Just released today, the winning deisgn for the new US Embassy in London.
The 12-story building, designed by Philadelphia-based architecture firm Kieran Timberlake, will use its surrounding natural setting to protect it from potential terrorist threats — a meadow, woodland and a moat will buffer the embassy the main road.”
Just takes you back to the middle ages dosn’t it? I’m hoping that the meadow will be populated with sheep, the woodland inhabited by dragons, and the moat filled with sharks. That should keep just about everyone out, except the gays who will be naturally attracted to the massive disco ball in the middle of London.
As you can see, I’ve got a new theme for this blog. I decided this time to go with something a little simpler and a bit less distracting. Some of my previous theme’s have been a bit on the wacky side. I was able to get WordPress 2.9 installed correctly and everything seems to be working just fine. So now I’m sitting home on a Saturday Night, listening to the Indigo Girls and not really having much to write about tonight…at least I don’t feel like expending the energy to put much thought into a post. This was a 60 hour work week for me due to my little adventure to Wisconsin. To say the least, I am tired and not very motivated tonight. With that, I’ll leave you with another Muppet Video to calm your mind this holiday season.
Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, ‘Sorry Chuck, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.’
Chuck replied, ‘Well, then just give me my money back.’
The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.’
Chuck said, ‘OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.’
The farmer asked, ‘What ya gonna do with a dead donkey?’
Chuck said, ‘I’m going to raffle him off.’
The farmer said ‘You can’t raffle off a dead donkey!’
Chuck said, ‘Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.’
A month later, the farmer met up with Chuck and asked, ‘What happened with that dead donkey?’
Chuck said, ‘I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898.00.’
The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’
Chuck said, ‘Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back.’
As is becoming a tradition the longer I maintain this blog, each Thanksgiving I generate a short list of the things in my life that I am thankful for. As is also becoming a tradition, age has begun to turn me into a bit of a curmudgeon really before I am supposed to have that sort of title. On a serious note, I continue to be thankful this year for the continued support of my family both immediate and extended. The older I get the more I do indeed find them all to be quite useful people.
So here then is a list of the other things I am thankful for. This year they tend to be somewhat political. You need to think about some of these to understand them.
1. I am thankful that once again another state has joined the dark ages and successfully told me that I’m not worthy of marriage by popular vote and that my humanity has been reduced to the viewpoint that I am somehow a threat to your bratty children.
2 . I am thankful our current President is indeed a liberal socialist because I truly enjoy watching tea baggers “teabag” themselves. It’s quite a feat to be able to do that to yourself and it fascinates me that FOX news has turned from news to hardcore porn…and their viewers have no clue.
3. I am thankful for Sarah Palin because without her the conservative right would be direction-less and none would have any idea why they support the policies they do. After all, Sarah certainly knows and understands her positions….and so do her supporters.
4. I am thankful for Adam Lambert because he had the audacity to expose and highlight the ridiculous double standard held by people in this country regarding sexuality. You know it’s quite fine for 2 women to suck face on national TV but god-for-fucking-bid 2 men try it. Keep telling them to fuck themselves Adam, maybe someday they’ll get it.
5. Finally I’m thankful for Carrie Prejean and her wonderfully large melons. If she had not tried to inflate her ego in the same manner she inflated her chest, we might not have ever had the opportunity to watch a rising star fall so fast and so quickly. Keep cranking out the porn Carrie, at least you’ll be able to pay your bills legally.
So, there you have it. 5 things I’m thankful for (I think) in a year that has been quite interesting politically. Remember folks, this blog isn’t just for your reading pleasure, this is written documentation of a time in my life….that’s right, do you think we’d remember any of this in 5 years if I had not just written it down?
Finally, a video that fully explains how pathetic things are among “conservatives” in this country. When asked at Sarah Palin’s “fans” think of Sarah’s “Policies”, take a look at how little they have to say and how little they really even know about what they are supporting.
