The Front Page of The Tyler Telegraph ( Click to enlarge )
A wonderful day for the Diocese right next to mine and just across the state border. The close knit Catholic Diocese of Tyler Texas that could as some folks call it got their new Bishop installed yesterday. That being a the former Vicar General Joseph E. Strickland a native of the area which in itself is a rarity for a Bishop pick by the Holy See. The Tyler Telegraph has the story here . There are two photo galleries here and here .
Rocco Palmo at Whispers in the Loggia has a good run down of the events yesterday plus some video excerpts of key parts of the service including remarks by both Bishop Strickland and. Cardinal Dinardo.
You can follow the new Bishop of Tyler also at his blog. HE USES BLOGSPOT just like a lot of us poor mere mortals too !!
30 Kasım 2012 Cuma
Joseph Strickland Ordained & Installed As Bishop of Tyler Texas - Front Page Newspaper Pic , Coverage ,& Links
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Support For Georgia Personhood Amendment From Surprising Source - Episcopal Church USA Bishop Of Atlanta Robert Wright
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Was about floored when I read this. The Lead has Atlanta bishop backs personhood amendment . The fact that this has quickly generated 14 comments is a sign this might generate a lot more discussion in the TEC.
I note Elizabeth Kaeton who is on the board of Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and in which the Episcopal Church USA is a member of has chimed in at the comments.
Economy class aboard ANA's Dreamliner
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I’ve taken severaloverseas trips where my departure leg is either in First or Business class but,for whatever reason, I’m assigned Economy for my return leg. While I’m alwaysworried about being cramped in a budget seat for nine or ten hours, my recentexperience in the economy section of ANA’s 787 Dreamliner showed I needn’t havebeen concerned.
On a recent mediatour during which reporters and bloggers rode on the first Dreamliner to offerpassenger service from Seattle, I flew business class from Seattle (SEA) toTokyo (NRT). As I wrote in a previous post ,it was a delightful experience that I’m sorry didn’t last longer.
Coming home, I once again found myself facing a flight inwhat I only semi-jokingly refer to as “steerage.” Others, like cartoonist Donna Barstow who drew a scathing cartoon forThe New Yorker magazine, have been even less charitable. In her cartoon, aflight attendant asks a boarding passenger, “First class or livestock?”
Perhaps because theJapanese take better care of their livestock than Americans (or Uniteds orDeltas, for that matter), ANA’s economy class was surprisingly pleasant,especially considering the length of the flight. In fact, the hour-long busride from Haneda airport to Narita airport was far less comfortable.
While lessluxurious than its business class, ANA’s economy class is probably the besteconomy classes I’ve flown. The seatsare 18.5” wide, among the widest economy seats in the industry.
Seat pitch was amore standard 31” but, to preserve personal space, the seats do notrecline. Instead, the bottom portion of the seat slides forward by three inchesto provide a bit of tilt. While that decreases the original seat pitch as yourknees come closer to the seat back in front of you, it also means the seat infront won’t come toward you. That makesit easier to work on one’s laptop without being cramped by the passenger infront of you.
Another smart touch is the configuration of the seats, whichare placed in such a manner that there is no “middle seat.”
Upon first impression, seating looks like a two-four-twoconfiguration. However, the four seats between the aircraft’s two aisles areactually two sets of two with a few extra inches between the two sets of seats,meaning that no seat has more than one shared arm rest. On a long flight, thosefew extra inches are a small detail that yields big benefits.
As in businessclass, each seat has a personal entertainment center with on-demand videos,movies, in-flight maps, and other features. Headphones are provided, thoughthey are not noise canceling like the Sony® headphones in business class. Infact, I found them too uncomfortable to wear for even the length of one movie,so I switched to the ear buds I carry when traveling.
All entertainmentcenters provide the ability to send text messages to fellow passengers, a veryuseful feature for families or business associates who aren’t seated together.
While not as variedas the food in business class, economy passengers were also given a choice ofJapanese or Western cuisine and complimentary beverages throughout the flight.
Service wasexcellent, with flight attendants (F/As) constantly up and down the aisles,checking on whether passengers had everything they needed.
With regard to theF/As, those tending economy class on my flight were far less fluent in Englishthan their counterparts in business class, who were quite happy to carry onconversations with their passengers. However, the F/As in economy were every bit as gracious, and were veryadept at working around this hiccup.
For example, Ianswered the question, “Would you like something to drink?” by saying, “Yes.Scotch, please,” because I had spotted Chivas Regal on the menu. Though apparently puzzled by my response,the F/A remedied the situation deftly. She turned to the beverage page on themenu and indicated that I should point to what I wanted. When I looked more closely, I realized that,like the British, the Japanese refer to scotch as simply “whisky,” so it couldhave been my reference to “scotch” that confused the issue.
Lavatories ineconomy class are standard sized as opposed to the larger “Dream Lavs” inbusiness class, but also feature the TOTO toilets with built-in bidet functionthat are very popular in Japan.
Surprisingly, myeconomy seat allowed my to snooze comfortably when the flight crew darkened theelectrically controlled windows, indicating it was time to nap. And stowing mycarry-ons in the ample overhead storage meant there was plenty of room for mylong legs under the seat in front of me whether I used the foldable footrest ornot.
Finally – and ittook me several days to realize this – the higher air pressure in the cabin ofthe Dreamliner, along with advanced air treatment, dramatically reduced thetime it took me to recover from the trip. In fact, the difference was sopronounced that I hesitate to call it “jet lag”; more accurately put, it wasjust adjusting to the change in the time zones.
And that’s abenefit everyone who flies on the 787 Dreamliner will enjoy, whether they ridein business or economy class.
ANA provided mewith round-trip transportation and lodging in Tokyo as part of a mediafamiliarization trip so that several reporters and bloggers could experienceits service and the 787 first-hand.
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Coming home, I once again found myself facing a flight inwhat I only semi-jokingly refer to as “steerage.” Others, like cartoonist Donna Barstow who drew a scathing cartoon forThe New Yorker magazine, have been even less charitable. In her cartoon, aflight attendant asks a boarding passenger, “First class or livestock?”
Perhaps because theJapanese take better care of their livestock than Americans (or Uniteds orDeltas, for that matter), ANA’s economy class was surprisingly pleasant,especially considering the length of the flight. In fact, the hour-long busride from Haneda airport to Narita airport was far less comfortable.
While lessluxurious than its business class, ANA’s economy class is probably the besteconomy classes I’ve flown. The seatsare 18.5” wide, among the widest economy seats in the industry.
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| Economy seating |
Another smart touch is the configuration of the seats, whichare placed in such a manner that there is no “middle seat.”
Upon first impression, seating looks like a two-four-twoconfiguration. However, the four seats between the aircraft’s two aisles areactually two sets of two with a few extra inches between the two sets of seats,meaning that no seat has more than one shared arm rest. On a long flight, thosefew extra inches are a small detail that yields big benefits.
As in businessclass, each seat has a personal entertainment center with on-demand videos,movies, in-flight maps, and other features. Headphones are provided, thoughthey are not noise canceling like the Sony® headphones in business class. Infact, I found them too uncomfortable to wear for even the length of one movie,so I switched to the ear buds I carry when traveling.
All entertainmentcenters provide the ability to send text messages to fellow passengers, a veryuseful feature for families or business associates who aren’t seated together.
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| Economy class meal service |
Service wasexcellent, with flight attendants (F/As) constantly up and down the aisles,checking on whether passengers had everything they needed.
With regard to theF/As, those tending economy class on my flight were far less fluent in Englishthan their counterparts in business class, who were quite happy to carry onconversations with their passengers. However, the F/As in economy were every bit as gracious, and were veryadept at working around this hiccup.
For example, Ianswered the question, “Would you like something to drink?” by saying, “Yes.Scotch, please,” because I had spotted Chivas Regal on the menu. Though apparently puzzled by my response,the F/A remedied the situation deftly. She turned to the beverage page on themenu and indicated that I should point to what I wanted. When I looked more closely, I realized that,like the British, the Japanese refer to scotch as simply “whisky,” so it couldhave been my reference to “scotch” that confused the issue.
Lavatories ineconomy class are standard sized as opposed to the larger “Dream Lavs” inbusiness class, but also feature the TOTO toilets with built-in bidet functionthat are very popular in Japan.
Surprisingly, myeconomy seat allowed my to snooze comfortably when the flight crew darkened theelectrically controlled windows, indicating it was time to nap. And stowing mycarry-ons in the ample overhead storage meant there was plenty of room for mylong legs under the seat in front of me whether I used the foldable footrest ornot.
Finally – and ittook me several days to realize this – the higher air pressure in the cabin ofthe Dreamliner, along with advanced air treatment, dramatically reduced thetime it took me to recover from the trip. In fact, the difference was sopronounced that I hesitate to call it “jet lag”; more accurately put, it wasjust adjusting to the change in the time zones.
And that’s abenefit everyone who flies on the 787 Dreamliner will enjoy, whether they ridein business or economy class.
ANA provided mewith round-trip transportation and lodging in Tokyo as part of a mediafamiliarization trip so that several reporters and bloggers could experienceits service and the 787 first-hand.
Photos by Carl Dombek
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This blog's mission
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This post is a bit more personal. For the few readers that I have left, I feel that I owe an explanation of some sort for the sparse postings. In short, things have been happening in my life - both good and bad - that have made posting on a regular basis a challenge. I recruited Bill Fisher last fall to help out, but neither of us intended for him to run the show, and it's not fair to him that I sort of dropped out. I have not found the time to write about the dozens of articles that I've bookmarked or ideas floating in my head. Indeed, I have several unwritten drafts that have not - and likely will not, due to a lack of timeliness - be published.
When I first started this blog, I was feeling cornered by the TSA and I wanted to protest in some way. It was a great outlet for me to feel that I was making an impact. Since then, many other venues have popped up - from Becky Akers' new blogging position at lewrockwell.com to Boycott Flying on Facebook, to the many viral stories of TSA injustices. While this hasn't reduced my passion, it has reduced my feeling of responsibility to get any and all TSA-related news out there.
I have reason to believe that this summer may allow me more time to post on this blog - but no promises! In the meantime, I will continue to reflect on what this blog's purpose is now - only a year and a half after I started it up - and how I can meet that mission while keeping the content interesting. Although I feel that I've shirked some responsibility for the last half year plus, I have been so hopeful by the ever increasing backlash against the federal agency that has significantly changed my life. I don't know what is in store for this blog, but, the dissolution of the TSA and all of its shenanigans remains a fervant wish of mine.
When I first started this blog, I was feeling cornered by the TSA and I wanted to protest in some way. It was a great outlet for me to feel that I was making an impact. Since then, many other venues have popped up - from Becky Akers' new blogging position at lewrockwell.com to Boycott Flying on Facebook, to the many viral stories of TSA injustices. While this hasn't reduced my passion, it has reduced my feeling of responsibility to get any and all TSA-related news out there.
I have reason to believe that this summer may allow me more time to post on this blog - but no promises! In the meantime, I will continue to reflect on what this blog's purpose is now - only a year and a half after I started it up - and how I can meet that mission while keeping the content interesting. Although I feel that I've shirked some responsibility for the last half year plus, I have been so hopeful by the ever increasing backlash against the federal agency that has significantly changed my life. I don't know what is in store for this blog, but, the dissolution of the TSA and all of its shenanigans remains a fervant wish of mine.
Alkon: Don't go quietly
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Amy Alkon has an entry on her latest violation at the hands of the TSA. After years of degradation by the TSA, there is nothing particularly remarkable about her experience: she was sexually assaulted because she bought a plane ticket.
I wholeheartedly agree with her final remarks:
I wholeheartedly agree with her final remarks:
I will at least make a spectacle of myself and in turn of what they are doing.If you are having trouble finding a place to publish your story, please send it to me using the contact form on this blog.
Don't go quietly, please. And name names of those who violate you -- post their name (THEDALA MAGEE!) and a picture of them if you can find or take it. (To avoid a libel suit, be absolutely sure it's the right person -- there were a number of Tiffany Applewhites, and most of them are regular people who don't appear to grope people's genitals for a living.)
If more people screamed and yelled and protested in some way, we might be able to make some change. In so many ways lately, our constitutional rights are being eroded. Keeping quiet will not end well for any of us.
29 Kasım 2012 Perşembe
Today's Installment Of WoC Brought To Us From The Pope
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Today the Pope, yes THAT Pope, is a gonna help me...walk (War on Christmas (WoC) that is). Dude just came out with the last and third part of his series of books on, guess who...Jesus of Nazareth.
Here we go...
On the totally impossible virgin birth. He says yes absolutely Christians in 2012 must believe that their savior, Jesus, was born of a virgin. It is one of the times that God totally and surely intervenes in the real and physical world. Of course it is one of those tests (like believing in the rez) that the all mighty and all powerful God has for us mere humans.
Give dude credit for admitting that the Three wisepeople could be a theological invention rather than a fer real historical event.
This one I'm not totally sure of. Pope-y says that the star of Bethlehem is a fer real event that happened in, like 7-6 BC. I'll admit that I don't know if this is true or not. I don't know if this is the Vatican fudging real science to adhere to The Greatest Story Ever Sold or what.
There are no animals in the fer real manger scene, you know where Jesus was born. Mmm ok, Pope-y.
He still clings to the fantasy that the stories in the bible are literally true. He says this because Matthew and Luke "didn't want to write stories", they were after the truth.
That is what the Pope-y says...here's a message from the mighty...Team Atheist.
It's all fuckin' fake.
First of all...is Jesus from Nazareth or is he from somewhere else. If he is from one place, then his mom and dad hadta walk thru the freekin' super cold dessert in winter time, when Mary was totally super fat prego. Prego women can't walk that far, in fact, it would be super hard for anyone to walk that far. I claim fakey fake on this one.
Getting cock blocked by the all powerful and all loving God in the form of virgin birth is super super unlikely. It didn't happen, but if it did, then it would be a miracle of miracles. Oscams razor...what is more likely that a virgin birth occurred or Mary cheated on Joseph. You decide.
Is the bible a true and historical account, or a symbolic and metaphorical story that people can learn from. Well, Pope-y seems to think that Matt and Luke were real people writing down the tales of Jesus' travells as they happened, but (even conservative) biblical scholars admit that the gospels did not have one author but 100's of 1,000's over the centuries. The first gospel was written (conservatively) aprox 50-70 years after the death of Jesus. I call fakey fake on this one. Sorry Pope-y.
He does not answer the awesome atheist question where the hell was your Jesus from 12 to 30, beeotches. Not only that...he doesn't offer any proof for any of this. I'll give him credit for not tackling when Jesus struck another kid, and killed him, or when he turned clay pigeons to life, because they are not considered *true* stories of the scripture (it's funny to us because none of the stories are true whether they are in the gospels or not).
Looks to me that Pope-y is trying to continue the selling of the Greatest Story Ever Sold. This is the definition of propaganda (that is a nice way of saying...lying and being sold fodder). Was Jesus born in Nazareth or Bethlehem or Galilee. Get it fucking right, man. What about the missing years. C'mon man. Frackin' balls I tell ya.
Lastly...what about that thing called ...evidence. What ever happened to evidence.
* The Greatest Story Ever Sold
* Where did Jesus live
* Book review RNS
* Article Who Wrote the Bible
Today the Pope, yes THAT Pope, is a gonna help me...walk (War on Christmas (WoC) that is). Dude just came out with the last and third part of his series of books on, guess who...Jesus of Nazareth.
Here we go...
On the totally impossible virgin birth. He says yes absolutely Christians in 2012 must believe that their savior, Jesus, was born of a virgin. It is one of the times that God totally and surely intervenes in the real and physical world. Of course it is one of those tests (like believing in the rez) that the all mighty and all powerful God has for us mere humans.
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| "Dam girl, sure is cold in this manger." "It's OK baby, this is fake." |
This one I'm not totally sure of. Pope-y says that the star of Bethlehem is a fer real event that happened in, like 7-6 BC. I'll admit that I don't know if this is true or not. I don't know if this is the Vatican fudging real science to adhere to The Greatest Story Ever Sold or what.
There are no animals in the fer real manger scene, you know where Jesus was born. Mmm ok, Pope-y.
He still clings to the fantasy that the stories in the bible are literally true. He says this because Matthew and Luke "didn't want to write stories", they were after the truth.
That is what the Pope-y says...here's a message from the mighty...Team Atheist.
It's all fuckin' fake.
First of all...is Jesus from Nazareth or is he from somewhere else. If he is from one place, then his mom and dad hadta walk thru the freekin' super cold dessert in winter time, when Mary was totally super fat prego. Prego women can't walk that far, in fact, it would be super hard for anyone to walk that far. I claim fakey fake on this one.Getting cock blocked by the all powerful and all loving God in the form of virgin birth is super super unlikely. It didn't happen, but if it did, then it would be a miracle of miracles. Oscams razor...what is more likely that a virgin birth occurred or Mary cheated on Joseph. You decide.
Is the bible a true and historical account, or a symbolic and metaphorical story that people can learn from. Well, Pope-y seems to think that Matt and Luke were real people writing down the tales of Jesus' travells as they happened, but (even conservative) biblical scholars admit that the gospels did not have one author but 100's of 1,000's over the centuries. The first gospel was written (conservatively) aprox 50-70 years after the death of Jesus. I call fakey fake on this one. Sorry Pope-y.He does not answer the awesome atheist question where the hell was your Jesus from 12 to 30, beeotches. Not only that...he doesn't offer any proof for any of this. I'll give him credit for not tackling when Jesus struck another kid, and killed him, or when he turned clay pigeons to life, because they are not considered *true* stories of the scripture (it's funny to us because none of the stories are true whether they are in the gospels or not).
Looks to me that Pope-y is trying to continue the selling of the Greatest Story Ever Sold. This is the definition of propaganda (that is a nice way of saying...lying and being sold fodder). Was Jesus born in Nazareth or Bethlehem or Galilee. Get it fucking right, man. What about the missing years. C'mon man. Frackin' balls I tell ya.
Lastly...what about that thing called ...evidence. What ever happened to evidence.
* The Greatest Story Ever Sold
* Where did Jesus live
* Book review RNS
* Article Who Wrote the Bible
This Is Not About My Near Death Experience
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I know, I know kind gentle and very goodlooking readers..I have promised over and over again to share my one and only near death experience...but I have not (yet). I can't blame you for wanting and yearning for this legendary story from the Kriss archives, after all it does contain: three days of the Grateful Dead, me and the girl in the white summer dress and how I told my friend "I love her." He asked , "Why?". We turned to her and she was getting down so awesomely to the music...I/we couldn't help but love her (I also saw her cartwheeling down the lawn at Shoreline, but that is a different story), and...there is always an "and", and me and the Japanese exchange student on mushrooms as the jock-dudes sang "...we are the champions" to Queen (another different story.). Anyhoo...
Awe...fuck it now...I lost track of what I really wanted to say...now I'm thinking about...The Dead Years...
I promise I will get back to some mighty atheist blogging...I'm a gonna let my mind wander a little bit right now. be back real soon...
Update: What I really wanted to blog about was this book by a neurosurgeon that claims heaven is real because dude was there and he is more credible than the average believer because dude is advanced scientifically and medically.
I don't believe that and neither does this article. Let's see if I can recoup...
I know, I know kind gentle and very goodlooking readers..I have promised over and over again to share my one and only near death experience...but I have not (yet). I can't blame you for wanting and yearning for this legendary story from the Kriss archives, after all it does contain: three days of the Grateful Dead, me and the girl in the white summer dress and how I told my friend "I love her." He asked , "Why?". We turned to her and she was getting down so awesomely to the music...I/we couldn't help but love her (I also saw her cartwheeling down the lawn at Shoreline, but that is a different story), and...there is always an "and", and me and the Japanese exchange student on mushrooms as the jock-dudes sang "...we are the champions" to Queen (another different story.). Anyhoo...
Awe...fuck it now...I lost track of what I really wanted to say...now I'm thinking about...The Dead Years...
I promise I will get back to some mighty atheist blogging...I'm a gonna let my mind wander a little bit right now. be back real soon...Update: What I really wanted to blog about was this book by a neurosurgeon that claims heaven is real because dude was there and he is more credible than the average believer because dude is advanced scientifically and medically.
I don't believe that and neither does this article. Let's see if I can recoup...
Shipwrecked, Sourdough Bread and Prophecies
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Fuckity fuck fuck...the rain sucks. This day will down down in (Sacramento) history as the day of the great flood of winter 2012. Fuck-en-aye-man, I think it's gonna rain 3/4 inch today. This is probably the worst day of my (recent) life. What to do-what to do...at least I have me a copy of Apocalyptic Prophecies: Doomsday Stories From The Dawn Of Time to keep this hunky atheist...warm and dry.
Geez, there is so much in this magazine I might just write about it all week. Today...just an overview.
My eyes bulged out and the workers at the #cutegirlrestaurant laughed at me because they knew they had done teh good (they presented me with the magazine upon my arrival. thanks ladies). The glossary is a skeptics wet dream: Ancient American Prophecies, Armageddon and the Apocalypse, Rouge Planets, Prophets and Their Prophecies, Peppers and Surviving. That's pretty good, right. Wait, there's more.
The Universal Flood, Death and Rebirth, Death of the Environment and Apocalyptic Cults. Oh Lawd, I think my brain just had an orgasm. It's a pretty stock collection of stuffs to debunk and there is nothing new under the sun, but this skeptic is happy-impressed that it is all in one magazine.
Here's a tid bit the I didn't know and it's about that guy that brought sourdough bread to the Americas (1)...Christopher Columbus.
Little did I know that there were native types in (say it like a rasta) North Jamaica called the Arawak Indians and little did I know that Crissy Colombo and his (ready to mutiny) crew were stranded/shipwrecked on the same *paradise* island. Welllll, just like all relationships Crissy and the natives had their ups and downs. It is like when that musician bro dude that sleeps on your couch (2) for a couple of days, but it is really...a couple of months. Needless to say the super cool leader type of the brown peeps, the one that up until this point had shown the civilized *guests* a great deal of hospitality (meaning feeding them, letting them sexually harass the ladies and beat up the me), dude said in his native tongue, " Fuck that noize, bra."Now Crissy's Crew were given their eviction notice. Here's the cool part, if there is a cool part in this story (3).
(In classic Kriss nutshell fashion, of course...)
Crissy was fucked because he now had no food, HIS crew was ready for a regime change and the Arawak's were straight up ready to kick some foreign ass (4), the ship was all rotted out-n-shit, and...and...now fuckin' what (?).
Use your evolved human brain, that's what.
Crissy went back to his ship and read nautical books and such. After a while he invited the Arawak leaders to the ship to tell them: dudes, my god is pissed that you are not sharing food with us, after all it is standard maritime procedure to help shipwrecked sailors (and let them have run of your home and ladies.). He is gonna fuck you up...you just wait and see. Of course they laughed at him. Then...
...Wouldn't you know it, a frackin lunar eclipse happened. Crissy told the leaders that he would go back to the ship and pray to HIS god about this, knowing all along that the event was going to start at a certain time and end at a certain time, meanwhile, this freek-d out the native types, because they were...well, natives. Needless to say, they changed their minds and supported Chris and his looser crew long enuff (a couple of months) to be rescued.
Fin.
Yeah, sooooo...anyways. Pretty good magazine. Fo sho I will reference it again this super horrible and wet Sac Town week.
Go Niner's.
(1) Do I halfta explain everything...cause I'm not.
(2) The guy that eats what little food you have, he smokes your weed and drinks your beer, doesn't shower, hogs the TV, is there ALL THE TIME, did I say doesn't shower and yes...he boinked your most recent ex girlfriend (and that is why your practice so much 'cause you don't wanna live like this anymore).
(3) There is nothing cool about this, but it is sort of cleaver...right (?).
(4) As a modern day feminist I just halfta ask, "What took them so long." If foreign dudes came into my territory and *sexually harassed* my sisters and friends...fucken-aye-bro...where is that pallet of cases of cans of whop-ass that I have been saving for occasions just like this. Fuck-en-aye man.
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| I feel like puking just looking at this...and yet, I often fantasize about sailboats and living on the sea. |
Geez, there is so much in this magazine I might just write about it all week. Today...just an overview.
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| Great Flood indian style. |
My eyes bulged out and the workers at the #cutegirlrestaurant laughed at me because they knew they had done teh good (they presented me with the magazine upon my arrival. thanks ladies). The glossary is a skeptics wet dream: Ancient American Prophecies, Armageddon and the Apocalypse, Rouge Planets, Prophets and Their Prophecies, Peppers and Surviving. That's pretty good, right. Wait, there's more.
The Universal Flood, Death and Rebirth, Death of the Environment and Apocalyptic Cults. Oh Lawd, I think my brain just had an orgasm. It's a pretty stock collection of stuffs to debunk and there is nothing new under the sun, but this skeptic is happy-impressed that it is all in one magazine.
Here's a tid bit the I didn't know and it's about that guy that brought sourdough bread to the Americas (1)...Christopher Columbus.
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| I googled "Crissy." Yucky... |
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| "Yea, when everything is going good..." |
(In classic Kriss nutshell fashion, of course...)
Crissy was fucked because he now had no food, HIS crew was ready for a regime change and the Arawak's were straight up ready to kick some foreign ass (4), the ship was all rotted out-n-shit, and...and...now fuckin' what (?).
Use your evolved human brain, that's what.
Crissy went back to his ship and read nautical books and such. After a while he invited the Arawak leaders to the ship to tell them: dudes, my god is pissed that you are not sharing food with us, after all it is standard maritime procedure to help shipwrecked sailors (and let them have run of your home and ladies.). He is gonna fuck you up...you just wait and see. Of course they laughed at him. Then...
...Wouldn't you know it, a frackin lunar eclipse happened. Crissy told the leaders that he would go back to the ship and pray to HIS god about this, knowing all along that the event was going to start at a certain time and end at a certain time, meanwhile, this freek-d out the native types, because they were...well, natives. Needless to say, they changed their minds and supported Chris and his looser crew long enuff (a couple of months) to be rescued.
Fin.
Yeah, sooooo...anyways. Pretty good magazine. Fo sho I will reference it again this super horrible and wet Sac Town week.
Go Niner's.
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| I Googled "shipwreaked" for this one. Kinda like Gilligans Island, right. |
(2) The guy that eats what little food you have, he smokes your weed and drinks your beer, doesn't shower, hogs the TV, is there ALL THE TIME, did I say doesn't shower and yes...he boinked your most recent ex girlfriend (and that is why your practice so much 'cause you don't wanna live like this anymore).
(3) There is nothing cool about this, but it is sort of cleaver...right (?).
(4) As a modern day feminist I just halfta ask, "What took them so long." If foreign dudes came into my territory and *sexually harassed* my sisters and friends...fucken-aye-bro...where is that pallet of cases of cans of whop-ass that I have been saving for occasions just like this. Fuck-en-aye man.
This blog's mission
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This post is a bit more personal. For the few readers that I have left, I feel that I owe an explanation of some sort for the sparse postings. In short, things have been happening in my life - both good and bad - that have made posting on a regular basis a challenge. I recruited Bill Fisher last fall to help out, but neither of us intended for him to run the show, and it's not fair to him that I sort of dropped out. I have not found the time to write about the dozens of articles that I've bookmarked or ideas floating in my head. Indeed, I have several unwritten drafts that have not - and likely will not, due to a lack of timeliness - be published.
When I first started this blog, I was feeling cornered by the TSA and I wanted to protest in some way. It was a great outlet for me to feel that I was making an impact. Since then, many other venues have popped up - from Becky Akers' new blogging position at lewrockwell.com to Boycott Flying on Facebook, to the many viral stories of TSA injustices. While this hasn't reduced my passion, it has reduced my feeling of responsibility to get any and all TSA-related news out there.
I have reason to believe that this summer may allow me more time to post on this blog - but no promises! In the meantime, I will continue to reflect on what this blog's purpose is now - only a year and a half after I started it up - and how I can meet that mission while keeping the content interesting. Although I feel that I've shirked some responsibility for the last half year plus, I have been so hopeful by the ever increasing backlash against the federal agency that has significantly changed my life. I don't know what is in store for this blog, but, the dissolution of the TSA and all of its shenanigans remains a fervant wish of mine.
When I first started this blog, I was feeling cornered by the TSA and I wanted to protest in some way. It was a great outlet for me to feel that I was making an impact. Since then, many other venues have popped up - from Becky Akers' new blogging position at lewrockwell.com to Boycott Flying on Facebook, to the many viral stories of TSA injustices. While this hasn't reduced my passion, it has reduced my feeling of responsibility to get any and all TSA-related news out there.
I have reason to believe that this summer may allow me more time to post on this blog - but no promises! In the meantime, I will continue to reflect on what this blog's purpose is now - only a year and a half after I started it up - and how I can meet that mission while keeping the content interesting. Although I feel that I've shirked some responsibility for the last half year plus, I have been so hopeful by the ever increasing backlash against the federal agency that has significantly changed my life. I don't know what is in store for this blog, but, the dissolution of the TSA and all of its shenanigans remains a fervant wish of mine.
Alkon: Don't go quietly
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Amy Alkon has an entry on her latest violation at the hands of the TSA. After years of degradation by the TSA, there is nothing particularly remarkable about her experience: she was sexually assaulted because she bought a plane ticket.
I wholeheartedly agree with her final remarks:
I wholeheartedly agree with her final remarks:
I will at least make a spectacle of myself and in turn of what they are doing.If you are having trouble finding a place to publish your story, please send it to me using the contact form on this blog.
Don't go quietly, please. And name names of those who violate you -- post their name (THEDALA MAGEE!) and a picture of them if you can find or take it. (To avoid a libel suit, be absolutely sure it's the right person -- there were a number of Tiffany Applewhites, and most of them are regular people who don't appear to grope people's genitals for a living.)
If more people screamed and yelled and protested in some way, we might be able to make some change. In so many ways lately, our constitutional rights are being eroded. Keeping quiet will not end well for any of us.
28 Kasım 2012 Çarşamba
This blog's mission
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This post is a bit more personal. For the few readers that I have left, I feel that I owe an explanation of some sort for the sparse postings. In short, things have been happening in my life - both good and bad - that have made posting on a regular basis a challenge. I recruited Bill Fisher last fall to help out, but neither of us intended for him to run the show, and it's not fair to him that I sort of dropped out. I have not found the time to write about the dozens of articles that I've bookmarked or ideas floating in my head. Indeed, I have several unwritten drafts that have not - and likely will not, due to a lack of timeliness - be published.
When I first started this blog, I was feeling cornered by the TSA and I wanted to protest in some way. It was a great outlet for me to feel that I was making an impact. Since then, many other venues have popped up - from Becky Akers' new blogging position at lewrockwell.com to Boycott Flying on Facebook, to the many viral stories of TSA injustices. While this hasn't reduced my passion, it has reduced my feeling of responsibility to get any and all TSA-related news out there.
I have reason to believe that this summer may allow me more time to post on this blog - but no promises! In the meantime, I will continue to reflect on what this blog's purpose is now - only a year and a half after I started it up - and how I can meet that mission while keeping the content interesting. Although I feel that I've shirked some responsibility for the last half year plus, I have been so hopeful by the ever increasing backlash against the federal agency that has significantly changed my life. I don't know what is in store for this blog, but, the dissolution of the TSA and all of its shenanigans remains a fervant wish of mine.
When I first started this blog, I was feeling cornered by the TSA and I wanted to protest in some way. It was a great outlet for me to feel that I was making an impact. Since then, many other venues have popped up - from Becky Akers' new blogging position at lewrockwell.com to Boycott Flying on Facebook, to the many viral stories of TSA injustices. While this hasn't reduced my passion, it has reduced my feeling of responsibility to get any and all TSA-related news out there.
I have reason to believe that this summer may allow me more time to post on this blog - but no promises! In the meantime, I will continue to reflect on what this blog's purpose is now - only a year and a half after I started it up - and how I can meet that mission while keeping the content interesting. Although I feel that I've shirked some responsibility for the last half year plus, I have been so hopeful by the ever increasing backlash against the federal agency that has significantly changed my life. I don't know what is in store for this blog, but, the dissolution of the TSA and all of its shenanigans remains a fervant wish of mine.
Alkon: Don't go quietly
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Amy Alkon has an entry on her latest violation at the hands of the TSA. After years of degradation by the TSA, there is nothing particularly remarkable about her experience: she was sexually assaulted because she bought a plane ticket.
I wholeheartedly agree with her final remarks:
I wholeheartedly agree with her final remarks:
I will at least make a spectacle of myself and in turn of what they are doing.If you are having trouble finding a place to publish your story, please send it to me using the contact form on this blog.
Don't go quietly, please. And name names of those who violate you -- post their name (THEDALA MAGEE!) and a picture of them if you can find or take it. (To avoid a libel suit, be absolutely sure it's the right person -- there were a number of Tiffany Applewhites, and most of them are regular people who don't appear to grope people's genitals for a living.)
If more people screamed and yelled and protested in some way, we might be able to make some change. In so many ways lately, our constitutional rights are being eroded. Keeping quiet will not end well for any of us.
SKC Fans Keep Afroman's Legacy Alive Through Kei Kamara Worship
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Remember Afroman's "Because I Got High"? Much like Alanis Morrisette's "You Outta Know" it was one of those rare late 90s/early 2000s pop songs that managed to sneak a blatant oral sex reference onto America's most mom-approved radio stations. Subsequently, many of us experienced that awkward moment where you are in a small confined space (i.e. a car) with one of your parents and you are both forced into uncomfortable silence by the knowledge that you are both thinking about sexual activity at the same time.
All that potentially scarring, therapy-worthy stuff aside, Sporting KC fans have found another use for Afroman's 2001 weed-rap anthem: flipping it into an ode to Kei Kamara. Witness the grandeur for yourself, recorded at last night's playoff rally in downtown KCMO. Nice work guys.
H/T to @JweavKC and @Eighmee.
Remember Afroman's "Because I Got High"? Much like Alanis Morrisette's "You Outta Know" it was one of those rare late 90s/early 2000s pop songs that managed to sneak a blatant oral sex reference onto America's most mom-approved radio stations. Subsequently, many of us experienced that awkward moment where you are in a small confined space (i.e. a car) with one of your parents and you are both forced into uncomfortable silence by the knowledge that you are both thinking about sexual activity at the same time.
All that potentially scarring, therapy-worthy stuff aside, Sporting KC fans have found another use for Afroman's 2001 weed-rap anthem: flipping it into an ode to Kei Kamara. Witness the grandeur for yourself, recorded at last night's playoff rally in downtown KCMO. Nice work guys.
H/T to @JweavKC and @Eighmee.
Marsch's Montreal Have Anelka on the Brain
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How’s your French? Merde? Better ask for Rosetta Stone for Christmas then because if you really want to know what’s what with the Impact you’re going to need to read and listen to a lot of it. But if you are like me and only speak French after a bottle & a half of Bordeaux (and poorly even then) you can check out the latest episode of the SoccerPlus podcast because it features an English-language interview with Montreal coach Jessie Marsch.
The headline here is that he says the club are still batting around the idea of making a play for Nicolas Anelka. I repeat, Nicolas “Not Claude” Anelka. Marsch says “it’s still a possibility” and they “haven’t closed the door on it.” It would be one hell of a get, much better than that raft of aged Italians that’s been bandied about as possible DPs. Plus with him being French he could actually understand what the local socceratti are writing about him.
On second thought maybe that’s not the best move for a player as, erm, emotional as Nico.
How’s your French? Merde? Better ask for Rosetta Stone for Christmas then because if you really want to know what’s what with the Impact you’re going to need to read and listen to a lot of it. But if you are like me and only speak French after a bottle & a half of Bordeaux (and poorly even then) you can check out the latest episode of the SoccerPlus podcast because it features an English-language interview with Montreal coach Jessie Marsch.
The headline here is that he says the club are still batting around the idea of making a play for Nicolas Anelka. I repeat, Nicolas “Not Claude” Anelka. Marsch says “it’s still a possibility” and they “haven’t closed the door on it.” It would be one hell of a get, much better than that raft of aged Italians that’s been bandied about as possible DPs. Plus with him being French he could actually understand what the local socceratti are writing about him.
On second thought maybe that’s not the best move for a player as, erm, emotional as Nico.
JetBlue to Fly 'North to the Future' with Seasonal Service to Anchorage, Alaska from Long Beach, California
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- Daily service between the value airline's 65th BlueCity and the L.A. Basin set to begin May 26, 2011 -
- Book one way sale fares as low as $119 (a) each way today through Friday, Oct. 29 at www.jetblue.com for travel starting May 26, 2011 - LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today is pleased to announce plans to expand its award-winning service and in-flight experience to new frontiers with the addition of its 65th BlueCity: Anchorage, Alaska. Effective May 26, 2011, the value carrier will launch seasonal daily nonstop service from Los Angeles's Long Beach Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), the northernmost city in JetBlue's expanding route network. Flights are on sale now for as little as $119 (a) each way today through Friday, Oct. 29 at www.jetblue.com for travel starting May 26, 2011. JetBlue will be the only airline to serve Anchorage from Long Beach, where it will also offer travelers a host of convenient connections to cities across the United States.
"During the peak summer travel months, Anchorage is in high-demand for California residents and we are pleased to continue offering our Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County customers more variety and more options to the places they want to go," said Scott Laurence, vice president of route planning for JetBlue Airways. "Among many other things, Alaska is known for its wide-open spaces and friendly people - a perfect match to the JetBlue Experience! We offer the friendliest customer service in the skies, more legroom than the other guys, a first checked bag free and complimentary live entertainment on personal seatback TVs. We look forward to welcoming you onboard!"
"I congratulate JetBlue on this exciting new route servicing the Long Beach Airport," said Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster. "The airport is undergoing several new changes such as a new parking structure and terminal building. The new route to the north will be another welcome addition for Long Beach residents and visitors alike."
"We are excited to add Jet Blue to the list of carriers that serve Alaskans and our guests," said John Parrott, manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. "This serves as an indicator of the health and vitality of the tourism industry in Alaska."
JetBlue's schedule between Anchorage and Long Beach:
Long Beach (LGB) to Anchorage (ANC)Depart - Arrive7:40 p.m. - 11:57 p.m.
Anchorage (ANC) to Long Beach (LGB)Depart - Arrive1:10 a.m. - 07:33 a.m.
JetBlue will offer travelers a variety of in-flight entertainment options on its signature seatback TVs on every flight to/from Anchorage, including complimentary first-run movies from top Hollywood studios. JetBlue's service will be operated with the airline's fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, also featuring convenient, assigned seating; a first-checked bag free; complimentary and unlimited name brand snacks and drinks; comfy leather seats; more legroom than any other carrier in coach (b); and award-winning customer service.
http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1487912&highlight=
- Book one way sale fares as low as $119 (a) each way today through Friday, Oct. 29 at www.jetblue.com for travel starting May 26, 2011 - LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today is pleased to announce plans to expand its award-winning service and in-flight experience to new frontiers with the addition of its 65th BlueCity: Anchorage, Alaska. Effective May 26, 2011, the value carrier will launch seasonal daily nonstop service from Los Angeles's Long Beach Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), the northernmost city in JetBlue's expanding route network. Flights are on sale now for as little as $119 (a) each way today through Friday, Oct. 29 at www.jetblue.com for travel starting May 26, 2011. JetBlue will be the only airline to serve Anchorage from Long Beach, where it will also offer travelers a host of convenient connections to cities across the United States.
"During the peak summer travel months, Anchorage is in high-demand for California residents and we are pleased to continue offering our Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County customers more variety and more options to the places they want to go," said Scott Laurence, vice president of route planning for JetBlue Airways. "Among many other things, Alaska is known for its wide-open spaces and friendly people - a perfect match to the JetBlue Experience! We offer the friendliest customer service in the skies, more legroom than the other guys, a first checked bag free and complimentary live entertainment on personal seatback TVs. We look forward to welcoming you onboard!"
"I congratulate JetBlue on this exciting new route servicing the Long Beach Airport," said Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster. "The airport is undergoing several new changes such as a new parking structure and terminal building. The new route to the north will be another welcome addition for Long Beach residents and visitors alike."
"We are excited to add Jet Blue to the list of carriers that serve Alaskans and our guests," said John Parrott, manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. "This serves as an indicator of the health and vitality of the tourism industry in Alaska."
JetBlue's schedule between Anchorage and Long Beach:
Long Beach (LGB) to Anchorage (ANC)Depart - Arrive7:40 p.m. - 11:57 p.m.
Anchorage (ANC) to Long Beach (LGB)Depart - Arrive1:10 a.m. - 07:33 a.m.
JetBlue will offer travelers a variety of in-flight entertainment options on its signature seatback TVs on every flight to/from Anchorage, including complimentary first-run movies from top Hollywood studios. JetBlue's service will be operated with the airline's fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, also featuring convenient, assigned seating; a first-checked bag free; complimentary and unlimited name brand snacks and drinks; comfy leather seats; more legroom than any other carrier in coach (b); and award-winning customer service.
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27 Kasım 2012 Salı
Barista 101: Let's Learn This Together
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(I brok my own rule and started writing this one last week...and saved it. I feel really passionate about the content, so I didn't wanna let it go. But still, I think this post sucks and that in better times I can do better. Oh well, chalk it up to experience and...publish. Always publish.).
Part of being awesome is admitting when you don't know something. It's OK to admit that you do not know everything. Unless you grew up in one of those your parents came from the older, harder and harsh country to this country and you were born here-and the pressure cooker to be perfect and never make mistakes upbringing, then you won't be able to relate on how hard it is to admit that you did not know something or made a simple mistake (which is freekin' natural). Not me, I'll admit when I don't know something. There is no shame in that.
The shame is when you are trying to figure something out, but then fail because you obviously don't know that little something something you need to know and you are too pigheaded (no offense to any pig heads out there) to admit it (like the mythical/stereotype/scenario that all dudes never ask for directions when they are lost (6), ...but you don't/won't/can't admit to it. pre-Anywhoo....
Why do the fruity flavors curdle the milk in hot espresso drinks. The best success rate is raspberry, and yet, sometimes even that one curdles. All the other flavors it's, like, totally a lose nine drinks to curdling, win one ratio when you use any other fruit flavor beside rasp. (raps is, like 7-10 ratio in the win column).
OK, revoke my Skeptics Card on this one. I never tried to solve this one and the little looking up I did got me so pumped up...I'm going right for the writing ( this time). I haven't solved it yet, but this is what I have so far.
(Loud knocking sound in my head and my moi-grain, le knoch, le knock! )
"Hello Kriss, is anybody home, cause your falling asleep at the wheel." The guy (c'est moi) that always says everything, all experience as mere humans know it is a chemical reaction happening in the brain (4), a mechanics of *something something* happening in the brain (Team Materialist), didn't even autonomically try (3) to think about the why's and how's of three liquids at different temperatures getting all mixed up in the same vessel, and then getting fucked up in the process in the form of curdling, is something that could be called a "chemical reaction" (I just quoted myself), and if it is called that, then that reaction is what all the cool kids are call science. Dugh. Hello. I dropped the ball on that one. I'm doing push ups right now (5). Here's the totally little I've checked out so far.
This guy is asking for a barista chemist. Better living thur chemistry I always say. Yippieeeeee
This forum starts of with the order of operations (I just thought that up, because I was thinkz 'bout teh maths earlier), and just like in anyother forum, for any subject, lot's of times the exchanges in the comments section don't even address the question and you halfta weed thru them all to find the the tid-bit gems that actually address the question. ALL FORUMS. Anyhoo...
Two things stood out 1) the order the ingredients of the drink is poured makes a difference (the order of operations) and 2) temperature. Me...they are symbiotic.
Scenario/remedies...if you put the (room temperature) flavor shot in the hot milk and espresso last then the likeliness of kerrdle increases. If you put the espresso in first (hot) then the flavor shot (room temp) and then the steamed milk on top then the drink might kerrdal, but with lower probability (higher chance of success) . I think this is why the other fruit flavors might or might not cerdail. It seems that raspberry is the best bet, although I have seen that kerdell also.
It is something about the different temperatures of the ingredients plus acid-ic-ness of the fruit (did I mention that this only happens with he fruity flavors, not like vanilla's of the world, nutty...) that makes the espresso drink look like it has cottage cheese in it. Somehow if the two have a temperature buffer, like chocolate and/or espresso, then it will bring the probability that the fruit flavor acid kerdelling will NOT happen. One of the suggestions said to put the flavor in the milk and steam it together. Makes sense right. right.
Here's the difference between us and them (you know who you are). On the surface we (sorta) now know why fruit-espresso-milk-drink will kerdell or not. It's because there is a difference between the temperatures of two things, and one of those things is acidic.. we know "why", but what about "how."(2).
Is this the difference between alchemy and chemistry, between the old ways of thinking and the new (better in many ways) modern and awesome thinking called (in fact it's not even called thinking anymore. I need to come up with something better, but...) post-thinking. Is this the difference between humans and animals that Iiiiii keep talking about (I admit it, I mention that one a lot). Perhaps it, this thing, the knowing-really, the knowing of why milk curdels in a hot espresso drink when you add a fruity flavor shot to it-over not knowing...this space between...naw, it's not that important. Anyhoo part deux....
What I wanna know is...what is it about the acid compounds in the fruit flavor that dissipates at blank blank temperature, and because of this reason and that reason, it adheres to the principles of chemistry, and that is why when you add a fruit flavor to an espresso drink, sometimes, it kurdelles.
I'll admit it. I don't know why...yet. I'll also state that just knowing this much is not enuff for this lil' nor-Cal skeptic. It is this knowing that separates us from those wild, kooky and not as smart as us animals.
(Does this make sense. Who cares..publish and let the chips (criticism) fall where it may. It's sunny outside and I'm gonna make me some vitamin D. Lates) . Go Niner's
(1) That is the brand that my work uses, so to me it synonymous with flavoring for a drink. It could be any brand. Whatevahhhhhhh.
(2) Yes, I realize that the "how's" and"why's" can be put in any order. so what, eye-hole-o-oooo's...
(3) You can't autonomically try. I wanna make a good joke here, but I'm too stupid too right now.
* For sure this is not an experiment or were actual survey's used...unless there is a survey matching in my brain...
(4) If a tree falls in the forest and there is no mere human, not even one, with a fully evolved human brain-model year 2012, to experience the falling of said tree-with one or more of the five senses that we all have, then did that tree-that all the all the cool kids keep talking about-because they took that ONE philosophy class as a junior-so they think that they are the shit now...fall.
As the french say, "Non."
Is reality to be experienced
(5) If you are such a goober/nerd/geek and you don't know the reference (because you didn't play team sports) it is...when you make any easy-mistake, like not catch a ball that was easy to catch, or hustle on a play in practice or a game (better hustle in the game, yo), quit, act like anything that is not an unfeeling robot jock, AND you make an easy mistake, then to punish yourself before coach punishes you just drop where you are and do (at least) ten pushups.
* The original original question was about adding some kinda citrus flavor to the espresso: how's/why's. Some said put lemon zest in the basket no harm done and some said "NOBY ALL MEANS, NEVER DO THAT. ONLY EXPRESSO SHOULD COME OUT OF THE BASKET."
And that y friends will be the next urban coffee myth I bust. Why not put anything tru the basket. Its steel and compressed...Lates
(6) The stereotype/myth is that all men automatically DO NOT ask for directions when they are lost (your skeptic meter should be going off right now). The fist clue that should be hitting you on the head so hard it almost knock's you out is...whenever there is a statement that claims that ALLLLLL of a certain group does one certain behavior (i.e. not asking for directions), then that is baloney Is it true that all black dudes cannotswim or ski, but can sing and dance...very well. Is it true that ALL Asian peeps are totally super good at teh maths and can fix your computer-hella fast and hella cheap (no). Is it true that there is more crime when the full/fools moon occurs once a month. the answer is...no.
What is true is that people notice that a crime is happening MORE when there is a full moon (correlation/causation) than when a crime occurs and there is not a full moon (I think so). I don't know when the stereotype of Asian peeps being better and naturally great at teh maths came to be, but it's teh wrong. The sterotype of guys NEVER ask for directions is the same thing.
Maybe guys drive more often than not when dude goes out with his awesome lady. Women get lost also, but in the couple or family driving scenario the dudes are driving are a far higher rate, so they are naturally getting lost at a higher rate, so it seems like when they do not ask for directions it is an always situation.
Or not... ...that is a very long way for a lame joke. Wa wa waaaaaaaaaaa....
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| Curdled milk is not the whey...in hot espresso drinks. |
Part of being awesome is admitting when you don't know something. It's OK to admit that you do not know everything. Unless you grew up in one of those your parents came from the older, harder and harsh country to this country and you were born here-and the pressure cooker to be perfect and never make mistakes upbringing, then you won't be able to relate on how hard it is to admit that you did not know something or made a simple mistake (which is freekin' natural). Not me, I'll admit when I don't know something. There is no shame in that.
The shame is when you are trying to figure something out, but then fail because you obviously don't know that little something something you need to know and you are too pigheaded (no offense to any pig heads out there) to admit it (like the mythical/stereotype/scenario that all dudes never ask for directions when they are lost (6), ...but you don't/won't/can't admit to it. pre-Anywhoo....
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| Google "crudling espresso drinks" and a million gazillion sites come up. I don't know what symbolic file to put this one under. Is it urban legends, or something that only cafe and restaurant employees talk about, like, customers. It could be a question that housewives ask and answer in the morin' hello's-just passing by's- off to somewheres, or it could be one of the he most frequently asked questions in industry forums-n-such. Hell, maybe it's just something that I have wondered about but never took the time to check it out, aka something I don't know. Here it is. |
Why do the fruity flavors curdle the milk in hot espresso drinks. The best success rate is raspberry, and yet, sometimes even that one curdles. All the other flavors it's, like, totally a lose nine drinks to curdling, win one ratio when you use any other fruit flavor beside rasp. (raps is, like 7-10 ratio in the win column).
OK, revoke my Skeptics Card on this one. I never tried to solve this one and the little looking up I did got me so pumped up...I'm going right for the writing ( this time). I haven't solved it yet, but this is what I have so far.
(Loud knocking sound in my head and my moi-grain, le knoch, le knock! )
"Hello Kriss, is anybody home, cause your falling asleep at the wheel." The guy (c'est moi) that always says everything, all experience as mere humans know it is a chemical reaction happening in the brain (4), a mechanics of *something something* happening in the brain (Team Materialist), didn't even autonomically try (3) to think about the why's and how's of three liquids at different temperatures getting all mixed up in the same vessel, and then getting fucked up in the process in the form of curdling, is something that could be called a "chemical reaction" (I just quoted myself), and if it is called that, then that reaction is what all the cool kids are call science. Dugh. Hello. I dropped the ball on that one. I'm doing push ups right now (5). Here's the totally little I've checked out so far.
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| This is a very good effort from a manuel technique and with hemp mi8lk at that. If this was from a pro-machine in a real cafe (not home brew), then the effort is below average and rather...weak sauce. |
This forum starts of with the order of operations (I just thought that up, because I was thinkz 'bout teh maths earlier), and just like in anyother forum, for any subject, lot's of times the exchanges in the comments section don't even address the question and you halfta weed thru them all to find the the tid-bit gems that actually address the question. ALL FORUMS. Anyhoo...
Two things stood out 1) the order the ingredients of the drink is poured makes a difference (the order of operations) and 2) temperature. Me...they are symbiotic.
Scenario/remedies...if you put the (room temperature) flavor shot in the hot milk and espresso last then the likeliness of kerrdle increases. If you put the espresso in first (hot) then the flavor shot (room temp) and then the steamed milk on top then the drink might kerrdal, but with lower probability (higher chance of success) . I think this is why the other fruit flavors might or might not cerdail. It seems that raspberry is the best bet, although I have seen that kerdell also.
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| I'm not one of those poser-baristas that use an automatic machine, but even I would yield to the person that uses this. |
Here's the difference between us and them (you know who you are). On the surface we (sorta) now know why fruit-espresso-milk-drink will kerdell or not. It's because there is a difference between the temperatures of two things, and one of those things is acidic.. we know "why", but what about "how."(2).
Is this the difference between alchemy and chemistry, between the old ways of thinking and the new (better in many ways) modern and awesome thinking called (in fact it's not even called thinking anymore. I need to come up with something better, but...) post-thinking. Is this the difference between humans and animals that Iiiiii keep talking about (I admit it, I mention that one a lot). Perhaps it, this thing, the knowing-really, the knowing of why milk curdels in a hot espresso drink when you add a fruity flavor shot to it-over not knowing...this space between...naw, it's not that important. Anyhoo part deux....
What I wanna know is...what is it about the acid compounds in the fruit flavor that dissipates at blank blank temperature, and because of this reason and that reason, it adheres to the principles of chemistry, and that is why when you add a fruit flavor to an espresso drink, sometimes, it kurdelles.
I'll admit it. I don't know why...yet. I'll also state that just knowing this much is not enuff for this lil' nor-Cal skeptic. It is this knowing that separates us from those wild, kooky and not as smart as us animals.
(Does this make sense. Who cares..publish and let the chips (criticism) fall where it may. It's sunny outside and I'm gonna make me some vitamin D. Lates) . Go Niner's
(1) That is the brand that my work uses, so to me it synonymous with flavoring for a drink. It could be any brand. Whatevahhhhhhh.
(2) Yes, I realize that the "how's" and"why's" can be put in any order. so what, eye-hole-o-oooo's...
(3) You can't autonomically try. I wanna make a good joke here, but I'm too stupid too right now.
* For sure this is not an experiment or were actual survey's used...unless there is a survey matching in my brain...
(4) If a tree falls in the forest and there is no mere human, not even one, with a fully evolved human brain-model year 2012, to experience the falling of said tree-with one or more of the five senses that we all have, then did that tree-that all the all the cool kids keep talking about-because they took that ONE philosophy class as a junior-so they think that they are the shit now...fall.
As the french say, "Non."
Is reality to be experienced
(5) If you are such a goober/nerd/geek and you don't know the reference (because you didn't play team sports) it is...when you make any easy-mistake, like not catch a ball that was easy to catch, or hustle on a play in practice or a game (better hustle in the game, yo), quit, act like anything that is not an unfeeling robot jock, AND you make an easy mistake, then to punish yourself before coach punishes you just drop where you are and do (at least) ten pushups.
* The original original question was about adding some kinda citrus flavor to the espresso: how's/why's. Some said put lemon zest in the basket no harm done and some said "NOBY ALL MEANS, NEVER DO THAT. ONLY EXPRESSO SHOULD COME OUT OF THE BASKET."
And that y friends will be the next urban coffee myth I bust. Why not put anything tru the basket. Its steel and compressed...Lates
(6) The stereotype/myth is that all men automatically DO NOT ask for directions when they are lost (your skeptic meter should be going off right now). The fist clue that should be hitting you on the head so hard it almost knock's you out is...whenever there is a statement that claims that ALLLLLL of a certain group does one certain behavior (i.e. not asking for directions), then that is baloney Is it true that all black dudes cannotswim or ski, but can sing and dance...very well. Is it true that ALL Asian peeps are totally super good at teh maths and can fix your computer-hella fast and hella cheap (no). Is it true that there is more crime when the full/fools moon occurs once a month. the answer is...no.
What is true is that people notice that a crime is happening MORE when there is a full moon (correlation/causation) than when a crime occurs and there is not a full moon (I think so). I don't know when the stereotype of Asian peeps being better and naturally great at teh maths came to be, but it's teh wrong. The sterotype of guys NEVER ask for directions is the same thing.
Maybe guys drive more often than not when dude goes out with his awesome lady. Women get lost also, but in the couple or family driving scenario the dudes are driving are a far higher rate, so they are naturally getting lost at a higher rate, so it seems like when they do not ask for directions it is an always situation.
Or not... ...that is a very long way for a lame joke. Wa wa waaaaaaaaaaa....
My New Imaginary Girlfriend
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Move over Maureen Dowd, I've got a new imaginary girlfriend. And I guess while we are at it...move over S.E. Cupp, Ann Coulter (yes, Ann Coulter) and Susan Sarrandon (you ladies had your chance at...this). The election is over and the results are in for the nu congress. Here's the score: three Buddhists, one Hindu and one "none"now grace the halls of the 113th congress.
We lost one and we gained one in this election cycle. Peter Stark served his district three times and was the only previous out atheist congressperson. But fret not...Kyrsten Sinema, A Strong Voice For The Middle Class, won in this election cycle and even tho she doesn't use the "A" word (she prefers the word "secular") fo sho she is the "I" in humanist.
Honestly I do not know anything about here politics besides that she is Democrat, and I will refrain from the obvious comments that I would usually make. Even tho it is a small victory, it is a victory nonetheless. This is a win in the battle for a secular society which brings us closer to that place at the political table that the mighty atheist blogosphere has been talking about for years.
I'm a gonna follow this story and hopefully...hopefully, there will be much to report in this next year and the year after.
Congrats "K",
Heart Kriss
* Kyrsten home
* Article RNS about the religious diversity of the 113th congress.
* RNS Sole atheist in congress
Move over Maureen Dowd, I've got a new imaginary girlfriend. And I guess while we are at it...move over S.E. Cupp, Ann Coulter (yes, Ann Coulter) and Susan Sarrandon (you ladies had your chance at...this). The election is over and the results are in for the nu congress. Here's the score: three Buddhists, one Hindu and one "none"now grace the halls of the 113th congress.
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Honestly I do not know anything about here politics besides that she is Democrat, and I will refrain from the obvious comments that I would usually make. Even tho it is a small victory, it is a victory nonetheless. This is a win in the battle for a secular society which brings us closer to that place at the political table that the mighty atheist blogosphere has been talking about for years.
I'm a gonna follow this story and hopefully...hopefully, there will be much to report in this next year and the year after.
Congrats "K",
Heart Kriss
* Kyrsten home
* Article RNS about the religious diversity of the 113th congress.
* RNS Sole atheist in congress
Today's Installment Of WoC Brought To Us From The Pope
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Today the Pope, yes THAT Pope, is a gonna help me...walk (War on Christmas (WoC) that is). Dude just came out with the last and third part of his series of books on, guess who...Jesus of Nazareth.
Here we go...
On the totally impossible virgin birth. He says yes absolutely Christians in 2012 must believe that their savior, Jesus, was born of a virgin. It is one of the times that God totally and surely intervenes in the real and physical world. Of course it is one of those tests (like believing in the rez) that the all mighty and all powerful God has for us mere humans.
Give dude credit for admitting that the Three wisepeople could be a theological invention rather than a fer real historical event.
This one I'm not totally sure of. Pope-y says that the star of Bethlehem is a fer real event that happened in, like 7-6 BC. I'll admit that I don't know if this is true or not. I don't know if this is the Vatican fudging real science to adhere to The Greatest Story Ever Sold or what.
There are no animals in the fer real manger scene, you know where Jesus was born. Mmm ok, Pope-y.
He still clings to the fantasy that the stories in the bible are literally true. He says this because Matthew and Luke "didn't want to write stories", they were after the truth.
That is what the Pope-y says...here's a message from the mighty...Team Atheist.
It's all fuckin' fake.
First of all...is Jesus from Nazareth or is he from somewhere else. If he is from one place, then his mom and dad hadta walk thru the freekin' super cold dessert in winter time, when Mary was totally super fat prego. Prego women can't walk that far, in fact, it would be super hard for anyone to walk that far. I claim fakey fake on this one.
Getting cock blocked by the all powerful and all loving God in the form of virgin birth is super super unlikely. It didn't happen, but if it did, then it would be a miracle of miracles. Oscams razor...what is more likely that a virgin birth occurred or Mary cheated on Joseph. You decide.
Is the bible a true and historical account, or a symbolic and metaphorical story that people can learn from. Well, Pope-y seems to think that Matt and Luke were real people writing down the tales of Jesus' travells as they happened, but (even conservative) biblical scholars admit that the gospels did not have one author but 100's of 1,000's over the centuries. The first gospel was written (conservatively) aprox 50-70 years after the death of Jesus. I call fakey fake on this one. Sorry Pope-y.
He does not answer the awesome atheist question where the hell was your Jesus from 12 to 30, beeotches. Not only that...he doesn't offer any proof for any of this. I'll give him credit for not tackling when Jesus struck another kid, and killed him, or when he turned clay pigeons to life, because they are not considered *true* stories of the scripture (it's funny to us because none of the stories are true whether they are in the gospels or not).
Looks to me that Pope-y is trying to continue the selling of the Greatest Story Ever Sold. This is the definition of propaganda (that is a nice way of saying...lying and being sold fodder). Was Jesus born in Nazareth or Bethlehem or Galilee. Get it fucking right, man. What about the missing years. C'mon man. Frackin' balls I tell ya.
Lastly...what about that thing called ...evidence. What ever happened to evidence.
* The Greatest Story Ever Sold
* Where did Jesus live
* Book review RNS
* Article Who Wrote the Bible
Today the Pope, yes THAT Pope, is a gonna help me...walk (War on Christmas (WoC) that is). Dude just came out with the last and third part of his series of books on, guess who...Jesus of Nazareth.
Here we go...
On the totally impossible virgin birth. He says yes absolutely Christians in 2012 must believe that their savior, Jesus, was born of a virgin. It is one of the times that God totally and surely intervenes in the real and physical world. Of course it is one of those tests (like believing in the rez) that the all mighty and all powerful God has for us mere humans.
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| "Dam girl, sure is cold in this manger." "It's OK baby, this is fake." |
This one I'm not totally sure of. Pope-y says that the star of Bethlehem is a fer real event that happened in, like 7-6 BC. I'll admit that I don't know if this is true or not. I don't know if this is the Vatican fudging real science to adhere to The Greatest Story Ever Sold or what.
There are no animals in the fer real manger scene, you know where Jesus was born. Mmm ok, Pope-y.
He still clings to the fantasy that the stories in the bible are literally true. He says this because Matthew and Luke "didn't want to write stories", they were after the truth.
That is what the Pope-y says...here's a message from the mighty...Team Atheist.
It's all fuckin' fake.
First of all...is Jesus from Nazareth or is he from somewhere else. If he is from one place, then his mom and dad hadta walk thru the freekin' super cold dessert in winter time, when Mary was totally super fat prego. Prego women can't walk that far, in fact, it would be super hard for anyone to walk that far. I claim fakey fake on this one.Getting cock blocked by the all powerful and all loving God in the form of virgin birth is super super unlikely. It didn't happen, but if it did, then it would be a miracle of miracles. Oscams razor...what is more likely that a virgin birth occurred or Mary cheated on Joseph. You decide.
Is the bible a true and historical account, or a symbolic and metaphorical story that people can learn from. Well, Pope-y seems to think that Matt and Luke were real people writing down the tales of Jesus' travells as they happened, but (even conservative) biblical scholars admit that the gospels did not have one author but 100's of 1,000's over the centuries. The first gospel was written (conservatively) aprox 50-70 years after the death of Jesus. I call fakey fake on this one. Sorry Pope-y.He does not answer the awesome atheist question where the hell was your Jesus from 12 to 30, beeotches. Not only that...he doesn't offer any proof for any of this. I'll give him credit for not tackling when Jesus struck another kid, and killed him, or when he turned clay pigeons to life, because they are not considered *true* stories of the scripture (it's funny to us because none of the stories are true whether they are in the gospels or not).
Looks to me that Pope-y is trying to continue the selling of the Greatest Story Ever Sold. This is the definition of propaganda (that is a nice way of saying...lying and being sold fodder). Was Jesus born in Nazareth or Bethlehem or Galilee. Get it fucking right, man. What about the missing years. C'mon man. Frackin' balls I tell ya.
Lastly...what about that thing called ...evidence. What ever happened to evidence.
* The Greatest Story Ever Sold
* Where did Jesus live
* Book review RNS
* Article Who Wrote the Bible
I Just Had A Spiritual Experience
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I just had a *spiritual* experience.
I was having an after breakfast, hair of the dog-smoke (both kinds simultaneously) in front of the #cutegirlrestaurant and five fall/autumn (1) trees just did something while I was out there. In the middle of the experience I thought to myself, "It's a fuckin' ghost." And then I watched the rest of the experience unfold.
It began with a gentle breeze. If you don't live in Sac Town right now, you don't live anywhere. Having my smokes, standing in the sun (it must be 60 something degrees right now) and zoning out on the red trees with some yellow and the yellow trees with some red across the street is what is called, gee I dunno...the best. So, from right to left the leaves (red) on the first tree across the street started to fall. I felt it next. The second tree's (mostly yellow) leaves also started to fall from right to left.
I wondered if the third tree's leaves (red) were going to fall right to left, also. They did. I was in open mouthed awe as gravity made it look like the leaves were dancing on the way to the ground. It is here I thot, "Ghost bro(?)." Then I started thinking about ghosts..then I started thinking about the ancients...then I started thinking about how the ancients thot there wuz...ghosts.
The pattern continued to the last tree on the block, then (I guess) the breeze that touched my smoking face basking in the 60* sun, crossed that street and the pattern continued down the street.
As I put out my cigarette I was negotiating in my mind "did I just have a *spiritual* experience. Really you guys, it was the shit. Standing there watching this thing unfold while simultaneously contemplating "is this even a thing", I'll admit it...I was in awe. Walking back to my table I thought about that other dude that was in awe because nature went all nature right into front of his/our mere human eyes.
The super smart and mostly pretty awesome Francis Collins (I won't say it this time) also had a *spiritual* nature experience. Nutshell: he was walking in the woods in the winter and he saw a magnificent frozen waterfall. It looked totally neat and after that, this super smart scientist and atheist joined the Jesus Team. Not only that he has become an eloquent defender of evangelical, bible believing Christianity (I would not at all refer to it as a liberal variety) and one of those reconcile-ers of science and religion (me, they don't fuckin mix, so there).
What happened to him that day, and even today-to me-just now, could be filed in the it's the voice of God folder. It really should be called this is "The voice of God folder...that is if you choose to believe that to be true folder." Is it really that. No fuckin' way.
I can't blame those ancients, ya know those ancients that we always talk about in the atheist blogosphere, for not knowing any better. They didn't know about germ theory or how the weather works or even have cable TV (jk). Hell they didn't know shit from shinola. But we do.
The leaves across the street fell to the ground because a breeze passed by from a North to South trajectory down Freeport Blvd. The leaves fell because they are old and ready to fall. Ewh, what if I simultaneously thought of a dead relative and the falling leaves thing happened I would have/could have thought/believed that it was their presence, or something, a message that said "I love you." Aaaaaa!!! No.
Collins and his waterfall are the same thingy. I don't know why this one particular waterfall impressed Collins so much. It seems common and explainable to me. No mystery or mysterious needed. (You ask...) Were both experiences beautiful and wonderful and magnificent. Did I enjoy the experience of watching this thing unfold in front of me, the colors, the flying, the nature, the grand spectacle of it all, oh...and I let my thoughts travel also. You betcha.
Here's the razor. Leaves fall because leaves fall. No ghosts needed.
(1) I don't think a winter really happens in sacramento. Sorry, that's just how we roll.
* That last sentence is very Taoist...which for the most part, I'm cool with.
* Oh fuck, stupid-stoner me....I wanted to mention using the word "transcendent" as opposed to "spiritual." Spiritual has been hijacked so all the cool atheist kids can't use it, but as Greta said...transcendent. Awesome.
* I'm callin' this NO EDITINF FRIDAY..IT IS FRIDAY, RIGHT
* Franky Collins
* Biologos...these are the *smart* evangelical bible believers that know science.
I just had a *spiritual* experience.
I was having an after breakfast, hair of the dog-smoke (both kinds simultaneously) in front of the #cutegirlrestaurant and five fall/autumn (1) trees just did something while I was out there. In the middle of the experience I thought to myself, "It's a fuckin' ghost." And then I watched the rest of the experience unfold.
It began with a gentle breeze. If you don't live in Sac Town right now, you don't live anywhere. Having my smokes, standing in the sun (it must be 60 something degrees right now) and zoning out on the red trees with some yellow and the yellow trees with some red across the street is what is called, gee I dunno...the best. So, from right to left the leaves (red) on the first tree across the street started to fall. I felt it next. The second tree's (mostly yellow) leaves also started to fall from right to left.
I wondered if the third tree's leaves (red) were going to fall right to left, also. They did. I was in open mouthed awe as gravity made it look like the leaves were dancing on the way to the ground. It is here I thot, "Ghost bro(?)." Then I started thinking about ghosts..then I started thinking about the ancients...then I started thinking about how the ancients thot there wuz...ghosts.
The pattern continued to the last tree on the block, then (I guess) the breeze that touched my smoking face basking in the 60* sun, crossed that street and the pattern continued down the street.
As I put out my cigarette I was negotiating in my mind "did I just have a *spiritual* experience. Really you guys, it was the shit. Standing there watching this thing unfold while simultaneously contemplating "is this even a thing", I'll admit it...I was in awe. Walking back to my table I thought about that other dude that was in awe because nature went all nature right into front of his/our mere human eyes.
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| Ladies and gentelmen...Franky "DNA" Collins. |
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| No reason...I just like this. |
I can't blame those ancients, ya know those ancients that we always talk about in the atheist blogosphere, for not knowing any better. They didn't know about germ theory or how the weather works or even have cable TV (jk). Hell they didn't know shit from shinola. But we do.
The leaves across the street fell to the ground because a breeze passed by from a North to South trajectory down Freeport Blvd. The leaves fell because they are old and ready to fall. Ewh, what if I simultaneously thought of a dead relative and the falling leaves thing happened I would have/could have thought/believed that it was their presence, or something, a message that said "I love you." Aaaaaa!!! No.
Collins and his waterfall are the same thingy. I don't know why this one particular waterfall impressed Collins so much. It seems common and explainable to me. No mystery or mysterious needed. (You ask...) Were both experiences beautiful and wonderful and magnificent. Did I enjoy the experience of watching this thing unfold in front of me, the colors, the flying, the nature, the grand spectacle of it all, oh...and I let my thoughts travel also. You betcha.
Here's the razor. Leaves fall because leaves fall. No ghosts needed.
(1) I don't think a winter really happens in sacramento. Sorry, that's just how we roll.
* That last sentence is very Taoist...which for the most part, I'm cool with.
* Oh fuck, stupid-stoner me....I wanted to mention using the word "transcendent" as opposed to "spiritual." Spiritual has been hijacked so all the cool atheist kids can't use it, but as Greta said...transcendent. Awesome.
* I'm callin' this NO EDITINF FRIDAY..IT IS FRIDAY, RIGHT
* Franky Collins
* Biologos...these are the *smart* evangelical bible believers that know science.
War Pigs...Bluegrass Version
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Ask this Nu Atheist what makes the world go 'round, and I will instantly tell ya "the mighty atheist blogosphere, of course." That said...I'm a gonna take today off (maybe). I've two really good ideas for a blog post today 1) the other day Krugman, yes that one at NYT, blew up the GOP by pointing out stuffs that we (atheist blogosphere) haz be teh sayin' for a long time (that the GOP is the party of "no" and that their religious views have, wrongly, trumped science-reason-critical thinking, thus policy) annnnndddd, 2) there was a great article in the NYT about statistics in the NFL.
I can really sink my teeth into. It totally believe that using statistics is sooooo important. But I'm not going to write about that, or the first one for that matter (maybe, I still haven't decided yet). You know what I'm a gonna do, kind gentle and very good looking readers...(your right!)...I'm gonna post Bluegrass videos...yippie.
It is the truth of thruths that the mighty atheist blogosphere makes the world go 'round...but you know what else makes the world go 'round...booty.
I'll share right now. Remember , like, ten or a million years ago when the Sacramento Kings were totally good. Barely. Well, one night they were playing game 6 or 7 of their confrence championships agains...the Lakers (boo boo boo), but I was at an epic concert (1). The last band of the day was playing an upbeat and totally rockin' version of fat Bottomed Girls and during the "breakdown" they got the totally packed crowd to chant in unison, and with heart, "Beat L.A., Beat L.A., Beat L.A.." It was one of those concert-rock music-festival memories that I will ALWAYS remember.
Here's another one from this band. Check out their Youtube stuffs. Lot's and lot's of covers...Guns_n_ roses, Eric Clapton, Journey's Don't stop believing is really good, lots of AC/DC, lots of Kiss, and metalica just to name some (really, there is more).
...oh, oh...and lastly...Go Niner's and I don't care who quarterbacks today.
I can really sink my teeth into. It totally believe that using statistics is sooooo important. But I'm not going to write about that, or the first one for that matter (maybe, I still haven't decided yet). You know what I'm a gonna do, kind gentle and very good looking readers...(your right!)...I'm gonna post Bluegrass videos...yippie.
It is the truth of thruths that the mighty atheist blogosphere makes the world go 'round...but you know what else makes the world go 'round...booty.
I'll share right now. Remember , like, ten or a million years ago when the Sacramento Kings were totally good. Barely. Well, one night they were playing game 6 or 7 of their confrence championships agains...the Lakers (boo boo boo), but I was at an epic concert (1). The last band of the day was playing an upbeat and totally rockin' version of fat Bottomed Girls and during the "breakdown" they got the totally packed crowd to chant in unison, and with heart, "Beat L.A., Beat L.A., Beat L.A.." It was one of those concert-rock music-festival memories that I will ALWAYS remember.
Here's another one from this band. Check out their Youtube stuffs. Lot's and lot's of covers...Guns_n_ roses, Eric Clapton, Journey's Don't stop believing is really good, lots of AC/DC, lots of Kiss, and metalica just to name some (really, there is more).
...oh, oh...and lastly...Go Niner's and I don't care who quarterbacks today.
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Taunting Panther's Fans Force Marine Amputee Out Of Moosehead Bar and Grill
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On Sunday a U.S. Marine who lost both legs in Afghanistan was forced to leave Charlotte's Moosehead Bar and Grill along with his wife, parents and friends after another patron at the restaurant became verbally combative and the restaurant staff asked the Marine to leave.
According to the Charlotte Observer: "The incident happened after Garrett Carnes, his wife Courtney, their parents, and friends Brett and Nicole Coburn stopped at the restaurant for dinner after attending the Carolina Panthers’ game against Dallas. Several members of the party, including Garrett Carnes, were wearing Dallas Cowboys jerseys.
Coburn said that when the group reached the front door, the fan, who other patrons called Tank, was waiting for them."
“He was standing at the door, and he started harassing us because of the Cowboys jerseys,” Coburn said.
He said Tank told Garrett Carnes, “Don’t use your wheelchair as a crutch.”
According to multiple accounts of the incident, Carnes told the patron – and others who were ridiculing the group for being Cowboys’ fans – that he was a veteran and had lost his legs in Afghanistan.
Members of the Carnes-Coburn party tried to “defend ourselves verbally,” Brett Coburn said.
He said Tank walked toward Carnes in a threatening way, and some other patrons stepped in to break it up.
Neilsen said his employees are trained to separate possible combatants, in an effort to defuse such situations. On Sunday, staff members asked Garrett Carnes and his party to leave, while they took Tank to another area of the restaurant."
More about Garrett Carnes here and Deadspin picks up the story and takes in national here. The Daily Mail in the UK piled on this morning here.
Meanwhile the Moosehead Bar and Grill is getting slammed with neg comments on Yelp which is here. Moosehead's Yelp rating has "Tanked" to two stars out of five as Marines from across the nation hammer away at the four star rating the bar had this morning.
Cedar Posts suggests that Josh errr "Tank" may want to leave the state, or at least lay low for a few months. But as the following photos attest he just ain't that smart.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/25/3620757/marine-who-lost-legs-is-forced.html#storylink=cpy
According to the Charlotte Observer: "The incident happened after Garrett Carnes, his wife Courtney, their parents, and friends Brett and Nicole Coburn stopped at the restaurant for dinner after attending the Carolina Panthers’ game against Dallas. Several members of the party, including Garrett Carnes, were wearing Dallas Cowboys jerseys.
Coburn said that when the group reached the front door, the fan, who other patrons called Tank, was waiting for them."
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| Josh "Tank" Watts and friend at a Panthers game. |
He said Tank told Garrett Carnes, “Don’t use your wheelchair as a crutch.”
According to multiple accounts of the incident, Carnes told the patron – and others who were ridiculing the group for being Cowboys’ fans – that he was a veteran and had lost his legs in Afghanistan.
Members of the Carnes-Coburn party tried to “defend ourselves verbally,” Brett Coburn said.
He said Tank walked toward Carnes in a threatening way, and some other patrons stepped in to break it up.
Neilsen said his employees are trained to separate possible combatants, in an effort to defuse such situations. On Sunday, staff members asked Garrett Carnes and his party to leave, while they took Tank to another area of the restaurant."
More about Garrett Carnes here and Deadspin picks up the story and takes in national here. The Daily Mail in the UK piled on this morning here.
Meanwhile the Moosehead Bar and Grill is getting slammed with neg comments on Yelp which is here. Moosehead's Yelp rating has "Tanked" to two stars out of five as Marines from across the nation hammer away at the four star rating the bar had this morning.
Cedar Posts suggests that Josh errr "Tank" may want to leave the state, or at least lay low for a few months. But as the following photos attest he just ain't that smart.
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| Hey Marine Corps you guys suck! |
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/25/3620757/marine-who-lost-legs-is-forced.html#storylink=cpy
Panther's Fan Attack on Marine Family Fall Out Continues
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Coverage of Sunday's attack on a Maine in a wheelchair and his family by a local well known jackass Josh "Tank" Watts, has spread world wide.
Not surprisingly anger has been directed at the restaurant and bar that forced the Dallas Cowboys jersey wearing Marine Corporal and his family out the door.
The Moosehead Bar and Grill has been besieged with callers venting their anger. The bar has deleted their FaceBook page and their Yelp rating (a restaurant review guide) has "Tanked" as supporters of military personnel worldwide pile on the negative reviews for the small "dive bar" located in Charlotte's Park Road area.
Tank Watts has not fared much better as word spread of his verbal attack on the double amputee Afghanistan vet. Early Thursday morning, Watts deleted his Facebook account and contacted the Charlotte Observer to give "his side" of the events that lead to the attacks on Marine Corporal Garrett Carnes and his family.
Watts contacted the Charlotte Observer to give his version of the story telling the Observer, “He (Carnes) is a veteran, and I appreciate what he did for this country. But I don’t appreciate how abusive they were.”
But Watts accusation that the Carnes family was abusive didn't find much traction. In fact, his statements seem to have fueled the fire.
Late last night Nicole Coburn posted this comment on the CP Blog:
"I was the friend there with Courtney and Garrett, my husband and I. He (Watts) was starting in on Courtney from the parking lot as she was getting Garrett's wheel chair out, and then was waiting for us as we walked into the door.
According to Nicole Coburn who arrived at the Moosehead Bar and Grill with Garrett Carnes, "he (Watts) started talking trash before we could even get in the door. He called Courtney (Carnes) every obscenity you could imagine....she finally called him a "fat ass" and (Watts) threatened to rip her husband's jaw off."
When Garrett Carnes tried to explain he was just a Vet who lost his legs in Afghanistan trying to have dinner with his family, Watts replied "Don’t use your wheelchair as a crutch.”
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/25/3620757/marine-amputee-charlotte-restaurant.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/25/3620757/marine-amputee-charlotte-restaurant.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpyNo doubt "Tank" will find it hard to escape his mouth and his actions when he returns to his reported Section 501 5th row 1st seat for the Panther's home game against the Denver Broncos on November 11th.
But calls for him to be fired from his part time Bobcats security job seem to have fallen on Micheal Jordan's often deaf ears.
Mean while the Charlotte Observer has removed Watts name from their original report. When asked why the "cleansed" revision, the reporter allegedly replied "they didn't want to be sued". It is unknown if this was a fear of being sued for outing Watts or the fear that something might happen to Watts and it would be attributed to the Observer story.
Cedar Posts Bonus: Coming up the complete Josh "Tank" Watts photo expose' you won't believe what we've uncovered, and later the poll. Drunks vs Marines.
Cedar's Take: While opening a major can of whoop ass on the "Tank" might get a few laughs and put the D-Bag in the hospital for a few days it really does nothing to help Cpl. Carnes.
We have all known Tanks, they are the assclowns who ruin our night out, spoil a good concert, ignore the no wake zone on the lake and force our fav bars to close early. They are the guys who yell "its in the hole" at the Masters, and cheer when the other team's player is taken off the field on a stretcher.
All we can do is hope is that Tank at some point in his life has a moment where he wakes up from his "everyone loves me" dream and looks in the mirror and discovers he is a jerk.
Better that we turn our attention to Cpl. Carnes who has up to this point made great progress in recovering from his horrific injuries. The insults hurrled at Cpl Carnes and his wife will endure he will not forget, he may forgive but we can help and show our support by contributing to the Semper Fi Fund or the Wounder Warrior Project as well as Cedar's choice the Gary Sinise Foundation.
That is all!
Not surprisingly anger has been directed at the restaurant and bar that forced the Dallas Cowboys jersey wearing Marine Corporal and his family out the door.
The Moosehead Bar and Grill has been besieged with callers venting their anger. The bar has deleted their FaceBook page and their Yelp rating (a restaurant review guide) has "Tanked" as supporters of military personnel worldwide pile on the negative reviews for the small "dive bar" located in Charlotte's Park Road area.
Tank Watts has not fared much better as word spread of his verbal attack on the double amputee Afghanistan vet. Early Thursday morning, Watts deleted his Facebook account and contacted the Charlotte Observer to give "his side" of the events that lead to the attacks on Marine Corporal Garrett Carnes and his family.
Watts contacted the Charlotte Observer to give his version of the story telling the Observer, “He (Carnes) is a veteran, and I appreciate what he did for this country. But I don’t appreciate how abusive they were.”
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| Garrett Carnes, of Mooresville, North Carolina pictured with family members including mom Rhonda, far left, and wife Courtney, far right |
Late last night Nicole Coburn posted this comment on the CP Blog:
"I was the friend there with Courtney and Garrett, my husband and I. He (Watts) was starting in on Courtney from the parking lot as she was getting Garrett's wheel chair out, and then was waiting for us as we walked into the door.
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| Josh "Tank" Watts - FaceBook |
When Garrett Carnes tried to explain he was just a Vet who lost his legs in Afghanistan trying to have dinner with his family, Watts replied "Don’t use your wheelchair as a crutch.”
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/25/3620757/marine-amputee-charlotte-restaurant.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/25/3620757/marine-amputee-charlotte-restaurant.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpyNo doubt "Tank" will find it hard to escape his mouth and his actions when he returns to his reported Section 501 5th row 1st seat for the Panther's home game against the Denver Broncos on November 11th.
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| Josh "Tank" Watts |
But calls for him to be fired from his part time Bobcats security job seem to have fallen on Micheal Jordan's often deaf ears.
Mean while the Charlotte Observer has removed Watts name from their original report. When asked why the "cleansed" revision, the reporter allegedly replied "they didn't want to be sued". It is unknown if this was a fear of being sued for outing Watts or the fear that something might happen to Watts and it would be attributed to the Observer story.
Cedar Posts Bonus: Coming up the complete Josh "Tank" Watts photo expose' you won't believe what we've uncovered, and later the poll. Drunks vs Marines.
Cedar's Take: While opening a major can of whoop ass on the "Tank" might get a few laughs and put the D-Bag in the hospital for a few days it really does nothing to help Cpl. Carnes.
We have all known Tanks, they are the assclowns who ruin our night out, spoil a good concert, ignore the no wake zone on the lake and force our fav bars to close early. They are the guys who yell "its in the hole" at the Masters, and cheer when the other team's player is taken off the field on a stretcher.
All we can do is hope is that Tank at some point in his life has a moment where he wakes up from his "everyone loves me" dream and looks in the mirror and discovers he is a jerk.
Better that we turn our attention to Cpl. Carnes who has up to this point made great progress in recovering from his horrific injuries. The insults hurrled at Cpl Carnes and his wife will endure he will not forget, he may forgive but we can help and show our support by contributing to the Semper Fi Fund or the Wounder Warrior Project as well as Cedar's choice the Gary Sinise Foundation.
That is all!
Economy class aboard ANA's Dreamliner
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I’ve taken severaloverseas trips where my departure leg is either in First or Business class but,for whatever reason, I’m assigned Economy for my return leg. While I’m alwaysworried about being cramped in a budget seat for nine or ten hours, my recentexperience in the economy section of ANA’s 787 Dreamliner showed I needn’t havebeen concerned.
On a recent mediatour during which reporters and bloggers rode on the first Dreamliner to offerpassenger service from Seattle, I flew business class from Seattle (SEA) toTokyo (NRT). As I wrote in a previous post ,it was a delightful experience that I’m sorry didn’t last longer.
Coming home, I once again found myself facing a flight inwhat I only semi-jokingly refer to as “steerage.” Others, like cartoonist Donna Barstow who drew a scathing cartoon forThe New Yorker magazine, have been even less charitable. In her cartoon, aflight attendant asks a boarding passenger, “First class or livestock?”
Perhaps because theJapanese take better care of their livestock than Americans (or Uniteds orDeltas, for that matter), ANA’s economy class was surprisingly pleasant,especially considering the length of the flight. In fact, the hour-long busride from Haneda airport to Narita airport was far less comfortable.
While lessluxurious than its business class, ANA’s economy class is probably the besteconomy classes I’ve flown. The seatsare 18.5” wide, among the widest economy seats in the industry.
Seat pitch was amore standard 31” but, to preserve personal space, the seats do notrecline. Instead, the bottom portion of the seat slides forward by three inchesto provide a bit of tilt. While that decreases the original seat pitch as yourknees come closer to the seat back in front of you, it also means the seat infront won’t come toward you. That makesit easier to work on one’s laptop without being cramped by the passenger infront of you.
Another smart touch is the configuration of the seats, whichare placed in such a manner that there is no “middle seat.”
Upon first impression, seating looks like a two-four-twoconfiguration. However, the four seats between the aircraft’s two aisles areactually two sets of two with a few extra inches between the two sets of seats,meaning that no seat has more than one shared arm rest. On a long flight, thosefew extra inches are a small detail that yields big benefits.
As in businessclass, each seat has a personal entertainment center with on-demand videos,movies, in-flight maps, and other features. Headphones are provided, thoughthey are not noise canceling like the Sony® headphones in business class. Infact, I found them too uncomfortable to wear for even the length of one movie,so I switched to the ear buds I carry when traveling.
All entertainmentcenters provide the ability to send text messages to fellow passengers, a veryuseful feature for families or business associates who aren’t seated together.
While not as variedas the food in business class, economy passengers were also given a choice ofJapanese or Western cuisine and complimentary beverages throughout the flight.
Service wasexcellent, with flight attendants (F/As) constantly up and down the aisles,checking on whether passengers had everything they needed.
With regard to theF/As, those tending economy class on my flight were far less fluent in Englishthan their counterparts in business class, who were quite happy to carry onconversations with their passengers. However, the F/As in economy were every bit as gracious, and were veryadept at working around this hiccup.
For example, Ianswered the question, “Would you like something to drink?” by saying, “Yes.Scotch, please,” because I had spotted Chivas Regal on the menu. Though apparently puzzled by my response,the F/A remedied the situation deftly. She turned to the beverage page on themenu and indicated that I should point to what I wanted. When I looked more closely, I realized that,like the British, the Japanese refer to scotch as simply “whisky,” so it couldhave been my reference to “scotch” that confused the issue.
Lavatories ineconomy class are standard sized as opposed to the larger “Dream Lavs” inbusiness class, but also feature the TOTO toilets with built-in bidet functionthat are very popular in Japan.
Surprisingly, myeconomy seat allowed my to snooze comfortably when the flight crew darkened theelectrically controlled windows, indicating it was time to nap. And stowing mycarry-ons in the ample overhead storage meant there was plenty of room for mylong legs under the seat in front of me whether I used the foldable footrest ornot.
Finally – and ittook me several days to realize this – the higher air pressure in the cabin ofthe Dreamliner, along with advanced air treatment, dramatically reduced thetime it took me to recover from the trip. In fact, the difference was sopronounced that I hesitate to call it “jet lag”; more accurately put, it wasjust adjusting to the change in the time zones.
And that’s abenefit everyone who flies on the 787 Dreamliner will enjoy, whether they ridein business or economy class.
ANA provided mewith round-trip transportation and lodging in Tokyo as part of a mediafamiliarization trip so that several reporters and bloggers could experienceits service and the 787 first-hand.
Photos by Carl Dombek
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| ANA 787 Dreamliner arrives in Seattle |
Coming home, I once again found myself facing a flight inwhat I only semi-jokingly refer to as “steerage.” Others, like cartoonist Donna Barstow who drew a scathing cartoon forThe New Yorker magazine, have been even less charitable. In her cartoon, aflight attendant asks a boarding passenger, “First class or livestock?”
Perhaps because theJapanese take better care of their livestock than Americans (or Uniteds orDeltas, for that matter), ANA’s economy class was surprisingly pleasant,especially considering the length of the flight. In fact, the hour-long busride from Haneda airport to Narita airport was far less comfortable.
While lessluxurious than its business class, ANA’s economy class is probably the besteconomy classes I’ve flown. The seatsare 18.5” wide, among the widest economy seats in the industry.
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| Economy seating |
Another smart touch is the configuration of the seats, whichare placed in such a manner that there is no “middle seat.”
Upon first impression, seating looks like a two-four-twoconfiguration. However, the four seats between the aircraft’s two aisles areactually two sets of two with a few extra inches between the two sets of seats,meaning that no seat has more than one shared arm rest. On a long flight, thosefew extra inches are a small detail that yields big benefits.
As in businessclass, each seat has a personal entertainment center with on-demand videos,movies, in-flight maps, and other features. Headphones are provided, thoughthey are not noise canceling like the Sony® headphones in business class. Infact, I found them too uncomfortable to wear for even the length of one movie,so I switched to the ear buds I carry when traveling.
All entertainmentcenters provide the ability to send text messages to fellow passengers, a veryuseful feature for families or business associates who aren’t seated together.
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| Economy class meal service |
Service wasexcellent, with flight attendants (F/As) constantly up and down the aisles,checking on whether passengers had everything they needed.
With regard to theF/As, those tending economy class on my flight were far less fluent in Englishthan their counterparts in business class, who were quite happy to carry onconversations with their passengers. However, the F/As in economy were every bit as gracious, and were veryadept at working around this hiccup.
For example, Ianswered the question, “Would you like something to drink?” by saying, “Yes.Scotch, please,” because I had spotted Chivas Regal on the menu. Though apparently puzzled by my response,the F/A remedied the situation deftly. She turned to the beverage page on themenu and indicated that I should point to what I wanted. When I looked more closely, I realized that,like the British, the Japanese refer to scotch as simply “whisky,” so it couldhave been my reference to “scotch” that confused the issue.
Lavatories ineconomy class are standard sized as opposed to the larger “Dream Lavs” inbusiness class, but also feature the TOTO toilets with built-in bidet functionthat are very popular in Japan.
Surprisingly, myeconomy seat allowed my to snooze comfortably when the flight crew darkened theelectrically controlled windows, indicating it was time to nap. And stowing mycarry-ons in the ample overhead storage meant there was plenty of room for mylong legs under the seat in front of me whether I used the foldable footrest ornot.
Finally – and ittook me several days to realize this – the higher air pressure in the cabin ofthe Dreamliner, along with advanced air treatment, dramatically reduced thetime it took me to recover from the trip. In fact, the difference was sopronounced that I hesitate to call it “jet lag”; more accurately put, it wasjust adjusting to the change in the time zones.
And that’s abenefit everyone who flies on the 787 Dreamliner will enjoy, whether they ridein business or economy class.
ANA provided mewith round-trip transportation and lodging in Tokyo as part of a mediafamiliarization trip so that several reporters and bloggers could experienceits service and the 787 first-hand.
Photos by Carl Dombek
Click on photos to view larger images
Follow me on twitter @carldombek.
Follow me on Twitter at @CarlDombek
#ANASEA
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