!
That pic has to be a year and a half old...
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Is it too soon to crack jokes about last year's disaster of an evacuation???
Laurence has, so I guess I'm ok for it too.
All these signs were made using Kurumi.com's SignMaker application and are what I think signs along our evacuation routes would say if they could speak.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
(A Filthy Lie)
I just happened to pick up this conversation overnight.
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I can't really say that I'm surprised by this.
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Please.
I'm begging you.
I know that since you've re-signed Clemens you'll have to send somebody down to the minors to open up a roster spot when he's done with his three starts in the minors.
But why wait? You could just as easily get rid of Mike Gallo NOW!!!!
The man can't find a strike zone with a map and compass and gets hit more than a crappy boxer.
He's only blown TWO extra-inning games in the past week.
Please, just get rid of him.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
Newsday is reporting that Roger Clemens will be re-signing with the Astros and that it will be announced later this week.
Newsday has learned that Clemens, 43, has agreed to terms with the Astros, the team for which he pitched the last two seasons. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner could be pitching in the major leagues by the end of June. He will earn from $3.5 million to $4 million per month, netting him roughly $12 million for about a half-season's work.
Jose De Jesus Ortiz, the Houston Chronicle's Astros beat writer, is reporting what most people are saying about it:
Inside the Astros' clubhouse over the last few weeks, hardly any players have doubted Roger Clemens will rejoin them soon. In the players' minds, it has been merely a matter of "when," not "if."
But according to Astros owner Drayton McLane, general manager Tim Purpura and one of Clemens' agents, Newsday jumped the gun today when it reported Clemens had reached a deal to return to the Astros.
I'm inclined to say that the Newsweek report is inaccurate, but there's really no telling based simply on the indecisiveness that Clemens has shown over the past few years about retiring.
If he comes back, great. If not, I won't cry about it. I never expected to see him back anyways. The young pitchershave been pretty good this year despite this nasty slump they're stuck in right now and they can only get better. Mark my words, Wandy Rodriguez will be well-known throughout the league by the end of the year. He's been impressive so far and is just starting to come into his prime years at the age of 27.
(Cross-posted at Through our eyes)
KFDM.com: Update on Southeast Texas Flooding
It's been raining a lot today.
15 inches since midnight at one of the local TV stations.
We had water get about halfway up the front yard, but not into the house thankfully.
We got about 8-10 inches in this part of town, about the same amount we got during Rita. However, during Rita that was the most for Beaumont. Hardly the case for these storms.
So, the westher forced us to take a lazy Memorial Day. I aint complaining.
