September 11, 2005
A Day in the Life...
So there I was, just sitting around minding my own business, when along comes a mad scientist, looking for his next
victim test subject.
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September 10, 2005
INCREDIBLE!
Yesterday, I linked to a first hand account of the heroic job being done by the relief workers by a C-130 driver in the position to observe it.
But now I have found a link to a truly astonishing story of human compassion and a response to the "call of duty" that far exceeds the bounds of anything that can be expected from anyone.
John says:"And one very important note. I am not a hero, I am just a person who believes you sometimes have to do what you feel is right." Well John, you are wrong. You ARE a hero in every sense of the word. "Doing the right thing" is being honorable in your dealings with others, and helping a neigbor when he needs it is part of that, but going 1,000 miles into a horribly dangerous area ( both from natural causes and "human" vermin) to help people you have never met, at your own expense,"breaking" the law to do it;and doing it despite great pain and risk of futhur injury on your part......THAT is heroism with a CAPITOL "H". My fondest wish is to someday shake your hand and express my awe/humility/and gratitude at your actions in person.
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September 09, 2005
Horsie Ride
H/T to Jack for today's joke:
A blonde secretary in Pennsylvania decides she want to try horseback riding, even though she has had no lessons or prior experience. She mounts the horse, unassisted, and the horse immediately springs into motion.It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slip from the saddle.
In terror, she grabs for the horse's mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the horses neck, but she slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly impervious to its slipping rider. Finally, giving up her frail grip, the blonde attempts to leap away from the horse and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the stirrup, she is now at the mercy of the horse's pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and over.
As her head is battered against the ground, she is mere moments away from unconsciousness when to her great fortune, Frank, the Wal-Mart Greeter, sees her and unplugs the horse.
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Dems Used Katrina to Raise Funds
Everytime you think they can't go any lower. They lower the bar even further..
"Sen. Charles Schumer , a New York Democrat and the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, issued an appeal Thursday urging people to sign an online petition to fire the Federal Emergency Management Agency's director over his handling of the Katrina response." Fair enough, redress of government ineptitude is part of our rights enumerated in the Constitution, indeed it is our responsiblity as citizens of a republic to hold our government accountable for it's actions and/or inactions. BUT"When recipients clicked on a link to the petition, the top center of the screen — above the call to "Fire the FEMA director" — they were asked for a donation to the DSCC." The DSCC has since stated that any funds raised by the page would be donated to the Red Cross; and then pulled down the page. To use a natural disaster on the scale of Katrina as a source for raising campaign funds truly demonstrates the TRUE measure of the Party of Caring©.
Notice that when they were called on it, they immediatly pulled down the page, wouldn't want the Prols to waste all that campaign money on disaster relief, after all, now would they? Bad enough the funds thus far collected were used so! /

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Just Damn!
With all the partisan back biting and wails of crocodile anguish coming through the MSM, reading a first hand account of the Herculian efforts being made by the relief personnel is truly refreshing. If you read that post and don't get a swelling of pride in your chest and a tear in your eye, I don't want to know you.
It's people like "SASless" that are the bearers of the real American spirit. As long as we have enough people like him, this country will survive the "useless idiots" that seem to be incapable of doing anything more than railing against the darkness and trying to blame everyone that doesn't join them in their theatrical display of anguish. I put the entire post under the fold just to preclude any chance of losing the link, but I would prefer that you read it at the original site so that you could add your own thoughts where SASless might see them. Here's just a taste: "Overall, I cannot do justice to all the good I saw today just by writing. I wanted to try though. Basically, the operation set up down there at the New Orleans Airport is one eerily similar to that of Baghdad Int'l airport when I was there for over eight months. Just a hive of activity with people pushing their bodies and aircraft to the max. No one complains, they justget the job done and worry about the rest later. Every citizen of this country should be so proud of what their fellow citizens are doing for each other. The pressure they are working under knowing these sick and stranded people do not have time on their side is unexplainable. Our country is one great strength and determination.
It is evident in all the rescue and relief efforts that are taking place down there. If the hard work and pure grit of all the rescue and medical personnel I witnessed today are of any indication of the eventual outcome of this indescribable tragedy, then we are on the absolute fast track to victory."
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September 08, 2005
Priceless!
Ace, of The Ace of Spades HQ has done it again. Be warned though, secure all liquid materials before you commence reading, moniters and keyboards don't come cheap these days.
Just a taste: ROBERTS: I'm not sure that Return of the Jedi can be cited as an authoritative Constitutional text. SCHUMER: Well, I'm sure the thousands of dead in New Orleans will be happy to hear that answer, Judge Roberts. ROBERTS: If I can just explain-- SCHUMER: Time's up, Judge Roberts. ROBERTS: But-- SCHUMER: Can it. I've got to do Paula Zahn in an hour and I can't waste any more time with a man who thinks our Founding Fathers wanted thousands of black people to die in horrible floods. Would that I had Ace's satirical talent.....Posted by: Delftsman3 at 06:52 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Is Bush to Blame?
IS Bush to blame for the flooding in New Orleans? Chck out Fact Check.org for the answer.
In a nutshell, the report concludes that even though funding had been cut back, EVEN if the proposed projects ( and they weren't sheduled to be completed untill 2015)had all been completed, Katrina would have still overwhelmed the defenses.
In Katrina's wake, Louisiana politicians and other critics have complained about paltry funding for the Army Corps in general and Louisiana projects in particular. But over the five years of President Bush's administration, Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion; California was a distant second with less than $1.4 billion, even though its population is more than seven times larger.Much of that Louisiana money was spent to try to keep low-lying New Orleans dry. But hundreds of millions of dollars have gone to unrelated water projects demanded by the state's congressional delegation and approved by the Corps, often after economic analyses that turned out to be inaccurate. Despite a series of independent investigations criticizing Army Corps construction projects as wasteful pork-barrel spending, Louisiana's representatives have kept bringing home the bacon.
For example, after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations. The Corps also spends tens of millions of dollars a year dredging little-used waterways like the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, the Atchafalaya River and the Red River -- now known as the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, in honor of the project's congressional godfather -- for barge traffic that turns out to be less than forecast.In the forthcoming investigations that will occur, lets see just how much responsibility/blame accrues to all the parties concerned. That some will accrue to President Bush, I have no doubt, and he'll have to answer for that, but I believe that an honest investigation will determine that the LA state/NOcity officials bear the lions share of responsiblity. Look at the funds provided, and look how they were used, and I think Bush will come out (relatively) "clean" in this tragedy.
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"Stars" vs Heroes
Unlike the fine efforts of such luminaries as Kanye West ,Celine Dion,Angelina Jolie, and Sean Penn,; John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston show us TRUE aid for the victoms. Mr. Travolta and his wife flew in over five tons of food and vaccines in his private plane, aided monitarily by Ophra Winfrey.
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Random Pictures
Ever wonder what the animals do in their off time at the zoo? Seems that one denizen has decided to practice for a career change:
Somehow, I doubt that Tiger Woods has anything to fear as of yet..
We've all heard the assertions from the German Greens that Bush was responsible for hurricane Katrina....Seems that the Green party is truly serious about their dedication to environmental and animal rights though, here's the newest member of their elite motorcycle guard for protection of Party dignitaries:



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September 07, 2005
Blond Canuck
Norman and his blonde wife live in Calgary.
One winter morning while listening to the radio, they hear the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 centimeters of snow today. You must park your car on the even numbered side of the street, so the snowplow can get through."Norman's wife goes out and moves her car.
A week later while they are eating breakfast, the radio announcer
says, "We are expecting 10 to 12 centimeters of snow today. You must park
your car on the odd numbered side of the street, so the snowplow can get
through." Norman's wife goes out and moves her car again.
The next week they are having breakfast again, when the radio
announcer says "We are expecting 12 to 14 centimeters of snow today. You must park........... " then the electric power goes out. Norman's wife is very upset, and with a worried look on her face she says, "Honey, I don't know what to do. Which side of the street do I need to park on so the snowplow can get through?"
With the love and understanding in his voice like all men who are
married to Blondes exhibit, Norman says, "Why don't you just leave it
in the garage this time?"
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LISTEN....
Little Georgie watched his daddy's car pass by the school playground
& go into the woods. Curious, he followed the car and saw Daddy & Aunt Jane in a passionate embrace.
interesting story, suppose you save the rest of it for supper time.
I want to see the look on Daddy's face when you tell it tonight!" At the dinner table, Mommy asked little Georgie to tell his story. Georgie started his story, "I was at the playground & I saw Daddy's
car go into the woods with Aunt Jane. I went back to look & he was
giving Aunt Jane a big kiss, then he helped her take off her shirt. Then
Aunt Jane helped Daddy take his pants off, then Aunt Jane & Daddy started
doing the same thing that Mommy & Uncle Bill used to do when Daddy
was in the Army." Moral: Sometimes you need to listen to the whole story before you interrupt.
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September 06, 2005
Civics 101
Connie du Toit, Imperial Education Advisor of the Rottweiler Empire, has a civics lesson for all, heed her sage advice and follow her recomendations. If you read nothing else today, read this.
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September 05, 2005
Race, or Nurture?
"I am beginning to believe that black people, no matter where in the world they are, are cursed with a genetic predisposition to steal, murder, and create mayhem."
Leighton Levy
They are too busy trying to survive, and helping their neighbors to survive, to be out scouting for a new plasma screen tv.
Many of these people are just as poor and just as Black, the difference is, they have a sense of individual worth, not governmental dependence.
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September 04, 2005
True Blue?
Want to see Parody Bloging at it's finest? Go to Blue Flypaper and prepare yourself for a wild ride into the pschye of the left; a true case of absurdity being exposed by being absurd.
I feel sorry for "True Blue", I can't IMAGINE the strain it must be to stay in character as well as she does. I mean writing the memes are easy, all you have to do is read/watch any MSM outlet and you'll know the meme du jour, but to maintain the fiction as convincingly as she does that these are her true thoughts and opinions as well is truly is truly the mark of an excellant fiction writer. Sorry Blue, I just can't write anything mean about you, so I guess joining your "blacklist" is just a dream to be hoped for in some distant future.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 09:36 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
110% Proven Mathematically
Mathmatics never lie!
Have you heard these people say they gave orwill give 110%? I've aways wondered how you could give more than a 100%.
What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than
100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants
you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%?
What makes up 100% in life?
Now I know;from a strictly mathematical viewpoint it goes like this;
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these
questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26. Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% and K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But, A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103% AND, look how far ass kissing will take you: A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118% So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty
that, While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close,
and Attitude will get you there, it's the Bullshit and Ass Kissing
that will put you over the top!
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Yeah, "THEY CARE", Allright
If you truly want to see the difference between "Progressive" and "Conservative" blogs, go read this comparison post of blogs over at The Politburo Diktat
The truly sad thing is, most "Progressives" won't see anything wrong in using a disaster encompassing such human misery to express their political feelings about the hated "BushCheneyHitlerHaliburtonOligarcy™". Any opportunity to play "Bash the President™" can not be missed, it seems. There is enough blame to go around on ALL sectors of government in this disaster, but now is NOT the time to sort it all out. It's time for the American people to do what they do best, roll up their sleeves and set about cleaning up the mess. There will be time enough for recriminations after the job is done. update: Heres a response to The Commisars post:Hesiod Says:
September 2nd, 2005 at 2:12 pm
"Put up or shut the F up. WE’VE raised over $100,000 for hurricane relief, scumbag. What have you losers raised?" To which The Commisar deliciously responds:
commissar Says:
September 2nd, 2005 at 3:20 pm
"At this writing the Righties have contributed $413,000 and the Lefties (even with Kos’ mega-traffic) have contributed $117,000." I applaud ALL who have given, and continue to give, and I'm not particularly interested in "who gave more" in and of itself, but I must point out that the results so far have proven the Commisars point about rhetoric vs action... UPDATE: Here is a picture courtesy of The Rott, that I think exemplifies the "Party of Caring (for the little guy)" well. They're great on rhetoric, but always seem to come up short on meaningful RESULTS.

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In Memoriam




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August 31, 2005
Gratuitious Fwench Bashing
A Frenchman, an American, and a Brit were all busy getting drunk in Saudi Arabia when the cops burst in. They were soon sentenced to death, but through good lawyers, the three men were able to reduce their sentence to life.
As luck would have it, it was a Saudi holiday, so the judge said, "Because it's a holiday you will each recieve 20 lashes and be let go. It is customary to grant one wish before punishment. The Brit thinks and says, "Strap a pillow on my back." They do, but it only holds for 10 lashes. The Frenchman sees this, and requests two pillows on his back. These only hold for 15 lashes. The judge turns to the American and says "Because you are from such a respectable country, you get 2 wishes." The American replies, "I wish to be flogged 100 times, not 20." The judge thinks this is very honerable and asks "And your second?" The American answers "Strap the Frenchman to my back."H/T to Linda S
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Music Meme
DAMMIT, Zippo, you did it to me again. Meme's are just too contagious to blog..
Anyway, dear reader, this is the meme,if you care to play along. Go to Music Outfitters, and type in the year you graduated from high school, then click on the top 100 hits.
Put what you consider the "good" songs in bold, strike out the stinkers, and put your favorite in bold and underlined. (Yeah I KNOW, I had two favorites, so sue me! I also added to the meme by striking, bolding, and making the REAL stinkers puke green , SO THERE ZIPPO!)
2. Alone Again (Naturally), Gilbert O'Sullivan
3. American Pie, Don McLean
4.
5.
6. I Gotcha, Joe Tex
7. Lean On Me, Bill Withers
8.
9.
10. Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast, Wayne Newton
11. Let's Stay Together, Al Green
12. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), Looking Glass
13. Oh Girl, Chi-Lites
14. Nice To Be With You, Gallery
15. My Ding-A-Ling, Chuck Berry
16. If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right, Luther Ingram
17. Heart Of Gold, Neil Young
18.
19. I'll Take You There, Staple Singers
20.
21. The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Robert John
22. Outa-space, Billy Preston
23. Slippin' Into Darkness, War
24. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress), Hollies
25. How Do You Do, Mouth and MacNeal
27.
28. A Horse With No Name, America
28. Popcorn, Hot Butter
29. Everybody Plays The Fool, Main Ingredient
30. Precious And Few, Climax
31. Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep At All, 5th Dimension
32. Nights In White Satin, Moody Blues
33. Go All The Way, Raspberries
34. Too Late To Turn Back Now, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
35. Back Stabbers, O'Jays
36.
37. Sunshine, Jonathan Edwards
38. Starting All Over Again, Mel and Tim
39. Day Atter Day, Badfinger
40. Rocket Man, Elton John
41. Rockin' Robin, Michael Jackson
42. Beautiful Sunday, Daniel Boone
43. Scorpio, Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band
44. Morning Has Broken, Cat Stevens
45. The City Of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie
46. Garden Party, Rick Nelson
47. I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash
48. Burning Love, Elvis Presley
49. Clean Up Woman, Betty Wright
50. Hold Your Head Up, Argent
51. Jungle Fever, Chakachas
52. Everything I Own, Bread
53. In The Rain, Dramatics
54. Look What You Done For Me, Al Green
55. The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A., Donna Fargo
56. Bang A Gong (Get It On), T. Rex
57. Mother And Child Reunion, Paul Simon
58. Where Is The Love, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
59. I'm Still In Love With You, Al Green
60. Layla, Derek and The Dominos
61. Day Dreaming, Aretha Franklin
62. The Way Of Love, Cher
63. Black And White, Three Dog Night
64. Sylvia's Mother, Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
65.
66. Coconut, Nilsson
68.
69. You Don't Mess Around With Jim, Jim Croce
70. Hot Rod Lincoln, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
71. A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done, Sonny and Cher
72. Joy, Apollo 100
73. Anticipation, Carly Simon
74. Never Been To Spain, Three Dog Night
75. Kiss An Angel Good Morning, Charlie Pride
76. School's Out, Alice Cooper
77. Saturday In The Park, Chicago
78. Drowning In The Sea Of Love, Joe Simon
79. Use Me, Bill Withers
80. Family Affair, Sly and The Family Stone
81. Troglodyte, Jimmy Castor Bunch
82. The Witch Queen Of New Orleans, Redbone
83. Freddie's Dead, Curtis Mayfield
84. Power Of Love, Joe Simon
85. Ain't Understanding Mellow, Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager
86. Taxi, Harry Chapin
87. Don't Say You Don't Rememeer, Beverly Bremers
87. Sealed With A Kiss, Bobby Vinton
88. I Saw The Light, Todd Rundgren
89. Motorcycle Mama, Sailcat
90. Day By Day, Godspell Soundtrack
91. Roundabout, Yes
92. Doctor My Eyes, Jackson Browne
93.
94. Vincent / Castles In The Air, Don Mclean
95. Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms), Detroit Emeralds
96. Speak To The Sky, Rick Springfield
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From one who Serves

Froggy Ruminations has a letter to the editor written by a Chief in the Seals, expounding his views towards the anti-war protestors. The good Chief has spent a complete combat tour each in Afghanistan AND Iraq, and he's understandably upset by some of the antics/tactics of the anti-war crowd. Matt goes one step furthur and reminds these patchouli soaked morons of the definition of Sedition, under which a great many of these turds would certainly qualify for a large fine or extended stay in the Greybar hotel.
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