Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Kanye West Pt. II

Kanye West recently told Barbara WaWa that he stands by his statements after Hurricane Katrina.

I still stand by mine. Kanye West is a shithead.

A fallen hero

Some of you who know me know that I have a great interest in air combat, particularly from the Second World War. I'm an avid builder of WW2 aircraft, and have an extensive library of reference books. One can't be interested in WW2 air combat without learning about pilots from the other wars, though. There was Ball, Bishop, Luke from the First World War, McConnell and Blesse from the Korean War...and then there was Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

Duke was a naval aviator, and one of the first graduates of the Top Gun school. He became the first American ace of the Vietnam War, achieving 5 aerial kills, with three in one day. Some sources claim that Duke's final kill was the ranking Vietnamese ace, but there is still considerable argument about this to this day.

If you have ever read about the dog fight Duke had with his fifth kill, or ever saw Duke describe in his own words on how the engagement unfolded, then it would be forever in your memory. Duke and his backseater, Willy Driscoll, had already shot down two aircraft in a 1972 engagement when they saw a VN MiG fighter heading towards them. Duke engaged with a head-on pass and was nearly shot down by cannon fire. They passed close by, and Duke pulled his F-4 into a climb in order to take advantage of his greater engine power. He was used to VN aircraft turning or diving away at this point. As Duke looked over his shoulder he saw that the MiG had also gone vertical and was matching Duke's every move. Both aircraft were engaged in a vertical rolling scissors, trying to get the other aircraft to overshoot for a kill. Duke put on too much power and overshot, nearly getting peppered with rounds before nosing over. The MIG also nosed over, and both aircraft again came around for a head-on pass before again going vertical into a rolling scissors. Neither pilot could gain an advantage, and Duke was getting pissed, so he put on full afterburner and disengaged. After getting some distance, he turned and re-engaged the MiG. This time, when they went vertical, Duke tricked the MiG into overshooting and was able to kill the aircraft with a missile shot.

This was a very brief description of what was an epic dogfight between the best of two countries. It will forever be remembered in the dog fighting lore of pilots. Duke got the Navy Cross. He was a war hero. Duke was elected to Congress and was a strong advocate for the military.

On November 28, 2005, Duke's shining star was dulled when he plead guilty to multiple charges of accepting bribes and abusing the position of his office. I am crestfallen. Now, Duke is a criminal. He is dirty, and tainted, and corrupt, and will most likely serve prison time at the age of 65.

Despite that, let's never forget the events of August 1972.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Giving thanks

Well, it is another Thanksgiving, and I thought I'd give thanks to some of those things important to me:

Thanks to all of those Law Enforcement Officers who risk their lives every day to try to make our neighborhoods safer.
Thanks to paramedics, firefighters, and school teachers.
Thanks to the men and women in the armed forces.
A special thanks to our combat veterans.
Thanks to my family for loving me and letting me love them.
Thanks for pepperoni pizza.
Thank you, Dad, for not raising me as a democrat!
Thanks to those creative minds who made Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Space, Above and Beyond.
Thanks for the death penalty.
Thanks for Duke Basketball.
Thanks for my health and happiness.
Thanks for food on my table and a roof over my head.
Thanks for nice breasts inside tight sweaters.

And there are many more. I wake up each day and am glad to be alive. I'm not rich, or good looking; nor do I live in a big house or drive a fancy car. But, I feel that I am rich in life, and I treasure all that I have.

Thank you, Angela, for being my best friend.

Monday, November 21, 2005

Life is good

Well, no ranting in this post. I just took a short vacation with the wife and little guy to Myrtle Beach. We stayed two nights in a resort on the beach. It was chilly, but my little boy insisted on going swimming, so we braved the cold air and spent about two hours each night in the heated pool. Afterwards, we enjoyed the jacuzzi that we had in our room.

It was really nice just getting away. It was our intent to do some Christmas shopping while there, but we mostly did some shopping for ourselves at some of the outlet malls. My wife is really tickled that she has lost enough weight that she can fit into size 7 and size 8 clothes. I must say, she's looking good!

The worst part of taking any vacation is coming home. For one, it's the realization that we have to return to the real world of work and responsibilities; and two, unpacking and putting everything away is a cast iron you-know-what!

Friday, November 11, 2005

Religion of Peace Strikes Again

Face it. If you (or your culture) is not Muslim, then you will always be an enemy of the religion of peace. Historically, the Islamic world has been at war since its inception. As of right now, there are approximately 30 wars/insurgencies/brush fires going on in the world (as quoted by the very liberal Playboy magazine), and about 28 of them involve muslims.

You say Islam, I say bellicose.

Monday, November 07, 2005

And the hits just keep on coming.

Riots continue in France, and the violence is spreading.

A big-wig in the Muslim community, apparently equivalent to the HMFIC of the Islamic faith in France, was approached by the government to assist them on stopping the violence. What was his response? He told the government that it needed to be very careful on how it selects its words, or the violence would continue or get worse!

Hello! Does anybody see the problem with this? This is an organized religion. This Islamic leader is supposed to have the ability to stop the rioting, to pull his followers of the "religion of peace" back to the fold. What does he do? He veils a threat in a statement that is supposed to help.

The worst thing of all is that these riots were precipitated by two moronic youths who thought they were being chased by police (they weren't) and clearly were too stupid to 1) read, and 2) understand just what the heck electricity can do to you.

Where's Louis Farakhan and his distaste at the violence in Europe? Louis? Hello?

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Paris rioting

The rioting in France continues. France, the land of "we will all be equal" and "we are all one." The land of socialized projects. Muslims are rioting and destroying the very country that has welcomed them.

Now, a band of muslim youths SET FIRE to an elderly woman. Where is the outcry? Where is the demands for action and accountability? You can bet if it had been several white kids setting fire to a black woman that the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, Al "I make shit up" Sharpton, and Kanye West's of the world would be screaming that it was the racist white factions in America that made these kids do it.

Friday, November 04, 2005

Mars Blackman - Moron

Louis Farakhan believes that the racist US government deliberately destroyed the dike that flooded the poor black areas of New Orleans. Spike "I blame whitey for everything" Lee agrees. I find it interesting that racist black people are not called racist by the popular media.

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Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Time for politics

The following excerpts are from www.moorewatch.com. I find these to be interesting.

The first is a good example of why I don't believe in socialized medicine, such and France and Canada. If state-funded medicine were so good, then why do Canadians come to America for treatment?

A fourth generation Kiwi has renounced her citizenship after a year-long battle with the Immigration Service over getting residency for her husband of 32 years.
Mari McGuire says she is ashamed to be a Kiwi.
McGuire’s husband, American folk singing star Barry McGuire, has been refused permanent residency because the service says his age - 70 - and heart condition would make him a burden on the health system. McGuire, who had a US No 1 hit in 1965 with the anti-war song Eve of Destruction, has a pacemaker.
The couple’s $1 million-plus home - built on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula north of Auckland 18 months ago - goes up for auction today. They will return to California.
The issue of health screening for immigrants was highlighted last week by a Sunday Star-Times article which revealed a deaf South African girl, allegedly killed by her father, had also been classified a possible burden on the state.
The Immigration Service is introducing tougher health screening for migrants aimed at weeding out those with TB and HIV, but also anyone who could be a burden on the state, including children with developmental delays and people with dementia.


The second is about Michael Moore, who I believe is a complete dipshit, and can now add hypocrite to his list of accolades.

PORCINE provocateur Michael Moore likes to portray himself as a working-class man of the people, but a new book exposes him as a “corporate criminal, environmental menace and racist union-buster.” In “Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy,” Peter Schweizer reveals that Moore, who has been vociferous in his criticism of defense contractor Halliburton, has bought and sold hundreds of shares of Halliburton stock — and that of other defense contractors — through his private foundation.
Moore, who has claimed he doesn’t own a “single share” of stock, has also invested heavily in HMOs and pharmaceutical giants, the targets of his next movie, “Sickos.”
Moore also likes to rail against what he calls rampant racism in the United States and the fact that supposedly no one hires blacks for good jobs. Schweizer points out that “out of the 134 producers, editors, cinematographers, composers, and production coordinators Moore hired, only three were black.” And not one African-American lives in the ritzy Michigan enclave where Moore has a $1 million mansion.
And while publicly championing unions, Moore has been quite anti-union in his own business dealings and had several clashes with the Writers Guild.

My kingdom for a stone!

Well, I've been drinking water and lemonade like it was going out of style, and I've still not seen any kidney stone in my urine. Peeing into this little strainer the hospital gave me is getting old; I doubt I will be using it after tomorrow. There is a good chance that I pissed it out the same night I came home from the hospital and just didn't realize it. I was hopped up on narcotics, and when I got up in the middle of the night (twice) to pee, I'm sure my sight aligment and sight picture (you know, pecker aligned with strainer and both aligned to toilet) had much to be desired, so I might have already flushed it.

By the way, have you ever read the side effects of certain narcotics? One of them is constipation. Let me tell you, it has been two days, and I have yet to give birth to baby brown!

I have a 90% chance of having another kidney stone. This is probably punishment for looking at porn!