Here is a resolution I should make:
I resolve to be less of an asshole to those who don’t deserve it, and more of one to those that do.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
My WVu Mountaineers celebrated the New Year by forgetting to show up for their bowl game. Florida State humiliated them.
Things I am Thankful For, 2004 Edition
Thought I would make al ittle list of things I am thankful for, etc. Parents, friends, family, and pets are obviously included, so I am not even mentioning them.
Things I Am Thankful for in 2004 (in no particular order after the Steelers)
1.) The Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL
2.) A Global economy, which allows us to enjoy things like items #3-5
3.) Kona coffee
4.) Laphroiag scotch
5.) Imported cigars
6.) HDTV
7.) President Bush and Vice President Cheney- they aint perfect by any stretch, but I will take them over what the Democrats keep burping up any day of the week.
8.) That the junior Senator from Massachussetts is still Teddy Chappaquiddick’s understudy.
9.) That ESPN and other sports cable networks are starting to show lacrosse.
10.) Down comforters, fluffy pillows, and high count sheets in the winter.
11.) Air conditioning and iced tead in the summer.
12.) Long hot showers in the with good water pressure
13.) BBQ
14.) How easy techonology has made so many things (internet shopping, internet banking, blogging, cell phones, etc.)
15.) The PGA
16.) Every man and woman who is serving or has served in the military in defense of this nation.
Feel free to make your own list and link. And don’t forget to eat pork and sauerkraut tomorrow.
Eco-Terrorism
Turns out the case I discussed in this post was not eco-terrorism, but in fact something far more common- a pissed employee:
security guard accused of burning down homes at the suburban Washington housing development where he worked told investigators he was upset his employer did not show enough sympathy after his infant son died this year.
Aaron L. Speed, 21, who worked for Security Services of America, told police he left his job from August to October because of SSA’s “indifference to the death of his infant son,” according to court papers released Friday.
When asked by investigators who might have started the fire, Speed said: “Someone who works at the site and recently experienced a great loss.”
A relative said Speed lost an infant son earlier this year.
Speed had been hired to protect the Hunters Brooke development, where a string of fires Dec. 6 destroyed 10 houses and damaged 16 others. Authorities said it was the biggest residential arson case in Maryland history, with damage put at $10 million. No one was hurt in the fires; many of the houses were under construction.
Early on, there was speculation the fires were set by environmental extremists, because some environmental groups had complained that the houses were a threat to a nearby bog. But no evidence has been found to support that theory, police said.
Several readers think I should be ‘eating crow’ regarding this, and I am not sure why. All I did was state that eco-terrorism should be treated more seriously, as I was relying on the media suggestions that this was in fact eco-terrorism.
As for eating crow- piss off. I don’t think the ELF and ALF and EarthFirst, whose websites all advocate arson (or have in the past), have been unfairly smeared by this website.
Day By Day Returns
Great News!
Chris Muir’s Day by Day comic strip is returning tomorrow.
Final Wedding Summary
Wedding was beautiful, food was mediocre, bar was open. The last part should explain why you did not get an update earlier.
Wedding Blogging
When I was packing for the wedding, I decided I needed to bring two dress shirts in case I spilled something, etc. So, I took those shirts, washed them, pulled them out of the dryer a little bit early, and put thm oin hangbers and hung them in the shower so I could iron them while they were still damp.
And that is where my dress shirts are today, four hours before the wedding. I wore a black silk shirt with slacks to the rehearsal last night, but that simply won’t do for the wedding. Fortunately, I have a friend here who is the same size as me, and he lent me a shirt. It doesn’t fit around the neck, but what else can I do?
The main consolation is that no one at the wedding is even going to look atg me, so there is no point even caring. All eyes are on the couple, so I have nothing to worry about, hoever shoddy I look.
Still, though, it pisses me off. Am I ever going to get my shit together? Will there ever be anything that is not a hassle or complicated by my own stupidity? Grrr.