<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980</id><updated>2010-02-16T22:07:34.713-08:00</updated><title type='text'>In My Opinion</title><subtitle type='html'>&lt;p&gt;
Can you speak your mind without losing your cool?
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Prove it.&lt;/p&gt;</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/blog.html'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://toy-boat.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>80</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-8267344104679798843</id><published>2010-01-29T12:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-29T12:59:56.918-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Osama's Marketing Campaign Widens</title><summary type='text'>Osama bin Laden has apparently taken to heart criticisms of his hard line Islamic message, and is now soft pedaling his attack on America.  This may be a useful ploy in the short term, but die hard Osamaniacs are likely to decry this softening of his message and image.  This could have a negative impact on his campaign of hate, and his life expectancy could also decrease significantly.Since </summary><link rel='related' href='http://bit.ly/aKKbYB' title='Osama&apos;s Marketing Campaign Widens'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/8267344104679798843/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=8267344104679798843' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/8267344104679798843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/8267344104679798843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2010/01/osamas-marketing-campaign-widens.html' title='Osama&apos;s Marketing Campaign Widens'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-3036062533044563123</id><published>2010-01-29T09:37:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-29T09:45:03.198-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Shocking News From Kansas</title><summary type='text'>Apparently, murder is still illegal in the eyes of at least 12 jurors in Kansas.  I guess that isn't so shocking after all.The middle aged man who took the like of Dr. George Tiller was convicted, and faces a minimum sentence of fifty years.  It sounds like they are going for what is called the "hard 50" option, which would send him away for the full fifty years, rather than giving him the option</summary><link rel='related' href='http://bit.ly/9wILEH' title='Shocking News From Kansas'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/3036062533044563123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=3036062533044563123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/3036062533044563123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/3036062533044563123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2010/01/shocking-news-from-kansas.html' title='Shocking News From Kansas'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-5476279245719857065</id><published>2010-01-16T11:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-16T11:17:08.849-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What I love about Sarah Palin</title><summary type='text'>I love reading about Sarah Palin.  Not so much that I would waste the money on the book, but enough.  That is why I will almost always take a minute to look over the latest textgasm excreted from her pie hole.  She never ceases to amuse.Ever since Katie Couric "held her feet to the fire" by trying, twice in one interview, to get Sarah to name a single magazine or newspaper that she had read, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/5476279245719857065/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=5476279245719857065' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/5476279245719857065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/5476279245719857065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2010/01/what-i-love-about-sarah-palin.html' title='What I love about Sarah Palin'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-1520855520183706593</id><published>2009-11-21T08:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-21T08:50:57.479-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Mr. Stewart, It Was Betsy McCaughey</title><summary type='text'>This is the Spam Firewall at smtp.barackobama.com.I'm sorry to inform you that the message below could not be delivered.When delivery was attempted, the following error was returned.BLAHBLAHBLAHTECHNOBABBLEMACHINEMESSAGESBORINGCRAPDELETED---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Michael Sprague To: info@barackobama.comDate: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:45:07 -0800Subject: Re: Sarah PalinMitch,Sarah </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/1520855520183706593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=1520855520183706593' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1520855520183706593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1520855520183706593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/11/dear-mr-stewart-it-was-betsy-mccaughey.html' title='Dear Mr. Stewart, It Was Betsy McCaughey'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-6898818500062598516</id><published>2009-11-02T09:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-02T09:27:43.436-08:00</updated><title type='text'>This is the power and promise of the Internet</title><summary type='text'>Facebook and Stanford University have teamed to bring peace to the planet.  This is the kind of project, pie in the sky pipe dream gonzo activism, that is destined to fulfill the promise of the Internet that some of us have been working for these past xx years.Read the  article at The Guardian.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/28/facebook-world-peace-online-project' title='This is the power and promise of the Internet'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/6898818500062598516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=6898818500062598516' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6898818500062598516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6898818500062598516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/11/this-is-power-and-promise-of-internet.html' title='This is the power and promise of the Internet'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-2836981795076858866</id><published>2009-10-02T23:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T23:57:25.562-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Glenn Beck back in the farcical spot light</title><summary type='text'>What I love about the  "Did Glenn Beck Rape and Murder a Young Girl in 1990, and if not, why won't he deny it?" story is how transparently self serving poor poor Glenn Beck is. I am going to enjoy watching this one unfold, and can hardly wait to read the WIPO decision on why the original complaint isn't worth WIPO-ing their, well never mind. You get the point, I expect.If you haven't heard about </summary><link rel='related' href='http://glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com/' title='Glenn Beck back in the farcical spot light'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/2836981795076858866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=2836981795076858866' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2836981795076858866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2836981795076858866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/10/glenn-beck-back-in-farcical-spot-light.html' title='Glenn Beck back in the farcical spot light'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-3592432566381874247</id><published>2009-09-18T17:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-18T14:53:48.229-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='childhood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='political ploys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friendship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='customer service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='venality'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='balls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bad hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleight-of-hand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lame marketing campigns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big business'/><title type='text'>Johnny Lydon Is Living In The Past; Why Not Me?</title><summary type='text'>17 years after they went away, Public Image Ltd. is coming back.31 years ago  I saw the Sex Pistols perform and more in a Memphis, Tennessee VFW hall, for the price of half a Quarter Pounder ™ with cheese.The headline above is linked to the article in the Guardian, which is worth a few minutes of your time.  If you wonder at all what Johnny Rotten is up to these days, or want to know who he is, </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/sep/06/john-lydon-public-image-limited' title='Johnny Lydon Is Living In The Past; Why Not Me?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/3592432566381874247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=3592432566381874247' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/3592432566381874247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/3592432566381874247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/09/johnny-lydon-is-living-in-past-why-not.html' title='Johnny Lydon Is Living In The Past; Why Not Me?'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-6428329449611322283</id><published>2009-09-11T09:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-11T09:52:35.402-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Further Manifestations of Hate Speech</title><summary type='text'>Glenn Beck probably did not murder anyone in 1990.  I am not saying he did.  Nobody is, yet.It  warrants investigation,  however.  As much, perhaps, as the search for proof that Barack Obama is a citizen of the United States.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com/' title='Further Manifestations of Hate Speech'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/6428329449611322283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=6428329449611322283' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6428329449611322283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6428329449611322283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/09/further-manifestations-of-hate-speech.html' title='Further Manifestations of Hate Speech'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-1237084916036471123</id><published>2009-09-10T09:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T09:18:48.388-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friendship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beating'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perfection and grace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='White House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleight-of-hand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contract renewal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lame marketing campigns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disaster'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='panic'/><title type='text'>Act Like An Adult, Joe.</title><summary type='text'>Dear Joe Wilson from South Carolina,Have you considered "taking a hike on the Old Appalachian Trail?"  Right about now would be a really good time to get out of town for a while.  Face it, you weren't going to do anything constructive with the health care bill, anyway.Nice job last night during the President of the United States speech to a joint session of the Congess of the United States.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/1237084916036471123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=1237084916036471123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1237084916036471123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1237084916036471123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/09/act-like-adult-joe.html' title='Act Like An Adult, Joe.'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-4397076024400660307</id><published>2009-08-26T09:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-26T10:01:52.732-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='backbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='childhood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='political ploys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bombs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terror'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleight-of-hand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='riots'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contract renewal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='armageddon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disaster'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='panic'/><title type='text'>Will a Vigilant City Council Prevent Armageddon?</title><summary type='text'>If you haven't heard, a red calf was born recently in the Jerusalem area.  As you probably know already, this gives us about three years before it is sacrificed, and shepherds in the end of days.Unless animal sacrifices are not lawful in Jerusalem. In that case, presuming a certain competence I kind of take for granted from the Israelis, we are fine.  If they are lawful, then secular interests in</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nationalreview.com/dreher/dreher041102.asp' title='Will a Vigilant City Council Prevent Armageddon?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/4397076024400660307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=4397076024400660307' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4397076024400660307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4397076024400660307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/08/will-vigilant-city-council-prevent.html' title='Will a Vigilant City Council Prevent Armageddon?'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-2623936672856926259</id><published>2009-08-07T00:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-07T00:11:02.601-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='childhood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Great writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleight-of-hand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='venality'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='armageddon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='panic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><title type='text'>The Proper Englishe!</title><summary type='text'>This is just a funny story.  Gross, somewhat, but ironic in a big way.The proper etiquette for peeing in the shower.  Apparently, though I would've imagined Lady Coatesworty-Pewefington saying "It's simply not *done*!" it apparently is done, commonly, and the link is to the rules for exactly *how* it is done.Study up before letting loose.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/06/peeing-in-shower-rules' title='The Proper Englishe!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/2623936672856926259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=2623936672856926259' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2623936672856926259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2623936672856926259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/08/proper-englishe.html' title='The Proper Englishe!'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-6375186520484353539</id><published>2009-06-23T12:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T16:31:55.307-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is There a New Iranian Revolution Due?</title><summary type='text'>The New York Times is reporting that the post-election violence is abating in Iran, following several days of protests that the government has cracked down on rather forcefully.It sounds like Iran is ripe for a new revolution.  The question is when does it come, what form does it take?  I wonder if the impending trials of the protesters will lead to armed revolution. Given the shows of force </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/23/world/AP-ML-Iran-Election.html?th&amp;emc=th' title='Is There a New Iranian Revolution Due?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/6375186520484353539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=6375186520484353539' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6375186520484353539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6375186520484353539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/06/is-there-new-iranian-revolution-due.html' title='Is There a New Iranian Revolution Due?'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-4935093816607873778</id><published>2009-04-22T12:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-22T12:45:44.489-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='political ploys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friendship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='management'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perfection and grace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hurt feelings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='harmonies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleight-of-hand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happiness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love'/><title type='text'>Rules From the Other Side - Fair and Balanced</title><summary type='text'>Now here are the rules from the male side.  These are our rules!Please note.. these are all numbered "1 " ON PURPOSE!  1.   Men are NOT mind readers.1. Learn to work the toilet seat.You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.We need it up, you need it down.You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.1. Sunday sports: It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.Let it be.1. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/4935093816607873778/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=4935093816607873778' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4935093816607873778'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4935093816607873778'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/04/rules-from-other-side-fair-and-balanced.html' title='Rules From the Other Side - Fair and Balanced'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-2478404488931285140</id><published>2009-04-01T09:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T10:00:00.836-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Like 1957, 2009 is a Bumper Year for the Spaghetti Harvest!</title><summary type='text'>This bodes well for the world economic climate.  As the old saying common in financial circles goes, "As goes the Spaghetti Harvest, so goes the Market!"</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyUvNnmFtgI' title='Like 1957, 2009 is a Bumper Year for the Spaghetti Harvest!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/2478404488931285140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=2478404488931285140' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2478404488931285140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2478404488931285140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/04/like-1957-2009-is-bumper-year-for.html' title='Like 1957, 2009 is a Bumper Year for the Spaghetti Harvest!'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-4431394534662205228</id><published>2009-03-31T16:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T16:06:55.721-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Surprise! Not really...</title><summary type='text'>Another Obama appointee is having tax related issues.  Do we need more evidence, than the list of cabinet appointees torpedoed by tax issues, that the tax code needs to be both easier to understand and easier to enforce?Maybe this is something to write on the calendar to work towards for next year at this time. Believe me, if it were put to a vote I could take part in about now (ie, two weeks </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/31/AR2009033103219.html?hpid=artslot' title='Surprise! Not really...'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/4431394534662205228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=4431394534662205228' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4431394534662205228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4431394534662205228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/03/surprise-not-really.html' title='Surprise! Not really...'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-7682439460161170792</id><published>2009-03-25T19:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T20:38:42.936-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='political ploys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='childhood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='backbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bombs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='legislation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lame marketing campigns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><title type='text'>You Go, Kiddies!</title><summary type='text'>So now the GoP is calling it the Pelosi Recession?  That seems a remarkable lack of comprehension regarding where we are fiscally on this planet atm, but I say "Go with it, Senator."  You are going to be part of the process that fixes it and leads us back to a healthy economy.  In under 2 years the GoP is going to be embarrassed, though not gutsy enough to come clean.No matter though- the Senate </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.connectingsingles.com/blog_6173_1/the_pelosi_recession_is_upon_us.htm' title='You Go, Kiddies!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/7682439460161170792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=7682439460161170792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/7682439460161170792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/7682439460161170792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/03/you-go-kiddies.html' title='You Go, Kiddies!'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-8054145926624339423</id><published>2009-02-05T16:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-05T17:17:10.653-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bad analogy KY!</title><summary type='text'>The big problem I see with the State of Kentucky's recent attempt to grab 140ish gambling domains is that they have a bad understanding of what they are dealing with.  At first blush it seems clear that they are way outside their jurisdictional boundaries; some, likely most, of the domains are admin'ed thousands of miles from the Kentucky borders.The law they are relying on gives them the legal </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202427898647' title='Bad analogy KY!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/8054145926624339423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=8054145926624339423' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/8054145926624339423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/8054145926624339423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/02/bad-analogy-ky.html' title='Bad analogy KY!'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-4744949859762237437</id><published>2009-01-26T12:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-29T12:13:29.297-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='childhood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='backbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Great writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beating'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='In My Opinion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><title type='text'>Wikipedia Edit Approvals = Insane?</title><summary type='text'>A recent pair of edits to the online knowledge base known as Wikipedia has sparked a bit of an uproar that caught my interest.  Apparently, someone, likely with malicious intent, edited the entries for two members of the US Senate representing them both falsely as deceased.Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales now is quoted by the beeb (news.bbc.co.uk) as saying he believes that further edits to the site</summary><link rel='related' href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7851400.stm' title='Wikipedia Edit Approvals = Insane?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/4744949859762237437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=4744949859762237437' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4744949859762237437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/4744949859762237437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/01/wikipedia-edit-approvals-insane.html' title='Wikipedia Edit Approvals = Insane?'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-2453004567229579502</id><published>2009-01-17T18:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T20:07:54.118-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='White House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='political ploys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terror'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleight-of-hand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happiness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contract renewal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beating'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disaster'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='9/11'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><title type='text'>Don't Let The Door Hit Ya Where The Good Lord Split Ya</title><summary type='text'>So long, George.  I will look forward to seeing what happens after the President-Elect Obama takes office, and seats a justice department of his own.  I expect that the kid gloves will come off, and that the previous administration will become an object of interest.  There will be a lot of investigations, and there need to be a lot of investigations.There will also need to be some prosecutions.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/2453004567229579502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=2453004567229579502' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2453004567229579502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/2453004567229579502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/01/dont-let-door-hit-ya-where-good-lord.html' title='Don&apos;t Let The Door Hit Ya Where The Good Lord Split Ya'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-3560364977069396757</id><published>2009-01-13T18:40:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T18:47:17.432-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='backbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Great writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perfection and grace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cool electronics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poetry'/><title type='text'>History of the Internet</title><summary type='text'>In case you don't know everything there is to know already about where the internet came from.  This short movie gives a pretty good history of the 'net.History of the Internet from PICOL on VimeoIt was a student project. I hope they got an "A."</summary><link rel='related' href='http://blog.picol.org/' title='History of the Internet'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/3560364977069396757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=3560364977069396757' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/3560364977069396757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/3560364977069396757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/01/history-of-internet.html' title='History of the Internet'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-6418578024442384080</id><published>2009-01-09T16:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-09T17:16:22.120-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='backbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='childhood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friendship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cool electronics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perfection and grace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='White House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happiness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lame marketing campigns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gadgets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='panic'/><title type='text'>There is a reason they call it "Crackberry"</title><summary type='text'>Mr. President, please be brave.  You do not need the Blackberry.  You have people now, like 305 million of us.  The New York Times is reporting that your endorsement would be worth millions, but of course, chances are you don't get that deal because you already have a job.Blackberry use has been compared to drug addiction, and it may be time for you to go cold turkey.  This will be a small </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/business/media/09blackberry.html?th&amp;emc=th' title='There is a reason they call it &quot;Crackberry&quot;'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/6418578024442384080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=6418578024442384080' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6418578024442384080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/6418578024442384080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/01/there-is-reason-they-call-it-crackberry.html' title='There is a reason they call it &quot;Crackberry&quot;'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-8759846518102985466</id><published>2009-01-05T12:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-05T12:06:28.589-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Year!</title><summary type='text'>more animalsHappy New Year!  I hope you all had a happy Christmas and a happy, fun and safe New Year's Eve, and that the next 12 months produce all you might want from life, or, barring that, at least all that you need.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/8759846518102985466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=8759846518102985466' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/8759846518102985466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/8759846518102985466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2009/01/happy-new-year.html' title='Happy New Year!'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-1482623243109116350</id><published>2008-12-15T14:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-15T14:52:37.049-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thirty Eight thousand, and counting...</title><summary type='text'>Interesting story about the current President's domain name for his library expiring.  Apparently, the developer that is said to have purchsed it for three thousand dollars initially, lost track of the expiration date, and it fell into another entities hands.Consequently, the Dallas News reports, they had to pay another thirty five thousand to get it back.Point being, I guess, that dumb rubs off.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/yahoolatestnews/stories/121108dnmetbushweb.3d4b3ac.html' title='Thirty Eight thousand, and counting...'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/1482623243109116350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=1482623243109116350' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1482623243109116350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1482623243109116350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2008/12/thirty-eight-thousand-and-counting.html' title='Thirty Eight thousand, and counting...'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-7160290597308516283</id><published>2008-12-05T19:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-05T19:53:45.645-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='backbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='political ploys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='venality'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loss of control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq war'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abuse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='White House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terror'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleight-of-hand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='riots'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lame marketing campigns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='legislation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Katrina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse</title><summary type='text'>Curiously, I learned a long time ago that "Ignorance of the law is noexcuse."  Attorney General Michael Mukasey seems to be arguing thecase that it may be.  Recently, in the first public pronouncement onthe subject from a member of the administration of stillPresidentGeorge W Bush, he offered up the opinion that the various personssuspected of wrongdoing in this administration will need no </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/04justice.html?_r=2&amp;th&amp;emc=th' title='Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/7160290597308516283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=7160290597308516283' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/7160290597308516283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/7160290597308516283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2008/12/ignorance-of-law-is-no-excuse.html' title='Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926980.post-1010162433240091903</id><published>2008-11-25T16:35:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-26T13:11:54.138-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Santa Monica Police Department Thugging It Up For Wealthy Residents?</title><summary type='text'>In my opinion, it is not proper for the SMPD to enforce a law intended to prevent "congregating on traffic medians" against individual exercisers.  It may be entirely appropriate to prevent organized commercial workout classes, be they Boot Camp style or kickboxers, from using the same environment. However, there is greater justification for that, than for individual users.  A class would be a </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/us/25santamonica.html?th&amp;emc=th' title='Santa Monica Police Department Thugging It Up For Wealthy Residents?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/1010162433240091903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30926980&amp;postID=1010162433240091903' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1010162433240091903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30926980/posts/default/1010162433240091903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toy-boat.com/2008/11/santa-monica-police-department-thugging.html' title='Santa Monica Police Department Thugging It Up For Wealthy Residents?'/><author><name>Fuzzy2k</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04177784243977555662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08956291317035615185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>