For some mysterious reason my address book crashed this morning. My most recent backup was a 2006 book (my bad!).
If you're reading this, please send me an e-mail, either here or at the usual address.
Gary
31 May 2008
26 May 2008
RACING ROUND UP
For those of you who missed them (and I managed to catch a good portion of all) ...
Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix (rain soaked almost until the end, lots of good and bad driving, plenty of crashes) for McLaren-Mercedes. A big win for McLaren especially since Ferrrari had the race pretty well sewn up. I believe the win also put Hamilton back atop the Driver's lead.
Scott Dixon won the Indy 500, a not terribly exciting race with the exception of a rookie taking out Danica Patricks after a pit stop (he was undoubtedly at fault, although it was a pit lane accident. Patricks leapt out of her car and headed towards the offender's pit only to be stopped when cooler heads prevailed. You get 'em girl. She was running in fifth at the time. There were some crashes some good side-by-side and some stupid passes (one in which Andretti took out teammate Kaanan).
Kasey Kahne and the Bud Dodge won the Charlotte 600. Lots of history in the pre-race show, and a decent enough race (considering it was 600 miles). I fell asleep before the finish, but apparently Tony Stewart had it sewn up until something happened (more on that when I can read the report.
Photos top to bottom: Patricks getting hit on pit lane (Racing One); Winner Dixon with the traditional bottle of milk (Racing One); Kahne and his crew celebrate the 600 win (Racing One) and Hamilton at Monaco (Chrysler).
23 May 2008
DNA DATABASE
Being there are at least six people reading this blog, you are now going to be part of nationally statistically invalid poll.
Here are the answers, pick one.
Yes - we should have a national DNA database
No - we should not have a national DNA database
This is important insofar as it will settle an argument between myself and my wife.
Here are the answers, pick one.
Yes - we should have a national DNA database
No - we should not have a national DNA database
This is important insofar as it will settle an argument between myself and my wife.
WAR ON TERROR AND THE FUTURE
Watch this through. It's an answer to a question given by Newt Gingrich at a National Press Club event.
This isn't hate mongering, cultural "misinterpretation" or fear mongering. Unfortunately it is a chilling, scary, well-considered answer.
If you have children or grandchildren and care about their future, have a listen.
Go HERE
This isn't hate mongering, cultural "misinterpretation" or fear mongering. Unfortunately it is a chilling, scary, well-considered answer.
If you have children or grandchildren and care about their future, have a listen.
Go HERE
22 May 2008
OBAMA: THE WORST PRESIDENT
I'M BAAAAACK, gah-damnit.
Okay ... I tried to stay away from this, no matter how many goddamn people read it (or don't, as the case may be). But I simply can't take it any longer. I tried to ignore all the BS going on in this hilarious Broadway farce known as the Democrat's nomination process, and it just ain't working, and I think it's giving me a stomach ulcer. So here we go.
This is off the Bloomberg wire service. Thanks to Megan J for the heads up.
There wasn't a single f-----g word about this on tonight's news!
(And note that the guy, Soros, mentioned at the bottom of the article would like nothing better than to see us turned into a socialist f-----g state, cared for from birth til death. Not him, mind you. Just us. He puts more money into anything that smacks of an anti-American-way-of-life than any single asshole you can name. This is the 80th richest guy in th world, and he wants to make sure that no one else gets close.
READ THIS ARTICLE AND ASK YOUR LOCAL NEWS OUTLET WHY THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT!
Carl Icahn Says Obama Would Be a `Terrible' President for U.S.
2008-05-22 10:00 (New York)
By Michael McKee
May 22 (Bloomberg)
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Barack Obama would be a "terrible'' U.S. president whose election would bring higher interest rates and a loss of international confidence in the dollar.
"I don't normally get involved in politics, but this time I am,'' Icahn told an investors conference in New York last night. "I don't think Obama really understands economics.''
The Illinois senator is the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama has 1,962 delegates, according to an Associated Press tally, putting him 64 delegates shy of the 2,026 needed to clinch the nomination.
"I personally think he would be a terrible president,'' Icahn, 72, said. Obama would probably go on a, "huge spending spree'' that "the country can't afford right now.''
Coupled with the higher tax rates that the Illinois senator has already endorsed, “you would have a loss of confidence in the dollar,'' leading to accelerating inflation and “much higher interest rates,'' Icahn said. His comments, and remarks by other presenters at the conference, were embargoed by the organizers until this morning.
Even worse, Icahn said, would be a Democratic president with a veto-proof supermajority of 60 Democrats elected to the Senate.
"It would be devastating,'' he said. "Then you couldn't stop runaway legislation.''
Earlier this year, Icahn donated the maximum $2,300 to the presidential campaign of Republican Rudy Giuliani, according to the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics. Giuliani has dropped out of the race. He has also given to Democrats, including New Hampshire Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen.
Obama does have support in the investment community. Among those who have donated to his campaign are billionaires Kenneth C. Griffin of Citadel Investment Group in Chicago, and George Soros of Soros Fund Management, according to the center.
Okay ... I tried to stay away from this, no matter how many goddamn people read it (or don't, as the case may be). But I simply can't take it any longer. I tried to ignore all the BS going on in this hilarious Broadway farce known as the Democrat's nomination process, and it just ain't working, and I think it's giving me a stomach ulcer. So here we go.
This is off the Bloomberg wire service. Thanks to Megan J for the heads up.
There wasn't a single f-----g word about this on tonight's news!
(And note that the guy, Soros, mentioned at the bottom of the article would like nothing better than to see us turned into a socialist f-----g state, cared for from birth til death. Not him, mind you. Just us. He puts more money into anything that smacks of an anti-American-way-of-life than any single asshole you can name. This is the 80th richest guy in th world, and he wants to make sure that no one else gets close.
READ THIS ARTICLE AND ASK YOUR LOCAL NEWS OUTLET WHY THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT!
Carl Icahn Says Obama Would Be a `Terrible' President for U.S.
2008-05-22 10:00 (New York)
By Michael McKee
May 22 (Bloomberg)
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Barack Obama would be a "terrible'' U.S. president whose election would bring higher interest rates and a loss of international confidence in the dollar.
"I don't normally get involved in politics, but this time I am,'' Icahn told an investors conference in New York last night. "I don't think Obama really understands economics.''
The Illinois senator is the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama has 1,962 delegates, according to an Associated Press tally, putting him 64 delegates shy of the 2,026 needed to clinch the nomination.
"I personally think he would be a terrible president,'' Icahn, 72, said. Obama would probably go on a, "huge spending spree'' that "the country can't afford right now.''
Coupled with the higher tax rates that the Illinois senator has already endorsed, “you would have a loss of confidence in the dollar,'' leading to accelerating inflation and “much higher interest rates,'' Icahn said. His comments, and remarks by other presenters at the conference, were embargoed by the organizers until this morning.
Even worse, Icahn said, would be a Democratic president with a veto-proof supermajority of 60 Democrats elected to the Senate.
"It would be devastating,'' he said. "Then you couldn't stop runaway legislation.''
Earlier this year, Icahn donated the maximum $2,300 to the presidential campaign of Republican Rudy Giuliani, according to the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics. Giuliani has dropped out of the race. He has also given to Democrats, including New Hampshire Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen.
Obama does have support in the investment community. Among those who have donated to his campaign are billionaires Kenneth C. Griffin of Citadel Investment Group in Chicago, and George Soros of Soros Fund Management, according to the center.
13 May 2008
THE SLICK CONTROVERSY
I still haven't decided what I'm going to do here, but I figured I'd better address the Slick controversey.
Slick 1, Paul A, resides up north and I've known him since the crazy ass days working in Boston for Aer Lingus in the early 70s. There are things that happened back then that we STILL can't talk about ... though I'm sure the statute of limitations is up by now.
Slick 2, Ian S, resides in the Lone Star State. We met when we were first taking dive lessons back in the late 70s, and the name may have appeared during the aborted Bridge mission. Those twin 38s I used to wear belonged to Slick #1
Slick 3, Paul L, resides out by. He was pretty much the first guy I met when we moved out here. He's an ex Green Beanie, but unfortunately that puts the time of our meeting at somewhere around 1999, making him Slick #3.
And thus the Slick Controversey, hopefully, put to bed. I guess, I just need a Slick wherever I am ...and I guess if there is a next one he'd better be named Ian for continuity sakes.
later
Slick 1, Paul A, resides up north and I've known him since the crazy ass days working in Boston for Aer Lingus in the early 70s. There are things that happened back then that we STILL can't talk about ... though I'm sure the statute of limitations is up by now.
Slick 2, Ian S, resides in the Lone Star State. We met when we were first taking dive lessons back in the late 70s, and the name may have appeared during the aborted Bridge mission. Those twin 38s I used to wear belonged to Slick #1
Slick 3, Paul L, resides out by. He was pretty much the first guy I met when we moved out here. He's an ex Green Beanie, but unfortunately that puts the time of our meeting at somewhere around 1999, making him Slick #3.
And thus the Slick Controversey, hopefully, put to bed. I guess, I just need a Slick wherever I am ...and I guess if there is a next one he'd better be named Ian for continuity sakes.
later
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