Tag: stupid is as stupid does

The American Heritage Dictionary says of “nativity”

na·tiv·i·ty (n-tv-t, n-) …
n. pl. na·tiv·i·ties
1. Birth, especially the place, conditions, or circumstances of being born.
2. Nativity
a. The birth of Jesus.
b. A representation, such as a painting, of Jesus just after birth.
c. Christmas.
3. A horoscope for the time of one’s birth.

[Middle English nativite, from Old French, from Latin ntvits, from ntvus, born. See native.]

It is, of course, the second meaning that various elements of society want to expurgate from our lanbguage today, or at the very least remove from public discourse as “offensive” to some.

And it is because of antipathy to that second definition that this movie is not allowed to be a sponsor of this celebration [h.t. Whizbang!]. Ironic, since it chronicles the source of the whole thing.

Alexandra has reprinted a NewsBusters article about the movie that’s banned from sponsoring the Christkindlmarket in Chicago:

Continue reading “Christmas Alliance 1.4: The Nativity”

Things you should know about cats, the Essential Answers to Questions Every Cat Servant Has (but is afraid to ask).

1. The center of the universe revolves around a cat. Now, which cat is an interesting question, since each cat things it is he or she who is the center of the universe…

2. You do know how many cats it takes to screw in a light bulb, don’t you? That’s right: none. They have servants for that sort of thing.

3. Cats are soft, cuddly creatures with teeth and claws. Kinda like if miniature sharks were to gr0w fur and legs.

4. No, I do NOT want to play with your mouse!

5. Cats hate being laughed at. Especially when caught doing something clumsily.

6. If your cat likes being bathed, check carefully. You may just have a genius of a longhair chihuahua (that is to say, has a brain at all) masquerading as a cat (the better to ambush your ankles).

7. Are you allergic to your cat? Well, I hate to tell you, but you’re probably not. You’re probably allergic to your cat’s spit. Not that your cat cares.

8. Some cats really do believe they’ll reach China if they dig long enough in the litterbox. And they may very well be right. Lesser life forms should keep their opinions to themselves.

9. Ever see a 20 pound tomcat beat the snot out of two 85 pound German Shepherds? And then taunt them from the top of a wall? A sight to behold… and a warning to presumtuous servants.

10. Cat’s don’t really have nine lives. They are members of an advanced alien species that has mastered cloning…

11. Cats have claws for a reason. Giving you a “lap massage” ain’t one of ’em. (The kneading stuff is OK in some regions, but ya really do need to draw the line on claws around certain portions of the old anatomy, eh?)

12. Yes, they really do move the furniture in the middle of the night. And laugh at us when we bark our shins.

13. Change your computer password. You cat knows what it is and has access to your credit cards while you sleep. Just sayin’.

Noted at the Thursday Thirteen Hub and at Diane’s Stuff.

by Jonathan of Publius Rendezvous

Now that the aftermath of the elections have subsided, I want to follow-up on what TD said in the FTBB a couple of weeks ago about grassroots campaigning. As we have mentioned on countless occasions, whether you are a Republican or Democrat or Libertarian, the FairTax is for you.

I, myself did not heed my own advice for I grew disconcerted immediately after the election for the FairTax’s prospects. Me, being an individual that leans right of center in virtually every facet of my life thought the Democrat Party would not be the party to implement the FairTax.

But, the more I have come to think of it the more I grow somewhat optimistic. Why? Well, the Democrat Party has promised to reform government in many ways, and one in particular is ethics reform and reducing/eliminating earmarks. This is where our grassroots campaign must be decisive. We must remain vigilant to stay one step ahead of societal evolution in bring in the nation our message. The FairTax fits this agenda. It will and is designed to work to disrupt and eliminate the albatross that is our current system.

People around this country can and are already beginning to realize this phenomenon. Take Mr. Stephen Sanders of Fayetteville, NC:

Continue reading “Fair Tax”

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Someone who’s apparently attempting to escape the 80%+ illiteracy of the Muslim world (a goal Congress is working hard to implement here) just posted a comment on my Mohammed in a Pink Dress post. don’t laugh at or ridicule the commenter’s inability to make sense. It’s a cultural thing: Muslims have little connection with reality to begin with (they’re blood brothers with “reality-based” fantasists among faux liberals), so while the guy may eventually become semi-literate, he’ll likely never be able to make sense. Besides, apparently language (any, take your pick) is his, urm, second language, so to speak. So, as I said, don’t laugh.

Name: who | E-mail: love@gmail.com | IP: 81.214.152.58 | Date: November 28, 2006

what all of you know about mohammed … definitely nothing….and your best jop is that. becouse you have no brain in your heads.you ‘ve lost your humanity. and you dont know who are you.what are your aim in the
world.and what will happen after you dies.what waits you.now ? asking you what is your reason for kill
hundrets of innocent peoples in the ?rac and lubnan.where is your humanity and demochrachy ? dont see.you
are liers.finally ? sad that woowing dogs cant arrive and disturb pigeons.they onyl can makes
loud on the land of the hell.

Fisking the complete disconnect from reality represented by the comment reproduced above would be an exercise in futility: only a BIG stick could beat sense into the head that wrote that comment. Besides, how in the world would the doof even find this post. Another accidental google?

Continue reading “Now, don’t laugh… /OTP”

As an antidote to my previous post, here’s a better answer to the planet’s woes, here is the first of this season’s music presentations. Note: this is an excerpt. Buy the CD for the whole thing.

Here are a couple of verses of Charles Wesley’s text usually set to the tune, HYFERDOL by Rowland Prichard (played above):

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a Child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.

Unfortunately, the CD that this is excerpted from, Winterlude — Instrumentals for a Contemplative Christmas ~ John Darnall (Artist), et al, is OOP, but the link does lead to some copies still available through Amazon.com.

TB-ed to a recent Random Yak Christmas Alliance post, cos I don’t know where else to tb Xmas Alliance posts. *heh*

Read some boring music talk below the fold

Continue reading “Christmas Alliance 1.3, A different solution to worldly woes”

A post by Angel, of Woman Honor Thyself, tangentially reminded me of a video I caught on YouTube recently. Below is a shorter version of the YouTube video, a long rambling conspiracy theory rant by someone who is either a genius beyond my mental capabilities to comprehend or who seriously needs his meds moderated…

The original long form rant is here, in case you wonder if the above was taken out of context in order to make the speaker seem crazier than he is (it wasn’t and he really is that crazy).

The sad thing is that, while I ran into quite a few who believed as this guy now does when I lived in “the good part of the ghetto” back twenty-five years ago, they were many fewer in number then than now, if I can trust my memory at all.

Blame it all on whitey (or whoever/whatever group the punching bag du jour is). The cry of folks who refuse to take responsibility for their own failures.

I wonder what Basil thinks of this…

(disclaimer: may not be in the exact chronological order, and will not list each and every act of terror, but a good list is linked here)

*click!*
The Olympics in the 70s.
*click!*
The US Embassy in Iran.
*click!*
Marine Barracks, Beruit
*click!*
Leo Klingenhoffer on the Achilles Lauro
*click!*
Lockerbee, Scotland.
*click!*
Discos in Germany where US Service members congregate
*click*
Bombing of embassies in Africa,
Swarming over the “Mog”
USS COLE
9/11
Madrid
7/7
*Click!*
*CLICK!*
*CLICKKKK!*
Continue reading “The Ratchet and the Governor – Tools for Today – Part I”

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A quick q (believe me, this is relevant info I’m seeking–more later):

Since yogurt’s really just spoiled milk, how can you tell when it’s gone bad?

Well, Puppy Linux 2.12 was a blast for a couple of days. Then, I woke this morning to a blank screen on the Puppy box. Hmmm… Xorg died on me. Would NOT reboot to the GUI, even with repairs and tweaks. OK, XVESA. Nope. Not that either.

Weird.

Burned another XUbuntu 6.1o CD and attempted a boot. Nope. Xorg died there, too.

Weird.

Just for fun, popped in a Windows CD and booted, had the basic files installed and then killed it on the reboot.

Popped in the XUbuntu 6.10 CD again and… booted like a champ.

Wierder.

Oh, well. Writing this post from within a XUbuntu session running an Enlightenment windowing desktop. Not all that sure I’m tickled pink with the Enlightenment environment, though. Slick, lotsa features, but things are hidden in the weirdest places (“weird” seems to be the word of the day). If I wanted another coupla steep faces added to my learning curve, I’d’ve asked for ’em. Oops. I did when I specified the Enlightenment desktop/windowing session.

Oh, well. It’s got enough eye candy and gee whiz junk to please a Mac user. Hmmm… maybe that’s the problem I have with it.

🙂

Opera still functions as if it were made exclusively with Linux in mind. Fast, faster, fastest. The differences between it and Firefox (which was built into the install of XUbuntu 6.10) are even more readily apparent in Linux than in Windows. Slick and wonderfully responsive.

I dunno. Maybe now that XUbuntu is running on this comp, I’ll pop the Puppy CD in later for another look-see. I sure wish I had the time (and inclination–*heh*) to dig into combining some of the really cool features of Puppy Linux with Xubuntu. between them, I think I’d be pretty happy with a machine or three running them as Internet cruisers.

A lil warning to computer users that I’d suggest readers of this blog pass on to their naive computer user friends and aquaintances. Here’s an example of an email that’s making the rounds (I’ve actually recieved copies of it):

Mail server report.

Our firewall determined the e-mails containing worm copies are being sent from your computer.

Nowadays it happens from many computers, because this is a new virus type (Network Worms).

Using the new bug in the Windows, these viruses infect the computer unnoticeably.
After the penetrating into the computer the virus harvests all the e-mail addresses and sends the copies of itself to these e-mail
addresses

Please install updates for worm elimination and your computer restoring.

Best regards,
Customers support service

Attached to the email will be a zip file with various names. One I’ve seen most frequently has been “Update-KB8390-x86.zip”. My anti-virus detected the latest attachment as “I-Worm/Stration”. Semi-humorous: the attached worm does just about what’s described in the subliterate, English-as-a-second-language email text. *heh*

I’m sure that’d be a consolation to folks who infected themselves.

Still, notice the name of the attached file. Naive users might think that a file with a name like that’s a Microsoft update, though, a patch they need to apply, and their anti-virus software may or may not be up to date, and so they’d infect themselves with the worm du jour.

NEVER open unscanned, unknown attachments from an unsolicited source!

NEVER open unscanned, unknown attachments from an unsolicited source!

NEVER open unscanned, unknown attachments from an unsolicited source!

What I tell you three times…

Please understand, while I KNOW most of the readers of this blog (with the vanishingly small percentage of dumbasses filtered out) would NEVER open unscanned, unknown attachments from an unsolicited source, I’m sure we all have friends or aquaintances who’d just not stop to think before CLICKing and infecting themselves.

So, just pass it on, would you?

Passing it on as a PSA at Conservative Cat, where Bruce is caught in a display of love and courage!