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Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:46:47 -0400

i just unfollowed everyone

i think i am going to take a long if not permanant break from this blog. felt good to be away for 2 weeks.

i’ll keep the page in existance, and maybe i’ll post again, but for right now. bye.

Vacation

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:20:27 -0400

Im off to England for 2 weeks. so no tumbling for me, and i hope to leave some politics behind as well. i’m going to that great socialist evil NHS loving empire over there somewhere. You know, on one of my work visa summers over in england i got an NHS card. i have no idea if there was a statute of limitation on it or not, or if i am eligible for being married to an english chick, or even if our daughter is eligible for the NHS. I’ll try to find out.

anyway, go england

Living? at La Mancha?

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:52:14 -0400

Living? at La Mancha?:

So some old guy died at La Mancha. Why the fuck is a 38 year old dude living at my old apartment building? It was the shit hole of shit holes that had a pool of gainesville. An amazing place where you could slide a pizza box under your front door, where you could throw kegs in the pool, piss of the roof, kick plants of the second floor, smoke herb, meet some crazy foreigners, and marry one.

Sorry to hear that the place only had wires in the place of the smoke detector, but that does not surprize me.

"I really reject the notion that the American people oppose this because somebody on the Republican..."

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:15:18 -0400

““I really reject the notion that the American people oppose this because somebody on the Republican side has deliberately spread misinformation about the plan,” [Sen. Kyl] said on a conference call with the news media. “In this democracy, there is no way voters can be fooled to this extent.””

- ‘Death Panels’ Aren’t the Half of It, Says Senator Kyl - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com

You want to bet?

(via robot-heart-politics)

ha ha ha

this is why he is a senator, he doesn’t know shit about the american people.

FOX and friends are real good at mobilizing the crazies to get out and pressure the congress, and for some reason, the left does not have the same passion as it did last fall. why? what the hell is wrong with us. why are we letting this happen?

A.R.E. 4.0

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:55:16 -0400

I have to stop this and get back to studying as this heath care bullshit is really driving me crazy.

Liberal smear site

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:44:35 -0400

Liberal smear site:

Go here to find the latest in Nazi lies and supper falsehoods that will lead to grandma’s death.

"Q: Should the federal government be getting involved with living wills and end-of-life questions —..."

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:40:51 -0400

“

Q: Should the federal government be getting involved with living wills and end-of-life questions — decisions that are highly personal and really difficult?

A: It already is.

”

- “The government requires hospitals to ask adult patients if they have a living will, or “advance directive.” If the patient doesn’t have one, and wants one, the hospital has to provide assistance. The mandate on hospitals was instituted during a Republican administration, in 1992, under President George H.W. Bush.”

from this fact check link. but of course its a liberal brain wash fact check, not the real conservipedia kind of gut truth.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_end_of_life_q_a

i don’t know how to make a link into an easy to click word.

I'll buy his book, for real

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:34:32 -0400

I'll buy his book, for real:

I mean, how coudl i not read the words of darth vader? i want to get a full understading of how close we came to really being a country like the one the right wing nut jobs think we are now. did that sentance make sence. So Cheney wished he had more people like himself around during that last 4 years of Bush so he coudl have done MORE. thats fantastic, makes me like Bush a little more. Perhaps not. What do you think about a new Cheany book?

thebrewerpatriot: I am fired up for this season! Let’s go...

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:42:50 -0400

thebrewerpatriot:

I am fired up for this season! Let’s go State!!!

why is your QB butt humping that guy on SI and i don’t think a 14th ranked team will be a BCS team this year, not with that cupcake schedule

Amber Frederiksen Photography

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:45:22 -0400

Amber Frederiksen Photography:

This is my friend Amber’s web site for her photography business. The web site is almost done, and i think its good. If anyone who follows my blog wants or needs a professional photographer in the bonita springs/ west coast florida area, or florida in general, then amber is your man.

check out her pics, and enjoy.

What Is Single-Payer? | Animated | Single-Payer: Answers and Facts about Health Care for All

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:32:47 -0400

What Is Single-Payer? | Animated | Single-Payer: Answers and Facts about Health Care for All:

(via think4yourself)

PROM, best example ever.

think4yourself: Most Americans continue to want the federal...

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:59:00 -0400

think4yourself:

Most Americans continue to want the federal government to focus on reducing the budget deficit rather than spending money to stimulate the national economy, a new New York Times/CBS News poll finds. Yet at the same time, most oppose some proposed solutions for decreasing it.
Matthew Yglesias » As Usual, Public Wants Lower Deficit Without Cutting Spending or Raising Taxes

Maybe we should ask California how well this works

i can’t help my self.

this is what is happening in miami too. the public does not want any kind of tax increase, property or other, so the county government has to do some really nasty cut backs. i will save my stories for later. but, the public wants the same level of service. that will not happen. the mayor even wrote so in his letter to all gov employees. they will get the government they pay for, he wrote. yes they will, and i think they will not like what they see.

police and fire and teachers have incredible unions and will not face the cut backs and wage decreases, but everyone else does. but, police don’t do any extra overtime work anymore, late night drunk driving stops and check points are all but gone.

so, you do get what you pay for. and you can’t have it both ways. you want to fix the countries problems, you need to spend money, not cut back. tax cuts are not what solves a depression.

i’ll stop now. (zaney)

9gag: How can this be true? Amber, and thoughts?

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:44:09 -0400

9gag:

How can this be true?

Amber, and thoughts?

apsies: somethingchanged: Remember this, from the part of the...

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:36:01 -0400

apsies:

somethingchanged:

Remember this, from the part of the election campaign when everyone feared choosing Palin for VP was a hail mary pass that just might work for McCain? It’s mentioned in Richard Wolff’s ‘Renegade: The Making of Barack Obama’ that I read on the plane today:

“[Obama’s] friend Marty Nesbitt shared with him an emailed photo, which summed up their collective response to weak kneed Democrats. It was a picture of the candidate delivering his convention speech, with the caption “Everyone Chill the Fuck Out, I Got This.”

Obama chuckled. “Exactly,” he said. “That’s exactly how I feel.”

oh god this made me laugh

ohfortheloveofdog: I’m heeeeere! I don’t want to: - put a bra...

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:49:02 -0400

ohfortheloveofdog:

I’m heeeeere! I don’t want to:

- put a bra on

- discuss work with colleagues over dinner

- wake up in order to begin work by 7 am tomorrow

i love my city.

A break from Tumblr?

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:49:05 -0400

I am thinking of taking a massive break from posting on Tumblr. I sense that i am getting back into the rut of viewing more and more political stuff, and rebloging it, instead of finding good funny crap and posting it. The whole political environment is starting to affect me mentally. I am unemployed in a profession that is temporarily dying. Right now, Architecture and construction is on the endangered species list. Meaning that, the numbers are bad, the outlook is grim, but it doens’t mean the industry can’t come back to healthy levels.

Its just that i am getting a little nervous about the time frame of this all. Its all linked to the economy of the world, linked to various items such as health care. So politics right now is driving a negative wedge into my brain where the job market opened a massive painful hole. I need to purge my thoughts of politics and the crazyness that goes with it for a while. I need to focus more on taking the ARE exams, and boy, i fucking hate that.

So, i’ll still view my tumbler dashboard for my personalized filter of the interwebs, but i might be very infrequent on posting and rebloging. That way i can feel dis-connected to the things that anger me and make me feel helpless, and view things in a negative light. I think if i just let go of the interaction part of this, then i might be able to get away from the negativity. who knows.

Not that i have a good blog anyway, its more of my own tool for viewing the webs for funny.

Does this make sence?

The Constitution and Modern Society

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:56:31 -0400

technoprogressivism:

There’s a debate going on right now about the role of the Second Amendment in modern society. I’m not going to get into a reblog contest so I’ll make this my (hopefully) only statement on the matter.

I support the Constitution. I believe in the Bill of Rights. I believe the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that its importance should never be ignored. I also believe there is room, in legislative matters, to interpret the Constitution on a broader scale. But that does not mean the Constitution should be redefined or ignored.

When it comes to the First Amendment, I accept the literal meaning of the statement: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” I’m not a fan of the FCC or any attempt at censorship. If the people don’t want to watch something, all that is needed is the press of a button on a remote. When it comes to the Second Amendment, I believe, as the Supreme Court established, that there is an individual right to bear arms, and to protect oneself in one’s own home. I don’t own a gun myself, but my parents do. They are not serial murderers. They are not hunters. They simply want the comfort in knowing that if somebody breaks into their house, they’re able to take action and not waste time waiting for the police. Sometimes a five minute wait is too long.

The realities of modern society must be recognized, however. I don’t believe it’s appropriate for a citizen to acquire a uzi or a bazooka. I believe that convicted criminals should not be allowed to acquire firearms, which is the law of the land. I believe people should be required to take training courses. I believe background checks should be mandatory nationwide. The Second Amendment is a very important thing. If somebody breaks into your home, would you rather wait ten minutes for the police, or would you rather take matters into your own hands and guarantee your safety and security? Again, in some situations, waiting five minutes for the police is not the safest option.

One person commented that Second Amendment didn’t do an appropriate job at preventing 9/11. That person is correct. The pilots on the planes did not have firearms with them, and I do not believe pilots are allowed to carry firearms at all due to federal law. Imagine what would have happened if the pilots had access to a firearm. The terrorists were armed with box cutters. Who do you think would have won that fight?

Sadly, we can’t deal with hypotheticals when it comes to 9/11. What happened, happened, and it cannot be changed. But law can be changed so the chances of such a tragedy occurring again go down.

Using the logic gun control proponents depend on, wouldn’t New York and New Jersey be the safest states in the country? Germany has some of the strongest gun control laws in Europe and that did not prevent a school shooting. On the campus of Virginia Tech, no guns are allowed. Imagine if a student had been allowed to carry a firearm. Would that tragedy have been so bad as it turned out to be?

If a person wishes to kill another, I imagine they would use any method they could. The United Kingdom has strong gun control laws. Knife violence is on the rise. An actor in the newest Harry Potter film was killed in such a way some time ago. There have also been cases of knife violence in Japan, another country with strong gun control laws. Should knives be banned, then?

You cannot support one portion of the Constitution at the expense of other portions. Dennis Kucinich likes to mention that he carries a copy of the Constitution in his pocket. This is the same man who introduced legislation to ban handguns, in direct violation of the Second Amendment. You either accept the entire Constitution, or none of it.

a very interesting and good point you make. i only reblog for one aspect of it. yes, knife fights and killings are on the rise in these anti gun countries. but, take this with you…. you can’t mow down a crowd of people with a knife. you typically don’t kill the wrong person with a knife. you don’t typically target people like sharp shooters with a knife. a knife is real personal, an up close in your face or behind your back weapon requiring at least some level of skill more than a trigger pull, along with the extended amount of time and proximity needed to “go for the kill” there are alot of scared young “men” who shoot at people they rob because they get scared and freek out. its alot harder to do that to their victims and bystanders with a knife. in miami, alot of kids and innocent people get killed by random stray gun fire, badly aimed gun fire, robberies gone wrong by fear of the perp, ect.. yes, you will not stop murderers, but you can decrease the number and frequency. you can recover from a stab more often than a shot to the head or body.

go hunting, care a regulated licensed piece, but spare me that example of countries with high knife violence rates.

apsies: yeahmon:inothernews: PREZ AND THE MOON MEN President...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:45:29 -0400

apsies:

yeahmon:inothernews:

PREZ AND THE MOON MEN President Barack Obama met with Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong, left, Michael Collins, center, and Buzz Aldrin at the White House, where they met earlier today. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times)

whats funny is that i don’t think any of them voted for Obama

love this song too

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:00:32 -0400

love this song too

soupsoup: ABC censors Obama’s longtime doctor. no, no, no. i...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:45:41 -0400

soupsoup:

ABC censors Obama’s longtime doctor.

no, no, no. i can only believe what FOX tells me, that single payer is socialism, which must mean bad and must mean communism, which must mean no choice and evil to all. how can anything liberals do benefit the population. no, i can’t agree with this liberal doctor and his single payer system, no. medicare must be bad right? a liberal is for it, therefore i am against it. damn communists.

for fucks sake, has any of these douche bags ever been to a “socialist” country? seen their health care and felt their immense “freedoms”? i don’t think so. its all fear mongering. and what really sucks, is that whatever bill gets pushed through will be so watered down, that it really wont make any real change or give the free heath care that we really need. it will end up being fodder for 2010 and 2012 republican elections