What happens when you take the wonderful mind of a 5 year boy and pair it with his talented artistic older brother?
I’ll tell you what you get… AWESOME aka Axe Cop!
Prayer = Horseshoe. Any Questions?
February 1st, 2010
The following video is the best for laying out my thoughts on the subject. Now don’t get me wrong, to say “I’ll pray for you” is considered polite in society. It could be a form meditating and hoping all goes well, or that you’re thinking of the person in their time of need if you’re physically and/or monetarily unable to be of any use. Truth be told– what happens is what’s going to happen. Prayer or any other superstition is not going to change it. People, regardless of faith, do heal or they have complications and get better… or they suffer worse and die. It’s called life. It’s called having your body react to various treatments or your body heals itself.
Why am I posting this? Yet another xtian evangelical fundie annoyance called ‘Prayer Warriors’- the most passive aggressive thing I had ever read. “Let’s drop to our knees and pray to our malevolent sky god to have what ever the hell is going to happen and then give him credit for it.” If the person dies than it’s the will of the faux deity. If they get better than the prayers are answered. It’s cowards way of saying “Heads we win, tails we win- SEE IT WORKS!”
Another Lesson in the English Language
February 1st, 2010
After a weekend spent reading Facebook posts and twitter updates, I felt compelled to get a few things off my chest.
For all the idiots out there, this is for you.
1. Yay and Yeah are NOT the same thing. Yeah is used as a replacement for “yes”, “sure”, “okay”. Yay on the other hand means an expression of joy and jubilation–”YAY! The moron finally learned how to write!! Woo hoo!! [and it is woo hoo... not 'who hoo']
2. Lose is to not win and loose is what causes your pants to fall down when you’re not wearing a belt. To say, “You loose sucka!” makes you a complete douche. <-note how I spell douche. It’s not “dushe”, “duche” or any other variable. It is more proper to use the word ‘bag’ after ‘douche’ but sometimes they’re just not worth the extra letters.
3. Ditto means “the same”. If someone writes something you agree with and you’ve nothing more to add, you respond with “Ditto”. It is not “Diddo” Diddo is not a freaking word. Replace one of the d’s with an ‘l’ and that’s what you look like when you type “Diddo!”
More Evidence to the Dumbing Down of Society.
February 1st, 2010
I remember the first experience I had with people judging me for my spelling and grammatical skills online. It was a dark and stormy night when I decided to enter my first ‘chat room’ on Yahoo.
After merely writing out a few greetings and introductions, I was called a ‘pompous asshole’, an elitist and a snob.
Why was I referred to in such a way? Was I mean? Did I make fun of people? Quite the contrary– I merely punctuated appropriately and corrected any misspellings during my interactions with the lot. Apparently if you capitalize “I” it means you’re a jackass.
To all you haters out there- IN YOUR FACE! [Oh yeah baby, I did ALL CAPS!]
The following was posted on Facebook by a fellow anal typist/texter:
Students failing because of Twitter, texting
By Susanna Kelley, THE CANADIAN PRESS
(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Damian Dovarganes, File)
TORONTO – Little or no grammar teaching, cellphone texting, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, all are being blamed for an increasingly unacceptable number of post-secondary students who can’t write properly.
For years there’s been a flood of anecdotal complaints from professors about what they say is the wretched state of English grammar coming from some of their students.
Possible Investment: PC vs. Xbox 360 vs. PS3 For Special Needs
January 31st, 2010
Most people know that my life centers around video games. My son is quadriplegic with very limited use of his left hand — so for the most part, escaping into video games has allowed him to use all of his limbs virtually, unlock his imagination and it had additionally excelled him in problem solving and quick thinking. 4 years ago he was locked inside his own mind and through technology he’s become an unleashed force to contend with. It’s amazing to watch his progress and the shock and pleasant surprise I got when he went from merely stating his daily needs “Hungry.” “Water.” he now has the confidence to carry on a conversation and express his feelings.
To carry on this progression, I was thinking of upscaling our gaming platforms, but then it hit me, “Shouldn’t I be looking at new computers?” I mean seriously– all the software programs out there in addition to games that we can’t really access on the pieces of crap we currently have can really further unlock more worlds for him.
Next to a standard LT keyboard
Rise to Honor PS2 Best Cheat Code/Hint/Tip
January 31st, 2010
My butt was being completely beaten on a certain part of the game where the automatic save did not apply. You dodge, jump and fight a bunch of baddies but the baddies kept killing me and I had to start all over again.
In a desperate attempt to get past the level I resorted to looking up cheat codes. I know, I know– cheat codes are bad [but sometimes necessary]. In various areas I read and tried to apply multiple codes to no avail. None tested obviously and it was apparent they were randomly thrown into the cheat section without credibility.
FINALLY I saw a question in the cheat code forum that matched mine “Is there a cheat for not losing health?” and the answer was a straight forward: “Yeah, don’t get hit.”
Brilliant :-\ So brilliant in fact that I decided to post it for others who are in the same desperate state that I’m in.
Needless to say I tried the tip and I’m now playing “Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights”.
Current Mood:
Amused
My Random Thoughts and XKCD Comic
January 30th, 2010
1. I’m not a math expert, but I do believe the number of starving children in the world is close to the number of stray cats– Am I the only one who sees the obvious solution to feeding the stray cats so they don’t keep pestering me?
2. I just had an hour long conversation/drawing the words session with Jonathon when trying to describe what video game he wanted to play.
[our conversation after him trying to spell it on a reader board and drawing it out]
“Philety”
“Philety?”
“Yes.”
“Huh?”
“It’s on the shelf…”
[I read the name of games from A - Z, all 120 of them-- nada]
“Did I name it?”
“I don’t know, maybe.”
[I read the names from Z-A, all 120 of them]
“You didn’t say anything…”
“It’s there.”
“Can you please tell me Yes or No when I read the names…”
[I read the names and after being bored he says yes to Salt Lake City Skiing.]
“Seriously? Salt Lake City? The skiing game you hate?”
“No… I’m just tired.”
“Okay… let’s try something else- [I turn the pc on the tv and hand him the keyboard"
"Chase-- cops-- NYPD-- you go after bad guys-- you get chased by cops"
"Grand Theft Auto?"
"Noooo"
"You're making this up, there is no game.."
"You beat it before."
"I beat all the games before."
"Run from NYPD"
[another 15 minutes of going in circles and him repeating everything he said previously] All of a sudden it hits me and I go to the other side of the room and pull off the shelf “Indigo Prophecy”
“YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!”
“Philety? Really?”
[he shrugs]“I forgot the name. It was close.”
Evidence for Evolution
January 29th, 2010
Dude I’ve been so preoccupied lately that I’m failing at writing and keeping up the site. Between politics and keeping up on the news and gathering my information from all other sources, I lack the creativity to keep up my own. I also did an epic fail the other day when I was entering a cheat code in a video game to unlock a costume and wound up overwriting the saved game with ‘New Game’ and clicking “Yes” when it asked, “Hey moron, are you really sure– because this is going to wipe out four days worth of game play if you do…”
I’m now on punishment by my son to get back to the last save point before I deleted the game and then get to an impressive progressed point.
Since I’m still on video game probation- here’s the latest ZOMGitsCriss vid.
At least I don’t have to hand write 1000 times “I will not stupidly enter an untested cheat code in a video game that results in wiping out the entire saved game all for a stupid yellow costume.” [yet]
Awesome Fundie Quote of the Week
January 28th, 2010
Because expressing how dumb that was in words just doesn't work.
When stupidity knows no bounds. Instead of a random moron statement, this jackal has a devoted page to shrine his idiocy.
“Ask an atheist if he or she believes in the existence of aliens? If they answer, “no,” then ask them how do they know that? Have they gone to all the other galaxies throughout the universe? The truth is that no atheist can reasonably deny the existence of alien life. To do so would be utter ignorance. If an atheist answers, “yes,” then they have contradicted their claim that there is no God. Is not God an Alien? By every definition of the word, God is an alien, i.e., He is not of this earth. For an atheist to profess believe is alien life, while simultaneously denying the existence of God, is utter hypocrisy and foolishness.”
David J. Stewart, Jesus Christ is Saviour
From the ever so awesome ‘How to Stump an Atheist‘ [love the site devotion and instruction.]
I was about to put a reply on FSTDT but they were pretty much laid out in this response:
Serph-no-Okami
Upcoming Review: The Wonderwash
January 27th, 2010
Not to be mistaken for the Wonder-bra because I really don’t think they’re the same thing– at least I hope not.
I finally caved and threw in the damp towel. I wave the flag of defeat ‘oh too lazy to take off a stripped screw so I can fix my washing machine me’.
The Wonderwash is a little(ish) contraption where you place about five pounds of laundry in the orb, fill it with water and soap, crank the baby out, rinse– refill, rotate and rinse again.
I *could* continue to wash load after load of laundry in the sink in the meantime but I feel like I’m spending all my time trying to get it machine fresh and feeling the dread of my weekends slipping away. I’d like to free up my weekend with other things that make me feel like I wasted it while it slips away that aren’t laundry related.
Many times I had attempted to purchase this product [I do believe I had it previously, it was used for cleaning dry clean only clothes which I believe the device is the same... only no dry clean chemicals, I used to use whilst camping and I loved it. Or at least I think I loved it. If I really loved it, wouldn't I still own it?] Each time I changed my mind and bowed out of getting it.
Tags: dingos, Wonderwash
