AllGuinness

I have added a couple of things to my sidebar that bring me a little closer to being one of the cool internet kids. Still not there, but a little closer. They are added under the conjoined section of the links, and are for idiotic, yet useful, and mostly social networkable, things. I don’t use any of them very much, but maybe I will, as their purpose become more and more clear to me.

I’m glad to see that the Ohio Board of Education has pulled its head out of its ass. Really, when you think about it, why does Ohio act so right wing and southern? It is a primarily industrial state, and clearly shared more with New York than with Alabama. Same goes for Pennsylvania. Stop trying to be crackers you two. You aren’t fooling anyone.

Is anyone else as happy as I am that Bode Miller is losing? I don’t know why but he just strikes me as kind of a creep. I do think that he has the right to ski as drunk as he wants, or hung over, and that we should mind our own business about it, but he sure does act like an ass about everything.

The thing I’m really interested in is Curling. Sounds boring right? Really though, it’s just fascinating. If you haven’t seen any yet, don’t worry, there are many more events to catch.

This dude is crazy, but also awesome. Stories about journeys with cat and dog. Funny stuff.

Lego suicides is just silly.

Manatee deaths in January set record. I just like that headline.

Just as Torino had prepared for the Olympic Games, so has California as a whole prepared for the upcoming arrival of Commander Plaza. Though the Commander has visited the Golden State in the past, it is this return to the land of his birth on a more permanent basis that has residents really excited.

Gladys Whypple, of Fresno, a self proclaimed happy housewife, summed up the feelings of many in the state, “I could just run into the Commander in the store. I’m sure he’s like other people, and needs to shop for groceries just like the rest of us.”

Though she may be right about some things, there is no evidence that he is like the rest of us, or that he has any intention of spending much, or any, time in Fresno.

Mrs. Whypple went on to say, “I could totally afford all this cheese!”

Many public events have security costs that skyrocket in this age of violence, but State officials were relieved, financially, to hear that the Commander will be providing his own security.

A spokesman for the governor’s office said, “our state is happy to help in any way we can, but really, when you are talking about Commander Plaza of the Space Marines, what can we do that would be better than he could do himself?”

The Governor’s office was tight lipped about further details of the celebrations planned for the arrival of the commander.

Not all citizens were as happy to hear the news of the Commander’s imminent arrival. James Hobson seemed a little dismayed at all the excitement, “It isn’t like he’s the Pope or something. I don’t see anybody running around with Commander Plaza on a rope.” He then back-peddled, saying, “Not that he should be on a rope, I just mean that there is no pleasantly scented soap in his likeness.”

Federal Agents are now referring Mr. Hobson as a “person of interest.”

The Commander is on a whistle-stop tour of the nation, and his exact arrival is unknown, though it is expected in the near future. The specifics of the route are not public information at this time. This is probably to allow him some time with Miss S., his traveling companion.

The Commander is expected to spend some time in planning sessions in the State capital of Sacramento, before ultimately setting up operations in Los Angeles.

Victor Charlie, a confidant and sometimes legal representative for the Commander, is thought to be making preparations for his arrival, but he was out of town for the weekend and was unavailable for comment. His exact whereabouts and activities were, as they often are, unknown.

Many people have wondered about the reasons for this move to the west coast. Commander Plaza just finished up what is considered to be one of the most important lecture series ever at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, and most expected him to remain in the area, or at least on the east coast for some time. Some speculate that this move is a reaction to some new intelligence. One thing is for sure, now that he is going to be on the west coast and Rex Masterson is in Hawaii, the eastern Pacific will be getting more attention than in any time in recent memory.

We will continue to report on events as they break.

I saw on Slashdot that Disney had re-acquired the rights to the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from General Electric.

If you are a Disney spaz, like I am, this is interesting, though practically without any actual impact. Oswald was a character developed by Disney in the days before Mickey Mouse. The character was rather successful, but there was a flaw with how Disney had set up the distribution deal with Universal. The deal was actually similar in some respects to the deal Disney made with Pixar. Disney ended up losing the rights to the character, and Universal continued to make the Oswald cartoons, though they were less well received without Disney. This also prompted Disney to create the very similar Mickey Mouse character, and never look back, until now.

It is almost like they wanted to right a wrong done so long ago by retrieving the rights to this character, even though it doesn’t even exist in the collective consciousness anymore. Odd but cool.

They got these rights as part of a package for releasing Al Michaels from his contract with ABC to go to the GE owned NBC. GE also owns Universal through a purchase last year.

We cannot let the fact that America hasn’t been attacked in 41/2 years since September the 11th lull us into the illusion that the threats to our nation have disappeared. They have not.

Why not make the logical leap that we cannot trust those damn Japs? After all it has only been 60 some years since they attacked us. Hell, we better listen in on those bastards too.

President Bush said the U.S.-led global war on terror has “weakened and fractured” al-Qaida and allied groups, outlining as proof new details about the multinational cooperation that foiled purported terrorist plans to fly a commercial airplane into the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast.

The New York Times reports that Bush is congratulating himself for using his plan to stop other terror operations in the past. Great! Your plan works. Here is the funny part: it’s still illegal, you dumb shit-head.

Personally, I am in favor of spying.  Spy it up I say.  The thing I’m against is breaking the law.  Spy all you need to, but just be sure to get the appropriate legal approval first. The latest person to be added to the list of scum floating to the surface is, that’s right, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.  I never really had any opinion of this maggot until I saw some of the recent hearings.  He kept saying that he didn’t want to speculate on the legalities of other possible spying angles.  What is your fucking job, other that to speculate on legalities?  What a scum-bag he is.

I don’t really mind incompetence.  I kind of expect it in modern government.  These people are not the best and brightest by a long shot.  What I can’t stand is breaking the law, especially if you are going to be deceitful after the fact, and adopt a smug attitude about it.  This whole batch of people is just worthless.

Sadly, there is no bright light around the corner.  More McCarthy, fascists, and fuck-ups to come.