There is a smattering of nonsensical cursing spoken herein, in case that's not the kind of thing you're entertained by.
Elsewise, this is the kind of thing my sister will love.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
The Heck With Ol' Santa Claus!
It's my favorite Christmas song! I've always thought my Gfandpa wrote this, but it turns out it's from an old Loretta Lynn album. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Shame on Oklahoma
Hey there, Okies... this is how your elected representative is speaking up for you:
From Dana Milbank of the Washington Post -
"Going into Monday morning's crucial Senate vote on health-care legislation, Republican chances for defeating the bill had come down to a last, macabre hope. They needed one Democratic senator to die -- or at least become incapacitated.
At 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon -- nine hours before the 1 a.m. vote that would effectively clinch the [health care] legislation's passage -- Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) went to the Senate floor to propose a prayer. 'What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote tonight,' he said. 'That's what they ought to pray.'
It was difficult to escape the conclusion that Coburn was referring to the 92-year-old, wheelchair-bound Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) who has been in and out of hospitals and lay at home ailing. It would not be easy for Byrd to get out of bed in the wee hours with deep snow on the ground and ice on the roads -- but without his vote, Democrats wouldn't have the 60 they needed." [read the rest of the story]
From Dana Milbank of the Washington Post -
"Going into Monday morning's crucial Senate vote on health-care legislation, Republican chances for defeating the bill had come down to a last, macabre hope. They needed one Democratic senator to die -- or at least become incapacitated.
At 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon -- nine hours before the 1 a.m. vote that would effectively clinch the [health care] legislation's passage -- Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) went to the Senate floor to propose a prayer. 'What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote tonight,' he said. 'That's what they ought to pray.'
It was difficult to escape the conclusion that Coburn was referring to the 92-year-old, wheelchair-bound Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) who has been in and out of hospitals and lay at home ailing. It would not be easy for Byrd to get out of bed in the wee hours with deep snow on the ground and ice on the roads -- but without his vote, Democrats wouldn't have the 60 they needed." [read the rest of the story]
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Not to say that I ever feel otherwise...
...but screw WalMart!
As many of you know, when you mail a package to a soldier anywhere overseas, you mail it to an APO (Army Post Office) address instead of a State and zip code. This is because Uncle Sam collects all mail and packages for soldiers at a single point in New York, where parcels enter the APO system and become the responsibility of the US Army. Essentially, when you mail to a soldier in Afghanistan, you are paying postage to New York. This is why you can mail a letter to a soldier with the same stamp as sending it within the States.
It would seem, however, that our most American of American retailers, WalMart, has taken to highly inflating shipping costs to soldiers. This furthers my already near-complete boycott of WalMart (yeah... like I needed more ammo in that clip).
This story comes to you from the Stars and Stripes:
Those same customers might be most surprised to find that retail giant Walmart had the biggest markup.
On a $120 purchase, Walmart.com charged $10.35 to ship to an APO address, compared with $2.10 to a stateside address. For most items, Amazon.com charged the same to ship to an APO address as a stateside address. And Target offered shipping on a $120 purchase to an APO address for less than to a stateside address.
Wal-Mart Inc. officials did not return calls requesting an interview. However, in an e-mailed response, spokesman Ravi Jariwala said: “In your shopping cart during the checkout process, we show an estimated shipping cost, based on our lowest-price shipping method and assuming all items in your cart are going to a single address within the contiguous United States. If you select a different shipping method, a military APO/FPO address or an address outside the contiguous United States, your actual shipping cost may be higher. We continue to work with carriers to negotiate favorable shipping rates.”
But Earl Small, the postmaster at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, said that the shipping and handling charges have nothing to do with the military postal system or the U.S. Postal Service.
“A company can charge whatever they want,” said Small, who explained that items up to 108 inches are normally shipped at normal cost, but larger items often fall under a more expensive “balloon charge.”
According to Small, when companies ship to APO addresses in Europe, the order is shipped to New York, after which the Department of Defense picks up the tab to get the package to an APO address.
On Walmart.com, the company says shipping costs will be higher to APO addresses due to higher transportation costs.
“There is no higher transportation costs,” Small said. “Companies are abusing the system and making a killing.”"
As many of you know, when you mail a package to a soldier anywhere overseas, you mail it to an APO (Army Post Office) address instead of a State and zip code. This is because Uncle Sam collects all mail and packages for soldiers at a single point in New York, where parcels enter the APO system and become the responsibility of the US Army. Essentially, when you mail to a soldier in Afghanistan, you are paying postage to New York. This is why you can mail a letter to a soldier with the same stamp as sending it within the States.
It would seem, however, that our most American of American retailers, WalMart, has taken to highly inflating shipping costs to soldiers. This furthers my already near-complete boycott of WalMart (yeah... like I needed more ammo in that clip).
This story comes to you from the Stars and Stripes:
"Some retailers inflate costs to ship to APO addresses
WIESBADEN, Germany — Overseas military customers ordering gifts online from certain retailers might get an unpleasant surprise when shipping and handling fees are tacked on at the end of the purchase.
Those same customers might be most surprised to find that retail giant Walmart had the biggest markup.
On a $120 purchase, Walmart.com charged $10.35 to ship to an APO address, compared with $2.10 to a stateside address. For most items, Amazon.com charged the same to ship to an APO address as a stateside address. And Target offered shipping on a $120 purchase to an APO address for less than to a stateside address.
Wal-Mart Inc. officials did not return calls requesting an interview. However, in an e-mailed response, spokesman Ravi Jariwala said: “In your shopping cart during the checkout process, we show an estimated shipping cost, based on our lowest-price shipping method and assuming all items in your cart are going to a single address within the contiguous United States. If you select a different shipping method, a military APO/FPO address or an address outside the contiguous United States, your actual shipping cost may be higher. We continue to work with carriers to negotiate favorable shipping rates.”
But Earl Small, the postmaster at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, said that the shipping and handling charges have nothing to do with the military postal system or the U.S. Postal Service.
“A company can charge whatever they want,” said Small, who explained that items up to 108 inches are normally shipped at normal cost, but larger items often fall under a more expensive “balloon charge.”
According to Small, when companies ship to APO addresses in Europe, the order is shipped to New York, after which the Department of Defense picks up the tab to get the package to an APO address.
On Walmart.com, the company says shipping costs will be higher to APO addresses due to higher transportation costs.
“There is no higher transportation costs,” Small said. “Companies are abusing the system and making a killing.”"
Friday, December 11, 2009
Let me introduce you to Thunderous Charles the Bus Thrower
So this year I participated in a 4000 person worldwide Secret Santa set up by a few of the users on Reddit.com. I won't divulge what I sent to my giftee, as it is still in transit, but today I received my gift and it is so amazing I thought I'd share with you all. It all starts with a box lid... (bonus points for presentation!)
If you want to check out more of this guy's really impressive work go to www.ImaginaryThomas.com and have a look around. He sells these robot sculptures on etsy.com if anyone is still looking to buy me a Christmas present! Thunderous Charles needs friends! (or archenemies??)
My most joyous thanks to Skeletonhat for the gift! What a way to start my Christmas season! This thing has me so excited I've been using exclamation points after everything tonight! I never do that!
Click on picture for larger image...
And inside the sea of pleasant blue tissue paper I found...
Thunderous Charles the Bus Thrower!!!
An evil robot in my house? Yeah, he was bound to run into the natives eventually.
If you want to check out more of this guy's really impressive work go to www.ImaginaryThomas.com and have a look around. He sells these robot sculptures on etsy.com if anyone is still looking to buy me a Christmas present! Thunderous Charles needs friends! (or archenemies??)
My most joyous thanks to Skeletonhat for the gift! What a way to start my Christmas season! This thing has me so excited I've been using exclamation points after everything tonight! I never do that!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Monday, December 07, 2009
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