La Drink

Not that I am a lush...

You Are A Martini

You are the kind of drinker who appreciates a nice hard drink.And for you, only quality alcohol. You don't waste your time on the cheap stuff.Obviously, you're usually found with a martini in your hand. But sometimes you mix it up with a gin and tonic.And you'd never, ever consider one of those flavored martinis. They're hardly a drink!

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

And yes, the martini is my drink of choice.

And another thing...

I was visiting one of my 'favorite' blog sites: Rhodian Attic and watch a video post by Henry Rollins. Yes this is a politically liberal site, but I want to read what they are saying. Those people who only get the oppositions point of view from their friends are foolish.

Anyway, I wrote the following comment on this blog and I want to share that here:

A previous comment from 'Glenda' read as follows:

Here's my point...I worries me and as much as I'd like to jump on the “it's so funny bandwagon”, I just can't. Those words were so anti-woman, not just anti-Ann Coulter, whom I have no love for, in case you're wondering.

So can’t he just make fun of her for what she has done or not done without making it Ok for other men to think it’s acceptable to talk to all women that way? Because we do have a huge problem with men mistreating, beating, raping and abusing women. The numbers speak for themselves. So while it may seem that I am speaking up for Ann I am really trying to speak up for all women.OK, everyone pile on now. I know I just sucked all the fun outta the room.


My comment:

I'm gonna go with Glenda on this one. I think that pushing back one extreemest views by going too far the other way, even in a humerous vein, only escalates the rhetoric and misses the point.

Lately it seems that the only way to get your message heard is to be so far out there, that people notice. With the saturation of media sources and the internet noise level so high, one must yell and scream and make a total ass out of themselves to be noticed. Hence the Limbaughs, Coulters, Rhodes, and Springers (heck I 'm even going to throw in Sterns).

Get back on message! "You be my bitch" is hardly a better message.

Just more stuff..

Today I posted a review of 'The Da Vinci Code'. You can find it using the link on the left-hand side of this blog (Cinema Fan).

It got me to thinking about "The Church" and Christianity, as it is discussed in the film. Even though the book, 'The Da Vinci Code' is fiction, most of the information stated in the book is true. The part about Charlemagne and the Mycenae Council is well documented and true. Yes, there are gospels that were written that are not included in the 'original Bible'. This does make one question the belief in 'divine Inspiration', a prerequisite for reading the Bible.

The book, and the movie, also use a sect (cult) of the Catholic Church called Opus Dei that is purported to be very Orthodox in its interpretations of the tenets of the Church. The real trick that Brown uses in his story is the extrapolation of the conspiracy into today's mindset. Two things pop into my mind: 1. You are not paranoid if they are really after you, and 2. Dis-information is the tool of those conspiring against you. In other words, you will never be able to disprove a really good conspiracy.

Now, how much will you be willing to pay for a replica of the puzzlebox used in the movie?

In that same vane, I found a picture of a new church with a unique architecture:

Post Turtle

I am a Republican, but I thought this was funny...


While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year-old Texas Rancher, whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up aconversation with the old man. Eventually, the topic got around to former Texas Governor George W. Bush and his elevation to the White House.

The old Texan said, "Well, ya know, Bush is a 'post turtle.'"Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post turtle was. The old rancher said, "When you're driving down country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle."

The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain: ''You know, he didn't get there by himself, hedoesn't belong there, he doesn't know what to do while he's up there, and you just want to help the dumb shit get down.''