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How did you find your way to this site? I was looking for porn and came here by mistake I know you in real life, I hate you and I'm studying your thinking so I can more effectively torture and kill you I read literally everything else on the internet, so it was either click on your site or actually do my job I'm your mom I'm some other member of your immediate family and I came here to drive up your traffic out of pity Free polls from Pollhost.com

I’ve Moved

I haven’t posted here in a while because I’ve moved to the new blog I started, My Thinking Corner. I started this blog to help motivate me to write more and for the most parts it’s been a success. However, it hasn’t been perfect. The format here is a little restrictive in that posting anything a little longer than a couple of typed pages would monopolize the frontpage space. I wanted the freedom to keep the current events stuff on one page and longer fiction writing on a different page. That’s why I like the format better on Wordpress. So I wont be posting anything else here. Hopefully, I’ll be able to pull all this stuff into wordpress but until then I’ll leave this site up.

Conspiracy Theories Part 2

I wanted to write something about the idiocy coming out of the far left after the foiled London terror plot. However, others have written on this much more eloquently than I, so I will simply link to their posts here and here. I will add this. Why on Earth would the British give two shits about the democratic primary in Ct?

Conspiracy Theories

Just in case my sister has discovered this fount of wisdom and intellect (I’m talking about my Blog).

Patty, this is my answer to the “9/11 was a conspiracy” video you sent me last year. Check out the rest of the site, very entertaining stuff.

Tip of the hat to Donklephant for posting this link earlier today.

How am I going to procrastinate now?

Last week my favorite Blog, The Mighty Middle, closed up shop for good. The writer, Michael Reynolds, also writes books for children and young adults with his wife K.A. Applegate. To summarize, it came to his attention that young fans of his books were finding there way to the Mighty Middle which featured adult discussion of current events and politics (read: lots of profanity and arguing). This was not good and thus he pulled the plug. The top post in the link above is his description of events.

Naturally, the comments pilled in. The Mighty Middle will be missed and people wanted to let him know. Many read and commented on his site daily, many more would drop in from time to time. His writing was consistently good, the discussion was animated and, with few exceptions, the comments were well thought out. In a small way, I feel like I’ve lost a good friend.

Since no one asked (or cares) I’m going to post my own conspiracy theory on why the Blog is being shut down. I don’t think it was the language, because while profanity was used I don’t recall any instance of something truly vile being written. I think it was the Jehovah Blog.

This Picture always cracks me up

This piece of brilliance is exactly the kind of thing that would drive some fundy parents bat-shit crazy. I’m not saying all Christian parents would lack the sense of humor to appreciate the Jehovah Blog, but enough would that they could make a big stink. So that’s my theory, MR got enough outraged emails from Fundies that he felt he needed to shut the site down. Why do I like this theory, because I like blaming things on Fundamentalist Christians. Why should you care? You shouldn’t because I’m full of crap. All I know for sure is that the Bible 2 isn’t going to write itself God damnit!

So now what? Where will I go to kill those fleeting minutes at work when I’m trying not to start a new project? There are a couple of places I’ve been looking. The first is Donklephant, a moderate political site run by Justin Gardner with several other good writers. Not as many comments though, which is a shame but I think some of the commenters from MM might migrate over. At least I’m hoping so.

A couple of others attracted my interest recently. The first is Unwilling to Self-Negotiate, written by Ali Eteraz (don’t know if that’s his real name). He is an articulate, intelligent and humorous Muslim. The exact opposite of how Muslims are portrayed on the news and in popular US culture.

The second is Indiscretions, written by Natalia Antonova. Natalia has lived a traumatic but very interesting life. She writes very much from a feminist point of view without coming off as preachy. Reading about her childhood has made me terrified for my own 3 year old daughter, but it’s also forced me to think about the issues she will face growing up. I guess I’m seeing this blog at a time when I am most receptive to its message. More on that some other time.

So there it is, I lose one blog but gain three more. My manager can rest assured that he won’t see a dramatic spike in my productivity.

Oh Horrors! A Booby!

This image, from the cover of the free magazine "Babytalk" is apparently the source of some controversy. In a recent poll, 25% of those asked found the image to be inappropriate. I would like to add my own voice to those who find this inappropriate. It is completely unacceptable that a baby's head should ruin what would have been a wonderful shot of someone's breast. Furthermore it is unacceptable that breasts should be seen anywhere outside of pornography, R-rated movies and old National Geographic Magazines. God forbid some teenage boy see this benign and healthy image of female anatomy when so many more appropriate images can be found on countless websites.

OK, end sarcasm. I guess it's a sign of progress that only 25% of people thought this was inappropriate but it still boggles my mind. Having seen my wife breastfeed countless times, including in public, I feel qualified to offer my opinion here. Breastfeeding, while natural and beautiful, really isn't that sexy. The teenager who might get aroused looking at this picture is probably already jerking-off to the lingerie section of the Sears Catalogue. So the concerned parents who threw out the cover of this magazine or shredded it to shield their teenagers sensitive eyes, they're fighting a losing battle.

Updated: Someone Whose writing I Enjoy

Michael Reynolds at the Mighty Middle muses on the things which drive him to the point of Homicide.

Having Read his list which I agree with whole heartedly, I'd like to submit the following:

People out there who identify themselves as "Christians" and will make a decision about someone, voting or otherwise, solely based on whether that person identifies themselves as a "Christian". This complete abdication of thinking and rational decision making makes me want to scream and hit something.

Update: I feel I should add something here as my wife is the only one who reads this Blog and she might be under the impression that this is directed towards one person in particular (not her). This isn't the case and I should clarify.

My frustration is directed towards the circle the wagons mentality that, in truth, one can find on either extreme of the political spectrum. It just so happens that the religious right is in a position of power right now, so their examples are more glaring. The inability of people to question their assumptions and the fact that these people are driving our political dialogue is very frustrating. That this one person has in some small way come to represent that mindset to me is entirely unfair on my part and doesn't in any way change the fact that I consider this person a very good friend.

Really stupid sports commentators and writers. I know I shouldn't be turning to the sports pages for intelligent discussions but the vast majority of these guys are shockingly stupid.

Update: The guys at Fire Joe Morgan are celebrating the recent firing of Harold Reynolds. Take a look as they stroll down memory lane and recap some of HR's most memorable bonehead moments.