Warm Reboot...

'New' site back up now. Less graphics and less of the fancy stuff - let's hope I don't bust the bandwidth again anytime soon. I really don't want another 2-week blackout...



*fingers and toes crossed*

I lied...here's the one last thing. Really!

The counter has been taken down, and all the links have been removed - save for the one to my "new" (OK, newish) site.


Bye bye now.

edit: well, now that I've exceeded the bandwidth for tvpoison.com, maybe you guys should STOP clicking on the link. That is, until I tell you it's up again.

One last thing...

I've taken out the comments fucntion from this blog - the Klink family has ended that service.

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until someone can help me find out why I can't re-direct, the link will have to suffice...

A night at the restaurant...

Waiter: ...and 'ere we 'ave the roasted sprink chee-ken. Ze special oft der day iz sirloin stake.

Me: Wait, wait....woah, buddy, just help me out on this. Is the chicken from Vietnam, Japan, or South Korea?

Waiter: erm...I think not, sir. It's probably Malaysiaaan.

Me: You sure?

Waiter: Absolutely. Malaysiaaaan.

Me: I think I'll just have the sirloin steak, medium rare. Thank you.

Waiter: Excellent choice, sir. Any wine to go wiz your stake?

Me: Well, what do you..wait, change my order to well-done. Hell, burn it to a crisp before giving it to me.

Waiter: Sir, only the chicken iz safe for consumption after being properly cooked. That method does not apply two der steak.

Me: You telling me you guys still using US beef now?

Waiter: (smugly) No, certainly not. Our beef are from Australiaaaa and Brazil. Totally safe.

Me: Not really - it's just a matter of time. Your restaurant, does it serve Argentinian beef though?

Waiter: Mousieur, there is no such thing as Argentinian beef. I should know - I am French.

Me: What's that supposed to mean? And yes, there is Argentine beef - their cattle feed on grass, not the chopped lamb bits that's been fed everywhere else.

[indignant look from the insulted over-paid French waiter]

Me thinking: Considering the BSE debacle, and then this Avian Influenza outbreak...and talks about pigs being infected with the same avian flu virus...and civet cats, and rats billed as potential SARS virus carriers...and those pesky mercury readings in salmon, what on God's good green earth is safe to eat anymore???

Me: I'll take the Caesar salad - hold the dressing, the croutons and any bacon bits. Use only extra virgin olive oil. None of that GenMod palm oil.

- I'm just kidding - this conversation never took place. Besides, who can afford to pay a French guy to be a waiter here? I was just sitting on the couch watching the news- and the coverage of SARS, BSE and the Avian flu. Which is great. For vegetarians. They'd be screaming "I told you!" at the television screen during the news broadcast.

I don't get it, but I did it anyway...

I am Judgement Judgement can be a reminder that judgments are necessary; sometimes you must decide. At such moments, it is best to consider the matter carefully and then commit yourself without censure. If you are being judged yourself, learn from the process. Take what is of value, correct what needs correcting, but never lose sight of your worth. For a full description of your card and other goodies, please visit LearnTarot.com

What tarot card are you? Enter your birthdate. Month: Day: Year:

Greeeaaattt...I am Judgement! .....no, actually, it doesn't really say anything to me either. Oh well, at least it was free!

I couldn't resist another personality test...

you are lightseagreen #20B2AA

Your dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people's conflicts well. Your saturation level is higher than average - You know what you want, but sometimes know not to tell everyone. You value accomplishments and know you can get the job done, so don't be afraid to run out and make things happen. Your outlook on life is brighter than most people's. You like the idea of influencing things for the better and find hope in situations where others might give up. You're not exactly a bouncy sunshine but things in your world generally look up.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Sigh...I saw it off Firebrand's site. You think they have a Personality-Tests-&-Quizzes Anonymous in Singapore? Maybe a 12-step program of sorts?

This is the reason why the blog has been quiet for two days...

Al Franken is a genius. Al Franken is a genius with the statistics to back it up. Al Franken makes me laugh. Al Franken scares me...

The book's meant to be funny, and surgical in its criticism of America's Right (and here I am, thinking there is no such thing as an American Left), but really, Franken scares me.

Well, not Franken the person, it's the contents.

But no, it's not the bit about Bob Jones University. Though it was funny to see the two of them sneak in like that.

Not least the bit about Hannity, or O'Reilly, for that matter.

It's "Operation Ignore" that got the goosebumps going.

This is my first Franken book - I'm inclined to get the other four books that were previously published. Though, I doubt very much Borders are stocking Rush Limbaugh Is A Big, Fat Liar...

He comes across as an even funnier (and more lethal) Mike Moore ~ which is certainly a disservice to Franken seeing how he's been in showbiz for 30 odd years. He certainly ain't no spring chicken, that's for sure.

And I'm amazed the publisher's lawyer OK'd the contents - which should've made Franken the defendent to many, many libel suits. Either Lady Luck's still smiling on this fifty-something Jewish comedian with a bad back, or he's right. I'm inclined to go with the latter.

Franken's counter-arguments and presentation of the evidence (supplemented by pages of references. Are you listening, Ms. Coulter?) doesn't really hit you like Moore's, but they were delivered with such wit and calculated timing that it certainly made me think: "Gawd, I wish I had his wit and calculated timing."

And also: "Wow. OK, he had the time, and help in the form of TeamFranken to tear apart
[insert favorite neo-con writer /radio personality /politician /news presenter]'s bold-faced claims...but what about the rest of the Americans who don't have the intelligence, time, patience and/or resources to debuke the claims of the Right?"

That's the part that scares me. 'Cos I didn't like the answer to that.