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      <description><![CDATA[Books and food should be within easy reaching distance of one another. Then you can fill your mind while filling your stomach.

The future belongs to those who show up for it.
-- Mark Steyn
If you don't like barbecue, you're not one of us.
-- Rush Limbaugh
Caedite eos! Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.
-- Arnaud-Amaury, Abbot of Cîteaux (A.D. 1209)  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(who would have made a great Republican Senator)
[B]ipartisanship means tarring and feathering politicans from both major parties.
-- Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit
The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State.--Indiana State Constitution, Article I, Section 32]]></description>
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         <title>Looking forward to a nice, quiet weekend</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In my other life I hold about half a dozen offices in the Masonic fraternity.  (Yes, I use this blog to blow off steam.  I am not nearly as mean and nasty in real life as I sound here.)

In July and August, <em>supposedly</em> most of the organizations I belong to have shut down for the summer ("gone dark" in the parlance).  This of course is a holdover from the days before air-conditioning more than anything else.  Not that our fabulous Masonic Temple downtown is air conditioned even in these modern days of the 21st Century, but I digress.

Somehow I have still managed to spend four nights this week working on various and sundry Masonic projects, up to and including a meeting with the Grand Master last night.

This weekend, though, it can all go hang.  I'm going to get some things done around the house.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:41:15 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Remember the rabbi who outed Helen Thomas as a Nazi bitch?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<strong><em>(Note that I have not been able to confirm any of the below via Rabbi Nesenoff's <a href="http://www.rabbilive.com">website.</a>  Yes, I am more than a bit skeptical until I see it there, particularly given the formatting of the email which is faithfully reproduced below, plus the fact that the From: line says "Adam Nesenoff" rather than "David Nesenoff".  I will try to update this later if I find out more, but in the meantime, be warned.)</em></strong>

Regarding <a href="http://www.onemansvote.com/blog/2010/06/face_of_the_fascist_er_democra.shtml">this</a>, I just received the following email from Rabbi David Nesenoff, apparently in response to my email of support after he started getting a ton of hate mail for outing the Nazi bitch:

<blockquote>Hi, Thank you so much for your interest and support. I read your email and it was well appreciated. My first post Helen Thomas initiative is to continue exposing hate and anti-Semitism via video and media. We are producing a film that addresses the question as to why do people hate, why do people hate Jews, why do they hate certain groups, Israel and why do people need this emotion of hate in general. We plan on traveling throughout the United States and uncovering the answer to these questions in a Michael Moore-ish type of documentary, as well as speaking to experts and celebrities etc ... We will talk to people from Washington to the former head of the KKK and so many other famous and infamous people in this country. I seem to be able to get people to say things that they deep down truly think and believe. Yale University has invited me to be the keynote speaker at its International Symposium on Anti-Semitism at the end of August. I have accepted their invite. I hope to use some footage of this film to assist in my presentation and use that international event to promote the film itself. I will also utilize my new found public persona to promote internationally the film via press, festivals, distributors, theatrical and TV/cable release et al.. This is a small budget film with great potential for social impact and profitability. Fractions of the film are being offered at 1% for $2,500... 2% for 5k.... 4% for $10k. etc... We are seeking to commence this project immediately. Please find two attachments. Also feel free to forward this note and the attachments to the appropriate people who understand the importance of this project and who would like to potentially financially participate. I've been getting a lot of attention and I know this film will get a lot of attention as well. Thank you for your immediate interest. Sincerely, David Rabbi David F. Nesenoff Rabbi@RabbiLIVE.com RabbiLIVE.com</blockquote>

A bit rich for my blood, but if anyone is interested, here are the PDFs:

<a href="http://www.onemansvote.com/blog/2010/07/28/FlipTheBird-2.pdf">FlipTheBird-2.pdf</a>

<a href="http://www.onemansvote.com/blog/2010/07/28/2010%20-%20Filmmaker%20Project%20b-2.pdf">2010 - Filmmaker Project 20b-2.pdf</a>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:38:38 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Dear Asshole Lawyers for Stevens Media</title>
         <description><![CDATA[There are no <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/copyright-trolling-for-dollars/">links to Stevens Media newspapers</a> in this blog, and there never will be.  Ergo, FOAD.

PS:  If Steven Gibson doesn't look like a terminal douche in that picture, I don't know who does.

Reference: See, among other posts on the same blog, <a href="http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2010/07/23/righthavens-business-model/">this.</a>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:32:56 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Nice airport</title>
         <description>Usually I&apos;m running through the airport when I&apos;m out there, trying to make a flight or trying to get to baggage claim and get the hell out of Dodge.

Today I was forced into an extended sojourn in our nice relatively-new midfield terminal.  I left at noon to pick Sally up from her flight in from Baltimore, and I figured I&apos;d eat lunch there and read the paper and have a nice leisurely wait till her plane got in at 1:40.

She called me at 1:01 and told me that she was back in Baltimore because they had taken off, the windshield had cracked, they had returned to Baltimore, and they were waiting for another plane.  Pilot said that he&apos;d been flying for 20 years and had only had windshields crack twice.

Said second plane didn&apos;t leave Baltimore till 2:03 and didn&apos;t arrive in Indy until 3:35.

But the new terminal is very nice, even if the announcements are loud and often bilingual.  After an hour or so of dueling announcments in English and Spanish, I felt like standing up and yelling back, &quot;This is the United States!  Speak ENGLISH!&quot;

But I didn&apos;t.  Should have, would have, could have.</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:43:50 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Better to be a live duck</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/state-plans-to-eliminate-170000-canada-geese/">than a dead Canadian goose.</a>

I love the <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/state-plans-to-eliminate-170000-canada-geese/#comment-715916">comment:</a> "The state playing God like this gives me the chills."

Yeah, me, too...the state actually doing something right for a change.  When they're done in New York, I wish they'd do the same here in Indy.

<a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/103510/">Via.</a>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:43:40 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Well, hooray for Amazon.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=pe_81240_16401580_hp_navbox_krec_su?nodeId=200324680">Finally.</a>

I could give a shit for most of this stuff, but

<blockquote>Collections: Organize your books, audiobooks, and personal documents into one or more collections. Subscriptions such as newspapers, magazines, and blogs cannot currently be added to collections on Kindle. </blockquote>

is a game-changer.  Finally, finally, finally.

Thank you, Jeff Bezos.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:15:58 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Friday Cat Blogging</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Crappy phone photo, but amusing.

<a href="http://www.onemansvote.com/blog/2010/07/23/Photo_072210_005-1024-cropped.shtml" onclick="window.open('http://www.onemansvote.com/blog/2010/07/23/Photo_072210_005-1024-cropped.shtml','popup','width=768,height=1024,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.onemansvote.com/blog/2010/07/23/Photo_072210_005-1024-cropped-thumb.jpg" width="360" height="480" alt="" /><br />Embiggen</a>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:57:23 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Preaching to the choir</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Church up the road has a pithy little thing on their signboard that I saw last night.  I don't remember the exact wording, but it was something along the lines of

Exchange Your Pieces
For the Peace of God

That's a fine sentiment, but unfortunately the class of folks it's directed at probably rarely darken the door of a house of worship.

Jesus said to turn the other cheek, but I doubt he meant to add "and let yourself get skewered by a Roman <em>gladius</em> in the process."  

The Hebrews of Moses's and Joshua's time were somewhat more savvy about this kind of thing -- they committed deity-sanctioned genocide on Amalek simply because Amalek tailed their column in the desert and robbed, raped, pillaged and murdered the stragglers.  And those Philistines, man -- every time you turn around, you have to clean them out again.

Much as the churches here in town may hate it at the moment, self-defense is a basic human right.  To that end, good folks like John Moses Browning (pbuh) <em>et al.</em> have been good enough over the years to provide us with basic tools to defend ourselves.  And as Tam pointed out the other day (and I would link it if I could find it again), there were a whole bunch of jus' us folks who had a nice little blogmeet last Sunday, wherein the ratio of attendees to concealed weapons probably approached 1:1.  Yet to the best of our knowledge, there were no reports of gunfire in Broad Ripple that afternoon.

So you'll pardon me, Reverend, but I think I'll just keep packing, just in case some of your wayward flock continue not getting the Word.

UPDATE, 7/28:  It was actually

TRADE GOD
YOUR PIECES
FOR HIS PEACE

I still don't agree.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:22:37 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Mmmmmm....</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<strike>New York Strips</strike> Ribeyes and <a href="http://frankwjames.blogspot.com/">Farmer Frank's</a> bi-color corn on the grill tonight.

Ain't nothin' better.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:22:56 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Commercial flight protip</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/20/united-airlines-flight-diverts-denver-hitting-turbulence-injured-seriously/?test=onemansvote.com">When you encounter turbulence,</a> it usually pays to have taken the flight crew's advice to KEEP YER FUCKIN' SEAT BELT FASTENED EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS OFF.

<blockquote>Inspectors found "no obvious damage" to the diverted plane's exterior, Gregor said. They also found nothing wrong during a preliminary look at the plane's interior. But Fergus said the incident would be a "front-burner item" for both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.</blockquote>

NTSB, here's a quick analysis:  Yes, the dumb buggers had their seat belts unfastened or loosely fastened.  That'll be $1,000,000 in gold coins, kthxbai.]]></description>
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         <title>&quot;City wonders how to end the kind of violence that erupted after 2 groups clashed&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Quick hint, <a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20100719/NEWS02/7190325/Hard-questions-after-shootings-chaos">Gannett Star</a>:  Tell Black Expo it's time to find another home.

This happens every year.  <em>Every year.</em>

If Expo can't fix the problem, then maybe Expo <em>is</em> the problem.

This is why I was armed when I went downtown Saturday morning.

<blockquote>Officials said there was a simple formula for the violence: thousands of children unleashed without parental supervision and too many guns illegally owned and used.</blockquote>

The first should be fixable with discipline.  The second, by ensuring that law-abiding citizens are also armed, and well-trained in self-defense.

Said the Rev. Charles Harrison, a United Methodist minister:  "I am mad as hell.  I am sick and tired of us making excuses for some of our young people. There was a lot of gang activity taking place. We need to deal with the real issues. Some of our kids are out of control."

No shit, Reverend.  No shit.  But when your community continues to allow <a href="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20107120339">rabble-rousers like Al Sharpton a bully pulpit</a> to encourage those young people to keep dissing the po-po, that's what happens.

Bonus:  Loved the pic of Mayor Ballard wearing the sign of the screaming chicken on his shirt.

Well, didn't love it, actually.]]></description>
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         <title>220 years ago last Friday</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Washington D.C was established as the capital of the United States of America.

This was fine for awhile -- the lousy location, swampy low ground next to a tidal river infested with malarial and yellow-fever carrying mosquitoes, hotter than hammered Hell in the summer and damp and chilly during the winter, coupled with the lousy transportation systems of the day, tended to keep government small and our congresscritters and senialators back home actually working for a living.  The President's reward for winning election was a four-year sentence living in this turgid bog.

Unfortunately, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_conditioning">Willis Carrier*</a> invented air conditioning in 1902, and Washington took to it like files to feces.

We have never been truly free since. 
_______________
* I did not know this, even after working in the HVAC business for years, but Willis Carrier and I share a birthday.  Of course, it was also the date the Japanese <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Air_Fleet_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy"><em>kido butai</em></a> departed the Home Islands for the Pearl Harbor attack :)  Which, hmm, involved carriers, too!]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:57:38 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Try walking in the other guy&apos;s shoes</title>
         <description><![CDATA[My dearest darlingest pseudo-niece commented earlier on Facebook:

<blockquote>If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job. ~Donald D. Quinn</blockquote>

To which I responded:

<blockquote>On the other hand, doctors have to deal with querulous old people, squalling babies who can't tell them where it hurts, hypochondriacs, people who read sites like WebMD and think they know exactly what's wrong with them (a little knowledge is a dangerous thing), and drug salesmen, not to mention that they don't get paid for a lot of work till Medicare decides to arse itself and pay them six months after the fact.

The door swings both ways :)</blockquote>

UPDATE:  A friend of hers chimed in after I commented.  The friend's considered response was to tell me I didn't know what I was talking about and to shut up.  Twice.  (In so many words.)  My response was that anyone who uses "shut up" as a debating point has lost the argument.]]></description>
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         <title>You are dreaming, mothafucka.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<blockquote><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/18/democrats-tamp-prediction-november-demise-gop-struts/">Biden, Dems Say There Will Be No Power Shift in November</a>

Democrats feverishly try to reverse Robert Gibbs' prediction that Republicans could seize the House in November, as GOP lawmakers claim Washington is ready for new blood.</blockquote>

Fucker owes me a new keyboard.  I snorted Diet Pepsi all over it.

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         <title>Woo hoo!</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rainin' like a cow...well.

Gonna let it slack off a bit and try to make it to <a href="http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2010/07/blogmeet-this-sunday.html">Broad Ripple</a> between cells.

UPDATE:  Rain stopped.  Great blogmeet, there were somewhere between 15 and 20 present. The whole Ogfamily made an appearance.  Farmer Frank brought sweet, sweet corn.  Copies of <em>Concealed Carry Magazine</em> were passed out.

A good time was had by all.]]></description>
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