i'm feeling better and a bit stronger. i went to work three days last week. am going again this week. definitely light-labor work to start off with though. i'm temporarily a wuss. hopefully i'll be a raging screenprinting machine again soon. raging.
i am an uncle again. however prayers are definitely needed. go to my wife's blog for updates on mackenna mae.
we now have kittens. i have already started training them to become ferocious mice killers. and bug killers. and vermin killers. but not cow killers. i'll leave that to the slaughterhouse... by the time i'm done with their training, they will be able to take down dobermans. all shall fear our kittens, vicious beasts that they are.
our cat is a FABULOUS buggie hunter/killer. he knows the word "buggie" and will come running to assist/maul/dispose. we've only had about 6 scorpions ever here and he has found/pointed out every one. one time he even woke us up meowing in the middle of the night and had one cornered in the living room. he is worth whatever we pay him in kitty treats!! :)
so natalie portman is taking some heat from hindus because of her role in her ex-boyfriend's new music video, carmensita. they claim that it is "denigrating" and "mocks hindu concepts and symbols".
well, after watching the video, i would have broken up with the guy if he had me star in that steaming pile of (insert denigrating noun of choice)
but i digress...
but the point is, these hindu people think that they are owed an apology. why? because their feelings have been hurt. they feel that people "aren't taking their religion seriously." well you know what, hindu people? a lot of people don't take ANY religion seriously.
there is no rule saying that i have to respect your religion. because i am of a different religion, doesn't that automatically mean that i don't respect your religion? (unless i was one of those "all paths lead to the same destination" religious yahoos).
these are the same people who got mad at mike myers for his movie the love guru. the only reason i remember that is because of the closing quote where they say: "Forgiveness is one of the main virtues of Hindu ethics. If Natalie Portman offers a sincere public apology, Hindus would not only absolve her but might also pray for her success in future ventures."
did you catch that? they might pray for her future success. they said the same thing about mike myers (and he'll probably need all the prayers he can get).
which brings me to another point: just because you forgive somebody doesn't mean you have to like them. just thought i'd throw that out there (-:
so the point is, people have been making fun of religion for years. people are always going to get offended by you not liking their religion. and bill maher is probably not going to go to heaven. let's tell the hindus that their religion doesn't matter and get on with life.
dan out
this blog written for the sole purpose of filling in space and replacing the old blog with new, entirely unimportant information
your - belonging to you (i.e.: is this your dog that i just ran over?)
you're - contraction of "you are" (i.e.: i know you're not going to be happy with me running over your dog)
yore - olden days (i.e.: back in the days of yore, people ran over dogs all the time)
like - comparable to (i.e. a guy told me that i look like robert englund) note: NOT to be used 5 times in the same sentence
like - to enjoy (i.e.: i like robert englund but i don't want to be compared to him)
later - a time after now (i.e.: call me later to let me know what you're doing) note: does not have the number 8 located ANYWHERE in the word
sole - only one (i.e.: your dog was the sole survivor of her driving carnage)
soul - your eternal being (i.e.: my body will die but my soul will not)
really - an emphasizer (i.e.: i really didn't mean to run over your dog)
you - the person who is not me (i.e.: that's right, i'm talking to you, buddy.) note: not to be shortened to "u". that's just silly.
probably - possibly (i.e.: you probably spell it "prolly")
should - the way you need to do it (i.e.: you should spell this word right. at all times.)
for - there are 35 definitions for this word. i don't care how you use it, just don't simplify a three-letter word to "4". that's just stupid.
that - referencing to something else. (i.e.: i like it like that.) not to be spelled "dat".
what - a common beginning to a query (i.e. what are you doing with all those misspelled words?)
why - another common query often used by toddlers (i.e.: why do you spell "why" like "y"? WHY?!?!?!)
sarcasm - taunt of ironical nature (i.e. who knew that "sarcasm" wasn't spelled with an "i"? i certainly didn't...)
forever - an extremely long time (i.e.: it's been forever since i've seen this word spelled right and not spelled "4ever")
*sigh*
grammar police out
add more to this list because i know i didn't remember everything...
Lydia really does LOVE the Bill Peet book we got. We read it multiple times in a day and she carries it around with her. Last night we read it in bed before bedtime.
Apostrophes. "Dead Poets Society" jars a little at first, until one realises that John Keating's literary club was not a gathering of actual deceased versifiers (which would indeed be a Dead Poets' Society), but rather a group whose members recite poetry (among other activities). I haven't yet read Lynne Truss's "Eats, Shoots & Leaves", but I hear it's quite good :D
I know you don't know me, how I came upon your page I don't recall, but I teach 4th grade language arts and by far the most incorrectly interchanged words have to be 'our' and 'are' and they aren't even homophones, but my students interchage these two words as if they are. Sorta makes me want to bury a rusty fork in my eye after reading it for the 100th time.
There: a state, place, or condition Their: the third person plural posessive pronoun They're: contraction of "they are" Theyre: What you should have figured out not to do by about 4th grade
Me and Nick were talking last night about today was ya'll's year! Isnt' amazing what all can happen in a year?!?! And I'm sure you love her more than the day you said "I Do" :o) Congratualtions!!!!
well, yes, i'm sure i talked a lot in atherton's class because you couldn't sit there like a bump on a log and expect to pass! :-) but, i loosen up over time, that's what my post meant. i'm not talkative at first, but give me some time and i'll come around.
Wow... and I remember back in the day when you and I would stay up late and talk about your girl problems and Toys R Us on aim. Doesn't seem like it was that long ago. HA! and brown eyed girl... boy did she miss out. Glad things turned out for ya Dan. Told ya you were a catch.
yes, but you have an excuse :) The 50 people waiting on a bus that wont be there for 10 minutes when they could walk and be to their class before the bus gets there... those are the people that annoy me :)
Not normally reading your blog and all, I just happened to head over this way because you commented on Susan's blog. I found your prior comment regarding Sonic to be filled with merit. What's the purpose of having a drive-in with a drive-thru? We out here on the Left Coast, however, are excited that the first Sonic in Los Angeles county is being built here in Palmdale. They excitement is almost underwhelming. When I mention the fact that a Sonic is being built, I get the breathless gasp, "What's Sonic?" I anxiously await to see if they will have a drive-thru. As you, I will boycott said drive-thru when I order my large cherry limeade (and DON'T tip the car hop). Happy Anniversary, by the way. Oh, and gas continues to be cheaper here in California ($3.55 this morning at Costco).
what i am about to announce completely staggers the imagination and literally blows my mind.
it is the most senseless act in all of human history.
it defies all that is reasonable in this world.
i am dumbfounded and without explanation.
the sonic restaurant now has drive-thrus...
let that sink in for just a minute. sonic has drive-thrus. the restaurant you go to sit in your car to be served, now lets you...sit in your car to be served...
restaurants that don't have a drive-thru are being converted to have one at what i am sure is no small expense. somebody is being paid a lot of money to come up with the atrocious idea that the great american drive-in now has to have the very american drive-thru.
it boggles my mind. absolutely astounds me. i see no purpose whatsoever for them to put in a drive-thru.
so i fully intend on boycotting the sonic drive-thru much like i boycott culvers (except i boycott that place for no reason whatsoever except for the fact that i can).
mr. hotshot drive-thru idea man at sonic will NOT be getting my business. no sir!
dan out
i must lead a pretty good life if this is the most i have to get upset over.
That's odd, the Sonic's here have drive-thru's. The one nearest my work actually recently closed abruptly and for no good reason. They still have banners on the outside of the store. That angers me. It was so close to being the first time that I actually worked near a Sonic so I could start having weekly Friday nite cherry limeades! Verily I say: a pox on Sonic!
There was a Sonic near our apartment in Louisville that wasn't even a drive-in! It was some kind of taco restaurant of olden days that had been converted into a Sonic. I thought it was ridiculous.
The point is that the drive-thru saves people from feeling like they have to tip the carhops (who on average make more in a day than I do teaching inner-city high school). I refuse to tip the people who bring the food to my car because I had no option of getting the food myself. Now, with a drive-thru, I have the option of not requiring someone to bring me my food, but I still get Sonic food.
