Yes We Can Cola & Michael Moore on Obama

Take a minute to read Michael Moore's piece Pinch Me ...a message from Michael Moore.

change.gov

Stop what you're doing and go to change.gov. No one is going to do it for us. President Obama is the catalyst to help us do it for ourselves. Yes we will!

An Open Letter to Barack Obama

Read Alice Walker's open letter to President Obama.

I loved where it was going and then at the end she draws parallels to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It doesn't get much better.

Seattle Space Needle Webcam

I'm oh so glad I got my Space Needle webcam back up and running. Sits on the balcony off the living room. In fact, I described the setup in a YouTube video.

With this latest webcam behind me, look for a 2nd followed by a weather station and lighthouse. Yes, my very own lighthouse! I have permission in writing from the Coast Guard.

Dear Red States:

We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.

To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss. We get 85% of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share.

Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.

With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.

Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a theory, 53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you crazy bastards believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties.

Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico.

Peace out,
Blue States

Cajun Obama Video

This comes by way of Kimberly:

DIY Homebrew Webcam How-to

Ever want to put a live webcam of the Space Needle on the internet using stuff you have lying around the house? I did and then I did.

"Barcodes for Obama" video

Barcodes for Obama

skyBox

Announcing skyBox, located at +47° 35' 24.44" -122° 23' 8.51"

Barcodes for Obama

Barcodes for Obama, now appearing at barcodes.azalea.com.

Get yours today!

Altoids Tin Prayer Wheel

Imagine my surprise when my YouTube video was featured on a wikiHow page about Altoids tins.

The one in the video I made for Miranda, of Seattle Dharma Punx fame.

Rock, paper, scissors meets beer

Play rock, paper, scissors with your beer. Or while drinking beer. Well, just after opening a beer. If it's Sessions Lager. Oh just watch the damn video...

Why won't ABC air this alternative energy ad?

ABC is refusing to air Alliance for Climate Protection's Repower America ad. Why? Because it dares to challenge Big Energy?

Androd FX on the iPhone

Android FX for the iPhone absolutely rocks! I can play with it for hours. I even used it for the soundtrack for "Barcode Dogtags".

Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart

With Glowing Hearts

For all of you who still believe that the International Olympic Committee promotes understanding, love, and unity through sports, think again. These assholes claim to have copyrighted the phrase "with glowing hearts" in advance of the Vancouver winter olympics. Hey bozos, this is a phrase from the Canadian national anthem.

Don't believe me? Read the lyrics to Oh Canada in Wikipedia for yourself. "With glowing hearts we see thee rise"

I'm a short 2+ hour drive south of Vancouver and I'm in the phone book. Come git me!

EarthCam Names Lava Lamp Webcam Top 10

EarthCam has named JetCityOrange's Lava Lite webcam one of the Top 10 Webcams.

Not bad for a humble Lava Lamp webcam in Seattle, ehhhh?

Lava Lamp Webcam

A quick Google search turned up not one Lava Lite webcam. So I set out to fix that by launching my own Lava Lamp webcam.

Modest, fun, and to the best of my knowledge, one of a kind. It's even spawned its own YouTube video:

Mosquito Ringtone cease & desist threat email

well. who the f*ck are you? prove that you own the IP including the
trademarks, copyrights, and/or patents.


Jerry Whiting
JetCityOrange.com

- Show quoted text -

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Mike Gibson
wrote:
> Copyright 2008 Jerry Whiting. All rights reserved. pad.xml
>
> JetCityOrange • PO Box 16745 • Seattle WA • 98116-0745 • jetcityorange at
> gmail dotcom
>
>
>
> Mr. Whiting,
>
> With Prejudice:
>
> It has come to our attention that you are illegally advertising and
> distributing the "Mosquito Ringtone" through the website
> www.jetcityorange.com. We have also taken notice that you may have
> additional websites and links to other websites also illegally using the
> "Mosquito Ringtone" and "Mosquito" Trademark.
>
> We are writing to inform you that you that this is illegal and in violation
> of Trademark, Copyright and Patent Laws as the name "Mosquito" and use of
> the "Mosquito Ringtone" have been Trademarked, Copyrighted and Patented.
> www.jetcityorange.com, or any other Jet City Orange sites, does not have;
> neither the right to use this Trademark, Ringtone or Patent, nor permission
> to distribute "The Mosquito Ringtone". www.jetcityorange.com and all
> affiliated websites controlled by Jet City of Seattle must cease and desist
> any and all activities in relation to the promotion and distribution of the
> "Mosquito Ringtone" through www.jetcityorange.com or any other means or
> websites by September 22, 2008 at the latest. In other words you do not
> have the rights to advertising or distribution of a free "Mosquito Ringtone"
> on your site as you are in violation of Trademark, Copyright and Patent
> Laws; therefore you are subject to a lawsuit and personably liable for
> royalties of past and future "Mosquito Ringtone" downloads, reimbursement of
> lost revenues, damages and any other costs associated to this lawsuit
> including but not limited to all legal fees.
>
> Failure to remove any "Mosquito" reference from your website, including any
> domain names and ringtone, by September 22, 2008 will result in legal action
> and notification sent to existing and future advertisers, such as
> blackberry.com. We will be informing all advertisers that
> www.jetcityorange.com and related Jet City Orange websites and any other
> unauthorized websites providing "Mosquito Ringtone" downloads and use the
> "Mosquito" Trademark is in violation of Trademark, Copyright and Patent Laws
> and that advertisers will be liable for lost revenues as they are supporting
> these illegal sites with advertising revenue. In addition, we intend to
> inform your server administrators of your illegal activities.
>
>
> This is the only warning you will receive as this is non-negotiable.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Mike Gibson
>
> President
>
> Moving Sound Technologies Inc.
>
>
>
> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and protected
> from disclosure. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the
> individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, dissemination
> or use of this transmission or its contents by persons or unauthorized
> employees of the intended organizations is strictly prohibited.
>
>
> Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this
> e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system.

Look what's on CNN Ma!

Check out the action at the :42 mark.

Seattle Space Needle Webcam

Sometimes I can't shut off my head. Get an idea and won't let it go. Projects. My life seems to be filled with zany, wacky projects.

My latest is a webcam of the Space Needle, live from my balcony. It's a old Logitech webcam I've had for years, an ancient Thinkpad, and a homebrew DIY tripod contraption and plastic utility case. I'll photograph the setup at some point.

But for now, enjoy the view. Live from skyBox, West Seattle!

Bill O'Reilly's Producer

Yeah, yeah. You've probably seen the Bill O'Reilly blooper on YouTube by now. Very funny, very funny.

Now there's a video mashup that makes this classic even better (if that's at all possible). What a hoot!



Thanks to JB for bringing this to my/our attention!

Coffee Cup Tripod

Because I could.

Obama Rickrolls McCain

Gotta love them video mashups, especially when Barack rick rolls McCain.



Rick rolling. You remember rick rolling don't you?

Palin is racist.

This story about Sarah Palin being racist doesn't surprise me in the least. No wonder she's the Republican's VP candidate.

A note to all by Anne Kilkenny

A note to all by Anne Kilkenny

Dear friends,

So many people have asked me about what I know about Sarah Palin in the
last 2 days that I decided to write something up . . .

Basically, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton have only 2 things in
common: their gender and their good looks. :)

You have my permission to forward this to your friends/email contacts
with my name and email address attached, but please do not post it on
any websites, as there are too many kooks out there . . .[Too late now. I'm not the first. jwhiting, JetCityOrange.com]

Thanks,
Anne


ABOUT SARAH PALIN

I am a resident of Wasilla, Alaska. I have known Sarah since 1992.
Everyone here knows Sarah, so it is nothing special to say we are on a
first-name basis. Our children have attended the same schools. Her
father was my child's favorite substitute teacher. I also am on a
first name basis with her parents and mother-in-law. I attended more
City Council meetings during her administration than about 99% of the
residents of the city.

She is enormously popular; in every way she's like the most popular
girl in middle school. Even men who think she is a poor choice and
won't vote for her can't quit smiling when talking about her because
she is a "babe".

It is astonishing and almost scary how well she can keep a secret. She
kept her most recent pregnancy a secret from her children and parents
for seven months.

She is "pro-life". She recently gave birth to a Down's syndrome baby.
There is no cover-up involved, here; Trig is her baby.

She is energetic and hardworking. She regularly worked out at the gym.

She is savvy. She doesn't take positions; she just "puts things out
there" and if they prove to be popular, then she takes credit.

Her husband works a union job on the North Slope for BP and is a
champion snowmobile racer. Todd Palin's kind of job is highly
sought-after because of the schedule and high pay. He arranges his
work schedule so he can fish for salmon in Bristol Bay for a month or
so in summer, but by no stretch of the imagination is fishing their
major source of income. Nor has her life-style ever been anything
like that of native Alaskans.

Sarah and her whole family are avid hunters.

She's smart.

Her experience is as mayor of a city with a population of about 5,000
(at the time), and less than 2 years as governor of a state with about
670,000 residents.

During her mayoral administration most of the actual work of running
this small city was turned over to an administrator. She had been
pushed to hire this administrator by party power-brokers after she had
gotten herself into some trouble over precipitous firings which had
given rise to a recall campaign.

Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a 'fiscal conservative'. During her 6
years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over
33%. During those same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the
City increased by 38%. This was during a period of low inflation
(1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a
regressive sales tax which taxed even food. The tax cuts that she
promoted benefited large corporate property owners way more than they
benefited residents.

The huge increases in tax revenues during her mayoral administration
weren't enough to fund everything on her wish list though, borrowed
money was needed, too. She inherited a city with zero debt, but left it
with indebtedness of over $22 million. What did Mayor Palin encourage
the voters to borrow money for? Was it the infrastructure that she said
she supported? The sewage treatment plant that the city lacked? or a
new library? No. $1m for a park. $15m-plus for construction of a
multi-use sports complex which she rushed through to build on a piece
of property that the City didn't even have clear title to, that was
still in litigation 7 yrs later--to the delight of the lawyers
involved! The sports complex itself is a nice addition to the
community but a huge money pit, not the profit-generator she claimed it
would be. She also supported bonds for $5.5m for road projects that
could have been done in 5-7 yrs without any borrowing.

While Mayor, City Hall was extensively remodeled and her office
redecorated more than once.

These are small numbers, but Wasilla is a very small city.

As an oil producer, the high price of oil has created a budget surplus
in Alaska. Rather than invest this surplus in technology that will
make us energy independent and increase efficiency, as Governor she
proposed distribution of this surplus to every individual in the state.

In this time of record state revenues and budget surpluses, she
recommended that the state borrow/bond for road projects, even while
she proposed distribution of surplus state revenues: spend today's
surplus, borrow for needs.

She's not very tolerant of divergent opinions or open to outside ideas
or compromise. As Mayor, she fought ideas that weren't generated by
her or her staff. Ideas weren't evaluated on their merits, but on the
basis of who proposed them.

While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected
City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from
the library some books that Sarah wanted removed. City residents
rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin's
attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew
her termination letter. People who fought her attempt to oust the
Librarian are on her enemies list to this day.

Sarah complained about the 'old boy's club' when she first ran for
Mayor, so what did she bring Wasilla? A new set of "old boys". Palin
fired most of the experienced staff she inherited. At the City and as
Governor she hired or elevated new, inexperienced, obscure people,
creating a staff totally dependent on her for their jobs and eternally
grateful and fiercely loyal--loyal to the point of abusing their power
to further her personal agenda, as she has acknowledged happened in the
case of pressuring the State's top cop (see below).

As Mayor, Sarah fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated'
her, she told the press. As Governor, her recent firing of Alaska's top
cop has the ring of familiarity about it. He served at her pleasure
and she had every legal right to fire him, but it's pretty clear that
an important factor in her decision to fire him was because he wouldn't
fire her sister's ex-husband, a State Trooper. Under investigation
for abuse of power, she has had to admit that more than 2 dozen
contacts were made between her staff and family to the person that she
later fired, pressuring him to fire her ex-brother-in-law. She tried to
replace the man she fired with a man who she knew had been reprimanded
for sexual harassment; when this caused a public furor, she withdrew
her support.

She has bitten the hand of every person who extended theirs to her in
help. The City Council person who personally escorted her around town
introducing her to voters when she first ran for Wasilla City Council
became one of her first targets when she was later elected Mayor. She
abruptly fired her loyal City Administrator; even people who didn't
like the guy were stunned by this ruthlessness.

Fear of retribution has kept all of these people from saying anything
publicly about her.

When then-Governor Murkowski was handing out political plums, Sarah got
the best, Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission: one
of the few jobs not in Juneau and one of the best paid. She had no
background in oil & gas issues. Within months of scoring this great
job which paid $122,400/yr, she was complaining in the press about the
high salary. I was told that she hated that job: the commute, the
structured hours, the work. Sarah became aware that a member of this
Commission (who was also the State Chair of the Republican Party)
engaged in unethical behavior on the job. In a gutsy move which some
undoubtedly cautioned her could be political suicide, Sarah solved all
her problems in one fell swoop: got out of the job she hated and
garnered gobs of media attention as the patron saint of ethics and as a
gutsy fighter against the 'old boys' club' when she dramatically quit,
exposing this man's ethics violations (for which he was fined).

As Mayor, she had her hand stuck out as far as anyone for pork from
Senator Ted Stevens. Lately, she has castigated his pork-barrel
politics and publicly humiliated him. She only opposed the 'bridge to
nowhere' after it became clear that it would be unwise not to.

As Governor, she gave the Legislature no direction and budget
guidelines, then made a big grandstand display of line-item vetoing
projects, calling them pork. Public outcry and further legislative
action restored most of these projects--which had been vetoed simply
because she was not aware of their importance--but with the unobservant
she had gained a reputation as 'anti-pork'.

She is solidly Republican: no political maverick. The State party
leaders hate her because she has bit them in the back and humiliated
them. Other members of the party object to her self-description as a
fiscal conservative.

Around Wasilla there are people who went to high school with Sarah.
They call her 'Sarah Barracuda' because of her unbridled ambition and
predatory ruthlessness. Before she became so powerful, very ugly
stories circulated around town about shenanigans she pulled to be made
point guard on the high school basketball team. When Sarah's
mother-in-law, a highly respected member of the community and
experienced manager, ran for Mayor, Sarah refused to endorse her.

As Governor, she stepped outside of the box and put together of package
of legislation known as 'AGIA' that forced the oil companies to march
to the beat of her drum.

Like most Alaskans, she favors drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. She has questioned if the loss of sea ice is linked to
global warming. She campaigned 'as a private citizen' against a state
initiaitive that would have either a) protected salmon streams from
pollution from mines, or b) tied up in the courts all mining in the
state (depending on who you listen to). She has pushed the State's
lawsuit against the Dept. of the Interior's decision to list polar
bears as threatened species.

McCain is the oldest person to ever run for President; Sarah will be a
heartbeat away from being President.

There has to be literally millions of Americans who are more
knowledgeable and experienced than she.

However, there's a lot of people who have underestimated her and are
regretting it.


CLAIM VS FACT
'Hockey mom': true for a few years
'PTA mom': true years ago when her first-born was in elementary
school, not since
'NRA supporter': absolutely true
social conservative: mixed. Opposes gay marriage, BUT vetoed a bill
that would have denied benefits to employees in same-sex relationships
(said she did this because it was unconsitutional).
pro-creationism: mixed. Supports it, BUT did nothing as Governor to
promote it.
'Pro-life': mixed. Knowingly gave birth to a Down's syndrome baby
BUT declined to call a special legislative session on some pro-life
legislation
'Experienced': Some high schools have more students than Wasilla has
residents. Many cities have more residents than the state of Alaska.
No legislative experience other than City Council. Little hands-on
supervisory or managerial experience; needed help of a city
administrator to run town of about 5,000.
political maverick: not at all
gutsy: absolutely!
open & transparent: ??? Good at keeping secrets. Not good at
explaining actions.
has a developed philosophy of public policy: no
'a Greenie': no. Turned Wasilla into a wasteland of big box stores
and disconnected parking lots. Is pro-drilling off-shore and in ANWR.
fiscal conservative: not by my definition!
pro-infrastructure: No. Promoted a sports complex and park in a city
without a sewage treatment plant or storm drainage system. Built
streets to early 20th century standards.
pro-tax relief: Lowered taxes for businesses, increased tax burden on
residents
pro-small government: No. Oversaw greatest expansion of city
government in Wasilla's history.
pro-labor/pro-union. No. Just because her husband works union
doesn't make her pro-labor. I have seen nothing to support any claim
that she is pro-labor/pro-union.

WHY AM I WRITING THIS?

First, I have long believed in the importance of being an informed
voter. I am a voter registrar. For 10 years I put on student voting
programs in the schools. If you google my name (Anne Kilkenny +
Alaska), you will find references to my participation in local
government, education, and PTA/parent organizations.

Secondly, I've always operated in the belief that "Bad things happen
when good people stay silent". Few people know as much as I do because
few have gone to as many City Council meetings.

Third, I am just a housewife. I don't have a job she can bump me out
of. I don't belong to any organization that she can hurt. But, I am no
fool; she is immensely popular here, and it is likely that this will
cost me somehow in the future: that's life.

Fourth, she has hated me since back in 1996, when I was one of the 100
or so people who rallied to support the City Librarian against Sarah's
attempt at censorship.

Fifth, I looked around and realized that everybody else was afraid to
say anything because they were somehow vulnerable.

CAVEATS
I am not a statistician. I developed the numbers for the increase in
spending & taxation 2 years ago (when Palin was running for Governor)
from information supplied to me by the Finance Director of the City of
Wasilla, and I can't recall exactly what I adjusted for: did I adjust
for inflation? for population increases? Right now, it is impossible
for a private person to get any info out of City Hall--they are
swamped. So I can't verify my numbers.

You may have noticed that there are various numbers circulating for the
population of Wasilla, ranging from my "about 5,000", up to 9,000. The
day Palin's selection was announced a city official told me that the
current population is about 7,000. The official 2000 census count was
5,460. I have used about 5,000 because Palin was Mayor from 1996 to
2002, and the city was growing rapidly in the mid-90's.

Anne Kilkenny
August 31, 2008

Sarah Palin is a bitch!

I just watched Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention. What a petty, snarky bitch!

Negative mudslinging, name calling, jeering, and uneducated. While Obama is uplifting and enlightening, Palin talks down to her audience. No, wait. She talks across to them. She's one of them.

Yes, I'm an effete snob for peace. Yes, I'm an eco greenie vegetarian. Yes, I'm an unabashed radical in this day and age.

She ain't my candidate. She ain't talking to me. She's talking about me.

I'm honored.

I lost my respect for Rudy Giuliani

Rudy is in the midst of giving an insulting, low-rent, nasty speech at the Republication convention. A Republican throwing out half-truths, slurs, and mean spirited snipes? What a surprise? NOT!

"Drill baby drill." Give me a break. The reaction of the crowd confirms that the GOP fights dirty, hits below the belt, and hides their evil intentions behind lies and deceit. At least they're consistent.

Google Chrome browser

Just when you thought the browser wars were over, Google mixes it up by announcing Chrome, their own browser.

There's even a comic about Google Chrome.

McCain, Palin, and "family values" (sic)

So let me get this straight. McCain fancies himself as the right wing's standard bearer of "family values". He chooses a conservative who believes we should teach creationism. Probably while home schooling.

Let's talk about family values. Bristol Palin needs to learn some new family values. Unless "go forth and multiply" includes getting knocked up at 17.

The best part is that McCAIN KNEW ALL ALONG!!! H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E-S!

Again, it looks like McCain has shot himself in the foot.

"President Obama, call for President Obama."

Did McCain Just Shoot Himself in the Foot?

Sarah Palin? Sarah Palin?? Now we have proof that John McCain is a nutcase out on the fringe. Does he really think she's sellable?

Barack was right: he doesn't get it. McCain did us a favor by picking a candidate who is so non-mainstream. The progressive candidate is looking better and better.

I'm not sure a convention can bolster things. Not after Denver.

JetCityOrange as a widget

JetCityOrange now has a feed!!!

Using my new RSS feed, you can keep up with this blog and the associated website (JetCityOrange.com). Not only that, I'm going to be pushing more and more stuff into the feed. Snippets that don't fit in anywhere else and/or stuff that really timely.

The raw feed is: http://www.JetCityOrange.com/feed.xml

You'll probably want it in some other form:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Dems in Denver

Sorry I missed Ted. Michelle is a Queen. What an amazing woman.

Chelsea looks uncannily like her mom in her youth. Hillary impressed me with her Saturday speech when she suspended her campaign. Last night she wow'ed me yet again. How forceful and elegant, on point and sincere. Her Warholian 15 minutes.

Didn't see the actual nomination but I'm sitting her waiting for Billy boy. Will he speak or will he preach?

Pass the popcorn...

Seattle Dharma Punx website

The Seattle Dharma Punx website is up and running.

The Seattle Dharma Punx (SDPx) Sis a self-led meditation group that meets Sundays on Capitol Hill. And as the name suggests, SDPx is inspired by Noah Levine's book "Dharma Punx"

Tibet? Olympics? Tibet???

NYC Chinese Consulate Projection Action 08.07.08 from Students for a Free Tibet on Vimeo.

Why Gmail is still in beta.

My Smart Car 3

My Smart Car 3: performance. Watch me drive onto I-5 and more!

3 Jewels & how life works

I go downtown to order custom license plates for my new Smart Car. The clerk glances at my application and says "Three jewels. Isn't that something to do with Tibetan Buddhism?" Turns out her sister was an organizer for Seeds of Compassion when His Holiness the Dalai Lama was in town.

When I walk back to the my car, what do I see on the south side of Smith Tower? Our favorite mantra!

My Smart Car & Jones Soda

Click here to vote for this photo on Jones Soda's site. Please...

George Carlin

Thanks for all you gave us, including but not limited to The Seven Words: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits.

My Smart Car 2

Just what is my Smart Car's mileage? Let's see as I fill it for the first time.

My Smart Car

My Smart Car: how small is it?



visit: MySpace.com/MySmartCar

I got a Smart Car! I got a Smart Car!

My new Smart Car ForTwo! Black on black on black on Friday the 13th no less!!

Fill 'er up? Git out yer wallet!

Thanks for nothing George. And your stupid war too. How about an energy policy that works? Oh, I forgot. You're from Texas, an oil producing state. You hang with the Saudis. You're not on our side. That's why I didn't vote for you. Asshole...

Then there's hypermilers. If they can get 40, 50, 60 mpg, why can't Detroit make cars that do right off the lot?

Where do I sign up for a iPhone 3G?

Do I have to camp out in front of the Apple store in order to get an iPhone 3G? I want the 16GB and I'm willing to drop T-Mobile to get it.

Big Man (Elbert Howard) & new Black Panther website

Big Man has his own website now! Read about the history of the Black Panthers as told by one of it's elders.

Elbert Howard is one of the six original Black Panthers, was Deputy Minister of Information, a member of the Central Committee and the International Solidarity Committee, and the BPP newspaper's first editor.

Fasion Minivan Sited!

Power to the People!

Every time I see this billboard it makes me mad. Honda co-opting the Black Panther Party.

Huey must be turning over in his grave.

Scientology is still a dangerous cult!

There, I said it. Scientology is a cult.

Damn Brits...

"Fortune Cookie Oracle part 2' now on YouTub

"Fortune Cookie Oracle" YouTube video

"Fortune Cookie Oracle", a message to our sisters & brothers in China about Tibet.

I finally got a MySpace page I'm not ashamed of

A MySpace page. Everyone has one. I did too but it was lame. L-A-M-E lame. That is until I bribed my 13 yr old son to spiff it up. And he did.

Behold!

Barcode Tattoos (in context)

Barcode tattoos are perhaps better left unseen. At least in this case. You can still get 3 barcode tattoos for a dollar. Not to mention all the other stuff that gets thrown in the envelope too!

Still not conviced?

Scanning Miranda

West Seattle Junction graffiti

Grand Theft Auto IV. What else is there today?

Today is April 29, 2008 and that means only one thing: Grand Theft Auto IV.

New Free Ringtones & Cell Phone Wallpaper

So which do you want? Free cell phone wallpaper photos you can download or lots of custom Windows sounds you can download for free?

The best part is you don't have to choose, you can have both!

Mosquito Ringtone on CNN.com

Looks like CNN discovered the mosquito ringtone. Or at least a device called "The Mosquito".

You know, kids find the high pitch sound annoying and adults can't hear high frequencies. Me? I make Mosquito Ringtone available as a free MP3 download.

Download free custom Windows sounds

Tired of your current Windows startup sound? Want a better default beep than what Redmond gives you? Is there someone you want to play a prank or two on? What you need are free Windows sound files.

That's right. Free WAV files to replace the lame-o sh*t Microsoft ships. Listen to them all and download the ones you want. There's plenty for everyone so no pushing or shoving.

DIY Altoids Prayer Wheels

DIY Tibetan prayer wheel made from an Altoids tin. Hey, I'm a Buddhist and a nerd. Put the two together and you get...

Fitting that I finished this today: I heard HHDL as part of Seeds of Compassion. Secular but still the Dalai Lama.

Some day.

Woke up to a 7 am "I'm moving out" phone call.

My office building had a fire this afternoon.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Seattle today for a 5 day event.

I got my lowest solitaire hand ever.

Milk Crate Studio & Branded Sock videos

The Dalai Lama's message to Tibetans

His Holiness the Dalai Lama issued this: Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to All Tibetans

HHDL's message couldn't be clearer. It is complete honest, open, transparent, and unambiguous. He does not want a Tibet separate from China. He is not behind the recent protests nor does he advocate violence. Yes, he wants to sit down with Beijing and talk.

PRC, ball's in your court. BTW, did you hear about the London protests surrounding the Olympic torch?

Ringtones, have we got free ringtones!

If you have a cell phone you're probably on the prowl for free ringtones. Where does one find free ringtones? On JetCityOrange, where else.

These aren't your regular free ringtones. Oh no. Don't take my word for it, listen for yourself.

tastes like chicken: all these need are some grits





sci fi ringtones: Sun Ra would be proud

Rick Rolling

I know April Fool's Day is over but confess: were you Rick Rolled?

Compassion in Tibet video

The recent protests in Tibet were met with a violent and repressive response from the Chinese government. Beijing refuses to open a dialog with the Dalai Lama. The 2008 Olympics has the world watching China, the same China that so desperately wants to be a full member of the international community. Well, there are no internal issues in a global marketplace.

We're all watching. The Olympics are a long way away.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tibet

His Holiness the Dalai Lama issued a statement today about the recent protests in Tibet and the violent reaction by the Chinese government. Beijing continues to falsely accuse HHDL of conspiring against the PRC and being the mastermind behind the worst riots in 20 years.

No, China is lying. China wants "the Tibet problem" to go away, preferably before the 2008 Olympics. Native Tibetans want freedom and control over their own lives. The current protests arise from years of oppression by a facsist regime, one who claims to be "communist" but is anything but. The Chinese government is as imperialistic and feudal as any on Earth. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Please sign this online petition. Contact the Chinese embassy via email: chinaembassy_us@fmprc.gov.cn or give 'em a shoutout: 1.202.328.2500 Want to lodge a protest with China's UN mission? chinamission_un@fmprc.gov.cn 1.212.655.6100 Let them know how you feel!

Meanwhile here's an article with lots of links to help you keep up with events in Tibet.

Barack on Tibet

Seems like I'm not the only upset with China's crackdown on the recent protests in and around Tibet. Barack supports the Tibetan protesters and has issued a warning to Beijing.

This needs to stop now. China needs to keeps its warlord, anti-nationalist hands off of Tibet. Tibet needs to be free. We all support His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Communists are wrong, not to mention running dogs and pitiful lackeys. That said, the PRC needs love and compassion too. No, really. They do.

Tibet & China

Bless the Tibetans. Their persistance and dedication to freeing themselves from Beijing is wonderful. In preparation for the farce that is the 2008 Olympics, Tibetans are protesting and marching.

Hello? PRC are you listening? We're all watching...

Mrs. Spitzer

So what's up with Silda Wall Spitzer, that is Mrs. Eliot Spitzer? What went through her mind as she stood there next to him as he stated "I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family"?

2/29/08 is Leap Day.

This Friday, February 29 2008, is a Leap Day. Get the candles out. 4 million worldwide will get to celebrate a birthday for the first time in 4 years.

Barack in Ohio

I'm from Ohio. Cleveland to be exact. Ohio's primary election is an important milestone for Barack Obama. Well, I guess it is for Hillary too.

Ohio voters, support Obama. I'm counting on Ohio voters to do the right thing. Yes you can. If fact, you must. We're all counting on you.

John McCain: No, You Can't

Bulldog for President!

john.he.is

This is one scary m*therf*cker. Please, no.

Microsoft Buys Danger

Steve, you can have Yahoo. I don't really care. But the Sidekick, now that's another story. I'm a big Sidekick fan; Microsquish...

So news comes today that Microsoft is buying Danger, the makers of the Sidekick. Bummer dewd. The party's over now.

Online Date Conversion widget

Sometime, just sometimes, you need to convert date formats. Now there's an online date conversion web site.

Go for it!

Yes We Can

The choice is quite simple. Very clear.

Microsoft & Yahoo

I can hear it now: "OK. We cry 'Uncle'. MSN and Live together ain't worth sh*t. We'll just buy our way into the internet and be done with it."

Scientology is a dangerous cult!

The Church of Scientology isn't a church nor a religon. It's a dangerous cult. They're a brainwashing cult.

Are you listening Tom? Don't fall for it Will!

Dear Santa...

I know, I know. Every year I pester you with promises of vastly improved behavior in exchange for yet-another-too-good-be-true gift (that I really don't need, yet alone deserve). And every demand, errr, "request", is more undeserving, selfish, and flagrant than the last. Insult to injury, I hate Xmas, ain't a Christian, and misbehave no matter what I say or unwrap 25dec.

That said, let me state here and now, before man and beast, "I'm a new person." And I really, REALLY mean it this time. From the bottom of my heart. I do.

"Why this sudden epithany?" you ask. "Has Little Elmer seen the error of his ways and truly reformed? Have my prayers finally been answered? Has the little m'fucker finally matured and grown up?"

Nah. But I found this totally kewl toy I want someone else to buy me. I'm broke cuz this new mortgage is breakin' my back. Come on Nick, help a brotha out: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/a02a/?cpg=67H

Watch the video. Groove to the soundz. Imagine the delight it will bring to me and all those within earshot. The hits, the radio play, going platinum, the adoring fans 'round the world, the freaky groupies waiting backstage, ...

Whadda ya say? Can I, can I? P-L-E-A-S-E...

Web site tips & tricks: SEO, page rank, et al.

For the last year or so I've been helping friends tweak their web sites. Cleaning up HTML, developing templates & boilerplate, renaming things; all with high page rank in mind. It's something I affectionately call "godfathering".

I just wrote several web pages on web site design., translating pages into other languages for free, and using Blogger to host photos. It's not an exhaustive tell-all by any means but a concise intro to the subject. Heck, if I tell too much I'll lose my advantage!

I trust that there's something of interest to most.

I wish my web site was this kewl!

This is what I call a really neat site. Doesn't do anything but waste time, bandwidth, and brain cells!

What time is it? 666!

So y'all know how I feel about 666 and barcodes, right?

Well someone commented:

"Everyone focuses on the number 666. The logic goes that when the shit hits the fan (Book of Revelation) no one will be able to do commerce without the mark of the beast on one's right hand or forehead. Error one: barcodes are on boxes of corn flakes, bottles of shampoo, and six-packs of beer, not on people. I can buy any of these items with a twenty dollar bill, no UPC tattoo required. Not that barcode tattoos aren't popular"
This made me laugh.......mainly because you said also "Nut jobs who don't know jackshit about barcodes"
Well in this sense, you are a "nutjob" who doesnt know jackstuff about the Bible
Its not "no one in the world" will be able to do commerce.....its "no one in that area" which will be made up of 10 nations total
The mark in the forehead is NOT a barcode or chip or anything like that.....it the surrender of ones MIND and WILL to the allegiance to the antichrist
The Mark in the hand could VERY WELL be like the verichip, it does not have to contain the numbers 666 in it.....666 is the number of the name of either the antichrist or the false religious leader who is also mentioned in revelation 13
And though it would not be hard to have an entire area convert to digital currency as opposed to paper currency, this will probably not be the case.......it says all must have the mark OR the name of the antichrist OR the number of his name......in this light, all one would have to do is Swear Allegiance to this nation and its king/leader, and they are marked in their forehead
So is it gonna be a barcode? probably NOT......but dont talk down on the Truth of the Bible when you dont even know what it says
Have a great day,
Teejae

And s/he calls me a nutjob...

The good ol' FBI. J. Edgar must be so proud!

Mr. Hoover, your old running buddies are doing their awful best to make you proud. Problem is, their best just ain't good enough.

Want proof? This story about how agents can setup a wiretap but they can't pay their damn phone bill! Who needs a lawyer with bozos like this on the job?

G1G1 didn't cut it!

The G1G1 program sends XO computers overseas. How? You buy one and another gets sent overseas. Rich Americans subsidize donations internationally. Sounds good, right?

I thought so. It sounded so good, Azalea Software got two and two were to be donated. Would have been great if the bozos at XO spent the extra couple of dollars and had FedEx require a signature.

Read the rest of the story here.

If you design microwaves...

Call me late to the party. Heck, I'll even confess to being a Luddite when it comes to microwave ovens. But the last place I rented and my new condo both suffer from the same fundamental design flaw.

When I walk into the kitchen I shouldn't have to hunt and search for the "Clear" button. And when I walk into a dark kitchen the light should be obvious and easy to find.

It's not Christmas without a brawl, ehhh?

Christmas in Jerusalem. What could be more serene and festive, ehhh? How about priests fighting?

Brilliant! (or should I say "tnaillirB")

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibet is a thorn in Beijing's side. A noble cause celebre headed by a guy the world just loves. The Dalai Lama arm wrestles with the Communists. The Party wants to control HHDL's reincarnation. The whole world's watching.

This piece is a good overview. To know the man is to laugh about PRC's arrogance while crying over the distraction.

Om mani padme hum.

What I woke to this morning

Let's see: I'm buying a condo, my Mom is coming tomorrow, Lisa's leaving tomorrow, Azalea is an S Corp. and it's the end of the year, and I'm buying a condo.

And this is what greets me when I go out to my car today. Fortunately I spotted it before it became an all out flat. At the most inopportune time. On the way to signing the papers. In the rain. Late.

One Laptop Per Child now shipping!

I order not one but two One Laptop Per Child computers through the Give One Get One program.

Why two? Well, four actually. Because the XO computer has built-in mesh networking and what I call social computing tools. You need two to talk to each other. It's like Santa bringing you one walkie-talkie or even a pair if you're an only child in the middle of nowhere.

Rumor has it they're shipping today. I can't wait! And this is my birthday week too!

No more Dalai Lamas?

As if the idea the Chinese can dictate and regulate one's reincarnation isn't outlandish enough comes word that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is talking about redefining the succession of Dalai Lamas and perhaps ending the chain with him. His recent remarks reported here are cause for pause.

I for one always thought HHDL would be with us. I selfishly assumed that I would be able to study with him whenever I wanted, now or in the future.

Don't Forget Burma.

Gotta love the web. I just submitted a photo to Don't Forget Burma. Let's hope the military dictators use the web and listen to our pleas.