Depressing or Inspiring...

You be the judge.

My daily prayer...

I wish I could take credit for authoring this, but alas it was sent to me in jpeg by my friend (and former roommate from years ago), Redneck.

I have no idea of it's origin, but it shall forever be with me.

The Beer Prayer

Our Lager,

Which art in barrels,

Hallowed be thy drink.

Thy will be drunk,

(I will be drunk),

At home as in the tavern.

Give us this day our foamy head,

and forgive us our spillages,

as we forgive those who spill

against us.

And lead us not into incarceration,

but deliver us from hangovers.

For thine is the beer,

The bitter and the lager,

For ever and ever,

Barmen.

Let us bow our heads...

State of the Union

I actually watched most of the State of the Union address last night... instead of the 4 or 6 minutes I usually put into it.

The reason was that Bush actually had to compromise a little this year. For the past 6 years, he could pretty much say whatever the Republicans wanted him to say since they had all the power.

This year, you could actually hear some cracking in his back as he tried to bend over backwards to steer clear of impeachment.

I especially liked his "20 in 10" proposal... limit the US gas use by 20% in the next 10 years. Great idea!!

Wait... weren't you the one who pushed through an energy bill with so many loopholes for energy companies and other entities that it more than offset the 1.8 mpg improvements you required for SUV's and "light trucks"... by 2011?

Well, regardless of your past "initiatives"... if you actually follow through with this proposal, it will help everyone in the world.

As for the Health Insurance Tax Reform initiative... or whatever you're calling it... I'm not so sure I like its current version. But I think it's a step in the right direction.

As it stand now, though, it seems that you would like the middle class to purchase health insurance for the poor. I don't have a problem pitching in to help them out, and lower health care costs for everyone in the process... but shouldn't the people who can help the easiest also lend a hand???

The middle class are the people who are losing ground the fastest in this country, and your proposal will help dwindle their spendable income just a little more. Plus, I don't know how it works in your large, rich, fortune 500 companies, but out here in the real world, it's quite rare for an employer to fully fund the cost of an employee's health insurance... unless of course you're part of a union that has negotiated for decades to make this part of the overall compensation package. So what I take from your proposal is that you'd like the union members and the middle class to "resolve" the current problem of 45+ million uninsured Americans, and lower themselves in the class wars just a little more...

You know what's sad... we're probably willing to do it. Because we're compassionate and patriotic citizens who are willing to go out of our way to help a fellow American...

Oh, and in case you missed the speech... here's a link to it on YouTube

C'mon... do it again

They weren't here to start no trouble... they just wanted to dance!

1985 Chicago Bears

I wonder what an NFL Team would release today if they were to do a song and dance number... for some reason the song "Sexy Back" comes to mind, but I'm not sure why...

maybe because it has been beaten into my head for the past year.

Now that's just no good

Cellphone Tapping - short video (45 sec)

Seriously?!?!... if it was on Fox News, then it isn't a matter of national security, I guess.

Hell, I haven't even finished the book 1984, and it's already coming true.