"Terror Babies"

I wish the unemployment numbers would drop for a number of reasons.

Reason #5: So that we don't have to listen to this kind of nonsense from our elected representatives.

B-B-B-B-Brock

I too was shocked when I was watching This Week and a political ad for Ben Quayle (yes, Dan Quayle's son) popped up. More than a little shocked. I don't remember his father being looked on terribly fondly, but yes, Ben mentioned his father.

Mother Jones digs into Ben a bit, including his Brock Landers column and his lack of voting. I love Arizona politics.

"the most hideous, hackneyed racial stereotypes."

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Wow. I almost felt sorry for Laura. Almost.

Life of Pi

I recently finished Life of Pi and can say that this quick and fun little read had me thinking at least for a few days. It's zoo keeping, animal training, disaster survival, and religion all rolled in to one entertaining package.

"Glenn Beck: Rough Stone Roaring"

This article in Sunstone (part 1), (part 2) about Glenn Beck is a must read.

Deep down, I think Glenn believes all of his Cleon Skousen/Bircher nonsense, but still one gets the sense that it is all about the almighty dollar:

“It’s classic televangelism, which is commonly seen as nothing more than an exploitation of religious naiveté with the goal of making the televangelist rich.”

Wi(oo)ki(e)leaks

The Afghan War Diary at Wikileaks is awesome. The #wookieleaks tweets are even better.

My favorite so far: "@Paul_Conrad: Jar Jar Binks defends use of word "refudiate" compares self to Alderaan's greatest poet"

Darth Dad

Unbeknownst to me, Zane took Liz's phone, took a picture of me, then ran to the other room and recorded this little ditty and linked it to the picture of me.

Then he sent it to an unknown number of Liz's contacts in her contact list. We found out about it when one of them texted Liz later in the day from church.

It's Going To Be

A busy fall. The fall deer hunt draw results are in and we're hunting for mule deer in Area 32. Here's hoping the cholla don't get us.

Papers Please

Is it just me or does going through three Border Patrol check points whilst traveling between Phoenix and San Diego (and never crossing an international border) seem a little excessive?

Disappointment

Zane as he is getting ready to open up his birthday presents yesterday, "If this isn't Lego Harry Potter, I'm going to be pissed."

He was pissed.

Raw Cheese

Oregon Rogue Blue - Made from raw cow's milk, this blue is a bit firmer than the creamy blues (i.e., St. Agur, Fourme d'Ambert). It makes eating much easier as you can cut small wedges. It's neither salty, nor creamy at room temperature. There is a slight hint of the Danish blue aftertaste. It's a B/B+ on my blue scale.

Idiots and Imbeciles

To Whomever Took My Bag On Accident But Mysteriously Didn't Leave A Bag On The Shuttle Bus:

Thank you for returning my bag. Please go to the doctor.

Thieves and Liars

To Whomever Stole My Bag At The Airport:

May you descend to Dante's Ninth Circle of Hell!!!!!!!!! Mother F*$ker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XKCD

Pacific Star II

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World Cup

Our midfield has been incredible. Our forwards have bark, but no bite. Our central defense has been awful. Tim Howard has got to be pissed.

40 Rules

Reading Now

200 pages in, I gave up. It just couldn't keep my attention. And I'm as avid a reader as you're likely to come across. Underworld simply didn't deliver. I'm not sure if I've ever been more bored.

The Food of a Younger Land was incredible. I can't wait to try some of the recipes, especially from the South.

World Cup

Spain beats Brazil in the final.

The U.S. definitely makes it out of its Group. Portugal does not (only if Drogba returns for the Ivory Coast). I still like Ghana even without Essien. England is beaten in the semis. If Argentina didn't have a psycho coke-head coach, they'd win the tournament hands down. Mexico makes it to the quarters and has 4-year bragging rights in CONCACAF (i.e., the U.S.). Speaking of coke-heads, Argentina's loss to Germany in the quarters causes Maradona to set himself on fire.

Can't wait for Saturday!

Not Cheese

Sprout's Soy Cheese - Quite simply the most disgusting thing I've ever touched, smelled, or tasted. It touched my lips and I immediately knew I'd made a bad choice. It hit my tongue and I ran for the sink. Even worse than Birgfichter (a.k.a. Baby's diaper after baby begins eating solid foods), which by the way I did not spit out.

It was a proud moment when we gave it to Zane the first time and he also recognized the foulness and ran for the garbage can. Zane, I hope that this experiment with the GFCF diet does NOT result in you not being able to eat real cheese for the rest of your life.