tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102041022024-03-07T00:29:29.773-06:00no matter what... eschew obfuscationmike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1529125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-83885149608736862522012-12-14T15:06:00.002-06:002012-12-14T15:06:58.698-06:00gentleman my ass...<br />
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<i>God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?</i></div>
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i would narrow it down a little further - christianity killed god! and the Fishers, Donohoes, Benedicts, Fallwells, Robertsons, etc have done the most murdering of god.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-god-didnt-stop-ct-school-shooting-because-hes-gentleman-who-doesnt-go-where-he-not-w" target="_blank">Fischer: God Didn't Stop CT School Shooting Because He's a Gentleman Who Doesn't Go Where He is Not Wanted</a><br />
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mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-73639800405891686232012-12-11T18:07:00.000-06:002012-12-11T18:17:25.433-06:00blithering nonsense...<br />
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Michael Tomasky has something to say about Judge Scalia's too often pronounced pearls of wisdom. in the link above it's about lgbtq & marriage. Tomasky's blunt take on what Scalia says? </div>
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Scalia says in Lawrence: “Today’s opinion dismantles the structure of constitutional law that has permitted a distinction to be made between heterosexual and homosexual unions, insofar as formal recognition in marriage is concerned.”</div>
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yes, overwhelmingly states have blocked it, but that leads to questions of the 4th, 9th, 10th, & 14th Amendments. wake up SCOTUS!</div>
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and it may have to do with age, where i am <i>enraged</i> by so much i see. </div>
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it's different than the rage i felt when i was involved with anti-Vietnam or Civil Rights or other 'causes' youth gets fired up over. it may also have to do with the recent loss of one of the dearest & most important people in my life, but there <b>is</b> a distinct difference.</div>
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i am not just enraged. i am also disgusted, more cynical (if that is even possible for me), extremely sardonic, and feel like lashing out. the last is a huge change.</div>
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i learned to control my temper when i was an adolescent as i realized that i, in fact every human, has the capacity to destroy someone physically and mentally. i attacked another kid because he kicked in the spokes of an all chrome-bicycle i had just received not 15 minutes before. they had to pull me off of him as i pounded his head into the pavement! i wasn't even aware i was doing it. that blew my pacifist cover, to say the least</div>
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there were a lot of ideas brainstormed by the class and individually, but it wasn't until i read <u>Madame Bovary</u> by Gustave Flaubert and <u>Giovanni's Room</u> by James Baldwin that something crystallized in my brain. though two very different books, and i realize i didn't completely understand Baldwin's book back then, i became fascinated by how one human being could treat or act badly toward another, given that we seemingly all have the same basic sense - humanity.</div>
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i phrased it into the topic: <i>"Man's Inhumanity to Man"</i>. </div>
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though not a significantly unique topic, i have been engulfed with this 'quest' almost my entire life in one way or another, but i'm not sure i am any closer to understanding it. instead, the rage...</div>
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i realize that i have not made any entries to this blog in a long time. i also decided that maybe this could be the place that could act as an outlet for my frustrations, thoughts, and musings. perhaps this has been the point of the blog all along - <i>no matter what... eschew obfuscation</i></div>
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</div>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-41083625121087705852011-10-30T11:52:00.001-05:002011-10-30T11:55:41.400-05:00be careful what you wish for...this puts <i>crazy eyes</i> across the line & into the sanity column...<br /><br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uE5xZKszXMQ?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-39774491201993168822011-03-11T13:23:00.004-06:002011-03-11T13:27:24.441-06:00email request to expand House Homeland Security investigation into 'homegrown' extremism...here is the full text of the email i sent to the Democratic minority members of Rep. King's investigation into 'homegrown' extremism requesting they ask for an expansion of the hearing to include <b>ALL</b> extremism:<br /><br />"<i>Date: March 11, 2011<br /><br />To:<br />Bennie Thompson, Mississippi, Ranking Member<br />Loretta Sanchez, California<br />Jane Harman, California<br />Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas<br />Henry Cuellar, Texas<br />Yvette Clarke, New York<br />Laura Richardson, California<br />Donna Christian-Christensen, Virgin Islands<br />Danny K. Davis, Illinois<br />Brian Higgins, New York<br />Jackie Speier, California<br />Cedric Richmond, Louisiana<br />Hansen Clarke, Michigan<br />William R. Keating, Massachusetts<br /><br />Re: Request for Expansion of Hearing on public examination of Muslim extremism in America<br /><br />From: J Michael Ireland<br /><br /><br />In light of Chairman King's investigation into the public examination of Muslim extremism in America, I believe it would be of greater benefit to our country to expand the investigation of extremism to include groups of all faiths including Christians, Mormons, Jews, Jehovah Witnesses, etc. along with all other extremist groups identified by the Department of Homeland security. It should include all sides of the spectrum - including the right and the left. I would include the political parties also, eg Democrats, Republicans, Teabaggers, Independents, Green. etc,.as well as groups such as PETA, Cato Institute, SEIU, Alliance Defense Fund, AFL-CIO, etal.<br /><br />We will never get a true picture of just how much extremism is effecting/affecting our security unless a thorough study is completed. Focusing on only one group is unclear and incomplete. We should leave no stone unturned.<br /><br />With the recent occurrences such as what happened to Rep. Giffords, the bomb at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade, and the murder of Dr. George Tiller, it would behoove us to have a complete picture of all threats.<br /><br />Though I realize that the majority on the committee would probably vote down any such motion, I believe it should be brought to the attention of the American people as a whole.<br /><br />I also request a personal favor. Unfortunately, I was unable to find all of the minority members' email addresses and would appreciate it if you could share my concern with those I could not contact. Thank you, very much.<br /><br />I appreciate your taking time to consider this request and I hope that you will be able to calm the sense of urgency and fear that the entire country has been hit with by Mr. King's hearings. It is of the utmost importance that every aspect of this concern be addressed.<br /><br />Very truly yours,<br /><br />J Michael Ireland<br />jm****@comcast.net<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">There is nothing wrong; only things that are missing."</span></span></i>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-91983758900233779552011-03-07T11:29:00.001-06:002011-03-07T11:30:59.125-06:00"The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed"<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431988-the-meaning-of-matthew" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606920m/6431988.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431988-the-meaning-of-matthew">The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/864400.Judy_Shepard">Judy Shepard</a><br/><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79809355">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />there are things in the book not generally known to the public that are not just surprising but also heart-wrenching; for example, his great-uncle walking into the church for his memorial service had a heart attack and died! the family didn't know about it until after the service. the firs 2/3's of the book really makes Matthew more human than image and the struggles that he went through explain a lot of why his story is so thought-provoking. the last part of the book winds down almost too quickly and is the only negative i have about the book. Judy Shepard has to be commended for putting this story to paper and make the title come true - The Meaning of Matthew. EVERYONE should read this book...<br /><br/><br/><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3006987-mike">View all my reviews</a>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-65737293181652891372011-02-24T14:07:00.002-06:002011-02-24T14:25:55.182-06:00captain bullshit...got this email from a friend...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/5474089429/" title="Alan Simpson aka captain bullshit by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5474089429_210bc6b40b_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="Alan Simpson aka captain bullshit" /></a><br /><br /><i>Senator Alan Simpson, from Wyoming, calls senior citizens the Greediest Generation as he compared " Social Security " to a Milk Cow with 310 million teats. August, 2010 .<br /><br />Here’s a response in a letter from a unknown fellow in Montana, I think he is a little ticked off !<br /><br /><br />“Hey Alan, let’s get a few things straight…<br /><br />1. As a career politician, you have been on the public dole for FIFTY YEARS.<br /><br />2. I have been paying Social Security taxes for 48 YEARS (since I was 15 years old. I am now 63.)<br /><br />3. My Social Security payments, and those of millions of other Americans, were safely tucked away in an interest bearing account for decades until you political pukes decided to raid the account and give OUR money to a bunch of zero ambition losers in return for votes, thus bankrupting the system and turning Social Security into a Ponzi scheme that would have made Bernie Madoff proud.<br /><br />4. Recently, just like Lucy & Charlie Brown, you and your ilk pulled the proverbial football away from millions of American seniors nearing retirement and moved the goalposts for full retirement from age 65 to age 67. NOW, you and your shill commission is proposing to move the goalposts YET AGAIN.<br /><br />5. I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying into Medicare from Day One, and now you morons propose to change the rules of the game. Why? Because you idiots mismanaged other parts of the economy to such an extent that you need to steal money from Medicare to pay the bills.<br /><br />6. I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying income taxes our entire lives, and now you propose to increase our taxes yet again. Why? Because you incompetent bums spent our money so profligately that you just kept on spending even after you ran out of money. Now, you come to the American taxpayers and say you need more to pay off YOUR debt.<br /><br />To add insult to injury, you label us “greedy” for calling “bullshit” on your incompetence. Well, Captain Bullshit, I have a few questions for YOU.<br /><br />1. How much money have you earned from the American taxpayers during your pathetic 50-year political career?<br /><br />2. At what age did you retire from your pathetic political career, and how much are you receiving in annual retirement benefits from the American taxpayers?<br /><br />3. How much do you pay for YOUR government provided health insurance?<br /><br />4. What cuts in YOUR retirement and health care benefits are you proposing in your disgusting deficit reduction proposal, or, as usual, have you exempted yourself and your political cronies?<br /><br />It is you, Captain Bullshit, and your political co-conspirators who are “greedy”. It is you and they who have bankrupted America and stolen the American dream from millions of loyal, patriotic taxpayers. And for what? Votes. <br /><br />That’s right, sir. You and yours have bankrupted America for the sole purpose of advancing your pathetic political careers. You know it, we know it, and you know that we know it.<br /><br />And you can take that to the bank, you miserable SOB ”</i><br /><br />i don't think i can add any more to this...mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-48203437561387624452010-12-06T07:33:00.002-06:002010-12-06T07:39:01.281-06:00child abuse...The Fight Against Child Abuse - today is the International Day for the Elimination of Child Abuse. it has really caught on at FaceBook; some people question what good is changing a profile picture; <br /><br />if it effects only 1 person, it is good!<br /><br />in my career in Education i have seen & dealt with too many, and too many is more than one, abused children and each one broke my heart...<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DNSVOP-XCtA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DNSVOP-XCtA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-47871492501833695222010-08-19T20:13:00.002-05:002010-08-19T20:18:01.599-05:00no one is alone...<center><object height="355" width="450"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnLKbc2hvxk?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnLKbc2hvxk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br />sung by <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CC8QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bernadettepeters.com%2F&ei=U9VtTKCRIoqqngfDo-XrBw&usg=AFQjCNGcKD4OTEUK1JxSXu7OnmtIOExi5A&sig2=rzawtK7vSV8U14mPJ8LAWg">Bernadette Peters</a><br />from "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FInto_the_Woods&ei=jdVtTLi0OIyknQfqlcCgCA&usg=AFQjCNFF8EvHGIRrbb-Nd665PYkbRIZVtA&sig2=VCuqUM68C0L0LG8FQkKDaw">Into The Woods</a>"<br />by <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FStephen_Sondheim&ei=rNVtTI2-FMj_nAec97TdCA&usg=AFQjCNGNBRJXtmK-SqmPzphuhwhML4BeDA&sig2=uH17Ch3cysIafb0_LInCwg">Stephen Sondheim</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>No one here to guide you<br />Now you're on your own<br />Only me beside you<br />Still your not alone<br />No one is alone<br />Truley<br />No one is alone<br /><br />Sometimes people leave you<br />Half-way through the wood<br />Others may decieve you<br />You decide whats good<br />You decide alone<br />But no one is alone<br /><br />People make mistakes<br />Father's, Mother's<br />People make mistakes<br />Holding to their own<br />Thinking they're alone<br /><br />Honor their mistakes<br />Everybody makes<br />One another's terrible mistakes<br /><br />Witches can be right<br />Giants can be good<br />You decide whats right<br />You decide whats good<br />Just remember<br /><br />Someone is on your side<br />Someone else is not<br />Well we're seeing our side<br />Maybe we forgot<br />They are not alone<br />Cause no one is alone<br /><br />Hard to see the light now<br />Just don't let it go<br />Things will come out right now<br />We can make it so<br />Someone is on your side<br />No one is alone</i></center><br /><br /><br />cross posted on my <a href="http://ismeltinginthedark.blogspot.com/">macarthur park</a> website...mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-60905257959631932122010-08-13T11:13:00.001-05:002010-08-16T17:52:31.167-05:00monday morning mayhem...<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >beware the copy room...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4888545494/" title="Ghost copy by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4888545494_7095d684a6_o.gif" alt="Ghost copy" height="595" width="476" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Ole's special diet...</span><br /><br /><i>Ole was turning 88 and was overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.<br /><br />Doc: 'I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least 5 pounds.<br /><br />When Ole returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60 lbs!<br /><br />Why, that's amazing!' the doctor said, 'Did you follow my instructions? '<br /><br />Ole nodded..... I'll tell you though, by Golly, I thought I wuz gonna drop dead on dat 3rd day.<br /><br />'From the hunger, you mean?' asked the doctor.<br /><br />Ole: 'Hell no, it wuz from all dat damn skippin'!</i><br /><br /><br />ummm, yes... Ole is a blonde..............<br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4397975789/" title="chimpanzee-laughing by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4397975789_6ee885ffec_m.jpg" width="215" height="215" alt="chimpanzee-laughing" /></a></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-80570155630932657702010-08-09T04:30:00.003-05:002010-08-09T21:46:10.420-05:00monday morning mayhem...<span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">As we Silver Surfers know, sometimes we have trouble with our computers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">I had a problem yesterday, so I called Eric, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control and asked him to come over.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.'</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired,</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">'An ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">Eric grinned.... 'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">'No,' I replied. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.' </span><br /><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">So I wrote down: </span><br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">ID10T </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">I used to like Eric, the little s**t.</span>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-73425112907048254612010-08-02T04:52:00.000-05:002010-08-02T04:52:00.174-05:00monday morning mayhem...<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >militancy...</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4850477367/" title="from Athiestcartoons.com by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4850477367_92e2b54a1e_o.jpg" alt="from Athiestcartoons.com" height="340" width="479" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">my thanks to Richard Scott for the heads up on this one...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >home invasion; just when you thought you were safe...</span><br /><br /><i>A man breaks into a house to look for money and guns. Inside, he finds couple in bed. He orders the guy out of the bed and ties him to a chair.<br /><br />While tying the homeowner's wife to the bed the convict gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then gets up & goes into the bathroom.<br /><br />While he's in there, the husband whispers over to his wife: 'Listen, this guy is an escaped convict. Look at his clothes! He's probably spent a lot of time in jail and hasn't seen a woman in years.<br /><br />I saw how he kissed your neck. If he wants sex, don't resist, don't complain... do what ever he tells you. Satisfy him no matter how much he nauseates you. This guy is obviously very dangerous. If he gets angry, he'll kill us both. Be strong, Honey. I love you!'<br /><br />His wife responds: 'He wasn't kissing my neck. He was whispering in my ear. He told me that he's gay, thinks you're cute, and asked if we had any Vaseline..... I told him it was in the bathroom.</i><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br />research confirms that drinking gives you the same benefits yoga does !!! </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4850488867/" title="yoga & Drinking by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4850488867_dc4562c279.jpg" alt="yoga & Drinking" height="181" width="450" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3401670890/" title="Hysterical Dog.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3401670890_6542f0ecd8_o.gif" alt="Hysterical Dog.gif" height="88" width="136" /></a><br />i don't understand why Maxx isn't in better shape!!!<center></center></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-37049917597015301572010-07-30T00:17:00.001-05:002010-07-30T00:17:00.434-05:00weekender...<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >finally, the answer to one of the most annoying questions...</span><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4842549180/" title="two stupid chickens by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4842549180_16eb17fe5b_o.jpg" alt="two stupid chickens" height="349" width="297" /></a></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >and for anyone looking at office departures...</span><br /><br /><br /><i>the importance of sentence structure...<br /><br /><br />The boss had to fire somebody, and he narrowed it down to one of two people: Mary or Jack. It was an impossible decision because they were both decent workers.<br /><br />Rather than flip a coin, he decided he would fire the first one who used the water cooler the next morning.<br /> <br />Mary came in the next morning with a horrible hangover after partying all night. She went to the cooler to take an aspirin. <br /><br />The boss approached her and said, "Mary, I've never done this before, but I have to lay you or Jack off." <br /><br />"Could you jack off?" she said. "I feel like shit this morning."</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4397975789/" title="chimpanzee-laughing by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4397975789_fb68f2726f_o.gif" alt="chimpanzee-laughing" height="215" width="215" /></a><br />he's so embarrased...</center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-69364755439707791832010-07-25T08:57:00.002-05:002010-07-25T09:01:36.783-05:00when it seeps into the comics...it's gotta be bad...<br /><br /><a href="http://comics.com/frank&ernest/2010-07-25/" title="Frank & Ernest"><img src="http://c0389161.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/dyn/str_strip/329120.full.gif" border="0" alt="Frank & Ernest" /></a>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-86585487483942264112010-07-23T00:01:00.000-05:002010-07-23T00:01:01.066-05:00weekender...<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><b>and that's when the fight started</b>...</span><br /><br /><br /><i>My partner was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.<br /><br />He was not happy with what he saw and said to me,<br /><br />"I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.'<br /><br />I replied, "Your eyesight's near perfect."<br /><br />and that's when the fight started........</i><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3493170237/" title="Maxx Happy.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3493170237_0a048cc841_o.gif" alt="Maxx Happy.gif" height="200" width="154" /></a></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-45980413071087583542010-07-16T01:56:00.000-05:002010-07-16T01:56:00.260-05:00weekender...<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >and that's how it started...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my partner kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of.<br /><br />First, the truck, the car, new playlists, always something more important to me.<br /><br />Finally he thought of a clever way to make his point. When I arrived home one day, I found him seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of scissors.<br /><br />I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again I handed him a toothbrush. <br /><br />I said, 'When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway.'<br /><br />The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3663319701/" title="Maxx New Friends.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3663319701_604f19f2c3_o.gif" width="318" height="168" alt="Maxx New Friends.gif" /></a></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-66745144266227979422010-07-12T04:53:00.000-05:002010-07-12T04:53:00.410-05:00monday morning mayhem...<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >the weekend report...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">So I lost the pub trivia contest over the weekend by 1 point.<br /><br />Damn!!!<br /><br />The last question was, "Where do women have the curliest hair?"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.......apparently the correct answer is Fiji</span><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3401670890/" title="Hysterical Dog.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3401670890_6542f0ecd8_o.gif" alt="Hysterical Dog.gif" height="88" width="136" /></a><br />you all have a dirty mind...</center><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">statistics...</span></span><br /><br /><br /><i>Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.</i><br /><br /><br />who'd a-thought...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >new demographic map of Florida...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4784263521/" title="map of florida by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4784263521_5284d8eb3b.jpg" alt="map of florida" height="449" width="450" /></a></center><br /><br />why didn't SCOTUS have this map in 2000 with the Bush v. Gore case? i'm only going all the way south to the Keys; you know - Margaritaville and Gay Haven...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >one of the perks of turning 60...</span></span><br /><br /><i> People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you?</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >oh, and...</span><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4784924590/" title="Tab Hunter & Biography by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4784924590_e295f933b6_o.jpg" alt="Tab Hunter & Biography" height="310" width="465" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Tab Hunter turned 79 years old yesterday! Damn...</span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3991622762/" title="Chickent legs.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3991622762_b17ac06d69_o.gif" alt="Chickent legs.gif" height="137" width="209" /></a></center></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-30028860558605476702010-06-25T00:02:00.000-05:002010-06-25T00:02:00.232-05:00weekender...<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >A CATHOLIC HEART ATTACK</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A man suffered a serious heart attack and had open heart bypass surgery.<br /><br />He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at a Catholic Hospital. As he was recovering, a nun asked him questions regarding how he was going to pay for his treatment.<br /><br />She asked, 'Do you have health insurance?'<br /><br />He replied in a raspy voice, 'No health insurance.'<br /><br />The nun asked, 'Do you have money in the bank?'<br /><br />He replied, 'No money in the bank.'<br /><br />The nun asked, 'Do you have a relative who could help you?'<br /><br />He said, 'I only have a spinster sister, who is a nun.'<br /><br />The nun became agitated and announced loudly, 'Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God.'<br /><br />The patient replied, 'Then send the bill to my brother-in-law."</span><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4397975789/" title="chimpanzee-laughing by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4397975789_fb68f2726f_o.gif" alt="chimpanzee-laughing" height="215" width="215" /></a><br />i knew Simon would get it!<br />it was a 'roofer' for Maxx...</center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-26738766334250614932010-06-21T00:50:00.000-05:002010-06-22T14:46:09.888-05:00monday morning mayhem...<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Jack Daniels Fishing Story </span><br /><br /><i>I went fishing this morning but after a short time I ran out of worms. Then I saw a cottonmouth with a frog in his mouth. Frogs are good bass bait.<br /><br /><br /></i><center><i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4721817804/" title="snake by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1431/4721817804_25fcc6f243_m.jpg" alt="snake" height="180" width="240" /></a></i></center><i><br /><br />Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his mouth I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog, and put it in my bait bucket.<br /><br />Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bit. So, I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in its mouth. His eyes rolled back, he went limp. I released him into the lake without incident and carried on fishing using the frog.<br /><br /><br /></i><center><i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4721166099/" title="Jack Daniels bottle by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1260/4721166099_e83c3be960_o.jpg" alt="Jack Daniels bottle" height="350" width="125" /></a></i></center><i><br /><br />A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. There was that same snake with two more frogs in his mouth.<br /><br />Life is good in the South.</i>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-16552108655053067012010-06-18T01:20:00.000-05:002010-06-18T01:20:00.475-05:00weekender...<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Stuttering Cat - as explained by a 1st grade student...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A teacher is explaining biology to her 1st grade students. "Human beings are the only animals that stutter," she said.<br /><br />A little girl raises her hand. "I had a kitty-cat who stuttered."<br /><br />The teacher, knowing how precious some of these stories could become, asked the girl to describe the incident.<br /><br />"Well," she began, "I was in the back yard with my kitty and the Rottweiler that lives next door got a running start and before we knew it, he jumped over the fence into our yard!"<br /><br />"That must've been scary," said the teacher.<br /><br />"It sure was," said the little girl. "My kitty raised her back, went "Ffffff!, Ffffff!, FfffffF, but before she could say "Fuck!," the Rottweiler ate her!<br /><br />The teacher had to leave the room.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4710440699/" title="lauging chipmunk by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4710440699_97b4c2f20f_o.gif" width="169" height="275" alt="lauging chipmunk" /></a><br />Maxx brought home a new friend;<br />he says he's related to Alvin;<br />i doubt it...</center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-42787005242160009722010-06-17T23:29:00.000-05:002010-06-17T23:30:17.429-05:00ummm...<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4710440713/" title="Daffy Duck by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1299/4710440713_301a56505f_o.jpg" width="400" height="347" alt="Daffy Duck" /></a></center><br /><br />rats, i forgot what it was...mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-4216136204509092302010-06-11T04:15:00.001-05:002010-06-11T04:15:00.718-05:00weekender...<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Bubba goes to college...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A professor at the University of West Virginia was giving a lecture on the supernatural. To get a feel for his audience, he asks: "How many people here believe in ghosts?"<br /><br />About 90 students raise their hands.<br /><br />"Well, that's a good start.<br /><br />"Out of those of you who believe in ghosts, do any of you think you have seen a ghost?"<br /><br />About 40 students raise their hands.<br /><br />"That's really good. I'm really glad you take this seriously.<br /><br />"Has anyone here ever talked to a ghost?"<br /><br />About 15 students raise their hand.<br /><br />"Has anyone here ever touched a ghost?"<br /><br />Three students raise their hands.<br /><br />"That's fantastic. Now let me ask you one question further.<br /><br />"Have any of you ever made love to a ghost?"<br /><br />Way in the back, Bubba raises his hand.<br /><br />The professor takes off his glasses and says: "Son, all the Years I've been giving this lecture no one has ever claimed To have made love to a ghost. You've got to come up here and tell us about your experience."<br /><br />The big redneck student replied with a nod and a grin, and began to make his way up to the podium.<br /><br />When he reached the front of the room, the professor asks: "So, Bubba, tell us what it's like to have sex with a ghost."<br /><br />Bubba replied: "Shiiiit!! From way back there I thought you said "Goats" </span><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4397975789/" title="chimpanzee-laughing by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4397975789_fb68f2726f_o.gif" alt="chimpanzee-laughing" height="215" width="215" /></a></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-68213417213728549012010-06-07T03:07:00.000-05:002010-06-07T03:07:00.226-05:00monday morning mayhem...for the return of <span style="font-style: italic;">monday morning mayhem</span> what better than my favorite subject - kids! and these are some doozies...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />Why we love children: </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">1) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">NUDITY</span><br /><br />I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'<br /><br />2) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">OPINIONS</span><br /><br />On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'<br /><br />3) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">KETCHUP</span><br />A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she aske d her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'<br /><br />4) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">MORE NUDITY</span><br /><br />A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'<br /><br />5) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">POLICE #1</span><br /><br />While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop?' 'Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. 'My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'<br /><br />6) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">POLICE #2</span><br /><br />It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked. 'It sure is,' I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'<br /><br />7) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">ELDERLY</span><br /><br />While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'<br /><br />8) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">DRESS-UP</span><br /><br />A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.''And why not, darling?' 'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.'<br /><br />9) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">DEATH</span><br /><br />While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.<br /><br />The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!)<br /><br />10) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">SCHOOL</span><br /><br />A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'<br /><br />11) <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">BIBLE</span><br /><br />A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it . What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.<br />'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'</span><br /><br /><br />the entire gang loved all of these...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3401670890/" title="Hysterical Dog.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3401670890_6542f0ecd8_o.gif" alt="Hysterical Dog.gif" height="88" width="136" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3663319701/" title="Maxx New Friends.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3663319701_604f19f2c3_o.gif" alt="Maxx New Friends.gif" height="168" width="318" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3542168601/" title="Tom.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/3542168601_365133964f_o.gif" alt="Tom.gif" height="150" width="187" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4397975789/" title="chimpanzee-laughing by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4397975789_fb68f2726f_o.gif" alt="chimpanzee-laughing" height="215" width="215" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/3991622762/" title="Chickent legs.gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3991622762_b17ac06d69_o.gif" alt="Chickent legs.gif" height="137" width="209" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >me too...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93226150@N00/4675766075/" title="Statler & Waldorf Wonderful gif by jmichaeli, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4675766075_419ab52c1b_o.gif" width="100" height="100" alt="Statler & Waldorf Wonderful gif" /></a><br /></center>mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10204102.post-14700907376693939642010-06-06T14:26:00.004-05:002010-06-06T14:49:12.897-05:00long time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-heq9_DXE8zskUHuCa0MSkltRXV8H0P1uOhkUKKnu5p137X5u_kq4Yiw5aFi-nvLoPwhWwU16kvVzESvFGtm5Gy-fRKUxpSZCgUThKz9mp4qFLpfpxKyFcsGco4vHB8obpNYaA/s1600/Maxine+Breathing.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-heq9_DXE8zskUHuCa0MSkltRXV8H0P1uOhkUKKnu5p137X5u_kq4Yiw5aFi-nvLoPwhWwU16kvVzESvFGtm5Gy-fRKUxpSZCgUThKz9mp4qFLpfpxKyFcsGco4vHB8obpNYaA/s320/Maxine+Breathing.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479748266488196258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />long, long time...<br /><br />i hadn't realized how long;<br /><br /><br />the most recent post - April 24th - was right before the last couple of surgeries i had to have, and they were the worst of all i've had over the last 2 1/2 years; even worse than the back surgeries;<br /><br />i didn't realize how difficult these were going to be; i say <span style="font-style:italic;">these</span> because they did two at the same time; the major one was a <span style="font-style:italic;">trans urethral resection of the prostate</span>; the secondary one was the removal of a very large growth that grew very quickly on one of the testicles; luckily a benign cyst that had to be removed along with the epididymis;<br /><br />(i know - too much information, but the truth is the truth)<br /><br />the second one, understandably, was the most painful and uncomfortable; if you're male and never had something like this done, you can only <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">imagine</span></span> what the aftermath was like! thank the fates for Vicodin;<br /><br />in the meantime, i've been spending most of my time using Facebook; it's quick; it's easy; and most of the time keeps you up-to-date;<br /><br />i'm not completely sold on it, but it has been a really good source for news that doesn't make the major media;<br /><br />of course, this is due to the fact that i've been fairly selective on who <span style="font-style:italic;">friends</span> are; (<span style="font-style:italic;">friends</span> is really quite a misnomer; only 5-6 on my list are truly friends in the real sense of the word!)<br /><br />the worst seems to be passed, but they tell me it will take a couple of more months before most of the after effects go away;<br /><br />i am rethinking a lot of things with this last episode of life and i am looking it over and deciding that another make-over is in order; i've done this before and always had a good time doing it; <br /><br />i'm just not exactly certain what the change is going to be, but like i said, i want to have fun doing it...<br /><br />glad to see you all again and there already is a <span style="font-style:italic;">monday morning mayhem</span> ready for posting...mike/http://www.blogger.com/profile/11163390678835337738noreply@blogger.com0