Yummy Treat

  Those crazy guys over at KFC dropped this beast on the American public yesterday.

The Double Down Sandwich is KFC's latest slap in the face to common sense. Containing pork, chicken, eggs, dairy, and cow-based rennet, this thing isn't going to win any fans from those who give a damn about animals for sure. This "sandwich" is the face of the backlash against healthy eating- a certain self-centred segment of the population wants to eat, drink, and smoke as much as they want yet when they get sick and have to go on disability or have massive coronaries, it is the sensible working folk who foot the bill.

   I KNOW that people don't go to KFC for their personal good - I'm sure that their Canadian Vegan Sandwich isn't heart-smart either- , but this is getting retarded. It's like a contest to see how many abused animals can be slammed together , how much grease one can consume in a single sitting without retching.  I remember being repulsed by Wendy's Baconator in all of it's 980 calories of hate. Coworkers of mine thought themselves pretty impressive after eating these things. And they'd all be as useful as tits on a boar for the afternoon. It comes as no surprise that these dudes have all put on tremdous amounts of weight in the past couple of years- the fat you eat is the fat you wear. Some dudes and Paula Deen think that fat is the new rebellion, but it isn't any movement I want to join.

   This may be the most disgusting "Yummy Treat" segment ever, not only because it's nuseating but because it is widely available. That being said I have a morbid fascination with the Double Down yet I'm not going to encourage any of you to consume it.

Yuck

Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work

What's Wrong With America In A Nutshell


The people who produced this and other videos have tax-exempt status . That means YOU are paying for the Westboro Baptist Church to openly promote execution of people in the name of God . They picket funerals of killed military members PRAISING the enemy . They claim that Major Hassan was set from God to murder people as punishment for what they see as America's wrongs . They stalk and harass elderly Holocaust victims and even little children at their schools .

If they were Muslims , we would call them terrorists . We most certainly would not be giving them every tax break imaginable.

This is one of the milder productions that Fred Phelps' web-savvy grandkids produced . Their latest parodies Havah Nagilah and is so repulsive I'm not going to post it , but you can find it at signmovies.net along with other bastardizations if you dare .

American taxpayers , this is what YOU are paying for
 

Reality Bite

  For some reason, I've been down a lot lately.And I'm not sure why. My life is no better nor worse than it has been but I've found it to be an effort to leave my bed. Probably 1 in 10 people who claim mental illness acyually have one, and I'm pretty sure I don't have one. I think maybe we all need to escape from increasingly overwhelming reality. Especially sissies like me.
When I decided to stop being an idiot, and made the conscious decision to FEEL I opened the door to a ton of hurt. It's hard to go through life as a stone and begin to become a human being. But I am doing it and I just hope that you folks understand . I'm not looking for pity, but quite the opposite. My hope is for you awesome folks to give my pansy ass a boot back into the person that you dig.

Be well.

Mama Said Knock You Out

  I haven't been the largest fan of Conan O'Brien in the past, but he's earned some mad love from me due to the awesome way in which he handled the Jay Leno squabble with humour and grace.

And now he's scored a show on TBS . Fox has tried to score him, but he's going to play lead-in for George Lopez and I think it's a spectacular move. Sure, he could make bigger bank elsewhere, but this is comedy cozy-comfyness and could shoot TBS into the stratosphere. Besides, TBS has a larger young audience and another late-night cat who actually gives Conan due respect. No syndication annoyances, no cattiness, fewer bucks.

And a big WIN for Conan and us all.

Conan is the man. By sticking to his guns and his artform over bowing, he has made his mark. Conan O'Brien knows that he has already made his money and wishes to bring the funny to us as well as financially support his hard-working employees.. Even better, he's not as regulated by the FCC, so we can all see and hear what he intends.

Welcome back, you pasty funny fucker.

A Child Is NOT A Prius

  For those of you on the moon, the adoptive "mother " of 7 year old Artem Salvelyev has sent the unaccompanied boy back to Russia with a note. She had phoned a shrink who stated the child may be mentally ill and didn't feel she could cope with an "imperfect" child. So Torry Hansen sent him back like an iPod that plays on continual repeat.

  There are a lot of us who have kids through natural or adoptive means that  have challenges, but they are HUMAN. Parenthood is a responsibility that should be taken seriously. This young fellow was probably scared shitless by being transported to a country with a different language, cultural norms, and different people to call mum and pop.There is going to be a natural adjustment process, but even if the kid has a mental issue, I'm confident that a CARING parent could raise this boy to be a better young man.

  A child is NOT  a disposable being. I know folks who have adopted the most troubled kids to success. One of my closest friends was the 1 pound offspring of junkies who now has a Master's Degree because someone dared to care . Another was raised in a KGB camp and still has the ink they used to mark their property yet nobody would ever know. But that was 30 years ago and we now have a quick-fix culture replete with fast food, fast degrees, and buy-it-quick babies. We have devolved into a selfish version of a Darwinian society that returns sick puppies to pet stores and hurting children to the beyond. We don't CONNECT to anyone other than ourselves, and Mrs. Hansen is a grotesque version, but still the example.

   Because of this, the Russians are justifiably afraid of adopting kids out to Western families. There are so many kids who could live awesome lives with amazing families. Yes, not all kids are perfectly behaved, but love for a microbeing can indeed help most. The majority of folks that adopt kids from countries like Russia have the most exemplary intentions. And it is obvious that Mrs. Hansen views children as an accessory.

   Mrs. Hansen, you stink, but it might actually be better for Artem for you to have sent him back. Hopefully he will now be adopted by someone who can be sensitive to his needs and love him in a way he has never been. If I was more financially well off, I would invite this young man into my home, with or without flaws. Parenting is an acquisition for LIFE , and a privilege as opposed to a right. I hope that nobody permits this family to adopt a child again. Artem Salvelyev was treated in a manner akin to a pet-store rat, but had he been a rodent, PeTA would run to his rescue. There is nobody out there for this child because grown-ups decided that a human is as worthless as a defective Pinto.

Shame on us.

Has-Been?

 

Anyone who has watched pro sport in the last thirty years know of a legendary guy nammed Tommy Hearns. "The Hitman"'s record of 61-5-1 is among the best ever and he banked around $40 million putting his health on the line. But like so many guys who grew up poor, he is now broke.

  Tommy Hearns didn't lose his money through extravagance or drugs, but because he's too damn nice. He took it upon himself to support a massive family that took benefits of homes,cars and education and never made anything out of it. They squandered his life's earnings and fucked off.

  The boxing great recently auctioned off memorabilia from his life in the ring because he owed the IRS $500 000 and didn't want to lose his house. But he's remarkably not bitter . Tommy Hearns views it as his responsiblity to be a good role model and pay what he owes without complaint. No pleas for reduction, no pity party, just a will to face his problems and do the right thing. He might even have to step into the ring to do it.

  While it stinks to see one of sport's last true "good guys" in a crappy situation, we can look at the bright side just as he has- life is a learning experience. A good athlete might have 5 or 10 good pro years if lucky, but inherit a lifetime of obligations to ne'er-do-well family members and other hangers-on. Sure. lifestyle plays a part, but there is another reason why the world's highest paid athletes are often broke within a few years of retirement. Some of the guys I grew up with made it to the pros, and when you sign a big contract old relatives do pop up looking for gifts- and "no" is a hard word to say to many of them. At first you give out of love and gratitude and then it becomes overwhelming.

  Tommy Hearns has never lived his life with the sense of entitlement that a lot of guys do and has serious learned lessons that he can pass on to this generation. If I were managing a college or pro sports team, I would want this guy front and centre speaking to these young men the importance of looking to the future and how to deal with personal relationships in a manner that will be a win for all . Sports greatness is fleeting, but the way a man conducts himself beyond it is his measure.

Good luck Champ.

Thank YOU

I'm using a track by a band of gents who are now just normal househusbands to convey a message and a thank you.

  There are some countries where even attempting to view a 1000-hit-a-day website is illegal. To view a website primarily written by a gay female eligible for Israeli citizenship is considered a CRIME. I am obviously not going to disclose who the readers are, but greater than 1 in 100 of my daily viewers do so under possible penalty for the "crime" of reading the funny and absurd because of who delivers it.

  Those of us in the West take for granted our freedoms, but those who enjoy the little joy that I bring have taught me to NEVER forget. No matter how small you may feel, you CAN have your voice heard just by being a "hit" on a blog. The fact that people risk being punished for sedition by reading my writings as well as those of others should remind all that freedom is not a guarantee. We must do what we can in order to ensure that the ideals we hold true are not replaced with theocracy. This is a danger to us, with the South demanding its rise and a government handed a stack of bills and a pile of horseshit.

 The tagiline is "liberty", yet the folks who preach it want anything but. Libertarianism has been hijacked by those with a hateful ideal and those of us who TRULY believe in liberty and constitution must force these bastards out. It is OUR responsibility as North Americans who abide by similar constitutions to uphold the spirit of the words of the Fathers and mothers whose feelings became script. We are composed of mainly 3 large nations as well as a few smaller ones, all multiethnic and religiously diverse. We all have arms rights, voting abilities, and males and females in all professions. We are as free as governed people can be.

When you bitch about having to wait 5 days for your gun permit, think of the REAL little guy. Think of the Christian growing up in Sudan or the Jew in Iran. Think about who you are and what you love for 5 seconds before preaching your doctrine.

Would you REALLY want your grandkids to grow up in an America that is a protestant version of Afghanistan?

Would you want your micros to grow up to be the posterkids for hate?

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