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After getting a cold of plague proportions this long holiday weekend, I was given the opportunity to catch up on some TV. Holy Moses. Just a little teaser of what daytime tv is really about. "Judge Judy: A teenager claims a man fell headfirst into his car and damaged his bumper." That guy has a career waiting for him in the national hockey league! Wait. He might get more airtime on Judge Judy. "Days of our Lives:
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last night i made an ill-fated attempt at self-depreciating humor on my "myspace"? account. a person, who i think so very highly of, replied. he called me materialistic. this remark cut to the quick. he is a childhood friend, he saw my very humble blue collar beginnings. so he couldn"??t believe that i am just a spoiled rotten brat. i drive a 10 year old ford. i have never owned a kate spade, a coach, or spent more than $15 on a pair of sunglasses. i shop at walmart and target. i gave back the two carat engagement ring. i own no expensive electronic gadgets, and after my ipod was stolen my only response was "i hope the person who uses it, gets just as much enjoyment as i did"? i am no paris hilton. |
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If you thought the U.S. Government goes too far criminalizing its citizens now, just wait until this bomb drops. I highly recommend reading that article as it could effect every person in the United State's lives if this bill gets enacted. I'll try to break down the important parts to you here. The Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006 will criminalize copyright infringement in a way that will make the sentence for selling pot to school children look like a slap on the wrist. (And need I remind you that selling pot gets you a longer jail sentence than many different types of violent crimes including involuntary manslaughter.) The act will create a special FBI unit dedicated to investigating copyright infringement crimes. They will be able to wiretap your phones, monitor your computer use, and based on this information, will be able to throw you in jail and seize anything they deem as having been used in the infringement. You might be thinking at this point "No big deal, I don't download music." We're not just talking about music here. This will cover EVERY kind of copyright infringement. If you copy part of an article without proper permission, share a copyrighted picture on the internet (e-mail forwards anyone?), download most kinds of digital media, burn a CD for a friend, copy a song from a CD you purchased to your iPod, or any number of other things these jackasses come up with that you do that they think hurts their bottom line. Here is the real kicker... you don't even have to have successfully copied anything. Just attempting to copy or share something will qualify you for up to 10 years in jail! Another part of this law would criminalize owning or selling any devices or software that can be used to circumvent copy protection. Still don't think this concerns you? Do you own a TiVo, VCR, tape recorder, computer, ink and paper, camera, scanner, copy machine, typewriter, CD/DVD burner, mini-disk recorder, one of millions of different software titles, or any other device that has the capability to copy media or convert it from one form to another? Well soon you will be a criminal for it thanks to this bill (if passed). Since the current government likes to use scare tactics to get us to agree to things, there has already been a correlation between copyright infringement and terrorism. Quoted from the news.com article:
That's right kids, you're downloading terrorism! What kind of idiots do they think we are?! I thought the whole copyright issue was getting out of hand without any legal changes. The RIAA has been suing people that don't even have computers, dead people, children, and college students already. To my knowledge there hasn't been anyone actually through the court system with this either. They have just been scaring the crap out of people and getting them to settle out of court beforehand. Why not just show up at people's houses with a few large guys and a baseball bat and start breaking knees already? Now I've never been one of those huge anti-corporate hippy types that gets angry at Starbucks for trying to make money, but this is the most infuriating thing I have ever heard of. How much money in bribes did it take for various organizations like the MPAA and RIAA to get a congressman to even look at this garbage? There is no way you can convince me that they are thinking about protecting the people of their country while taking this bill into consideration. This law will make criminals out of most people in this country. How are they going to find enough jail cells for all of us? In all seriousness this is the kind of thing that is worth a 10,000,000 person march on Washington. This is the kind of thing that is more riot-worthy than any sporting event or religious outrage. They are trying to take away EVERY FREEDOM WE HAVE! I'm going to do a little research on who to write to, e-mail, fax, and call repeatedly about this and post it here later because this is definitely worth some action. |
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"In antiquity those that excelled in warfare first made themselves unconquerable in order to await the moment the enemy could be conquered." So I go out to eat with my father, and he gives me an investment tip during dinner. His advice was to invest in Uranium Mines in Australia, since the Chinese Government just bought out the mines from control of Europeon and North American Control. They are currently building as many as 50 nuclear power plants for the Super Country, and having nothing but nuclear energy, like their sometimes ally, sometimes enemy Japan. Japan is filled with Nuclear power plants, and I often wondered why, and then my military mind comes to a probable and possible reason for the increased interest in nuclear power. Many countries saw amazing footage of the previous and current Persian Gulf distraction, and along with the movie, Jarhead the world was told this message, American Ground Troops are extremely limited in experience. The placement of Nuclear Power Facilities would limit air strikes to a certain area, forcing any western forces into a ground war, for which their soldiers are far more experienced, not to mention, know the terrain. Students of History know that it is very foolish to wage a land war against Asia. Napoleon figured that one out the hard way. The Korean and Vietnam wars (along with the War of 1812) are taught to us as wars that came to a stand-still, with no clear victor. That is a lie. Our casualties in those three wars clearly out number the enemy, and for the most part our distance and retreat or pull out of the area is pretty ridiculous. On top of all of this, Bush, being the master strategist and millitary genius that he is, has a goal of spreading our millitary so thin to the point of ineffectiveness. In our own damn millitary history, we have shown what happens when a millitary is divided, and it already philosophically is, asking for the retirement of defense secretary Rumsfeld. Then, you hear stories of our American hero soldiers being forced to lay down the oil pipe with the name Haliburton on it. Certainly, Haliburton is the only corporation that could do the reconstruction of Iraq, however, I'm not entirely sure why we're there. Saddam Hussein is an asshole. A royal asshole at that. Some one who committed genocide and put fear into the hearts of the people of his country. However, he kept them in check, and now we have a civil war on our hands, and who's responsible? The American People. On top of that, we are facing unemployment, economic recession, and of course, civil unrest. Our civil liberties, our "FREEDOMS" our invaded, all of our private information can be used against us, and on top of that, no one seems to care all that much.
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A cousin of mine whom I haven't seen or heard from in quite a few years approached me on myspace. It was nice talking to her at first. Notice I said at first. Well, I committed some sort of mortal sin. Oh no, there is my catholic mentality rearing its ugly head. I told another cousin about the other being on myspace. I told one cousin were to find the other because one recently had a baby and the other said she wanted to see the baby. Unfortunately, I feel like I've been wedged in between two rapid wolverines. Well at least one anyway and that one has a chip on her shoulder the size of a bible.
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I am trying to be in good spirits about this, but let me tell you, it's not easy. My mother-in-law moved here. She has good intentions I think. If you read the previous blog about this, you know that she is trying to get HUD assistance here in Killeen. However, she did not wait for HUD to say "Hey! We got a place for you." No, she hopped on a plane and has taken up residence at the Quality Inn. What I'm afraid of is HUD won't come through as quick as she's hoping and she'll run out of money and have no place to go. Then, we'll feel obligated to take her in. Sorry! Been there! Done that! Got a T-shirt!
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Oh happy day! Oh happy day! Yes, everyone, my husband has returned from TDY in AZ. Yes, I have been satisfied for any of you that are wondering. Now for the shitty part of my day so far... Ever feel like you attract a certain sort of person? Seriously! Woman with problems in their marriages flock to me. Today, I went to the shopette. The girl behind the counter (who I DO have small talk with everytime I go in there which is quite of few times a week) starts telling me how her husband is cheating on her. She starts crying. I'm standing on the other side the counter with Nick's cigarettes in one hand and a Red Bull in the other.
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For those of you that have know me for some length of time know that when my husband and I were first married, his mother stayed with us. It was without exageration during the worst time of my life thus far. Without going into detail, it almost inevitably caused a divorce. Now she has decided that she doesn't want to live in Louisiana anymore for numerous reasons I won't get into. For awhile, she was trying to get a a FEMA trailer with no luck. She is now trying to get HUD assistance for an apartment. Sounds great. Super! Too bad she always jumps the gun. Seriously! She has plane tickets for Saturday afternoon AND a hotel room booked for two weeks in hopes that HUD will have a place for her HERE in Killeen. Anyone out there that has ever dealt without government assistance knows that nothing with the government takes two weeks. You surely don't move until they say "Hey! We have aplace ready for you." At least, that makes sense to me.
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Some things I'm sick of: 1. Remakes of the classics...movies, television shows, books, music, toys
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Volunteering can be such a bitch. Yours truly is the assitant to the mayor of my housing community. I am getting a tad annoyed because the mayor seems to think having an assistant means she doesn't have to do anything. Currently, we are trying to establish a block coordinator on each block for the purpose of passing out flyers and sign up sheets etc. We have 18 block coordinators. Nine of which I got myself going door to door with my kids in tow. Seven she supplied which were already volunteers from previous things. Two we got from our last Community/Crime Watch meeting. It bothers me because she isn't going door to door to recruit these people. I am.
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