News SUCKS

Me
Ok, so it's been forever since I posted. I've been busy with work (of which I totally hate), exercising, fishing, and cutting people out of my life that are otherwise useless, avoidant, or that piss me off. I suppose I don't post as much either since only like 3 people read this. Kind of makes a blog pointless really. I don't write shit just to write it, or like it's some diary I'll re-read someday.

North Korea
Anyhow. There's a ton going on in the news. The main thing that takes precedence over anything is North Korea getting even bigger (false) balls than usual and saying they actually will attack South Korea and US soldiers (stationed there and off the coast) if "provoked". Which basically gives them any excuse to attack while blaming us. While this is common sabre rattling device #212, this time it seems they are even more serious than usual. There's been two fatal naval battles in the last 15 years off their disputed western martime border. They're launching missles. They're testing nukes. They're defying the international community even more. Even -China- is getting annoyed. They've declared the 1953 armistice null and void. Obama, what the fuck are you waiting for? The ball-less UN to do something? I'm not saying let's nuke them, but we need to be ready, or at least move on some kind of punishment. They're testing you. Lest I remind: as a result of the Korean War, and World War II, if SK or Japan is attacked by North Korea, it is our duty and responsibilty to militarily defend them. Try and side-step that one. Even staunch libs scratch their heads and fidget nervously.

Sotomayor
I want to shift gears. I've come to the conclusion this country is fucked, both socially and politically, and it was so long before "Republicans fucked everything up". Funny how easy it is to be contemporary and cool; afterall it's popular to dump all problems on the previous party instead of realizing our own country and citizenry has failed us tremendously. Look around, read the paper, are you surprised? The media has taken collective control of most people's brains. People are so quick to label things left/right, Rep/Dem that we don't even see the issues anymore. Media pundits on both sides, Dem and Reps have ruined politics for me. However, the Dems are the belle of the ball right now, so they are the loudest voice. The Republicans are just scrambling for attention, albeit proving impotent in power, so they've reassured their irrelevance.

What I'm getting at is this latest political debacle by Barack Obama to elect Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Most of us who are well-read are aware of the un-PC comments she made regarding white men. You can find the article with the quote here. Whether you're on the side it was taken out of context for a conservative feeding-frenzy, or you think it's legit and uncooth, it's polarized the nation yet again. It amazes me how Obama so desperately wanted to "unite" the nation during his Presendential campaign, yet he continues to further divide. However, he's a celebrity, so you can't dare disagree, either that or you're a racist and/or (white) Republican jerk. It seems you can't question her record, or basically a large portion of her cases being overturned. Amazing. I feel like it's the election again: "Voting for Obama?" "No." "Racist?"

Jack Cafferty writes a poitical blog on CNN's website (he also does video bits), and often poses questions for the public to comment and respond to. The responses from the public have both scared and amused me. There's two ends of the spectrum. Basically 50% of the responses were "Republicans are dumb/stupid/idiots and the party is dying" (well maybe not far off?) etc, and about 25% were "the comments are racist, what if a white person said it?" and the other 25% were actually enlightening. It somewhat refreshed my usually-cynical outlook in that there are some smart people who cut through the bullshit media, and yet part of me is horrified how everyone else is so intent on hating Republicans, they let it blind their political awareness. Either that or people are so jaded they don't even belong to a party. People are blindly supporting things they don't research. This is drastically changing the nation, and yes, it can be scary to imagine a future America like this. Once you get so far ahead and look back, it can be hard to come back around when you see the err of your ways.

I've stated before I'm a moderate, however I tend to lean towards the right slightly, since the rabid, liberal left tends to alienate this white man. Religion sucks though. =) However, I see this country becoming a one-party deal in under 10 years with little to no opposition since Republicans are disappearing at an alarming rate. That's always good historically speaking, no? It's going to be so uncool to oppose Democrats, or think indepedently and differently; something this country was founded on. If you're still bashing Bush and Republicans, you're ok, because there's no reason to look forward or move on to other things, right? I'd feel just as fucking annoyed if it was the Republicans still doing this. Ok ok, fair is fair: shut the fuck up Dick Cheney, go home.

I just felt like rambling a bit to the internet, so by all means, read the comments and article yourself. I've tried to make it fair and take a cross-section as well as I can. However I will admit it seems the comments that are the smartest and make the most sense are people not in favor of Sotomayor. The ones that are for usually basically say "Republicans are alienating hispanic voters, the party is disappearing" and hating on Limbaugh, Gingrich, etc. There were a lot of "Republicans are dumb" so I left those out in favor of more room. I decided to allow access to America weighing in, it was both funny and scary, and well....in retrospect may not have been the best idea. Again, my job is not to persuade you one way or the other, nor do I care; I'm just putting it out there for you to figure out. Enjoy your fellow Americans' comments. However, fear the spelling and grammar. You can get the full article and comments section from Jack Cafferty's blog "Cafferty File" on CNN:

Will Republicans dare to vote against the first Hispanic woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Unlike the Democrats who dared to stop Miguel Estrada from making it on the Court of Appeals. Unlike the Democrats who dared to try and destroy Justice Thomas. Come on, the difference between Democrats and Republicans are that Democrats can get away with charater assassinations and the media will never call them on it. If a Republican tried to make a logical point against the nominee then he or she would be destroyed by the media. Lets face facts Democrats can get away with anything, Republicans can’t. So to answer your question, no the Republicans will not dare oppose the nomination of the first Hispanic woman. But a Democrat would if she was nominated by a Republican.
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If the Republicans publicly and vocally offer up some moderate Hispanic alternatives to her candidacy, I don’t see why they wouldn’t be able to viably vote against her. There have been 50 Federal judicial posts that have had Hispanics appointed to them over the last 16 years and a racist, sexist jurist who thinks the Legislative and Executive branches are mere trophy wives to the Judiciary is the best Obama could come up with??? I refuse to believe that. So should the rest of America.
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Hispanic America would be behind the Reps if they vocally promoted the better Hispanic options. I would love to see what this candidate thinks about things like the Conscience Clause and how much support she gets from the Catholic Hispanic community if she is for rescinding it or on the other side the liberal community if she is for keeping it. You know…because the courts are where policy is made.
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Nope. They’re terrified and so-called “minorities” have this country in a stranglehold. G#d forbid that anyone dare to not vote for someone who is brown; that would “prove” that she/he were racist, imperialist and behind the times.

*sigh*

Haven’t you heard? We white people are the enemy and should hang our heads in shame, all the while paying for most taxes, giving most generously to charities and supporting affirmative action that allows everyone except for our own kids to thrive.
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The premise of your question today proves Obama did not select the best qualified person for the Supreme Court. Rather, like most of his decisions, this one is totally calculated to benfit Obama – politically – not to benefit the country.
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Republicans are running scared as they should be. They will tread carefully with Sotamayor and she will win confirmation easily. About the only thing the Republicans are passionate about is (1) reversing Roe v Wade (2) railing against embryonic stem cell research (3) denying homosexuals equals rights and (4) restoring school prayer.
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I’m a Republican and my wife is Puerto Rican and we’re excited about Judge Sotomayor. However, like the Democrats did with other extremely well qualified Supreme Court nominees nominated by Republicans, her record and position on judicial activism should be reviewed and discussed. Like Democrats who opposed the appointment of Clarence Thomas, shouldn’t Republicans be able to question, and if it’s the right thing to do, oppose, a Latina?
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I would hope we’ve grown beyond the identity politics that seem to be so critical to everything Democrats do. Let’s judge this nomination on the basis of individual qualifications, not on ethnicity.
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Everyone consistenly talks about ‘old white men’ as a negative.
Well these old white men helped build this country from nothing you ungrateful…..well you know.
Stop being racist.
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John asks: “Did she attain her position based on merit and qualifications or was she simply another product of an affirmative action quota system?”

The fact that you ask this question of her, and would never think to ask it about a white male judge is telling. Your question assumes that she IS a product of the affirmative action quota system, and is a priori sexist and racist.
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Very few people, Republican or otherwise, will dare be so politically incorrect as to oppose the first Hispanic and only third female Justice. But what about her qualifications and philosophy? Is an inquiry into her suitability for the Supreme Court also taboo?
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This is all part of the Dem’s plan to win Hispanic votes. The real gain for Dems will be when they legalize millions of immigrants to create “instant democratic voters”. When there’s only one party left, you’ll find out that you the voter no longer matters to them and will never have a voice again.
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It’s ironic that Obama chose Sotomayor as a “biography” pick when liberals were up in arms about Sarah Palin’s nomination for VP. Identity politics have taken over the choice of a position that is supposed to be purely apolitical.
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Our Supreme Court has been around for 220 years with 110 justices serving it…only 3 of the justices have been non-white males so Republicans should proceed with caution in making a case to deny the first hispanic, especially one that’s qualified. Republicans talk about activism as if it started with liberals. Conservative activism has been part of our supreme court for hundreds of years…four amendments in our constitution to uphold voting rights exist because our courts refused to enforce laws that enable the rights for all people to vote regardless of race or sex. Judge Sotomayor should be confirmed!
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Republican Party of white guys will try to embarass Sonia Sotomayor but I got news for Rush Limbaugh and the Republicans, the world is passing you by…while America went backwards under the Republican Congress policies of the 1994 to 2006 rein.
All the white guys in the southern states and anti-choice people couldn’t get you the White House and you’ve lost Congress.
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[Republicans] Isn’t it time to change your policies that have hurt America and the American workers, such as; tax-havens so companies don’t pay any taxes to America, outsourcing good paying American jobs, tax breaks to Foreign companies to set up shop in Alabama or Mississippi, and preventing raises in the Minimum Wage…..
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The Senate might as well overwhelmingly approve Sotomayor. She can legislate from the bench since the Senate doesn’t even bother to read the bills before them, much less pass meaningful legislation. Let Sotomayor do it.
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Before all you Liberals get high and mighty, remember please that your own dear Democrats FILLIBUSTERED Miguel Estrada’s appointment to the DC Circuit (Next stop: Supreme Court) by Bush in 2001, specifically because they didn’t want him on the Supreme Court and didn’t want to skewer a Hispanic during the confirmation process. Bush tried to set up the first Hispanic Justice (just like he appointed the first Hispanic Attorney General) but because he wasn’t a LIBERAL Hispanic judge, the Democrats got out the knives. Of course, that was not seen as bigoted or intolerant because they were Democrats, and Cafferty I’m sure didn’t mention it.
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Of course they will oppose her, because that is what they do. She is not a old white man and being intelligent is not a requirement for being republican. In fact, I strongly believe, that if brains were dynamite, they would not have enough to blow their nose.
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DARE TO? DARE TO? That’s a question you should have asked the libs who voted against Bork, or Alito, or Roberts. What the hell is this? Only Democrats can vote against Republican appointees? Just because she is a woman, shouldn’t make a difference. They hate Sarah Palin. That’s OK, right? She’s Latino…..so what? You can’t call any business without having to press “1″ for English. She’s a liberal judge who wants to legislate from the bench. That’s a reason to vote against her JACK!
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This very conversation proves this country is racist. Including the very people putting forth this stupid arguement that opposing her nomination over concerns of past statements and rulings, risks alienating hispanics.
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I would like to think that Obama would nominate a person based on what that person will bring to the bench and not what political advantage you may gain over your opposition.
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If that was the reason Obama nominated her, then shame on him.

That means her race and gender were the sole deciding factors.

That my friends is very dangerous.
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Jack – the issue is not Judge Sotomayor’s race, but her view of the Constitution and the role of the judiciary in crafting policy. Your comments reflect the left’s cynical view of race baiting.

But more importantly, I do not remember you crying race when Senate Democrats filibustered Miguel Estrada, a Hispanic and Janice Rogers Brown, a black woman to the DC Circuit. I also don’t recall you complaining Senate Democrats were playing race when Manuel Miranda found documents outlining the Democrat strategy for opposing President Bush’s nominees …. on RACE.
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Stop projecting your divisive, cynical politics onto others. The issue is ideology, not race.
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It’ll be a shame if the Republicans vote for her just to be politically correct. This country is doomed for the reasons we do things anymore.
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I hate the fact that the media and the political word is trying to tell the GOP that they have to decide how to vote based on RACE and GENDER! If they find things in Sotomayor’s history that make her look to be unfit to have a lifetime seat on the SCOTUS, then they should be free to vote against her, without be labeled RACISTS!
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The Leftist Media plays the race card…..one again….
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Just the fact that you (and everyone else) has to use the term “DARE to vote against” shows the problem with this country. There is no freedom of speech. At least not for the white man anymore. God forbid someone say something negative about a minority and openly discuss her QUALIFICATIONS for the job. If you do, then you are a racist. Maybe the GOP would vote against her because she isn’t the best person for the job? Crazy thought. I’m so sick of the PC world we live in more and more and what its doing to our country. The only reason Obama put her in office is because of race and because it secures his hispanic vote. Don’t people long for a day where politicians make choices based on what’s best for the country and not their political future?
yea I know I’m crazy.
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Of course they will. It’s part of their ongoing effort to reduce their party to a few grumpy old racist white guys. At this rate, they can have their next national convention in a phone booth. And by the way, somebody please tell Rush that it’s not all white men she thinks she’s better than, just hm – and Latinas are not the only women who think so.
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Dare not vote against her? Is this what we have come down too? Who cares her gender or ethnicity? If those are the only qualifications we are banking on here then YES DARE TO VOTE AGAINST HER. We should be voting yes or no on her experience, her record, and her judicial approach not her race or gender.
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I think it is funny how 90% of the press coverage is about how the republicans are going to deal with this nomination and only 10% about the qualifications of the nominee herself and her track record. The press needs to stop creating contraversy and report on what the real issue is.
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Jack – love the show and agree with you most of the time; however this is one I have to disagree with you on. To me, we lose the center point of our two-party democracy when one side is questioned on their motive when engaging into an honest dispute of an appointment….especially to the Supreme Court. There will never be 100% agreement on anyone’s qualification for anything, and this country was built on the minority being heard and their opinions appreciated. Regardless of whether or not you / I agree with them, the GOP should lspeak out and not be villified for doing such. And let’s hope any opposition isn’t viewed as sexist / racist bias. We all should be above that by now – thanks for your always refreshing honesty!
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I assume this is still a Democracy and different opinions can be expressed.
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I think politics has finally made me lose my mind. I’m still having a hard time believing Republicans are actually saying all this and people (albeit, only a few) are lapping it up as gospel. It’s very strange, to me. I don’t know anyone (personally) that has such extreme opinions and beliefs. I have friends who are Republicans, but they’re not total whack jobs like these folks.

Freedom of Speech is all fine and well, but don’t I have the Freedom to be Sane, or something like that?
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How about we stick to the relevant facts.

Her comments are odd and perhaps important but only as to how they impact her work.

Sotomayor has had six decisions brought before the Supreme Court and decided. In five of those cases the court struck down her decision, three of them by a significant (non-political) majority. In the six case the court upheld the decision but unanimously stated that her reasoning was faulty.

Or in other words, in every case brought before her “supervisors” on matters of fact and law it was determined that she was wrong. In two thirds of those cases it was by a significant, non-political, majority.

To me this seems to be evidence that she is not qualified to be elevated. (If you receive negative performance evaluations in every review do you get promoted?)
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Steelers to Lose Super Bowl Trophies

First off, sorry I've been down for a while. Been busy toiling away to pay my bills. Working like a dog, paycheck to paycheck, in a cubicle land. GOD there has to be something else in store for me in life, or I'm going to literally die of boredom. This can't be what my life must become. I must find something else. Thanks for hearing me bitch like a sassy fat girl. My laptop was broken, and now that I got a replacement AC cable, I'm up and running. Since my battery is dead, it's now a desktop laptop. Yea, I'm in electronic hell lately. GPS broke too. =( Very sad. More blogs to come.

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Anyhow, this was very interesting, and I hope you enjoy this following shocking article:

Pittsburgh, PA - The Super Bowl XLIII Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, the only team to win six titles, will soon be losing half of those trophies. After a meeting between NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell and President Barack Obama, Obama decided to redistribute half of their Steeler Super Bowl victories and trophies to less fortunate teams in the league.

“We live everyday in the country that invented the Super Bowl” said Obama, “and we are not about to lose this great American tradition in the wake of these difficult times.” Obama’s plan calls for the Steelers, who are a successful NFL team, to give half of their Super Bowl trophies to teams that are not successful or have not been as successful as the Steelers. Obama explained in his plan that he has imposed on Goodell and the NFL: “The Detroit Lions are just as much a part of the same fiber of the NFL as the Steelers and they should, no rather will, be entitled to a Super Bowl Trophy as well.”


A lone, diehard fan responds to the shocking news. He was promptly escorted out of the stadium as it was a Tuesday and also months before the 2009 football season even begins.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, who by virtue of hard work, excellent team play, stellar draft choices, responsible investing of free agents, careful hiring of coaches, excellent community service and commitment to their fans, has prospered greatly during the past 30 years and have won six Super Bowl trophies. However, President Obama’s plan calls for the Pittsburgh Steelers to carry the larger burden of the NFL’s less successful teams. Obama went on to further proclaim, “in these difficult times we are all in this to work together. We must reclaim the NFL Championship Dream for every team, for every city, and for every fan.”

“My plan will not affect 31 of the 32 teams in the league.” Obama assures. That’s over 95 percent of the teams in the NFL will not have to worry about losing any Super Bowl trophies. “The worst teams in the NFL and the teams that can’t seem to get a break and win a Championship will no longer have to worry about going without a title,” Obama promises. “We are a country and league of hope. We all need to make a change. It does not matter the color of the teams uniforms, the personal decisions that the teams make or their performance, but rather if they are a member of this great American league or not.”

The Super Bowl XLIII trophy will be redistributed to the 0-16 Detroit Lions. Through no fault of their own incompetence, the Lions could not manage a victory all season and this trophy will help ease the pain of their lack of performance and give them hope once again. The redistribution of Super Bowl XL trophy will go directly to the Steeler’s division rival the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals who also have fallen on hard times have never won a Super Bowl. This victory will bring a smile to hundreds of Bengal fans all over the world as they can now celebrate a Super Bowl victory. Finally, one of the Steeler’s two Super Bowl victories over the Dallas Cowboys will go back to the Cowboys since the league needs to provide hope in the face of difficult times and provide hope in the face of uncertainty. This is a heavy burden for the Steelers but together we can all prosper.

All hope is not lost for Pittsburgh fans as President Obama has another plan in place. Obama has met with MLB commissioner Bud Selig on a similar plan. The New York Yankees will redistribute two of their world series trophies to the Pittsburgh Pirates as a supplement to their loosing 16 straight seasons and counting. This plan will help stimulate the Pirates and enable them to regain the American Dream. President Obama will soon be meeting with the NHL and Michael Phelps in the upcoming weeks as this issue is high on his agenda for “Hope and Change.”

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-emailed from a friend, probably taken from an ESPN message board, but brilliant nonetheless.

Sony releases stupid piece of shit that doesn't fucking work

I would never use such harsh language normally to title a blog entry. However, it just fits. I came across something called the "Onion News Network" on Youtube recently. Apparently it's been around for a while, but with all my perusing and countless hours wasted on Youtube, I haven't previously run across it. I encourage all of you to check it out. They have a bunch of videos, and to be honest, many of them had me in tears or gasping for air because they're so funny. I hope you enjoy. Here's a few to get you hooked:

Sony Releases Stupid Piece of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work:


Warcraft Sequel Lets You Play A Character Playing Warcraft:


All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash:


Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard:


There's many more to watch, so be sure to spare some time to check them out, a great way to make you laugh and feel happy.

Social Networking and High School

Where oh where do I begin? If you don't know what Myspace and Facebook are, you're living under a rock, or just never connect to the internet, watch tv, or read anything.

I remember when both sites came into being. I remember when Myspace was brand new and "exclusive".

Person 1: "Hey, do you have a Myspace?" (actually referring to it as such)
Person 2 not in-the-know: "A Mywhat?"
Person 1: "Nevermind. It's some social networking thing."
Person 2 not-in-the-know: "Uhm ok?"

When Myspace dropped in August of '03 by Brad Greenspan and Chris DeWolfe, it was all the rage for several years, uncontested by almost any other social network. Everyone from teeny boppers to old folks now has a page. Celebrities, companies, prisoners, high school class mates, family, even hoax pages for Jesus, the Devil, and dear God- maybe your parents. At first it was decent: get in touch with some old friends here and there, meet some new people in your area, track your favorite band, fire off some emails/comments, post pictures, and if you're single, maybe hit on a few girls or vice versa (oh let's not pretend...). Then it was sold to News Corp, Fox's parent broadcasting company. It soon became a commercial mess, advertising every shitty band you've never heard of (or maybe have), every movie under the sun coming out, political agendas, political candidates, charities, holidays, blah! I can't say I blame the creator (or adventer since it's a network?), money is money, and get it while it's hot baby.

Now move over Myspace, Facebook is hotter than ever. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow classmates of his program Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes in February of '04. It started off as a small networking tool for specifically for college students and soon grew. After gaining popularity it eventually allowed non-students to join. Facebook eclipsed Myspace with sheer users and visits in April of '08.

Chaos has now ensued.

Between the 50 applications and crap you can add to your profile, it's a touch overwhelming at times. Now I'm not 40 or anything, but enough is enough. I always preferred Myspace due to the easy webpage-type layout and ease of use, visually speaking. Facebook is way too busy, cramped nor do I have the time to mod it, keep up on who's slapping me with fish, inviting me to mob wars, throwing pies at me, poking me, inviting me to apps, advertising stupid events, or the like. It seems in general, both of these networks get on my nerves, but I realize at anytime I can just cancel my membership and not participate.

I don't mean to sound like a cantankerous old man but I'm sure I do despite my attempts. Don't get me wrong, some good has come of it. More people than ever get their news and information from places such as Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter. Hell, even Youtube got popular because of Myspace. More connectivity means more people than ever are in touch, sharing information about corporations, being consumers, and political use has never been higher. Government officials are even using these tools to their advantage now (don't think about 1984 please).

This is all great, but my second issue and original reason for posting is more of a personal matter. Have you been caught in the loops connecting with old high school people now that you're a few years out of school? I'm kind of glad Myspace was not huge when I was in school, seeing as how many problems it's caused teenagers and how many fragile egos it's violently smashed to digital bits.

Now this may piss off some, others might agree, and most probably won't care, but I find it both bittersweet to catch up with old high school chums. This perhaps might have to do with my issue of revisiting old, and sometimes unpleasant high school memories. It pertains to even some friends in college you were only friends with for the semester, whether it was by group study, helping on work, or a few drinks here or there. Anyhow, I didn't have a textbook great high school life like you see on TV and in the movies, etc (I know, I know, a huge surprise). I realize most people didn't have a perfect high school life either, so I know I'm not alone. At my high school, I wasn't exactly popular the first 2 years I was there. During my junior and senior year, I came out of my shell a little, adjusted my appearance for the better in my opinion, gained some more confidence, and made more friends. However, a lot of my friends were pot heads. Well you know where this goes. High school seemed exclusive at times, especially when you're on the outskirts of it. Now combine that with not being motivated or caring enough to change it, and well it was what it was. Now I was at times the funny guy, class clown, and knew a lot of people, but I don't think I ever truly ever felt I fit in.

So now I'm reconnecting with old classmates. This is all good and all, but it feels weird at times. Some people I'm connecting with I've never even hung out with in high school, or they probably didn't really consider me friends at all. I don't know what college they went to IF they went, anything about their recent life, or if some are married, live in other states, etc. They just see you and want to add you. Of course I could deny them, but it seems too easy just to click "accept" and just shrug it off. You're not going to hang out, you're never going to speak on the phone, and you probably barely will ever exchange emails, and if you do, it's to lie to each other that you "might see each other and hang out" in the near future.The other side is some are still just as fake and two sided as they were when they were 15, and some even give the ultimate insult and either ignore you or never respond to you when you try to add someone you yourself considered a friend. What a mindfuck for something so simple as social networking right?

Then again, perhaps I'm just bitter because I had a crappy time in high school. I go back on Facebook and Myspace and see all these people, and some have changed for the better, while others haven't changed at all. You're confronted with "old" people. I think what it boils down to is change; we've all gone through it. Seeing old high school folks being married, having kids, showing pictures of them and their ex at Hoover dam, at a party getting sloshed in Vegas, taking backpacking trips in Europe, pictures of grandma, photos with other people you know, and even girls you crushed on in high school just seems weird to me. Maybe it's normal emotions close likened with going to a high school reunion. Speaking of, I'm definitely not going to my 10 year reunion, coming up in just -1- year (my god).

So I'll end by saying that social networking has helped society and the public in many ways, probably more good than bad. It's help launch a bunch of careers for starving actors, artists, and bands who would have never had the change to get exposure any other way than by using these sites. When it comes to old high school classmates or other parts of your past other than family and childhood friends who are part of the diaspora of life, it just seems a little odd to me though. I wonder if I'm alone in thinking that? Or perhaps would only other awkward, unpopular people agree with me, and the popular kids love it? Ah fuck it, who cares. That's just my .02.

Obama: Not a good gift giver

Brown: "Here Mr. President, I got you some historical stuff like anti-slavery symbols, exclusive British-published authors, and a 7 volume biography of Winston Churchill who was like, I think important or something, mate."


Obama: "'Ey, cool bra. I got you some DVDs of American movies. Michelle got you some toy helicopters for your kids."



Brown: "Oh Bollocks. You American twits are for the birds, and your wife's a minger! You're lucky we don't go for a nasty row!"

Ok, so that's not how the conversation went. For heaven's sake though, I have to blog about this. It seems lately everywhere you turn Obama is being forced on us. After all, he's on every media outlet in digital, analogue, hi-def, low-def, every social networking site their is, terrestrial, satellite, internet, etc. Being the President I suppose we expect that. It's gone over the line however, and did so months before the election. Do we care about the drama of picking a dog? Do we care about what he had for breakfast? Apparently Americans do because they have nothing better to do.

Anyhow, this article was a riot, especially to me. I won't go into a political diatribe on this post because this is more for my own amusement. Apparently Obama SUCKS at giving gifts. Gordon brought over some really cool stuff for Obama, and well....he gave him some DVDs. DVDS??? What the hell? Is this your uncle you don't really care about, but just get him a gift so he doesn't feel forgotten? Seriously, this is embarrasing. Anyhow, here's the article:

Let's hope he's a Star Wars fan.

President Obama gave British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a set of 25 classic American films to mark his historic visit to the White House, British media reported on Friday.

Brown, the first European leader to visit Obama since his Jan. 20 inauguration, was presented with a "special collector's box" of DVDs during his two-day visit to Washington.

Downing Street, which reportedly tried to keep the present a secret, declined to say what movies were included in the set.

"One reason for the secrecy might be that the gift seems markedly less generous and thoughtful than the presents taken to Washington by the Prime Minister," London's Evening Standard newspaper reported.

The Daily Mail, however, reported the movie set included ET, Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz and was produced by the American Film Institute on "special request" from the White House.

Brown, who is not known to be a movie buff, gave the president and his children several uniquely historical gifts.

The first of which is a pen holder fashioned from the oak timber of HMS Gannet, a Navy vessel that served on anti-slavery missions off Africa.

Another treasure given to Obama is a framed commissioning paper for HMS Resolute, a Royal Navy ship that came to symbolize British-American goodwill when it was rescued by the U.S. from icebergs and given to Queen Victoria. It is the sister ship of the HMS Gannet.

Finally, Brown gave Obama a first edition of Martin Gilbert's seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill, whose World War II partnership with President Franklin Roosevelt symbolized the U.S.-Anglo alliance.

For Sasha and Malia, Sarah Brown, the Prime Minister's wife, gave each an outfit from Topshop, a British chain of clothing stores, and selected six children's books by British authors which have yet to be published in the U.S.

In return, First Lady Michelle Obama presented the prime minister's two boys with toy helicopters modeled after Marine One.

Obama was so touched by the gifts, he called Brown on board his private jet on Thursday to thank him. The call was placed after Brown addressed a joint meeting of Congress, the White House said. The two reportedly spoke for 10 minutes.

The White House later issued a press briefing to put on record how much Obama appreciated the gifts.

"The pen set is being displayed on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and the books are in the President's personal study adjoining the Oval Office," the White House said in a statement.

During Brown's first trip to America in the summer of 2007, he was given a fur-trimmed brown leather bomber jacket by President George W. Bush.

The prime minister's reaction to the DVD set is not known.

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Not bloggeresque of me

I would like to apologize to everyone out there in Bloggerland. Or is it Blogoland? Blogville? Whatever. My apology goes out especially to my 2 followers, of only 1 who actively reads my blog (thanks Lyndon). It's not good to start a blog then take a 3 week break. I see too many things I want to blog about, but too little time to think up great articles/posts to write. Not to mention I was at a computer for about 9-10 hours a day and it's the last thing I really wanted to do when I got home.

I've been on hiatus as of late because I was in the job hunt yet again. Nothing says "epic success" like working for a temp agency out of college. My contract ended with a stupid data entry job. In a way I'm glad; I was going nuts sitting there typing on the computer all day like a monkey for a wage. I miss the paycheck obviously. It's amazing when you think of the life you'll have out of college. Not that I expect to come out and make 100k a year, but you certainly think that in this great land of opportunity, aka "America", you would be able to make a good living and secure a great job out of college. Unless you're highly specialized like medical, law, or science/engineering, it's just not going to happen like it did 20 years ago. Like many other people I'm struggling, but it's just a sign of the times. I've even thought of going back to school to learn a trade or something that I could find immediate work in (radiology tech, something of the sort).

If there's one thing I learned, it's that I don't want to be in a cubicle all day for the rest of my life. Unless it's my own business or I own the office, I feel that would be different case becayse I could leave when I wanted to.

Anyhow, I digress with other information and tidbits. You all love this stuff right? I sure do.

Think you had a bad week? Try getting hit by a truck, which was hit by a train, but you're still an idiot because you idly stood by way too close to some train tracks to begin with. Luckily, this man only got a broken arm. See the video and article here. So now he's celebrating it as his new "birthday" with a ridiculous looking cake, and promising to marry his fiancé. Isn't that sweet? Nothing like getting smacked by a train to appreciate life and to make you marry your sweety. The Turkish are no longer plane crazy, they're just train crazy. Enjoy my terrible pun like an adult, damn you.

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In other news, the woman who had her face ripped off and her hands all jacked up by the 200 lb chimp can possibly get a face transplant. WHAT? Since when did this become a medical procedure? I'm baffled. I'm going to be lazy and just let you read about it, but apparently, it can be done. Another motto to live by: Wild animals should stay wild.

I'm sorry, but when you raise wild animals in your household, something is bound to happen. When it does, I don't feel sorry for the person. Well maybe this woman, since she wasn't the owner, but in any other case it's just plain crazy. Wild animals, hell even domesticated dogs, can snap and attack without warning. Chimps are 4 times as strong as humans, and can KILL. People underestimate them. Where do you think humans evolved from and got our aggressive tendecies from? Just ask this man. He had his nose chewed off, face broken, and testicles removed from a chimp attack at a California sanctuary back in '99.


St. James had his nose chewed off, his face mangled, and his testicles pulled off by angry chimps.

Unlike my previous post, I can't even laugh at this guy. I feel so bad for what he went through. However, I never get too close to wild animals, because they're....ya know, wild.

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I recently watched a documentary about our prison system. Not only does it scare me shitless and make my asshole pucker in pain, but I know I would NEVER want to go there. Between the beatings, gang wars, race riots, and extortion, it doesn't seem like a swell place to go. What is interesting though is that our nation has 5% of the world's population, yet 25% of the world's inmates. We have the most people behind bars on EARTH. A good majority are from drugs usually, but the rest are realll bad people (rape, murder, "Chester" charges). What's the solution? You can't let some of these crazy people back on the streets. How do you rehab them? What programs can we implement to REALLY help them? Amazingly, a lot of murder inmates respond well to animal therapy. They'll even, pardon the pun, kill if someone tries to harm their little kitty. Irony, to say the least. They'll cut off someone's head with vengeance and not care, but they'll cuddle with a prison stray (and I mean cat).

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Sadly, Robin Williams must cancel the rest of his one-man comedy tour due to his needing open heart surgery. He needs an aortic valve replacement. We here at Humanity Bytes wish him the best of luck and Godspeed to a quick and healthy recovery. You can read the details here.

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Oh yea, and finally: Pakistan is still fucking nuts. In Lahore ("that's what she said"), a Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked with small arms fire and grenades in broad daylight. Seven people were left dead, six of which were cops and 1 driver. Will someone please take this country off the map, and Afghanistan too while you're at it? I feel sorry for honest citizens, but lately there's just too many terror attacks coming from that part of the world. Your humanity status card has been revoked. Read the article here about the brazen attack.

Watch the video of the attack here:



Anyhow, this post was just to share some recent thoughts and news tidbits, and also let everyone know I am still alive. I promise to make time to write more.

Remember, have a good day and don't be a twat bag to your fellow man, unless they of course deserve it.

White trash, bombs, failed suicide....

How do they all mix? Surprisingly they aren't in the great state of Florida either! I know right?!

Browsing the interwebz recently, I saw this guy's blog. Now even though this is from year's ago (August '07 to be exact), I'll help summarize if you don't feel like link-hopping.

Salt Lake City, UT - Thirty two year-old Cody Wirick lives with his mother and sister (what a surprise) and apparently they tipped off authorities to bunch of bomb-making materials he had in the house. You don't say!? Authorities said it was enough to level or at least damage several houses nearby. They were forced to evacuate the house and the whole neighborhood, whilst scaring the shit out of the neighbors in a mile radius. Sucks living next to white trash who looks like they'd probably be straight out of Deliverance.

The blogger quotes "from the same story" that Wirick tried to kill himself with a gunshot blast a while back, and well, failed. Now he's horribly disfigured. Talk about an "Epic Fail" internet pic. Sweet god. I don't know about you guys, but he'd sure fit the profile of a failed-suicide dude who builds bombs, and lives with his sister and mom. Let this be a deterrent to playing with guns. It looks like someone beat his face in with an ugly stick: -literally-. I feel like I'm doing a public service by showing this.

You ready to see this man?

Are you sure? Please make the kids leave the room.



"I ain't dun nuthin! I ain't makin' no dern bombs!"


Happy Monday! Have a great week.