Life is Magical and Full of Joy

I'm in a good mood. Turned in my final project last night. I'm currently on track to finishing my masters degree in the next year or so (depends on availability of a summer class, so lets cross our fingers on that one). Work is busy but manageable, with the future looking somewhat interesting. I've been reading quite a bit more recently (3 books in 10 days? pff, no problem, I'm aiming for all 5 in 20). To top it all off we're well into the Christmas season. And after Christmas & New Years we can finally say goodbye to G.W.Bush.

Overall, things seem to be on the up and up, so yes, Life is Magical & Full of Joy.

(ps. Apologies to GRRM for stealing his line)

Remember, Remember the 5th of November

        Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
        The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
        I know of no reason
        Why the Gunpowder Treason
        Should ever be forgot.
        Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
        To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
        Three-score barrels of powder below
        To prove old England's overthrow;
        By God's providence he was catch'd
        With a dark lantern and burning match.
        Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
        Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

Tonight will be the annual viewing of V for Vendetta at my place for anyone interested

I laughed.

As I was browsing around the channel guide after the debate last night. There were more than a few new HD channels available for our perusal. One that I found particularly funny was WGN. I say funny because WGN is the channel the Cubs play on, and when I remarked "Hey, when did we get WGN on HD?" My roommate, a die hard Cubs fan, began to swear profusely. It took me a moment to realize why and I began to laugh. It was a bit ironic, don't ya think? Just think about where the Cubs are at with regards to their season right now. That is correct, a little over a week and a half after the Cubs implode and their season ends, we finally get the channel their home games are televised on in High-Def. And so I laughed.

Hockey Hockey Hockey!

It is that time of year again! Drunk rednecks skating around trying to smash a puck into the other teams goal! Yeah! Ok well it's not always like that but I digress..

I'll be trying my best to make it to all the UNO games again this year. Unfortunately I'll be missing the exhibition game tonight vs. Manitoba because I'll be studying for a test, but every other home series I'll make it to one or both of the games. It's pretty much how I roll.


Hopefully the refs won't suck again, but that's pretty much unlikely....

Abstract of Reason

So I've decided to stop posting anything here except personal stuff, jokes, or funny things that happen to be on my mind. I wasn't exactly expecting to spout out on so many non-personal and non-humorous issues when I started this thing.

So I present to you: Abstract of Reason

This will be the new home for any posts of mine that do not happen to fit within the personal nature of this blog. This includes all politics, society and anything else I deem worth of writing about that does not involve me personally. There might be a little overlap here and there, but I'm going to give this a shot and hopefully it will work out better than this blog alone has. At least I'll be able to stay on topic more often...

-Josh

Pirate Jokes!

Shamelessly stolen Pirate Jokes in honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

They say, "Once a pirate, always a pirate!" So why is it that these scurvy dogs never return to the straight and narrow?

Once you lose your first hand, yer HOOKED!

Why did the pirate wear a paper towel for a bandanna?
He heard that all good pirates have a bounty on their head!

Where would they send a Pirate Ship with a broken rib?
To the dock, in the sick bay.

Why couldn't the pirates play cards?
The captain was standing on the deck!

How do pirates know that they are pirates?
They know, because they ARRRR!!!!!

What does a bleached blonde and a pirate have in common?
A little black patch.

Did you hear about the pirate who took up boxing?
He had a killer left hook!

What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A nervous wreck!

What's really a pirate's favorite letter?
P! Because it's an R, but it's missing a leg!

What's a horny pirate's worst nightmare?
A sunken chest with no booty!

What be a pirate's favorite vegetable?
ARRRRtichokes!

Have you heard about the new pirate movie?
It's rated AARRRRGGH! And you know why? Because of all the booty!

what do you call a pirate that skips class?
captain hooky!

What has 12 hands, 12 feet and 12 eyes?
A dozen Pirates!

What was Bluebeard's wife's name? Peg.

How does a pirate greet a prostitute? Yo Ho

What's a pirate's least favorite animal? Beaver.

Question: What did Captain Hook die from?
Answer: Jock Itch.

How did the pirate stop smoking?
He used the patch!

Would it change your mind about McCain if you knew he called his wife a ...?

So one of the latest stories to hit the intertubes is a report that there is a company out there push-polling Jewish voters that are linking Obama with Palestinian Terrorist groups. If you aren't familiar with the idea of a push poll, it's the act of asking a question in such a way that implants ideas into the answerer's mind, even if they are not true. The questions in a push poll often start with "Would it change your mind about if" and then follows with a fabrication that is designed to leave a negative feeling. By the way, the headline for this post is no fabrication and based on a true story. Just google the last five words and leave McCains name out to find all the evidence you need.

However, this is the exact same kind of tactic that Karl Rove used against McCain in 2000 where the legitimacy of McCain's adopted black daughter was called into question. It was used at a point that could have had McCain prevailing over Bush in the South Carolina primary and possibly going on to take the Republican nomination that year. If McCain had won, the last 8 years would have been quite a bit different. Instead the tactic worked, he lost, and it changed him, but not for the better. Almost everything I've read about John McCain prior to the 2000 SC primary has made me admire him, but everything he's done since then has made me despise him. If it comes out that the Republican party is behind the push poll story I linked to above it will be a sad day indeed.