Halloween is not my holiday of choice. I never liked it as a kid, I do not really like it as an adult. Getting dressed up in costumes and/or makeup was/is not something I have ever enjoyed. The candy part was all right, but the really good treats are a thing of the past after [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Spooky/Scary Movies for Halloween
Posted in Entertainment, tagged Culture, family, halloween, miscellaneous, Movies, personal, thoughts on October 31, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Ten Signs of a Man’s Aging
Posted in humor, Life, tagged comedy, Culture, fun, men, thoughts on October 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Cold weather is one of life’s reminders that your body is getting older whether or not you are. Here are theScoundrels ten signs a man is getting older. 10–> You start selecting your soaps by allergic additives rather than cost. 09–> You are swearing at your bifocals in the same manner your father does. 08–> [...]
Energy – Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t (UPDATED)
Posted in Current Events, Fleecing the Sheep, Life, News, Politics, Wheres the Beef!, tagged energy, Middle East, oil, UN, US on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
According to a BBC article United Nations expert Jean Ziegler has went on record condemning the use of corn and sugar crops to make biofuels. He wants a five-year ban on the practice for technology to look at other options. His argument is that it could create more hunger. That is very possible in my [...]
More on Human Predators and Jack McClellan
Posted in Current Events, Life, News, Scoundrels, Wheres the Beef!, tagged children, crime, family, thoughts on October 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Several posts back I talked of human predators. The main focus was about an individual named Jack McClellan, who had set up an Internet site designed to help direct child predators on the where and how to find their victims. McClellan, though he has never been charged with acts of sexual exploitation of children, has [...]
Interactive Media Hate Wars
Posted in Current Events, Illinois, Life, News, Politics, Quad Cities, Scoundrels, Wheres the Beef!, tagged blogging, Culture, Iowa, media on October 24, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I do not visit the Quad City Times Internet Page as often as in my earlier Internet excursions. But I was over there this morning and I noticed they have changed the look. I have yet to decide whether the change is for the better or the worst. They have crammed a lot of information [...]
Breaking News: It’s Not My Fault!!!
Posted in humor, Life, News, Wheres the Beef!, tagged chocolate, family, food, science on October 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Breaking News: UK Science researchers have determined –> –> –> It’s Not My Fault!!! WooHooooo!!! According to UK researchers, I can now officially blame genes (or do they really mean blame my jeans) from my mom and dad for my mesmerization by plates full of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, homemade gravy with cracklings (not the [...]
Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney Dominate Saturdays Values Voters Polling
Posted in Current Events, Life, News, tagged 2008 elections, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani, US on October 21, 2007 | 6 Comments »
While the winner of Saturdays Value Voters’ Members 2008 POTUS polling might be debatable – the biggest losers in the poll were not in question. One winner was Mitt Romney in the overall polling (which was a total of onsite kiosk voting + mail-in voting + Internet voting), barely edging out Mike Huckabee by thirty [...]
The Extreme Sporting Life
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Life, News, unusual, tagged adventure, fun, misc, science, Sports on October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for exhilarating activities? However has bungee jumping off bridges lost its thrill? Maybe shooting the river rapids, climbing tall mountains and normal skydiving for your thrill-seeking adventures has left your blood tepid instead of burning with the passion of excitement! Well no need to fear, because coming to thrill-seekers around the world (where expense [...]
Another School Commandeers Parental Authority Over Children
Posted in Current Events, Life, News, Politics, Wheres the Beef!, tagged children, education, family, school on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It was just back in May when I was talking about a school in Colorado that had decided to push administrators’ personal agendas over Parents Rights concerning the requiring of high school students to sit through an assembly by a speaker promoting drug and sexual experimentation. A school in Maine has gone one-step further. The [...]
Be Fruitful and Multiply, But Enough is Enough!!!
Posted in Current Events, Life, News, Scoundrels, unusual, Wheres the Beef!, tagged children, Culture, family, Middle East, parenting, relationships on October 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I understand the concept of the biblical passage of “be fruitful and multiply“. But I begin to question the wisdom/sanity of any man who already has eight wives (in a country that has banned polygamy) and states he is considering seeking a ninth wife. And I understand the desire for a large family. In fact [...]
