Saturday, August 16, 2003
Tiger losing his teeth?
Yahoo! News - Campbell, Micheel Lead PGA Championship: "Woods needed a low score to have any hope of getting close to the leaders. Instead, he couldn't find a fairway, finished with a sloppy 73 and will end the season without a major for the first time in five years. Woods' hopes of avoiding a Grand Slam shutout ended early Saturday, and it showed. He didn't hit a fairway until the ninth hole, his shoulders sagging after each tee shot sailed toward the thick rough. He often walked 30 yards behind playing partner Jim Furyk. Woods usually walks briskly and confidently. When he made his first birdie in 27 holes on No. 14, Woods raised both arms in mock triumph and bowed to the gallery. "You're going to go years where you just don't win," he said. He was tied for 43rd and headed for his highest finish ever in a major. His previous worst was a tie for 29th in the 1997 and 2001 PGA Championship."
High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program
What Is The Government Up To Near Gakona, Alaska?: "Officially, this 33-acre gravel pad near the Tok Highway 180 miles northeast of Anchorage is the home of the high-frequency active auroral research program (HAARP). Depending upon who you ask for a more detailed description, HAARP is either a futuristic weapon, a scientific research project, a global mind control scheme–rivaling network TV–or the cause of a reptilian invasion from another dimension."
Patriot Petition
"An Open Letter in Support of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's Defense of the Most Important Religious Liberty and States' Rights Test Case in Decades" Check out this petition and sign if you agree that the Constitution means what it says regardless of the imaginings of the LeftJudiciary and the ACLU.
The First Amendment actually says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Looking at Jefferson's letter of 1802, I find nothing that a court could use to support the contention taken.
The First Amendment actually says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Looking at Jefferson's letter of 1802, I find nothing that a court could use to support the contention taken.
David Limbaugh
Targeting campus speech codes
"Hallelujah! Someone in authority is finally fighting back against political correctness. The Bush Administration has warned campus thought-control bullies that it is monitoring their imperious tactics. The Washington Times' George Archibald reports that Gerald A. Reynolds, assistant secretary for civil rights has sent a long overdue brush-back letter to college and university officials concerning their odious and oppressive campus speech codes."
Will the neo-Marxist's ensconced in administration respond to the DOJ? I do hope David Limbaugh is correct.
"Hallelujah! Someone in authority is finally fighting back against political correctness. The Bush Administration has warned campus thought-control bullies that it is monitoring their imperious tactics. The Washington Times' George Archibald reports that Gerald A. Reynolds, assistant secretary for civil rights has sent a long overdue brush-back letter to college and university officials concerning their odious and oppressive campus speech codes."
Will the neo-Marxist's ensconced in administration respond to the DOJ? I do hope David Limbaugh is correct.
Joe Sobran
Bonds, the Babe, and Baseball
I’ve pretty much quit following major-league baseball, because I no longer feel it’s the sport I grew up with. I have no right to complain; I can only say it’s so different today that I’ve lost interest. The 1993 strike nearly finished it for me, but the last straw was the cryogenic freezing of Ted Williams’s mortal remains.
I see that Barry Bonds, the superstar of the San Francisco Giants, now claims to be greater than Babe Ruth. He may be right, and more’s the pity. Bonds’s talent is, well, staggering. He has far surpassed Ruth’s season records for home runs, walks, and even slugging percentage. He’s also tough to strike out, especially for a power hitter. And he’s dealing with much better competition in today’s athletes.
Of course you have to take into account that the Babe wasn’t just a slugger; early in his career he was well on his way to becoming one of the game’s great pitchers. Beyond that, he was a living myth: His utter dominance of his time was coupled with a joie de vivre that kept him a popular idol long after his career ended. His colorful personality still jumps off the pages of his biographies.
Bonds, surly and aloof, just doesn’t capture the imagination.
Bonds set his home run record at an age when Ruth had been retired for a couple of years. His late blossoming into a muscular behemoth stirred rumors (which he denies) that he owed his explosive improvement to steroids; and this suspicion will always leave a shadow over his records. Ruth made his legend while training on beer and hot dogs.
Babe Ruth always had fun playing baseball, and he made the game more fun for everyone; his spirit still helps animate the game. It wouldn’t quite be the same sport if he hadn’t come"
Sobran's Washington Watch ... There's more in this column besides the baseball -- if you're interested about deficits -- and Mel Gibson's genius.
Yep. Barb and I once owned season tickets for the K C Royals and were fortunate enough to witness the 1980 and 1985 World Series. Our last straw was the strike and the passing of Ewing Kaufman. Daggonnit. Can't ever recall the number of f's and m's in his name. Should be easy to do a google for the stadium here in Kansas City that's ostensibly named after the man. Alas, there is one f and one m. Must have the spelling of an old client's name in mind. Thank you for the fun while it lasted Mr. K.
I’ve pretty much quit following major-league baseball, because I no longer feel it’s the sport I grew up with. I have no right to complain; I can only say it’s so different today that I’ve lost interest. The 1993 strike nearly finished it for me, but the last straw was the cryogenic freezing of Ted Williams’s mortal remains.
I see that Barry Bonds, the superstar of the San Francisco Giants, now claims to be greater than Babe Ruth. He may be right, and more’s the pity. Bonds’s talent is, well, staggering. He has far surpassed Ruth’s season records for home runs, walks, and even slugging percentage. He’s also tough to strike out, especially for a power hitter. And he’s dealing with much better competition in today’s athletes.
Of course you have to take into account that the Babe wasn’t just a slugger; early in his career he was well on his way to becoming one of the game’s great pitchers. Beyond that, he was a living myth: His utter dominance of his time was coupled with a joie de vivre that kept him a popular idol long after his career ended. His colorful personality still jumps off the pages of his biographies.
Bonds, surly and aloof, just doesn’t capture the imagination.
Bonds set his home run record at an age when Ruth had been retired for a couple of years. His late blossoming into a muscular behemoth stirred rumors (which he denies) that he owed his explosive improvement to steroids; and this suspicion will always leave a shadow over his records. Ruth made his legend while training on beer and hot dogs.
Babe Ruth always had fun playing baseball, and he made the game more fun for everyone; his spirit still helps animate the game. It wouldn’t quite be the same sport if he hadn’t come"
Sobran's Washington Watch ... There's more in this column besides the baseball -- if you're interested about deficits -- and Mel Gibson's genius.
Yep. Barb and I once owned season tickets for the K C Royals and were fortunate enough to witness the 1980 and 1985 World Series. Our last straw was the strike and the passing of Ewing Kaufman. Daggonnit. Can't ever recall the number of f's and m's in his name. Should be easy to do a google for the stadium here in Kansas City that's ostensibly named after the man. Alas, there is one f and one m. Must have the spelling of an old client's name in mind. Thank you for the fun while it lasted Mr. K.
Friday, August 15, 2003
Missouri Override Session
NRA Alert: "This year the Missouri Legislature passed Right-to-Carry (HB 349) and Frivolous Lawsuit Preemption (SB 13) with overwhelming support from both parties. Yet, Governor Bob Holden vetoed both bills. Holden’s vetoes have stopped Missourians from being able to protect themselves and their families outside the home, and allowed St. Louis and other Missouri cities to continue to sue gun manufactures for the acts of criminals who misuse their products."
Also see the WMSA pages
Also see the WMSA pages
Shootout at Blackwater
How the latest firearms stack up
"The superb performance of special operations forces (SOF) in Afghanistan and Iraq triggered widespread appreciation of the capabilities these 'silent professionals' bring to joint-force operations. "
Check out the image of the 76mm High-Impulse Weapon System at the Armed Forces Journal. This old Marine is duly impressed. I am continually awed watching the troops in Iraq wearing body armor; full uniforms; always the helmets; and such esoteric individual weaponry. With the temperature invariably over 40°C [that's > 104°F, folks] it's a good thing the supply guys keep hauling up pallet loads of bottled water daily.
"The superb performance of special operations forces (SOF) in Afghanistan and Iraq triggered widespread appreciation of the capabilities these 'silent professionals' bring to joint-force operations. "
Check out the image of the 76mm High-Impulse Weapon System at the Armed Forces Journal. This old Marine is duly impressed. I am continually awed watching the troops in Iraq wearing body armor; full uniforms; always the helmets; and such esoteric individual weaponry. With the temperature invariably over 40°C [that's > 104°F, folks] it's a good thing the supply guys keep hauling up pallet loads of bottled water daily.
Behold the Anglican purse
"Could it be that Karl Marx, who despised religion as opium for the people, was not always wrong about matters of faith? In the preface to the German edition of his magnum opus, Das Kapital, he wrote:
'The English established church will more readily pardon an attack on 38 of its 39 articles (of religion) than on 1/39th of its income.'
True, 120 years after Marx's death the Church of England is still not that far gone. But what about its tiny U.S. offspring, the Episcopal Church, which accounts for a mere 3 percent of the Anglican Communion?"
Read more: United Press International: Commentary: Behold the Anglican purse
This particular Episcopalian family broke away when the 1928 liturgy [The Book of Common Prayer] was abandoned; when women were being ordained as "priests;" and when Satanic influences obviously were at work within the Church.
Thanks for the link, Arlin.
'The English established church will more readily pardon an attack on 38 of its 39 articles (of religion) than on 1/39th of its income.'
True, 120 years after Marx's death the Church of England is still not that far gone. But what about its tiny U.S. offspring, the Episcopal Church, which accounts for a mere 3 percent of the Anglican Communion?"
Read more: United Press International: Commentary: Behold the Anglican purse
This particular Episcopalian family broke away when the 1928 liturgy [The Book of Common Prayer] was abandoned; when women were being ordained as "priests;" and when Satanic influences obviously were at work within the Church.
Thanks for the link, Arlin.
The Free State Project
"There has been a distinct drop off in activism in the LP. There are many factors - bad economy, troubles at National, off election year and Iraqi war blues. However there is another factor as well. The Free State Project (FSP). It's not my goal to pick a fight with the Free Staters nor do I intend to debate the merits of the project."
John Thomas raises valid questions on The Free State Project. The freedoms enjoyed today by the citizens of Wyoming are most intriguing. Would that that social atmosphere exist in Kansas and Missouri.
John Thomas raises valid questions on The Free State Project. The freedoms enjoyed today by the citizens of Wyoming are most intriguing. Would that that social atmosphere exist in Kansas and Missouri.
Make Your Movie, Mel
"Christians just have to re-learn, in every age, that, sooner or later, their faith is going to offend somebody. Why else would Christ have forewarned his followers, 'Blessed are ye, when they revile you and persecute you, and speak every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account'? "
Christopher Manion's essay lays it out for all to see.
I cannot watch the trailer without shedding tears.
Christopher Manion's essay lays it out for all to see.
I cannot watch the trailer without shedding tears.
Thursday, August 14, 2003
Boycott of Gillette kicked off Monday
"Gillette was recently busted by a consumer privacy group for not only rigging their products with radio frequency i.d. (spy) chips but for developing 'smart shelves' that snap pictures of customers as they pick up products.
As I'm fond of saying-you can't make this stuff up."
Read why we won't buy Gillette
As I'm fond of saying-you can't make this stuff up."
Read why we won't buy Gillette
Larry Pratt -- Is Your School's Curriculum UN Approved?
"The United States is working with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to federalize the curriculum of all schools in the United States. The new curriculum would be one that conforms to other countries as well as to UNESCO."
The New World Order is galloping . . .
Read the column
The New World Order is galloping . . .
Read the column
Smug Journalism
"No place in American journalism is so smug and superior as the New York Times. Kolbert's casual observation captures the reigning conceit, which she absorbed in 14 years as a Times reporter before leaving. It was this conceit -- the belief that the Times must be right because it is the Times and sets the rules -- that ultimately caused the Jayson Blair debacle. Until that conceit is purged, the Times will remain vulnerable to similar blunders. The people at the Times don't seem to grasp this. "
Smug Journalism (washingtonpost.com):
Smug Journalism (washingtonpost.com):
Security & Privacy: Finding Balance
Security & Privacy: Finding Balance: "
Who's Minding Your Data?
Fighting terrorism on the home front has given the U.S. government a big appetite for information, with records such as credit reports, charity lists and traffic incidents being scoured for leads in the name of national security. This zeal to cross-check and profile citizens is creating a rush of companies eager to sell the fruits of private and public databases to federal agencies. "
Who's Minding Your Data?
Fighting terrorism on the home front has given the U.S. government a big appetite for information, with records such as credit reports, charity lists and traffic incidents being scoured for leads in the name of national security. This zeal to cross-check and profile citizens is creating a rush of companies eager to sell the fruits of private and public databases to federal agencies. "
Tax-weary California
Larry Elder: California tax-weary residents say 'no mas'
"In search of the ever-elusive free lunch, California government increased spending in the last four-and-a-half years by nearly 40 percent, well above the 21 percent combined increase in state population growth and inflation. Governor Gray Davis, who entered office in 1998 with a $10 billion surplus, just signed a budget designed to reduce a nearly $40 billion deficit. That's right, $40 billion, a deficit larger than the combined deficits of the other 49 states!"
Larry Elder's vision is very clear and his comments are lucid. Read the column:
Thanks for the hint, CC.
"In search of the ever-elusive free lunch, California government increased spending in the last four-and-a-half years by nearly 40 percent, well above the 21 percent combined increase in state population growth and inflation. Governor Gray Davis, who entered office in 1998 with a $10 billion surplus, just signed a budget designed to reduce a nearly $40 billion deficit. That's right, $40 billion, a deficit larger than the combined deficits of the other 49 states!"
Larry Elder's vision is very clear and his comments are lucid. Read the column:
Thanks for the hint, CC.
Ann Coulter
"In June 2002, the liberal American Prospect magazine was hailing California as a "laboratory" for Democratic policies. With "its Democratic governor, U.S. senators, state legislature and congressional delegation," author Harold Meyerson gushed, "California is the only one of the nation's 10 largest states that is uniformly under Democratic control." In the Golden State, Meyerson said, "the next New Deal is in tryouts." (Can't you just feel the tension building?)"
Read Ann's complete rant . . .
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20030814.shtml
Read Ann's complete rant . . .
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20030814.shtml
Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus
This is an older piece, but for those of us not fully aware of the techniques employed by neo-Marxists it is valuable information.
"In group settings, the Delphi Technique is an unethical method of achieving consensus on controversial topics. It requires well-trained professionals, known as "facilitators" or "change agents," who deliberately escalate tension among group members, pitting one faction against another to make a preordained viewpoint appear "sensible," while making opposing views appear ridiculous."
You may read details at Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus -- November 1998 Education Reporter
"In group settings, the Delphi Technique is an unethical method of achieving consensus on controversial topics. It requires well-trained professionals, known as "facilitators" or "change agents," who deliberately escalate tension among group members, pitting one faction against another to make a preordained viewpoint appear "sensible," while making opposing views appear ridiculous."
You may read details at Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus -- November 1998 Education Reporter
Tom McClintock
FOXNews.com California State Senator Tom McClintock appears to be the one who knows where the problems lie and how to rescue Kalifukia from complete financial disaster. See his web page linked at Site Map
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
First the Chinese . . .
silicon.com - One billion Chinese citizens to get smartcards by 2004 The citizens of not only China but eventually the entire world shall be under the thumb of the leaders of China.
Leno Invites all the candidates . . .
TV's Leno Invites Calif. Recall Candidates on Show (washingtonpost.com) Gosh, old Jay will do most anything for ratings, eh? With the number of candidates running they will have to be the entire audience . . .
Blatant Bias
Washington Post:
Someday, maybe soon, the new prince of California politics surely will come out to talk about issues -- right?
Alas, not today. "There are no scheduled public events," his campaign e-mailed to the horde of reporters here trailing his every move, "and no media interviews will be granted."
And so California waits, with so many questions.
Brit Hume says, "An editorial? An opinion piece? No. Those are the first few phrases of reportage on page one."
Someday, maybe soon, the new prince of California politics surely will come out to talk about issues -- right?
Alas, not today. "There are no scheduled public events," his campaign e-mailed to the horde of reporters here trailing his every move, "and no media interviews will be granted."
And so California waits, with so many questions.
Brit Hume says, "An editorial? An opinion piece? No. Those are the first few phrases of reportage on page one."
Rehabilitation
It is now three weeks since Barb underwent a "total knee replacement" of her left leg. She has been diligent keeping up the exercises needed to get back her mobility. Today after visiting the rehab facility we went out to eat at K. T. Fryers enjoying mashed potatoes (yes that takes an 'e'), green beans and scrumptious fried chicken and pork tenderloin. I've been in the habit of folding the wheeled walker to drop in the car truck. When we arrived home, Barb climbed from the car, walked over to the steps and hopped up to the deck without the walker. I am most happy with the progress she's made.
Working!
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This is Blog Chez Jacq'. Now we must determine how others may post their rants.
Jacques Tucker's Blog is another web log...
