Occasionally, I feel twinges of regret that I didn't pursue a career as a kicker in the NFL. I used to play soccer, and I probably could have transitioned pretty well. And, on some days, I think I would have been really good at it. (I don't admit this often but I actually love football.)

I think I just lost those last bits of regret over this. Even though kickers wouldn't often encounter that situation I'm sure it would've happened to me at some point. No thank you.


posted at 10:42 PM

The other night I happened to catch part of "I Love the 90s, part deux -- 1991" on VH1. Nelson were on, poking fun at the band Extreme. Now, you can say what you want about the song, "More Than Words" but I am pretty sure there is a pop culture law stating that the these-chicks-look-like-guys* band Nelson are in no position to be mocking anyone.


*I wish I could take credit for the line, but I am shamelessly borrowing from this.


posted at 8:48 PM

Apparently, Spongebob Squarepants is TEH GAY!!!!11

I just want to say a thing or two to Mr. Squarepants:

I am a Christian. I am proud to be a Christian. And I got your back.

It needs to be said that groups like the American Family Association and Focus on the Family do not represent all of Christianity (despite the headline "Christians Issue..."). They are fringe groups. To paraphrase Eddie Izzard, "they're f@*$ing weirdo Christians. I'm more of an executive Christian." (Yeah, I shouldn't be making comments like that when I am declaring myself a Christian, but, I am going somewhere with this.)

The problem with these groups is that they are using the title 'Christian' while promoting their drive toward intolerance and exclusivity. This is antithetical to what Jesus taught, namely tolerance and welcoming/including everyone. To label yourself a Christian you must believe in Jesus Christ and what he taught. "Christians" promoting intolerance and exclusion are dishonest. And they make the rest of us look bad.

Sorry to be so preachy, and I know I'm late to the party commenting on this, I just feel it's necessary to present the spectrum of Christianity when this sort of crap sprouts up. So guys, seriously, knock it off. Unless you are actually against healing and community. But that wouldn't be very Christian of you, would it?


posted at 8:35 PM

So serious lately. Sheesh. Oh well. Sometimes things happen which stir up other things. Since I don't know when I'll post again and I don't want to leave that at the top of the page, here's a coming soon list:

1) Favorite music of 2004. This is almost done, I just need to tweak it a little. Still, I'm not sure when it will actually make its way up here.

2) This domain is going away. The email addresses associated with it are deluged with spam and aren't usable anymore. So, everything is going to move somewhere. The new domain hasn't been decided upon yet.

3) With the new domain will come a redesign of the blog. This is also mostly finished. The design is, anyway. I just have to convert it to blogger-ese. And then, of course, there'll be a period of working the kinks out.

4) The archive links on the main page will get updated. (This may not happen until #3 is complete.) For whatever reason, the archive links don't get updated automatically like they are supposed to and I just haven't taken the time to go in and do it by hand.

That's about it for now.


posted at 12:51 PM

A couple of other comments relating to last night's post.

If Iran really does have a stated policy directing them toward the destruction of Israel, and you consider that they already have nuclear weapons**, then one could come to the conclusion that Israel might be justified to take some action. The situation between the U.S. and Iraq is quite different. Seeing how Iraq is not so much with the having of weapons of mass destruction.

**I don't know if this is true or not. Based on some recent articles it seems that Iran is already there, rather than just working toward it.


Also, in the by-the-numbers look there is a stat for 10,252 injured Americans in the Iraq war. It should be pointed out that "wounded" is not just minor wounds and injuries. Warning: the rest of this is a bit gruesome. I'd suggest you stop reading if you want to keep pretending it's all hunky-dory over there. We're talking about people surviving explosions, not just being shot at. Limbs/hands/feet are blown off. These soldiers lives and the lives of their families are forever changed in drastic and unimaginable ways. See more here. It is not pretty.

This is why the war is wrong. We have made our own citizens suffer in these terrible ways because Iraq does not have any weapons of mass destruction. It is wrong because the government did not plan for this fully and the cost is not being paid by the people screwed it up. It is being paid by everyone else. And, yes, you can argue that if you sign up for military service you have to understand that you risk this sort of injury in the line of combat. Normally, I would accept that as valid. But, there is also an understanding, dare I say contract, that the President will not lead our troops into battle unless it is truly necessary. Pretending we are defending ourselves from weapons that don't exist doesn't qualify as 'truly necessary.' Further, if the President is going to take us to war, he really needs to make sure that the plan is the very best one possible. This did not happen, either.

They have failed to show restraint until war is really needed. They have failed to properly prepare for the war. They have failed us. They have failed our soldiers.

And this doesn't even get in to the matter where we have decided for the Iraqi people that they will also die in our crusade. If we're so keen on them having real democracy, shouldn't they, you know, have had some say in this?


posted at 12:35 PM