There are days where I don’t feel like writing, so it’s an effort. I guess you could call it writer’s block. This is one of those days, so I’ll just stick to short summaries instead of long, drawn out commentary:

ROVE OFF HOOK, LEFT UNHINGED: Is that supposed to be a surprise headline?

WOW MAN, COSMIC…NOT: I have only one piece of advice for these Commies: diversify! Diversify! DIVERSIFY! And NO, that does NOT mean you’re supposed to ”...f**k and f**k and f**k and f**k and f**k and f**k and f**k and f**k…and f**k until it hurts and then f**k some more!” Besides you’re doing that already.

STANDARD ANSWER: A couple of hits yesterday from the Saudi Arabian Religious Police, checking up on what I have to say about Islamofascism. They still haven’t found the special package. HA HA HA!

And now, to go get civilized….

While the Road Trip did not go exactly as planned (what road trip does?), I nevertheless had some eye-opening experiences there, chief among which was actually participating in the filming of an upcoming HF episode, as a tape operator. Hey, you gotta start somewhere!
Anyway, I’m gone for a day and look what’s happened….

NO TRIPLE CROWN AGAIN: Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro broke his ankle early on in the Preakness. After surgery to save his life (horses with injuries such as these are usually put to sleep), it looks like he’ll have a successful career as a stud! All told, it’s now been 28 years since the last Triple Crown winner, and counting.

CAIR GOES AFTER LGF: It was only a matter of time before CAIR trained its crosshairs on one of the most pro-war sites on the Internet. May Charles and the Lizardoid minions (of which I am one) prevail!

DA VINCI SEQUELS COMING: Yes, Sony is already planning sequels based on Dan Brown’s novels. I don’t need fiction to dictate to me how to believe in Jesus Christ. So it is that I won’t be seeing any of these movies any time soon.

There you have it. Time for me to get another 9 hours’ sleep to get my body back on track for work tomorrow.

HA! You thought since I was out of town this weekend that I wouldn’t be blogging? Not so!
That being said…this is the last time Daylight Saving Time will be scheduled for a six month duration. Next year it will be extended one additional month, beginning in the second Sunday of March, to the first Sunday in November. Now remember, that begins in 2007. I certainly hope Indiana has their act together by then! And Arizona (except for a portion of a Navajo reservation in the northeast corner of the state) does not participate in DST, because we don’t want it to be 100ºF outside at 9:00 PM!
Here are some instructions on how to put DST into effect…if you forgot to do it the previous night.

Yes, I’m up again early, off to jump on a plane to fly to Texas to see someone I haven’t seen since August of last year! And yes, she knows I’m coming.
I leave you with this little historical April Fools’ tidbit…and I don’t know if my brother knows this either: on this day in 1970, AMC introduced the Gremlin to the masses, one of the worst cars to ever emerge from Detroit. Of course, the fact that it came from a company which cobbled together parts from GM and Ford, and God only knows from where else, was bad enough.
My brother’s first car was a Gremlin. And it was this color you see here. As UG-A-LY as it was, it nevertheless probably bore witness to many rites of passage into adulthood. NO, not mine!

HAT TIP: Ranting Right Wing Howler

WELCOME Hidden Frontier readers! Welcome especially goes to Ari, who thought my use of the term “Donks” was “cute.” I definitely got a big chuckle out of that, so hence the special welcome to you. As you’ve probably seen, I don’t rant all the time here.
A special thanks to James, who got them to come here and take a look-see. While I’m at it, I should also take a moment then to announce that some time later this week I will be publishing my 1,000th POST! here. Stay Tuned!

Six more weeks of winter. Whoop de freakin’ do.

Yep, you’re sitting there, with a look of utter disbelief on your face: WHAT? Macker is posting PORN on his blog? What has the world come to?
HA HA! GOTCHA! It ain’t just porn. It’s War Porn, courtesy of the Deuce Four! I found the video deliciously ironic that it used the opening title track from my favorite show...they too have good taste! The rest of the video has German Anti-Saddam heavy metal from what I can tell. Nevertheless, it shows our Armed Forces in heroic action. Enjoy!
Now, moving on to other stories….

IRAN THREATENS REVENGE: Pardon me while I stifle a yawn…there. Nothing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says surprises me anymore.

HAVE THEY FOUND HER YET?: Seems like “going postal” has become filler in the eyes of the MSM for when it’s a slow news day. Perhaps the Cops got her and spared us the expense of a trial.

STATE OF THE UNION ROUNDUP: President Bush kicked a**, the Dems sat on their a**es, Cindy Sheehan got her a** arrested. What more do you need to know?

CORETTA SCOTT KING, R.I.P.: Please say hello to Martin for us. Thanks for all you did.

...compared to this guy. And just think! He wants to run for President in two years! Well, with that revelation, the People of Minnesota will know how dedicated he will be to their welfare.
Anyone check his scalp yet for three certain numbers, all of which are the same?

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?”