18 April 2013
Ouch
Watched Jaime Bayly with the gf (hi Amy) on the TV (after John Stossel). Tryin' to get my espanool back up to speed. (Possibility of getting a job with Argentine Petrochem co.) Coffee snort has nothing on Vodka-Tonic being expelled via the sinus passages.
27 March 2013
The Camel's Slope
Look, it's not rocket surgery.
So long as the married condition is given special condition in law, all laws about marriage will be prejudicial.
Axiom.
To the extent that laws dictate definitions of marriage, those laws will be prejudicial.
Axiom.
Postulated: Marriage and law are independent creatures.
Lookit - I know polyamorous groups. I know some polygamists. They are all, without fail, miserable . But I'm not.
In societies which support polygamy there will inevitably exist a disenfranchised substantial group of young men suffering from what I am informed is a condition of lackofnookie. They are not happy. They have names like Mohammed or Abdul, and their last words tend to be "Allahu Ackbar".
See where I'm going with this?
So long as the married condition is given special condition in law, all laws about marriage will be prejudicial.
Axiom.
To the extent that laws dictate definitions of marriage, those laws will be prejudicial.
Axiom.
Postulated: Marriage and law are independent creatures.
Lookit - I know polyamorous groups. I know some polygamists. They are all, without fail, miserable . But I'm not.
In societies which support polygamy there will inevitably exist a disenfranchised substantial group of young men suffering from what I am informed is a condition of lackofnookie. They are not happy. They have names like Mohammed or Abdul, and their last words tend to be "Allahu Ackbar".
See where I'm going with this?
Sorry Chilluns
About the broken free ice cream machine. Been involved with this thing called "real life". (Hi, Amy!). The header tells you that posting might be irregular in girlfriend:positive mode.
The last couple of months have featured 3 funerals, 2 weddings and 0 baptisms. I must be getting old.
The last couple of months have featured 3 funerals, 2 weddings and 0 baptisms. I must be getting old.
Breaking News!
The city of Houston has started using snowplows on some major streets to shove the damn pollen out of the way. "Lookit the purty flahrs" you say. All those plants having sex, and I'm not
14 December 2012
Perils of the Cyclist
Same damn cop (same unit number) blew me off the road near Stella Link and South Braeswood. Scratched tires at the light, was at nearly 70 MPH at the intersection of Stella Link and Linkwood, didn't have his circus lights on, didn't even have his headlights on. The doughnut shop was closed, and had been for hours.
This is the man who is trusted as one of the "only ones" who can operate handguns. And also the "only ones" who can drive too fast. 'Cause they been trained, right? My lily white ass.
True story: I was arrested once for an outstanding parking ticket. Cop drove at 120 MPH to the booking station. Cause he could. One of the "only ones". Cause they're trained for high speed driving. Bullshit. He spun himself into a bar ditch and had to wait for a tow truck.
Was one of those "compu7tor errors".
Johnny Cool. They wanted Johnny O'Cool.
This is the man who is trusted as one of the "only ones" who can operate handguns. And also the "only ones" who can drive too fast. 'Cause they been trained, right? My lily white ass.
True story: I was arrested once for an outstanding parking ticket. Cop drove at 120 MPH to the booking station. Cause he could. One of the "only ones". Cause they're trained for high speed driving. Bullshit. He spun himself into a bar ditch and had to wait for a tow truck.
Was one of those "compu7tor errors".
Johnny Cool. They wanted Johnny O'Cool.
Lighter side
I didn't get a photo, but on the U of H campus, a Honda 1200 parked in a handicapped space, with a small trailer. To carry his "mobility scooter".
And Hear Now The News
I see where this is going. A young man (first identified as 24 years old, corrected to 20) manages illegally to get access to some firearms, kills (illegally) his parents, and then (illegaly) carries his gun (s) into a do-not-carry area (illegally) and kills a bunch of kids (illegally).
So the response is to make another law, which will be broken (illegally).
And our Lord and Savior sez: "Yes, this is a good thing".
So the response is to make another law, which will be broken (illegally).
And our Lord and Savior sez: "Yes, this is a good thing".
10 November 2012
Power to the People
Those folks in the little tiny states up on the top right corner of the map have my sympathy. I think it was Rita, about 5 years ago, not a huge hurricane, but I was without electricity for two and a half months. The average temperature was about 93 degrees F, and people were literally dying from heatstroke. Cold - grab a blanket. Hot - no recourse. And then I got a bill for 150 dollars from the light company rfor the period when I was sans power....
26 October 2012
Jacques Barzun
A moment of quiet respect, for Jacques Barzun, the historian, philosopher, and Texan. It was late in his life that he became a Texan, but he did make that choice
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Born in foreign parts (France, to be precise), he was drawn to the freedonm-loving shores back when freedom meant something. After outliving his first wife, he moved to Texas, where incredibly smart and beautiful women are thick on the ground, and the weather is much better than it is in New York.
Really smart dude. Got up to fighting weight at about the time that the Wilson Administration started doing a complete FUBAR on the educational administration. He hit 'em hard, and he hit 'em fast, but they were just too big for him Coach.
Jacques Barzun. He fought the good fight.
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Born in foreign parts (France, to be precise), he was drawn to the freedonm-loving shores back when freedom meant something. After outliving his first wife, he moved to Texas, where incredibly smart and beautiful women are thick on the ground, and the weather is much better than it is in New York.
Really smart dude. Got up to fighting weight at about the time that the Wilson Administration started doing a complete FUBAR on the educational administration. He hit 'em hard, and he hit 'em fast, but they were just too big for him Coach.
Jacques Barzun. He fought the good fight.
17 October 2012
04 October 2012
I Didn't Want To
But I did watch the debate last night. Jeebus, our God-King looked like shit. "Eloquent"? Well, "clean" at any rate. And who told him to use a 4-in-hand knot on his tie with that wide collar? I'm much closer to thinking that the Moose is in fact a beard, especially after reading this about the "Down Low" club in Chi-town.
(As a matter of fact, HillBuzz is a great site for the lowdown on how the Obemeister behaves at home. Hard core PUMAs, Gay and Proud, and have been following him in and out of the Windy City's bathhouses since he was a state rep. NTTAWWT) (Party Unity My Ass)
The GF was incredibly kind, responding to my shouts of "You lying sonofabitch", "Mendacious cunt" and "The truth is not in him and he wears special truth-repellant to keep it that way!" with a gentle and understanding reply of "Sorry, I was dozing". Love you, darling.
Tell you the truth? I was underimpressed with the Mitten. Too much "yes but", too much "not as much". The competition to increase federal school funding I found particularly distasteful.
Pretty much says it all, doesn't it?
'Lil Billy Buckley would have cut 'em off at the knees with his "send a dollar to Washington so it can have a night on the town" or his "tax a dollar to flip a bum a quarter", but NOOOO. All too civilized. Good thing we were eating red meat (loverly lamb chops), because I really didn't see it on the teevee. "But what you could have said!"
(As a matter of fact, HillBuzz is a great site for the lowdown on how the Obemeister behaves at home. Hard core PUMAs, Gay and Proud, and have been following him in and out of the Windy City's bathhouses since he was a state rep. NTTAWWT) (Party Unity My Ass)
The GF was incredibly kind, responding to my shouts of "You lying sonofabitch", "Mendacious cunt" and "The truth is not in him and he wears special truth-repellant to keep it that way!" with a gentle and understanding reply of "Sorry, I was dozing". Love you, darling.
Tell you the truth? I was underimpressed with the Mitten. Too much "yes but", too much "not as much". The competition to increase federal school funding I found particularly distasteful.
Pretty much says it all, doesn't it?
'Lil Billy Buckley would have cut 'em off at the knees with his "send a dollar to Washington so it can have a night on the town" or his "tax a dollar to flip a bum a quarter", but NOOOO. All too civilized. Good thing we were eating red meat (loverly lamb chops), because I really didn't see it on the teevee. "But what you could have said!"
God I love Scansion
Kudos to Sarah Hoyt (to whom English is a second language well mastered, or should that be mistressed? She's a married woman. And a hellova writer) for the line on Instapundit Puppyblender:
BYE BYE TO REDISTRIBUTED PIE
I'll take about 3 and one-seventh portions, myself.
And hold the "e". I'll need that for my log tables.
Ah, math jokes. I just kill myself.
(Hi Dad! Hope you liked the slide rule I picked up for you!)
(For the benefit of non-family readers, my father is a Shakespeare scholar - although a follower of the Oxford heresy - and a fan of mathematics. HE got the joke about "e". Nice guy, you should meet him.)
BYE BYE TO REDISTRIBUTED PIE
I'll take about 3 and one-seventh portions, myself.
And hold the "e". I'll need that for my log tables.
Ah, math jokes. I just kill myself.
(Hi Dad! Hope you liked the slide rule I picked up for you!)
(For the benefit of non-family readers, my father is a Shakespeare scholar - although a follower of the Oxford heresy - and a fan of mathematics. HE got the joke about "e". Nice guy, you should meet him.)
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