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Another great movie from the BBC.
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I hope that everyone has a great New Year's Eve celebration and a fantastic start to a new year! We are ever nearer to Christ's return!
Tomorrow morning, I will be waking up early, donning my football gear and other LSU paraphenalia to watch the Cotton Bowl at 10:10a.m. featuring the LSU Tigers vs. the Texas Longhorns.
Tigers are the underdogs (which is where, coincidentally, they do best.) Watch for the Tigers to pull off a major upset versus the Longhorns.
Also, folks, you HAVE to go see The Two Towers. Two Towers. Two Words. Great Movie.
The Two Towers pulled in $26 million on Wednesday (opening day).
From all reports, this movie is better than Fellowship of The Ring, which was pretty awesome in and of itself. I'm predicting that Towers will pull in well over a $100 million on opening weekend.
Way to go, Tolkien!!
Ann Coulter continues to dazzle me with the forthrightness of her columns. She pulls no punches with liberals or conservatives, genuflecting to none.
Ann on Lott:
The idea that Lott took the occasion of an old timer's birthday to introduce a new policy initiative to bring back segregation – a Democrat policy – is ludicrous. Lott is a fine fellow; he just has some sort of liberal-Tourette's syndrome that makes him spout Democrat ideas at random. A few years ago, Lott practically wanted to give the adulterous Air Force pilot Kelly Flinn a silver star for her service. Remember that?
The SNL skit about Willy Wonka was pretty funny, of course, Al Gore was type cast for his part.
(I'd like to thank Duane for subliminally implanting the Oompa Loompa song inside my skull and for me killing blog space with this quip.)
Well, the proposals are in for the WTC site. Not too bad.
I really like this one by United Architects. It is modern, tall, expansive, and has some pretty interesting elements to it.
And I thought that they just cared...
Here is an article about techniques that waiters use to increase their tippage. Personally, I think it helps to get your patron tipsy.
It looks like LSU is headed for the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Tejas to take on the Texas Longhorns. It's definitely going to be a good game, but I have no idea whatsoever what kind of team the Longhorns have. LSU has had a long rivalry with Texas schools: University of Texas and Texas A&M.
Which reminds me of an important question...How do you get a one-armed Aggie out of a tree?.....You wave at him.
What bowl games are you looking forward to? Jason and Dawn, are y'all going to the Fiesta Bowl? It doesn't get much better than than a bowl game that determines the national champioinship, eh?
For those who are bound and determined to waste time at work, check out this addictive little basketball game called QuikShot.
I love Alabama. They rock the liberal status quo everyday.
Many of you have probably heard of the Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Roy Moore, who put a statue of the ten commandments in the lobby of the Alabama Judicial Building. Recently, a federal judge ordered that he remove the statue by December 18th, but Chief Justice Moore has adamantly refused to do so. He has appealed the decision.
Federal district courts have no jurisdiction or authority to prohibit the acknowledgment of God that is specifically recognized in the Constitution of Alabama, Moore said in a statement announcing the appeal.
Anytime you deny the acknowledgement of God you are undermining the entire basis for which our country exists, Moore told the New American. Rights come from God, not from government. If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you. If God gives you rights, no man and no government can take them away from you. That was the premise of the organic law of this country, which is the Declaration of Independence. Because, if there is no God, then man's power is the controlling aspect, and therefore power will be centralized," he said.
Declare your support for Alabama C.J. Moore and his stand for God's truth.
Trent Lott must surely realize the effect that his comments will have on how people perceive the Republican party, right? Don't count on it.
Senator Lott seems to think that apologies are the universal antidote for all maladies sinful, illegal, or inappropriate, such as said remarks lauding what might have been from a Strom Thurmond administration in 1948.
If one can recall the Clinton impeachment, Lott did not allow testimony in the Senate. In fact, the impeachment died in the Senate (yes, they voted not to remove Clinton from office) largely due to Lott's unwillingness to persist in the proceedings and get the matter "behind us." Interestingly enough, then Senator Ashcroft had these words to say regarding "forgiveness" during the impeachment:
If I were to look beyond the evidence in the case, to public opinion polls, then a path to a decision would be clear. A large majority of Americans, for example, believe that the President committed perjury, but do not think that he should be removed from office. I am sure that those surveyed considered a variety of factors and did not limit themselves to the Senate record. More than anything else, these poll results reflect the American people's capacity for forgiveness. I share this desire to forgive the President for his admitted mistakes. However, the forgiveness we grant in our capacity as individuals must be distinguished from the government's responsibility to remedy wrongdoing. We routinely ask jurors to sentence defendants in accordance with the law, even though they may forgive the defendant. That is the same responsibility that the Constitution and my oath impose on me in this proceeding.
Apparently, Lott is all about his own idea of "forgiveness" and not enforcing consequences for one's actions. Senator Lott needs to step down from Majority Leader for the good of the party. An apology will not take away the import or impact of what he said. Senate Majority Leader Lott, please step down.
My international male model name is...
Sippi Tupelo.
C'mon folks, you don't know what you are missing! Drama, suspense, fencing, vitriole, blood, gore, violence, violence, violence!
I must apologize for the brevity of my recent entries, but this is finals week and every minute on my blog is one that is taken away from my studies.
However, I am listening to Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Townes Van Zandt, and a whole host of other awesome bands of my own choosing, thanks to Launchcast. It's free and it's sweet.
You get to pick out artists that you like and create your own station. It even selects artists similar to yours. You can even listen to my station, the Hoguester. If only I got paid for this promo...
Anyways, other stuff going on in the world... Three ladies die within 48 hours of catching flu-like viruses. Yikes! A little too close to home, and still no one knows what it really was yet.
Any theories?
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Wearing contact lens at night so that you can see during the day? Sounds like an Aggie joke.
Corneal Refractive Therapy uses contact lens like retainers to shape the cornea at night, so that the user can be lens-free for the day. It is not permanent, however, but for those afraid of surgery, an interesting alternative.
This is a very novel search engine idea courtesy the folks at hell.com and google.
Worst commercials on television:
Herbal Essences
--Enough already with the double entendres!! The gimmick is offensive, over, and old.
Local car commercials
--Loud and in your face salesman yelling "I wouldn't lie to you!"
Hardee's Commercials
--Maybe it's not a good idea to show what your burgers are really like. Or to have a squealing pig yelling "Heelllllppppp!" Or a live chicken walking around before showing the fried chicken breast on the burger.
Cruise Ship Commercials
--You guys need to lay low for a while. A long while.
Best Commercials on Television
Mitsubishi
--There are not many commercials that I will stop in mid-conversation to listen to. This is one of 'em. And the new one with the guy driving the car at night while Telepopmusik's song "Just Breathe" soothes your senses...
Apple's Switch Commercials
--They actually make me want to switch to a Mac. Now, if only they would give them away for free... Also, if you have not seen the Will Ferrall switch ads, you have to check them out. (Caution: The first one contains the a** word)
 
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