Crack?

So ... I'm googling for information on how to remove silicone sealant from a shower (long story). I (stupidly) thought that it would be a common product: just next to the silicone sealant. I don't know what I was thinking. I did find some rather easily ... IN AUSTRALIA! WTF?

I keep hunting and come across this article. Yeah ... read it.

here are my favorite quotes:

- ... the only bathroom is down the hall and shared by everyone on the floor - of both sexes.

- ... you have to remove the toilet paper from the bathroom to keep it dry while you drench the whole room with your shower.

- ... your knees get very clean, but the floor gets very wet.

- ... hot water may be available only once a day ...

- ... European towels are annoyingly nonabsorbent.

THAT IS DISGUSTING!!! I now never want to go to Europe. Reading between the lines here tells me that Europeans just can't be very clean people. The whole continent probably smells like a sweaty butt-crack.

But the story doesn't end there. Curiosity got me and I wanted to see what a bidet looked like. Googling that gave me this picture:



I don't get it, but whatever. That actually might be MORE clean than Americans who just wipe the poop (or whatever) around with paper. Think about it.

But it looks like there is a BIG trade off! Did you notice THE TOWEL BEHIND HER!?! You've gotta be KIDDING!?! You wash your crack and then wipe it off WITH THE SAME TOWEL that the last yahoo used?

No.

Thanks anyway, I'll just keep to wiping the poop around.

Osama bin-in Iran

Just now on http://www.drudgereport.com/ he reported the following. I'll include the text because, knowing how his site works, the link will be changed in a short while:

Iran denies rumors it has arrested bin Laden
Mon Feb 21 2005 10:20:00 ET

Iran denied Monday suggestions on some local Internet sites that it arrested Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the Western world's most wanted man, on the border with Pakistan.

"This information is wrong and bin Laden has not been arrested by our security forces," government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said at a weekly press briefing.

Some Iranian Internet sites quoted American officials as saying the Al-Qaeda leader, who has a 25-million-dollar US bounty on his head, had been arrested two weeks ago by Iranian forces.

The Saudi-born militant is blamed for the September 11, 2001 terror strikes on the United States and a string of other attacks around the world.

Here's my two cents: I have a gut feeling that they have him and that right now the US and Iran are in pretty constant contact. If this story just 'fades away' then my bet is that Iran is providing refuge to Osama and we will never get him.

back again!

Well we got off to a great start with this thing, then it has been a week or more since I last posted. What have I been doing, you might ask? First, I'm pretty sure I am selling the house. That's going to be a crap-load of work. Last weekend the folks came up to help me start cleaning.Secondly, at night I have been reading Lord of the Rings. I am completely engrossed. That is the primary reason why I have been silent for a while. I can't take that 'precious reading time' away. That will wear off as I get deeper into the four million page book. Finally, it's marathon season and I'm in the mood. Every day this week I have ran and I intend on keeping that up for a while.

So. I was deeply impressed with Cornfed's knowledge of what SWLABR means. BTW, I have seen the W stand for [was, walks, walked] ... who knows.

As for Pennington's recent rants on high school, I love the '92 and '02 pictures. Damn we looked young! We really need to do something fun in 2012, we must have beer in our hands.

Now, you ass-hats! Quit posting to my blog. Post to yours, and then we can all comment on each other's. sheesh! :)

Camping photos.....

Remember our camping trip our senior year? Do you still have those pics? You should post them. What ever happened to that oppossum?

Slow Hand

Didn't know you were a Clapton fan. We need to hook up and go a concert this summer if he will be in KC, long-hair too. Cream kicks ass, perhaps they will release another album from the Albert Hall concert, like the 24 nights album.
Have you seen the concert schedule and locations?
SWLABR

Super Bowl Ads

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6916226/

I thought the godaddy.com add was ridiculous. My favorite was the Ameriquest ad (cat and spaghetti sauce). I loved the Anheuser-Busch ad that applauded the returning troops. But ... I couldn't help thinking the whole time how much of a stark contrast that is from the welcome that Viet Nam veterans received. Then I got all mad thinking about those spineless, treasonous, @#$@$$@# @#$@##@$ hippies. You think liberals are bad now? Those #@#$$#-ers throwing crap at the vets and calling them baby killers is one of the darkest moments of United States history.

DAMMIT!!! I hate hippies!!!

It was forty years ago today ...

Here come several posts about aging musicians. I tend to scoff at people that even give two thoughts to celebrities and their depraved lives. I could care less why Brad and Jennifer broke up. I saw a headline today about the 'beniffer' ring being up for auction. Who cares? I lost a ton of money on my engagement ring, and that a$$-clown is going to MAKE money on his just because it was on J-Lo's finger. Anyway, that's not the point.

Later today, I realize that I am a bit of a hypocrite in that I always run to articles about musicians that I enjoy; especially about the older guys like the Beatles, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, etc.

And whereas I roll my eyes at kids wearing 'Cobain Lives' t-shirts and all that crap, I genuinely 'miss' George Harrison. I have been on a Beatles kick this week. Sometimes when I hear his voice in a song it kind of makes me sad. I don't think the same thing about John; he was dead before I knew who the Beatles were.

I genuinely wish these guys well, and I can justify that. They have brought happiness to my life, I don't think there is anything wrong in wishing it in return. And though they don't know me from Adam, I have spent a significant part of my life with them ... in a sense.

Furthermore, despite the legendary debauchery of their younger years, I am always amazed at how 'normal' many of the aging rockers have become. Behold several evidences to follow ...

... Part I ...

So, first, I read today that Eric Clapton's wife just pooped out her third offspring by him. WHAT!?! I didn't know he was married. So I started google'ing that. He was 57 when she was 25, giving birth to their first. They have since wed and spawned twice more.

Read this

and this

Isn't that crazy!?! First, I couldn't even fathom a human being raised in the Western hemisphere who doesn't know who Eric Clapton is. Second, I would never imagine that the afore mentioned god would fall for a frumpy looking 'normal person' from ... Ohio (WTF?). She is certainly no Patti Boyd (shown here on with George Harrison whom she divorced to marry Eric).

But ... whatever. I hope he's happy.

But more importantly that that, here's what else I found whilst snooping ...

HOLY COW!!! CREAM is reuniting for some shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London! I don't know much about it. Are they really reuniting? Are they going to make more records? Tours!?! I clicked here and for a split second before it told me that the shows were sold out I was considering going. That would have been amazing.

... Part II ...

So while I was looking for a good picture for the link to Patti Boyd, I started googling her. I'm getting tired of typing, so I will keep this short. In my humble opinion, Patti was easily the most beautiful and intriguing of all the Beatle wives. She IS the epicenter of my favorite rock history story; the whole George / Eric thing ... um ... here is good enough for now.

I remember seeing a shot of her attending George's funeral and thinking that she's still beautiful ... for a ... 50-something year old. But check this out. here's a picture of her with her current guy, 'Rod'.. What a DORK!!! Rod. huh-huh.

... Part III ...

This is actually the first one I was going to post, but it got sidetracked by the others. Check this article out

And so, the former Beatles star has come full circle. Considered among the most edgy entertainers in the world during the 1960s, he has now become the safe choice.

"I had a slight inkling that there might be something like that attached to it," McCartney said at a news conference Thursday. "That's OK. It's an honor to do it."

Again, I'm tired of typing. I'll leave it at this: They're right. Of course the Beatles were edgy and 'rebellious' in the early sixties with their long hair and later with the drugs. Now, he's quite mainstream. BUT!!! He's a Knight of the British Empire and he can do his work and not let the naysayers get to him. Do you hear in his statement how confidently he shrugs off the criticism? He has nothing more to prove, but that doesn't mean he's 'done'. He is Sir Paul McCartney and he knows that he is one of the very best ever at his craft.

XTerra

Today I got two messages from you two (you know who you are) inquiring about the XTerra. I thought I would respond to both here since we are doing all this blogging stuff.

Cornfed said:

I heard that you have an Xterra and I was shopping for vehicles and was interested in one but there were some bad reviews online such as: poor acceleration, gas guzzler, hydroplaning, bad in mountains, and something about removing the rear seat cushions to fold seats down and the clips break. Is any of this true? Do you like your Xterra?

Most everything in that statement is true.

1. poor acceleration - It's as nimble as an RV with a pack of Weight Watcher dropouts in the back.


2. gas guzzler - It get's about 14-15 mpg. That's AWESOME when I drive 26 miles to work (one way).


3. Hydroplaning - yup, done it.


4. bad in mountains - It's been to Great Smoky Mountain National Park several times. This isn't as much of a deal considering #1.


5. ...rear seat cushions... - yup. stinks.


6. clips break - Well, haven't had that one yet.

The flip side is that it does a great job as an SUV. It can haul crap but still be a decent 'car'. Just like all my other cars, I have beat the hell out of it. I've had a few issues with it; I had to replace the transmission at about 100,000. I put a huge dent in the top of it (long story) a few months ago, but that is entirely my fault. However, I have no intention of ever fixing that. I already mentioned that it has gone to the mountains a bunch. It is PERFECT for hauling me in and out of campsites. It has cool stadium seating, it looks nice. It's a good SUV. Plus, despite the revolting fact that the frogs own Nissan, it was made right here in Smyrna, Tennessee.

My intent is to pay it off and then drive it until I can save up for a normal car. Then I'll keep it in the garage forever. Because of the mileage and the dent, I have no intent of ever selling it or trading it in. I wouldn't get enough value out of it to warrant parting with it. So, I literally intend on driving it until it falls apart.

I don't know anything about cars anymore, so I couldn't compare. My dad is about to get his ... fourth or fifth XTerra, if that tells you anything. I tend to compare the XTerra unfavorably to my mom's Grand Cherokee, but I am sure that thing is much more expensive than an XTerra.

Heartless, soul-less witch.

MSNBC - Wreck victim recalls using blood for last words


Unbelievable! So ... I'm sure you have heard the story of the dude in the train wreck a couple of weeks ago that scrawled love messages to his wife and kids with his own blood. His 22 year old daughter has this to say about it:

"It’s very sweet and I know he cares about us a lot," she said. "But he should have been worried about keeping the blood inside instead of playing with it."

What a bitch! You know, I accept that I have about as much skill, understanding and experience with women as I do with a nuclear warhead. But I think she is a typical example of the cruel nature of the current generation of American females. Boys of my generation were raised on G.I. Joe who told us that "knowing is half the battle." What cartoon or cultural influence taught girls, "cruelty, hatred and spite are golden virtues."

Even if she THINKS this stuff, she couldn't just say, "Aw! Daddy! That was so sweet!" and leave it at that. NO!!! She has to get on public TV and say, "My dad is a dumb-a$$."

OK. So I'm pretty cynical about women these days.

Why?

Ok. So the headline picture on MSNBC right now is this:



Doesn't this dude look like the Ayatollah Khomeini? Did we send hundereds of thousands of kids over to Iraq (with over a thousand dead so far) to put THIS GUY in power? How many years before we have to come back and remove him?

News of the wierd

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6898403/

Under Jewish law, a mohel — someone who performs circumcisions —
draws blood from the circumcision wound. Most mohels do it by hand with a
suction device, but Fischer uses a practice rare outside strict Orthodox groups
where he uses his mouth to draw blood after cutting the foreskin.

um ... eww.