tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53273852011-11-27T19:35:04.817-05:00Socioeconomipolitical rants. It's all a blur.... Drat those Autobots. >D [cartoon references will pop up with disturbing frequency.]Anubis C. Soundwavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08975720772512805512noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327385.post-51214955407485111272011-11-21T21:36:00.002-05:002011-11-21T22:03:22.884-05:00

SSA RetrospectiveRemember this old post?However, all I really need...is my paystub! Behold: (acsound2011: paystub truncated for length)[above: my paystub, doctored for my protection. highlighted is my FICA amount per pay period, and my YTD FICA as of 11/16/04.] The YTD FICA is what I’ll use for my calculations. That would be $1373.45 as of November 16, 2004. [that, BTW, represents 22 pay

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The right to be wrong.Here's a video from a guy I don't always agree with.I happen to agree with him (Amazing Atheist/Distressed Watcher) on that point.My take on it is this: an individual has the right to their opinions, beliefs, etc.--even if they're wrong. :DSeriously, though: it's not a crime to be wrong, ignorant, or misinformed. If it were, this entire country would be a massive prison camp

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It's been a week. I'm not feeling the Hope and Change.I do sense an increased amount of dread for my country's future.To the Democrats: your political wad was blown here. The Republicans will have the White House in 2016 at the latest. I sincerely recommend that if you want to slow the hemmoraging, and you want a charismatic leader--and you want my vote......quit picking losers!In 2000, you gave

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I *had* a dream....I was asked to drive a city bus. My family was surprised, but otherwise supportive. Somehow, I got behind the wheel and was driving along Rivers Avenue. I did rather well until near the Whipper Barony area (across from Burger King). I had started speeding, only to cause the bus to careen off Rivers and land somewhere. I exited the bus and--using a lever--flipped the bus in an

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Cue Cullen!A link to TV Tropes to elaborate, but here's the Q & D: It's in reference to the voice actor behind the iconic leader of the Autobots, Peter Cullen; and a pun on Cu Cuchlain, the hero of Irish/Celtic folklore. The idea is of a single person being the DEALMAKER when an iffy, controversial idea/person is being bandied about. In Mr. Cullen's case, he was the DEALMAKER for the Transformers

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Just a message from the late George Carlin regarding the environment.NSFW, for those not familiar w/Mr. Carlin.The sad part is: he was a liberal himself. Liberal atheist.

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Here's one interesting reason to vote Senator McCain president:Hat tip: Chakra Hammer @ Hot Air.Also instructive is the video being discussed there. An Obama supporter's starting to have "buyer's remorse".Me: I'll consider the Democratic Party when they start fielding serious candidates. Right now, they're just not serious regarding my home--this country, the US. I want my country's leaders to

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A double post with the Lead Communicator.CRAYONS, and shades of gray.The complex stems from the simple. It did not simply come about.Reason demands it.Take, say, this drawing: The above is the end result of a series of circles and lines drawn on an ADESSO tablet in a free raster graphics editor.Now, let's apply this bit of reasoning to clitorectomies.There is good. There is evil. There is black

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SSA Reform: What to do.... Mostly a ramble, although I will link to some opinions. Were it up to Star Parker, SSA retirement & disability would be done away with! [Just betwixt ye & me, that ain’t happening.... Let’s concentrate on what’s possible in Washington, DC. No hyper-libertarian wet dreams, please.] The idea [I have been notified by one of my coworkers that Dubyatron has no

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First, a prelude to conflict. Lo and behold, the credibility battle between Bill Gates and Dan Rather began early Thursday morn. And woe unto old Daniel: with the redoubtable efforts of Charles the foo-ball, the Powerline, and the Free Republic; it was shown that a thirty-two year old typewritten document could perfectly mimic MS Word’s Times New Roman. Now: either Lt. Cmdr. Killian, part of

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As Botan[YYH] would say (in the dub, anyhoo)...   BINGO! This "afrimerican" and several others have been trying to say the same thing! Including Bill Cosby.   I hate racism. America's been trying to rid itself of it for several decades.   My advice to the NAACP: Go to Japan and teach them the right way to draw "black folks." IOW, follow the Sunrise model. Because when the "black" Green Lantern,

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America the Beautiful, America the Religion. It has to be a belief. That’s why America is resilient despite its myriad factions. We have a unique, even holy way, of handling our rulers: we ARE the rulers. The citizens just hire people from among themselves to handle our affairs. Our belief allows each person to think and question, and to worship whom she/he will. Consent and trust of the

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Heaven help me. It’s been a long time since I blogged. Again: Islam is EVIL. EVIL. Togashi-villain VILE. Emperor Palpitine would contribute his forces to defeat this ideology of cowardice and cruelty. [sarcasm mode] But it seems that Dubyatron and Ariel are the great existential threat to the Earth. [end sarcasm] All this needs is Peter Cullen to explain the situation with a Joe Boyd Vigil

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After a long hiatus, the Control Room is back. Serious update later. Meanwhile, note LGF and the USS Clueless to your right. Biased but honest news. :)

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The Good Doctor. The late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [not to be confused with Garlic or Piccolo Daimaoh :D] has left us a legacy of tolerance and brotherhood. I would also like to think he instilled in us a sense of justice as well. Regrettably, I know better. Somehow, his message of equality for all under the American banner got garbled into "reparations" and "diversity". Despite the

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I tried to post some thoughts a few weeks back, actually...however, due to a flub-up on my part, they never reached the Net. Blast. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the governor of CA. The movie comes out on DVD in two years, tops. All jokes aside, congrats on getting someone other than a career political hack in government. Now, to get Vanna White as mayor of Charleston.... = = And now, the main

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Almost the end of August...give or take a fortnight(2 weeks). What are the topics of the month? 1. California Dreaming. Arnold, Gary Coleman, and anyone with $3500 in spare change wants to be governor. The current one is, to the people, lousy. 2. The YAOI Factor. A gay bishop has infiltrated the Episcopal denomination of the Church(tm). Same sex marriages forthcoming. Heaven help us all. 3.

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An update on the End of Major Combat Operations in Iraq. We won. Accept it and move on. :) = = = [note: While I can write a lengthy tome, I'm not a Whittle or Den Beste, so bear with me.] I want to talk about a guy named Lee. Once upon a time, I was a smart, yet picked-on middle school student. I suspect my school was filled with underachievers, or more likely ordinary kids I didn't

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Today: About the War. That is, Gulf War II. We won. Yet we have not won the peace? Now, how is this so? While I've read many speculations--"Dubya's a philistine who cares nothing for history, yet slavishly preserved the [G1 megatron mode]Oil Reserves[normal][TM]" is one--I strongly suspect that time is the primary factor. The battle was joined on March 19, 2003. Today's date is May 17, 2003.

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Ah, today. I will cast my thoughts on the Afrimerican mind. First things first: What the heck is an "Afrimerican"? a-fri-me-ri-can * a word coined by American citizen Janell L. Clark to describe her heritage online; used to describe American descendants of African peoples [slave and free] in the United States during said country's colonization. IOW, it's one word without _hyphens_, yet it's

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Next time, Gadget; next time....

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[rant mode OFF] Today I have little to say. The same may not be said...next time.

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