Oooooh, DRAMA, BABY!
Admittedly, I was in bed having carnal dreams- when aren't I?- when this piece of good news came up on my e-mails.
SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC- the former dictator of Yugoslavia- IS DEAD! DEAD! DEAD, BABY! "Gone like a freight train/ gone like yesterday/ gone like a soldier in a Civil War bang bang..." (Lyrics from "Gone", performed and written by Troy Gentry and Eddie Montgomery- the country duo of Montgomery Gentry...).
Or as the people of the now former Yugoslavia are now singing, "Ding dong, the bastards dead/ the bastard's dead/ the bastard's dead/Ding dong the wicked shit is dead" (love doing songs in the tunes of those from "The Wizard of Oz". Or if you're one of his supporters, he's your own personal Jesus (there's the 'tunes ringing in my head bit again..."Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode). After all, he slaughtered many Muslims as you cheered on.
Milosevic ruled the Serbian Republic of Yugoslavia into four Balkan wars, was responsible for the deaths of over 8,000 Muslims (apparently, our friends in al-Qaida and the Taliban didn't seem to be paying attention. After all, it was the Serbs who descrated islam and Muslim practices, not us Yankees...).
At the time of his death, which was this morning, Milosevic on trial for 66 counts of genocide.
His death comes just days after one of his hencemen, Milan Babic killed himself at the same prison Milosevic was incarcerated at on Monday. Milosevic was 64.
Hope you're enjoying the tour of hell, Slobadan. You're gonna be there for a very, very, VERY long time.
Click on the title to get the link from CNN.
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Saturday, March 11, 2006
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Loving for Amor (on the Wrong Phone Lines)
Sorry, I'm a little steamed...I had to get after someone about not covering their mouth at the library while coughing. Afterall, it's still cold season. And no, I'm not apologizing. Perhaps I could have been nicer...but still...
Feel better? Okay.
Here's a story out of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, from the ABC affiliate WFAA-TV, Channel 8.
A man named Regulo Rodriguez calls 911. Obviously, he has an emergency. A really bad emergency- not unlike serial cougher not far from me, right?
He's having a heart attack, of sorts. But he's not in any physical pain.
No, true believers. He only wants a kiss. Yes...just a kiss, damnit!
You see, Rodriguez called 911 operators in the Dallas suburb of Frisco- shut up, San Francisco, I'm not making fun of you guys- not once. Not twice. Not even ten times.
He called a grand total of 170- 170!- times.
So you mean to tell me, Darren, that this joker tied up lines only to ask for a kiss?
A FUCKING, GODDAMNED KISS?
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!
He's now charged with making silent and abusive calls to 911.
Just click on the title to go to the link.
Feel better? Okay.
Here's a story out of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, from the ABC affiliate WFAA-TV, Channel 8.
A man named Regulo Rodriguez calls 911. Obviously, he has an emergency. A really bad emergency- not unlike serial cougher not far from me, right?
He's having a heart attack, of sorts. But he's not in any physical pain.
No, true believers. He only wants a kiss. Yes...just a kiss, damnit!
You see, Rodriguez called 911 operators in the Dallas suburb of Frisco- shut up, San Francisco, I'm not making fun of you guys- not once. Not twice. Not even ten times.
He called a grand total of 170- 170!- times.
So you mean to tell me, Darren, that this joker tied up lines only to ask for a kiss?
A FUCKING, GODDAMNED KISS?
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!
He's now charged with making silent and abusive calls to 911.
Just click on the title to go to the link.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
As If That's Not Enough
Okay, I just mentioned that I'll be soon podcasting...we've been through that.
I'm looking into adding Naked News to the links. It's news that you'll never get on CNN, let alone Fox News (hell, I don't think Fox News Channel can handle these babes. Still, I'd like to see Bill "I'm a Puritanical Pompous Ass" O'Reilly sweat...we'll see if he's really no spin.
Oh, and as if you've haven't been warned already, yes, some of the video podcasts will contain sexual content, and almost all will contain strong language. So kids, go to the kitchen and make yourselves a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In fact, start cooking dinner. Now. Better move or I get the switch out (that'll scare the bejesus out of those brats...nothing scares a child more than having a switch hitting that bare ass...).
So, coming soon, audio and video blogs.
Right now, though, I'm looking at the forecast here in the Portland metro, and boy, are we up shit creek. A winter storm warning in the upper elevations, around Government Camp, Timberline, etc. At least it's a skier's paradise come true. Here in the Willamette and Tualatin Valleys- and the Coast Range to our west- rain, snow...it's a fucking soup, baby. So stay warm, 'kay?
I'm looking into adding Naked News to the links. It's news that you'll never get on CNN, let alone Fox News (hell, I don't think Fox News Channel can handle these babes. Still, I'd like to see Bill "I'm a Puritanical Pompous Ass" O'Reilly sweat...we'll see if he's really no spin.
Oh, and as if you've haven't been warned already, yes, some of the video podcasts will contain sexual content, and almost all will contain strong language. So kids, go to the kitchen and make yourselves a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In fact, start cooking dinner. Now. Better move or I get the switch out (that'll scare the bejesus out of those brats...nothing scares a child more than having a switch hitting that bare ass...).
So, coming soon, audio and video blogs.
Right now, though, I'm looking at the forecast here in the Portland metro, and boy, are we up shit creek. A winter storm warning in the upper elevations, around Government Camp, Timberline, etc. At least it's a skier's paradise come true. Here in the Willamette and Tualatin Valleys- and the Coast Range to our west- rain, snow...it's a fucking soup, baby. So stay warm, 'kay?
Coming Soon, My Big Fat Mouth
As if this writing the blog entry bit isn't enough, I have more good news to tell you.
Coming soon- probably in the next month or two, I'll be adding in video and audio podcasts- yes, you'll actually be seeing my lovely face here at this blog. Sure, I may not look as charming as, say, Lars Larson or Laura Ingraham (let alone Randi Rhodes...why do I keep seeing myself dating this woman?...anyway...), but at least you'll have a face to the blog. As always, I welcome your comments. Even if you don't agree with me.
In the next few weeks, I'll have myself a MacBook Pro- either the 1.83 GHz model, or 2 GHz model (likely the former, though I cannot rule out the latter), and following- or accompanying- it will be the 60 GB iPod, and podcasting equipment. All of this will be up and running come May.
I've already started setting up the feed account. Just in case you don't notice the feed address, it's http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheAlexChronicles. So consider yourself forewarned.
Had I already possessed this equipment, I would have told you about the New York Film Academy's tuition increase, and where they can cram it. Wait a sec! I'm doing this right now. Anyway, the tuition is currently $13,750 per semester for the one-year filmmaking classes (it's generally the length of a pregnancy, so women, you can shoot that film now, and by the time you graduate, you head your happy asses down to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, or New York Presbyterian Hospital in Gotham, and deliver that future porn film producer...or future Spielberg...or however you want to raise that snotragged crumbsnatcher...). Starting September, the tuition is raised to $15,000 per semester. That's $30,000 total for a nine-month program (that baby's crying "Cut!").
Now, I know that tuition increases are the norm- inflation and all that shit, but I still want to tell these jamokes where to cram it. Get what I'm sayin', baby?
So, to review, I'll be podcasting by May, and the New York Film Academy is raising their goddamned tuition for the one-year classes. Ain't that a motherfucker?
Copyright 2006, by Darren W. Alexander. All Rights Reserved.
Coming soon- probably in the next month or two, I'll be adding in video and audio podcasts- yes, you'll actually be seeing my lovely face here at this blog. Sure, I may not look as charming as, say, Lars Larson or Laura Ingraham (let alone Randi Rhodes...why do I keep seeing myself dating this woman?...anyway...), but at least you'll have a face to the blog. As always, I welcome your comments. Even if you don't agree with me.
In the next few weeks, I'll have myself a MacBook Pro- either the 1.83 GHz model, or 2 GHz model (likely the former, though I cannot rule out the latter), and following- or accompanying- it will be the 60 GB iPod, and podcasting equipment. All of this will be up and running come May.
I've already started setting up the feed account. Just in case you don't notice the feed address, it's http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheAlexChronicles. So consider yourself forewarned.
Had I already possessed this equipment, I would have told you about the New York Film Academy's tuition increase, and where they can cram it. Wait a sec! I'm doing this right now. Anyway, the tuition is currently $13,750 per semester for the one-year filmmaking classes (it's generally the length of a pregnancy, so women, you can shoot that film now, and by the time you graduate, you head your happy asses down to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, or New York Presbyterian Hospital in Gotham, and deliver that future porn film producer...or future Spielberg...or however you want to raise that snotragged crumbsnatcher...). Starting September, the tuition is raised to $15,000 per semester. That's $30,000 total for a nine-month program (that baby's crying "Cut!").
Now, I know that tuition increases are the norm- inflation and all that shit, but I still want to tell these jamokes where to cram it. Get what I'm sayin', baby?
So, to review, I'll be podcasting by May, and the New York Film Academy is raising their goddamned tuition for the one-year classes. Ain't that a motherfucker?
Copyright 2006, by Darren W. Alexander. All Rights Reserved.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
The American Vatican
Wednesday night, I came across a story- just as I was about to check my e-mail on Yahoo- about the plans for the founder of Domino's pizza, Thomas S. Monaghan, to govern the city of Ave Maria, Florida. Ave Maria is a brand new community that's currently under construction. It is being built around Ave Maria University, which is also being built (and is the first Roman Catholic university in the United States since the mid 1960s). Monaghan is using $250 Million of his own money to help bring the town into fruition. When completed in mid-2007 (the groundbreaking was last month, attended by Florida governor Jeb "Dubya's dumber brother" Bush), it will have a town center with European-style architecture, and the centerpiece will be a oratory, whose steeple will be 65 feet tall. Monaghan envisions Ave Maria will have 11,000 households, with a population of 20,000. Collier County will provide the security (the Sheriff's department) and fire services.
Now, here's my little bitch session. Personally, I could care less that Tom Monaghan is bankrolling $250 million of his own money to help built this town (the other entity is Barron Collier company, which deals with argiculture and real estate). And his Catholicism doesn't bother me. What does bother me, however is the fact that, according to the report (from the Associated Press), if Monaghan has his way, Ave Maria (taken from the Latin, meaning 'hail Mary') will be governed according to strict Roman Catholic principle. Which means that if you want that box of Durex (or Trojans), or if you're a woman who needs that (court-ordered) prescription of Norplant, you're shit out of luck. The cable system won't be showing the playboy or Spice Channels, let alone HBO; Showtime; etc (both networks frequently show R-rated films...and also PG-13...the only R-rated film they WILL let you see in Ave Maria: Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ ), and of course, you won't be buying that Playboy or Hustler at the community convenience store. That's just the tip of the iceberg, I'm afraid.
Homebuyers will own their own homes, so what you do in your own home is none of their damn business, right? (I sigh as I write this) What scares the bejeepers out of me is that if you're a single person, and you and your significant other decide to shack up (you know, cohabitate...from where I'm from- the state of Ohio- we call it a 'common law marriage'), the town fathers may decide to do little NSA number on you and tell you to get married or get out. Or even worse, if that significant other happens to be the same sex as yourself, you may not even be allowed to buy the home in Ave Maria. I mean, this shit is scary. Very fucking scary! If you decide to bring porn into your own home...will they sneak in at night and do a public burning? Man,I shudder to think.
What comes to my mind is the city of Antelope, Oregon- in southeastern Wasco County, east of The Dalles (The Dalles is the county seat), and 166 miles southeast of Portland, and 122 miles east of Salem. 22 years ago, Antelope- which was a ghost town- was taken over by the followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, some whack job who called himself a Hindu- I won't go there- decided to raid the town, call it 'Rajneeshpuram', and do all sorts of crazy things- like put Salmonella organisms in salads; bring homeless people into the commune just to register them to vote (nothing in itself wrong with that, but the principle was quite questionable, if you ask me...). Need I go on? At least Antelope was a standing city. But what Tom Monaghan is envisioning- a city where dissent from strict Roman Catholic teaching is anathema to your well-being (let alone remaining a resident of Ave Maria)- doesn't sit at all well with me. What I'm afraid of is that Monaghan could be just like Rajneesh. Or more scarier, Rajneesh meets Pope Benedict XVI. Someone said that it's like radical Islam, and I'm afraid that that person's right. I can't see it any other way.
Now, here's my little bitch session. Personally, I could care less that Tom Monaghan is bankrolling $250 million of his own money to help built this town (the other entity is Barron Collier company, which deals with argiculture and real estate). And his Catholicism doesn't bother me. What does bother me, however is the fact that, according to the report (from the Associated Press), if Monaghan has his way, Ave Maria (taken from the Latin, meaning 'hail Mary') will be governed according to strict Roman Catholic principle. Which means that if you want that box of Durex (or Trojans), or if you're a woman who needs that (court-ordered) prescription of Norplant, you're shit out of luck. The cable system won't be showing the playboy or Spice Channels, let alone HBO; Showtime; etc (both networks frequently show R-rated films...and also PG-13...the only R-rated film they WILL let you see in Ave Maria: Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ ), and of course, you won't be buying that Playboy or Hustler at the community convenience store. That's just the tip of the iceberg, I'm afraid.
Homebuyers will own their own homes, so what you do in your own home is none of their damn business, right? (I sigh as I write this) What scares the bejeepers out of me is that if you're a single person, and you and your significant other decide to shack up (you know, cohabitate...from where I'm from- the state of Ohio- we call it a 'common law marriage'), the town fathers may decide to do little NSA number on you and tell you to get married or get out. Or even worse, if that significant other happens to be the same sex as yourself, you may not even be allowed to buy the home in Ave Maria. I mean, this shit is scary. Very fucking scary! If you decide to bring porn into your own home...will they sneak in at night and do a public burning? Man,I shudder to think.
What comes to my mind is the city of Antelope, Oregon- in southeastern Wasco County, east of The Dalles (The Dalles is the county seat), and 166 miles southeast of Portland, and 122 miles east of Salem. 22 years ago, Antelope- which was a ghost town- was taken over by the followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, some whack job who called himself a Hindu- I won't go there- decided to raid the town, call it 'Rajneeshpuram', and do all sorts of crazy things- like put Salmonella organisms in salads; bring homeless people into the commune just to register them to vote (nothing in itself wrong with that, but the principle was quite questionable, if you ask me...). Need I go on? At least Antelope was a standing city. But what Tom Monaghan is envisioning- a city where dissent from strict Roman Catholic teaching is anathema to your well-being (let alone remaining a resident of Ave Maria)- doesn't sit at all well with me. What I'm afraid of is that Monaghan could be just like Rajneesh. Or more scarier, Rajneesh meets Pope Benedict XVI. Someone said that it's like radical Islam, and I'm afraid that that person's right. I can't see it any other way.
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