Lost Emails? I Don't Believe It

So, the IRS expects us to believe they lost a bunch of emails.

I don't.

And, I'm not the only one.








Who else doesn't believe it?

Well, that's your task. Now, off to work. You're burning daylight.

Blog-Tag: A Game for a Virtual Cocktail Party

This meme has been making the rounds recently under the name 5 Things You Don't Know About Me. But the original name was Blog-Tag: A Game for a Virtual Cocktail Party.

How'd I get hit with it? Why, none other than C'est Moi tagged me. And she was tagged by The Anchoress who was tagged by Fausta who was tagged by AcademicElephant (Elephants in Academia) who was tagged by Baseball Crank who was tagged by Matt Welch who was tagged by Howard Owens who was tagged by Jay Small (Small Initiatives) who was tagged by Greg Starling (Screenwerk) who was tagged by Matt McGee (Small Business SEM) who was tagged by Lisa Barone (BruceClay.com) who was tagged by Graywolf (Graywolf's SEO Blog) who was tagged by Digital Ghost (Speaking Freely) who was tagged by Marketing Guy (Fused Nation) who was tagged by Aaron Shear who was tagged by Avinash Kaushik (Occam's Razor) who was tagged by Dave Gale (Hitting the Wire) who was tagged by Jeff Pulver who was tagged by ... nobody. He gets the credit ... or the blame ... for starting this line of this darn thing.

Jeff's rules involve "sharing five things about themselves that relatively few people know, and then tagging five other bloggers to be 'it.'" The rules eventually evolved to "5 things you don't know about me," which is just about the same thing.

Anyway, it's time to play.

Five things that relatively few people know about me:

1. I've never seen one episode of Seinfeld. And don't want to.


2. I was on ESPN briefly. During a football game. During Hurricane Hugo. Sitting alone in the stands. Being pounded by rain and 45 MPH winds. Until I held up a sign that said "Hugo Sucks."


3. I used to have a Mr. Spock haircut.


4. The first time I went to New Orleans, the first place we ate was ... Wendy's.


5. I have a birthmark on my butt-cheek. But I won't tell you which one.

Now, I'm supposed to tag five other bloggers.

But, you know what? I'm not going to.

Oh, not that I don't want to play along or follow the rules. Okay, maybe that does figure into it. But Jeff started without a tag ... so I'm going to end without a tag.

If you want to pick it up and run with it, start your own thread. And have fun with it.

The Christmas Meme

The player of this game starts with "3 things he/ she would love to get for Christmas" and also has to list "3 things he/ she definitely does not want to get for Christmas". Then he/she tags 5 friends and list their names. The ones who get tagged need to write on their blogs about their Christmas wishes, as well as state this rule clearly, then tag 5 more victims. And the one who tags need to leave his/her victim a comment that says "you've been Christmas tagged!" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

Django, Pug Blog

'Twas three days before Christmas, and that's when I found
7.62 measured the size of the round
I was hit with. Of course that could only mean
Sniper One had hit me up with that darn Christmas Meme.

Should I play along or should I be a stopper
And disappoint Sniper One ... and Alabama Improper?

c.a. Marks was the one who had given the fate to
Sniper One after she'd been hit by 123beta.

Butch offered his meme as response to a dare
From This That and Frog Hair 2's Patty McBlair.

Now Patty was tagged by the Junebugg li'l pixie
Of Wasted Days And Wasted Nites in the old Heart of Dixie.

To her the meme came with tremendous velocity
By way of Carina's Doggie musing and animalosities.

Carina's tag came from Wisconsin's Muskego
Where Sharon and Snickers enjoy everywhere they go.
And while Life With Snickers seems like a fantasia,
It's as real as Ben_Benjamin who lives in Malaysia.

"IM NOT A DOG!" says Ben's blog. I believe what he writes.
Who am I to argue with a canine that bites?

Ben_Benjamin was tag'ed with this Christmas meme
By Super Boy & Baby Licious who share a dog theme.

Those two pups were brought in by old dog Joe Stains
Whose life there in Tempe is devoid of the rains.
While Joe Stains can often be full of much bluster
He softened when tagged with this meme by young Buster.

Yes, Buster the Wired Fox Terror of bunnies
Passed the meme on to bloggers of serious and funnies.

But who had tagged Buster? Of course you'd feel smug
If you knew it was none other than Ronin The Pug.
Ronin shared his wishes as the meme, it required,
Plus two-thirds again more. There's much he desired.

He was tagged with the meme by those two doggy mugs
Named Gidget and Duke from A Tail Of Two Pugs.
Now Gidget and Duke love the Christmas sensation.
In this meme it turns out they are second generation.

For they were hit with it hard by Pug Blog's Django
Who started this long-listed Christmas meme tango.

Now that all are aware of this meme's genealogy
Here's my list of things I'd love to get on the Holiday.

My first wish for Christmas on this wish-list deal
The Wife knows for sure, it's my favorite meal.

But it's Christmas and that means it's not about getting
The second wish of course, is a stop to blood-letting.

The third thing I want is some peace and some quiet
I'm tired of protesting and calling for riots.

What do I not want? Don't think I'm insane,
But what I don't want is more of the same.
By that I mean fussing and fighting and strife.
I just want to spend time with the kids and the Wife.

I don't want to listen to idiots on TV.
I don't want to hear about Nancy Pelosi.
I don't want to read about trashing my nation.
I don't think that war losses are cause for cel'bration.

You might think I'm sounding like Seuss' old Grinch,
But I don't want the noise and I don't want the stench
Of fussing and fighting and cursing and yelling
Of blaming, accusing, or lies that they're telling.

It's Christmas and that means to every nation
God came to this world to bring us salvation.

Muslim and Hindu and Christian and Jew,
Every belief on this world, held by me or by you,
If it preaches love for your fellow man,
Live up to its teachings. I know that you can.

If you don't believe as I believe, that's alright, that's okay,
I still wish you all, Merry Christmas, anyway.

That Darn Picture Search Meme

I've been tagged with a meme by Blue Tige, who was tagged by Carmen from Do What I Wanna Do, who was tagged by Sticks at From Chaos to Serendipity, who was tagged by VW Bug of One Happy Dog Speaks, who was tagged by ArmyWifeToddlerMom, who was tagged by Oddybobo, who was tagged by Harvey, who was tagged by Lynn of A Sweet, Familiar Dissonance, who was tagged by The Incurable Insomniac, who was tagged by Monty (The Daily Bitch), who was tagged by Momma K (Petroville), who resurrected this from the previous incarnation of April 2005. Now you know who to blame.

Anyway, here's the meme, in all its glory.

Here's the instructions:

1. Choose a search engine (e.g. Dogpile).


2. Pick 5 random blogfriends.


3. Think of a word or phrase that you describes each friend.


4. Do an image search of that word or phrase.


5. Pick an image that makes you say, "Aha! That's it!"

Now, those rules changed ever-so-slightly form the Momma K version:

1. Choose a search engine (I use Google Images) and click on "Images"


2. Choose a 5 random blogfriends (or not random, if your nasty)


3. Think of a word that you feel best describes your blogfriend


4. Do an IMAGE SEARCH on that word


5. Pick the image that best fits your pal & post it

I'm going to revert to the original ... because I can.

Here goes. I'm taking the BlogRoll of people that don't link to me, setting it up for random, refreshing the page, and picking the one that's on top. (True, they might not actually be "blogfriends" because they don't link to me, but honestly, I've not met most of the ones that do link to me, so the fact that I like their blogs is enough; it doesn't matter that they don't link to me.) And, I'm going to limit the images I pick to the front page of the Google Image search. No scrolling through to page 103 of 4,096 or anything.

Here goes:

Netputnus Lex ~ Patriot


Right Wing Nation ~ intelligent


Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. ~ Soldier


Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald ~ Moonbat


The People's Cube ~ Funny


I should have allowed myself to use more pages for a couple of these ... but rules are rules.

Now, those of you that made the top of the random blogroll ... it's your turn. I'm laying odds that one plays along. Any takers?

Who The Hell You Callin' White Trash?

I am 89% White Trash.

Born in a trailer, live in a trailer, die in a trailer. I am the epitome of white trashiness. Unfortunately, I have no clue what epitome means.

Take the
White Trash Test
@ FualiDotCom

Not quite sure what to make of this one. I don't smoke, so that counted against me. Of course, it didn't ask nothing about Skoal. Plus me owning a computer. Thjank God for Blue Hippo!

So, no Basil. You can't have your Wenesdays back!

Oh, and I don't know how right or rong this kind of thing is. But I'm realy curious. So, I'm tagging some folks.

Hey y'all. Tag, you're it!

• Agent Bedhead


• And Rightly So!


• Area417


• BOBO BLOGGER


• Cranky Neocon


• Dangerous Logic


• Feisty Republican Whore


• HECTOR VEX


• It Is What It Is


• Lost In Lima Ohio


• MacStansbury.org


• Mean Ol' Meany


• Merri Musings


• MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy


• Pirate's Cove


• Riehl World View


• Rightwingsparkle


• Six Meat Buffet


• Sortapundit


• Stupid Random Thoughts


• SubTerfuge


• The Ebb & Flow Institute


• The Jawa Report


• The Nose On Your Face


• THE STEEL DEAL


• The Therapist


• Vince Aut Morire

Four Things Meme

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Monday Makeup Meme

I've done a bad thing. Okay, two bad things.

Alright, I've done other bad things, but this is one bad thing in particular I need to make good.

In December, I was tagged with a meme. And I didn't participate.

No, I don't have to participate in silly memes, but because someone thought enough to tag me, I need to repay the compliment (or insult, whichever) by playing along.

Not that you have to. No, not by any means. That's just how I feel about it.

Anyway, I was tagged and didn't play. That's bad thing number one. Or 1A.

You see, the other bad thing I did was forget who tagged me.

I've thought of another bad thing. I didn't click my blogroll and check all the posts on all the sites until I found the blog that tagged me and what it was about.

So, if you tagged me, let me know. Comment, TrackBack, or e-mail. Just let me know. I want to make it right.

As a way of penance (Baptists can do penance, right?) I'm going to do a couple of memes. But not tag anyone. Since I wasn't tagged by these, and since those that did these didn't tag anyone. But I'm attempting to make things right. In my own special way.

Jack Grant (Randon Fate) did this back in October.

What were three of the stupidest things you have done in your life?

1. Run with an axe. I nearly lost a finger and still have a nasty scar.


2. Listened to loud music (or music loudly). I have a hearing loss because of it.


3. Didn't take my first year of college seriously. It took me years to overcome what I lost that year.

At the current moment, who has the most influence in your life?

• George Massey. I worked with George years ago. I don't even know if he's alive now. But he told me during a disagreement that he didn't want to hear 50 reasons why something couldn't be done, but one way something could be done. That taught me that there's a way to do most anything that needs to be done. I never forgot that.

If you were given a time machine that functioned, and you were allowed to only pick up to five people to dine with, who would you pick?

1. My deceased maternal grandfather.


2. My deceased paternal grandmother.


3. My deceased paternal grandfather.


4. My deceased nephew.


5. My deceased father-in-law (who I never met).

If you had three wishes that were not supernatural, what would they be?

1. Financial security for the children.


2. A long, happy life for the children.


3. Live to see the grandchildren grown.

Name two things you regret your city not having, and two things people should avoid.

1. Loyal sports fans


2. Good barbeque (I do not like what passes for barbeque here)

1. Asking me stupid questions


2. Most other drivers on the highway (if you cannot get a driver's license anywhere else, they'll let you drive here)

Name one thing that has changed your life.

• Computers

Keep the virus alive. Swap spit with five hotties.

• No, since I wasn't sent this, I won't send it on. I'm doing it as penance, remember? But if you want to run with it, by all means...

Another meme I'm doing as penance is one I found at Naked Villany last week:

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE

1. Radio news director


2. Electronics salesman


3. Truckstop manager


4. Soldier

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER

1. Casablanca


2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail


3. The Right Stuff


4. Blazing Saddles

FOUR BOOKS YOU COULD READ AGAIN & AGAIN

1. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Revised Standard Version, Expanded Edition


2. Without Remorse - Tom Clancy


3. Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton


4. I, Robot - Isaac Asimov

FOUR CITIES/PLACES YOU'VE LIVED IN

1. Jacksonville, FL


2. Gainesville, FL


3. Valdosta, GA


4. Phenix City, AL

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH

1. 24


2. The Shield


3. Monk


4. Star Trek

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION

1. Niagara Falls


2. Las Vegas


3. New Orleans


4. Washington, DC

FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY

1. Pyjamas Media


2. Pajamas Mediocrity


3. It'sAPundit


4. Public Eye

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS

1. Hamburgers


2. Steak


3. Pizza


4. Broccoli

FOUR PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW

1. At a baseball game


2. At a football game


3. At the beach


4. In bed

So, I consider my penance paid for forgetting the memes. But I still owe a meme. This was just the interest on the debt.

Anyway, If you've tagged me for a meme and I failed to follow through, please leave a comment, a TrackBack, or e-mail me the link. I'll make it good.

Ten Big Things: I

Joe over at aTypicalJoe tagged me with a meme last week. And I initially planned to have it up last Thursday. But several things interferred, and I planned it for the weekend. But things happened. Now, I'm finally finishing it up. Or part of it.

It wasn't an easy one. I tell you what, when Joe pays me back for tagging him, he pays back with interest!

Here's the idea: What are the Big Things (ten of them) that we can all address and reunite this country?

Let's give it a shot.

Kimmy Ramblestrip Hates Me!

Well, okay. Kim (Ramble Strip) doesn't hate me. But she tagged me with a Meme Of Unusual Size. As you wish.

I thought about passing this off to Cousin Red, but after reading it, I decided I didn't want to know how he scored. So, I'll take the silly little test.

The results are a little long, so sit back, grab a Dr Pepper and some Doritos (Cooler Ranch!) and let's go:

If I Could Be…

Gee, thanks, Jody. You're going to make me have to think! I don't normally use my brain when I blog, so this will definitely be a change.

First, here's the rules of the "If I Could Be A ..." meme that I've been slapped upside the head tagged with:

Immediately following there is a list of 18 19
20 different occupations. You must select at least 5 of them (feel free
to select more). You may add more if you like to your list before you
pass it on (after you select 5 of the items as it was passed to you).
Each one begins with "If I could be..." Of the 5 you selected, you are
to finish each phrase with what you would do as a member of that
profession.

For example, if the selected occupation was "linguist,"
you might take the phrase "If I could be a linguist...I would learn Hebrew, Greek, Russian, Italian and Chinese." See how
easy that is? Here's the list:

If I could be a scientist...
If I could be a farmer...
If I could be a musician...
If I could be a doctor...
If I could be a painter...
If I could be a gardener...
If I could be a missionary...
If I could be a chef...
If I could be an architect...
If I could be a linguist...
If I could be a psychologist...
If I could be a librarian...
If I could be an athlete...
If I could be a lawyer...
If I could be an innkeeper...
If I could be a professor...
If I could be a writer...
If I could be a llama-rider...
If I could be a bonnie pirate...
If I could be an astronaut...

So, here are my answers: