Slow news day for me here....
There are certain times at night when I sit in my apartment living room and have to listen to the neighbors next door go at it and make a lot of noise. Sometimes it gets to me, because it’s been awhile.
But when I read this article, I thought: thank goodness the neighbors aren’t as LOUD as this couple was!

While I’m doped up on Tylenol #3 to get me through the weekend...here are some stories to ponder:

NO CROSS-EXAM FOR THIS WITNESS: One of the main witnesses against Saddam Hussein has passed away. Fortunately, he was not murdered, and his testimony was taped in both audio and video prior to his passing. And they say dead men tell no tales....

IRAQ TO JAPAN: PLEASE STAY: This, after Japan forgave the Iraqi Government $6.8 billion of debt incurred by Saddam. The Japanese forces stationed in Iraq are scheduled to leave on December 14.

DEVIL WITH A (BLUE?) DRESS ON: A Nigerian state governor attempts, and fails, to escape the long arm of the law by dressing as a woman. Photoshoppers at Nigeria’s newspapers subsequently go nuts!

Hopefully this will make your pain go away too....

Remember folks, for those of you who DO NOT live in Arizona (and, until 2007, certain parts of Indiana), you have to set your clocks back ONE HOUR at 0200 local time. As for myself, the only downside to not observing DST here is, my schedule goes forward one hour because I serve California clients and we have to be open until 1800 Pacific Time.
At least I still have a night life with this position, so it balances out.

This doesn’t happen very often: posting for the sake of posting (and inspiring eDan)....

FLORIDA, TEXAS EVACUATE RESIDENTS FROM RITA PATH: You didn’t hear much from the MSM about it, because both Florida and Texas know what they are doing when it comes to hurricanes.

CAT STEVENS: LONDON BOMBINGS DUE TO UK FOREIGN POLICY: It’s too bad you got so screwed up by that pack of liars Cat, you made such good songs! Is it any wonder my government threw your a** off the plane a few months ago?

HINCKLEY STILL WANTS TO GET LAID: I pray to God that this man who attempted to assassinate President Reagan back in 1981 is NEVER fully released. It’s bad enough he gets to go to his parents. Remember, he did this all for Jodie Foster.

Last, but not least:
SIMON WIESENTHAL DIES: You seriously kicked Nazi a** for 60 years, you did well. Rest now, you’ve earned it.

Today was somewhat of a blah day. Fortunately, not totally so. I’m slowly taking all my previously developed analog film rolls and getting the negatives scanned onto CD, with some very good results. Go to the Gallery and see the Detroit entries. Meanwhile:

FEEDING THE RINOs: No it isn’t what you’d think it is. tgs333 asked me to blog about going back to the Moon with the target date of 2018, so I will.
I have written about my enthusiasm for this proposal on more than one occasion. Let me also say that if we can do this at the same time we’re fighting the terrorists...then there’s another humiliation we send their way, not to mention that the Moon will NEVER be Islamofascist!
With that said, they had better be careful as to which off-the-shelf technology they utilize to build the Crew Exploration Vehicle, the new lunar lander, and the various heavy-lift boosters necessary to accomplish the mission.
UPDATE: Popular Mechanics has more than enough photos so you can get an idea of what the new vehicles might look like. WOW!

STANDARD STILL EXISTS: Has anyone here visited GasSigns.org? OK now’s your chance, I just gave you the link.
Recently I discovered that Chevron, as the owner of the Standard Oil brand, must operate at least one station in each of the 16 states which comprises this brand’s territory. Sure enough there’s one in Phoenix, so I went there and snapped a few pictures!
For the time being, I e-mailed John Cirillo of GasSigns.org and told him I have the photos, and all I would need from him is the go-ahead to forward them to him; as you’ll see on the site, he gets TONS of gas station signs!

From across the spectra...

NOTE TO JACKSON PROSECUTORS: Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch.

MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE 7th CENTURY: You already know what the Arabs will say once this weapon hits the field...oh, you don’t remember? Here let me remind you. Think sterility!

WHATCHOO TALKIN’ BOUT WILLIS? VH1 names a former California gubernatorial candidate the all-time favorite child TV star!

And to end things on a high note:
THE SPIRIT OF GORDON SINCLAIR LIVES! Courtesy of Paul Edwards in Australia! Good on ya Mates! (HAT TIP: BMEWS)

So what’s it like for two people to “play house?”

OK, there’s been a huge influx of comments over the last day or two. Yes I’m grateful! Now I’d like to know how you found my blog. Tell me!

Seeing as this is not a normal blogging day for me, I’ll put all these under a single headline. They really ARE all priceless....

WHY SHOULD I BE SORRY? I’m not...and neither are many others. I’m on Page 14, you can go and see for yourself! [Ed. Note: The link is broken; the domain no longer exists.]
WAIT TILL FEBRUARY 9TH: That’s when the Ronald Reagan stamp will be released. You can bet I’ll be down to the Post Office real quick so I can get some! I can only hope that the Postal Service won’t be raising rates any time soon.
EGG ON GOLLUM’S FACE: Apparently, James Carville smashed one on his forehead on Meet The Press yesterday for predicting John Kerry’s victory with 52% of the vote. Serves him right!
He also apparently decided to make a joke about outgoing New Jersey Governor James McGreevey’s sexual orientation, shocking Tim Russert in the process. Is it any wonder then why the Democrats lost this election? And they call themselves the “Party of Inclusion”...what a bunch of hypocrites!
One would hope that for this transgression, Mary Matalin (his wife) will have withheld her wifely duties from him for a short period of time to teach him a lesson.

Well this month (September 18 to be exact) marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of Macker’s World. I still haven’t migrated over to mackers-world.com, but at least I’m storing various files there now to get ready.
I attempted some time ago to configure Movable Type so I can work with that software but I’ve had some problems. Can anyone volunteer their help to get me going on this? I’d sure appreciate it!

Now, to this beautiful new computer over here. Apple announced the new iMac G5 model two days ago. Orders are being taken NOW and will ship in mid-September. EVERYTHING is enclosed within the display and it’s only 2 INCHES THICK! Time for me to start saving up and excuse me for a moment while I wipe the drool off my chin!

Oh yes, one more thing for now....
POOR PUTIN: This is what the President of Russia has to put up with when France and Germany come calling....

It’s my day off, and time for some quick thoughts before I run errands…

MORE BS COMING FROM MIKE AL-MOOR: In addition to the “Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader” which (if I understand correctly) will “enhance the viewing experience” of the upcoming DVD release (yes, that IS sarcastic!), Simon & Schuster will publish Mike al-Moor’s latest collection of letters from soldiers stationed in Iraq who are not happy with their lot. It’s called “Will They Ever Trust Us Again?”
I don’t think I’ll be too much off the mark to say said letters will come from men and women who are malcontents in the armed forces and didn’t realize when they signed up (for the education of course) that they could be sent into Harm’s Way.
In other words kids, if you’re reading this and considering joining up, be sure to read the fine print BEFORE YOU SIGN on the dotted line!

AL GORE GETS SPEEDING TICKET IN OREGON: He got clocked for doing 75 in a 55 zone. I’m sure the cop who gave him the ticket is glad he didn’t spew forth his fire! He has until December to fight the ticket.
Hey Al...if you really want to SPEED, come to Arizona!

I wanted to wait to actually go on vacation before I started to blog this month. Well it’s here, so while I figure out whether to go to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, or the Petrified Forest in northeast Arizona...or somewhere else entirely, here are some interesting tidbits I found out there in the week or so since my last post:

SADDAM PARODY: No, this one isn’t mine. Someone took Outkast’s “Hey Ya” and turned it into a Saddam Parody Flash movie. Pretty funny too!

EUROPE ON LANCE: From the Germans...“He’s so...ambitious.” The BBC commentator ranks him BELOW several other Tour winners...as if winning six in a row doesn’t qualify him to be a great? Terry Eastland over at Fox News compares the Europeans’ disdain over Lance Armstrong’s victory to the movie Chariots of Fire. Read the whole thing here.

DONK SPEECHES FREE DOWNLOADS! All the speeches given by the speakers at the 2004 Democratic National Convetion are available for free downloads over at iTunes. Let’s see if they give the Republicans the same deal.

ZELL: SEE Y’ALL IN NEW YORK! Meanwhile, one of the few remaining sane Democrats who puts his country FIRST over his party will be speaking at the Republican National Convention in NYC.

RED ADAIR DIES: Lord only knows if he’s relaxing in Heaven for all the work he did here on Earth (including putting out Saddam’s oil fires back after Desert Storm in 1991)...or actually putting out fires in Hell. Nevertheless, he is a legend!

SHOULD I GO TO LA FOR THIS? Hmmmm...WEIRDDD. I first saw this over at sovietinvasionplan. Ben and Saurus are probably closer to these things than I am. But then again, I AM on vacation and it would make for a fun adventure....

LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Twenty years ago I probably would have gotten into something like this, considering it was the heyday of the Star Trek Revival, before TNG and the rest came along. But not now, no way, no how. And NO, this is NOT going into my blogroll either.

Hey Amritas: Go and see if you can help Kim duToit with his Spanish if you can, he’s going to Chile with the Mrs. real quick!

Well, let’s see, what have I found that caught my eye? Check these out....

ED KOCH, former Mayor of New York and Judge on The People’s Court, lifelong Democrat, joins Zell Miller in endorsing President Bush for a second term. Read the full article here.

How many people are truly aware of the amazing contribution HEDY LAMARR made to our world today? Find out and be surprised!

STEPHEN HAWKING...a Rapper? Say it ain’t so!

WHO CONTROLS Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal? It may not be President Musharraf and it may not be Pakistan’s army...but could it be none other than...US?

Just so you know, that is another way of saying T.G.I.F. Only in this case, it means ”Forget It, It’s Friday!” Besides, I’m allowed to bunch some stories together on occasion and I’m exercising this option. So here are some stories which caught my eye:

DR. SEUSS...AN INTERNATIONALIST? Yep, seems like he was more conservative (in today’s terms) than you might think. Try this out:

“The Lone Eagle had flown
The Atlantic alone
With fortitude and a ham sandwich.
Great courage that took
But he shivered and shook
At the sound of the gruff German landgwich.”

Considering that Charles Lindbergh ended up with a German family on the side, I can see why he supported Hitler. Read more about it.

MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS: The U.S. tested another one today. When do we get to use it in the Sunni Triangle, like on Fellatio Fallujah and Tikrit? I wonder if my sister saw it go BOOM!

FREE PASS ON INSPECTIONS: As always, rules are for the little people but not for the ruling elite of the UN. Kofi Annan has directed the UN security forces to allow ambassadors and their vehicles to pass without a security inspection IF the ambassadors refuse said inspection, but they must be logged as having refused the inspection. That makes about 200 vehicles potentially off limits. BOOM!

IS THIS B.C. STRIP OFFENSIVE TO MUSLIMS? You be the judge.