Original Article HERE On CNN
/facepalm
Ugh. Why, oh why, is this story surprising, anyone? More importantly, why did the parents of Miley not see this coming? Vanity Fair has a history of provocative shots. I’m sure they said and did everything they could to convince the parents that everything would be ‘innocent.’ Now, they’re milking the [...]
Archive for April, 2008
It’s Just A Picture! (Of A New Whore?)
Posted in Absurdity, Celebrity, News, tagged Controversy, miley cyrus, News, photo, vanity fair on April 29, 2008 | Comments Off
The Enemy Is Raw Sewage!
Posted in Absurdity, Hot Topics, News, Politics, tagged army, failure, fort bragg, north carolina, sewage, soldiers on April 29, 2008 | Comments Off
Original Article HERE On CNN
The first picture on the CNN page is just disgusting, yet it clearly describes the problem: the facilities at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, need some serious help. It’s yet another example of how our soldiers are treated, and ironically, they’re treated like shit apparently. With images of a soldier battling not [...]
The FLDS Children Embark To Foster Care
Posted in Hot Topics, News, Politics, Religion, tagged children, cults, FLDS, polygamy, texas on April 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Original Article HERE On CNN
So, the saga at the polygamist compound ranch continues. I’ve been reading the various updates, and as expected, it’s turning into quite a mess. This particular story centers on the 437 children taken from the ranch, and how they’re about to enter into foster care. Of course, the article is saying [...]
The Straight Life?
Posted in GLBT, Personal on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On a day to day basis, I of course talk to many different people. Of course, I have a lot of straight friends at various stages of their lives. (Getting married, divorced, having kids, etc.) Today, I thought, maybe for the first time, how I’ll probably never have kids, get married, buy a two story [...]
“I Believe” Plates Coming To Florida?
Posted in Absurdity, News, Politics, Religion, tagged christian, florida, vanity plates on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Original Story HERE On CNN
/facepalm
The wonderful state of Florida is wanting its citizens to be able to purchase special vanity plates that basically endorses Christianity. (To answer that question in the back of your mind, no, they aren’t supporting any other religions at this time.) Check out the link to the CNN article HERE, and [...]
*Yawns* Another Pointless Illegal Immigrant Raid
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged illegal immigration, pilgrim's pride, raid on April 17, 2008 | Comments Off
Original Article HERE On CNN
I almost didn’t blog about this story, but what can I say? (I just couldn’t help it.) It doesn’t actually shock me to see these kinds of stories anymore, as it’s no secret we have more illegal immigrants than you can shake a stick at. What is shocking, is that the [...]
TPB Launches Their Own Blogging Site
Posted in Internet, News, Politics, Tech, tagged Blogging, censorship, freedom of information, the pirate bay, wordpress on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Original Article HERE On Torrent Freak
I’ll admit, that I recently purchased a year’s worth of hosting for a special blog I want to work on. (Though, truth be told, it may not pan out.) At any rate, I was a bit concerned about the terms of service. It basically stated that the host could pull [...]
What Supervisor?!
Posted in Customer Service, Personal, Work, tagged call center, Customer Service, escalation, supervisor, Work on April 16, 2008 | Comments Off
Sometimes, I really hate my job, though not for the reasons most would think of because I work in a customer service call center. Today, I want to talk about my frustration with the lack of resources, specifically when it comes to when I need help or to escalate a call to a supervisor. I’m [...]
Songbird Makes Great Music
Posted in Music, Software, Tech, tagged itunes, media player, mp3, songbird, winamp on April 16, 2008 | Comments Off
Original Article HERE On Ars Technica
I’ve used quite a few music players over the years. Everything from Winamp, iTunes, Windows Media Player, among many others that I’ve tried. Up to the last month, iTunes has been my player of choice. You just can’t beat how easy it is to manage your music. That is, until [...]
