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Livejournal Hacked!
The email below and a couple more very similar to it were caught in my spam filter. A couple of things became evident right off the bat. That is not the password to my email. But it is the password and email address that was associated with this Livejournal account ( Read more... ) -
A note on comments
Due to the vast number of spam entries, mostly from Russia, and Live Journal's inability to stop them I have locked down the comments to registered users only.
This kind of runs against my grain, but there does not seem to be another way.
To the spammers that made this move necessary: Die in fire. Slowly, terribly and in great pain if at all possible ( Read more... ) -
Good bye to Papa Joe
Houston, TX - Joe Paterno, the 46 year veteran coach from Penn State, left this world last Sunday. It was a shock to those outside the family. People knew the coach was ill, but his demise was not expected this soon.
Papa Joe was assaulted in the media by righteous bastards with high sounding words about "moral duties." People felt Paterno owed ( Read more... ) -
Ground Hog Day
South Bend, IN - In the coming New Year, 2012, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.
The other involves a groundhog.
The groundhog is ( Read more... ) -
They say time heals loss... They lied.
Ann Arbor, MI - A year ago today you left us to see whatever comes next. Since that time the world has been a little bit darker place without you. Your friends, coworkers and family all still miss you. We still talk of you and the times we shared together.
I hope you are happy and safe there with lots of interesting things for you to figure out and ( Read more... ) -
An open letter to the powers that be at Penn State
Dear mindless idiots in charge of Penn State,
Joe Paterno is quite possibly the most straight up, by the book coach in college football today. Over the years he repeatedly demonstrated this fact on an off the field. No one, until now, has ever had the slightest reason to question Paterno's integrity or character.
When it came to the allegations ( Read more... ) -
Our Lady of Sound
I hope you are happy where ever you are now. Where ever that may be I know you are raising the roof. I miss you and can't help but wonder why you left us so soon.
Happy birthday Lady Melissa. See you on the other side.
