Astros move up…
…to their first-ever World Series after winning against the Cardinals in a 5-1 game. Can they take Chicago in the Series? Win or lose, the Astros have done a hell of a job so far.
Update on Star
Recently, Star was moved to Abilene, Tx., in order to stay with my brother and his family while her house in Lake Charles is repaired. The house was severely damaged by Hurricane Rita. When she got to Abilene, my sister-in-law Tammy took her to the hospital for an evaulation. Star had been without any form [...]
Astros 3-2 in the NLCS
And they’re once again within one win of going to their first-ever World Series. Can they do it or will they choke like they did last year?
And the young man learns…
…that Uncle Vic is always right. A couple of weeks ago, I had mentioned that my nephew had been beaten up by his grandfather, and that I was going to be moving him into my home in order to get him out of that environment. I had also advised my nephew to file charges against [...]
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily…WTF?
Hat tip: NewsBusters via Malkin. Dear Today, When exagerating a news story about how bad the flooding is, don’t let someone wade in between the camera and the reporters, especially if the water’s only ankle deep.
QotD
Hat tip: The Cassandra Page. We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. Ayn Rand
American Wookiee
Chewbacca Actor to Become an American Wednesday, October 12, 2005 WASHINGTON — A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a Wookiee named Chewbacca (search) growled and howled his way through “Star Wars” (search) movies. On Monday, the actor who played him will take the oath to become an American citizen. British-born Peter [...]
Five years ago…
…terrorists bombed the USS Cole while in port in Yemen. Stars and Stripes has this article as a rememberance. Vulture 6 and I served with one of the sailors killed on the Cole. EN2 Mark Ian Nieto was merely an FN just out of boot camp when we served with him on the USS Constellation.
Hatemongering disrupted by motorcycles
Fred Phelps and his band of Merry Morons continue to make asses of themselves by protesting the funerals of fallen American soldiers. This time, however, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts have taken it upon themselves to prevent these assclowns from disrupting the funeral. Motorcycles Drown Out Effort To Disrupt Funeral CHELSEA, Okla. — An effort [...]
Vote “No” to HJR6
HJR6 is the proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution prohibiting same-sex marriages, a measure I strongly urge voters to reject. Do I do this because I support same-sex marriage? Nope. Not at all. In fact, I oppose the concept of same-sex marriages. (This is the place where the reactionaries on both sides normally would have [...]
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