It's All Viagra's Fault


There are reports that an epidemic of STDs has broken out in The Villages in Florida. That's a senior citizens' town like Sun City, I suppose. The gynecologist who sees many of the residents says it's all because if Viagra. Louis Franklin, a resident in The Villages, says, "I've had more dates since I moved here that I've had my whole life." Colleen McQuade, the gynecologist, says she has had more cases of STDs in The Villages than she used to have when she practiced in Miami.

Believe It


A medium in Brasil wrote two letters from the the victim of a murder whose spirit told the medium that the accused on trial had not done it. The two letters were entered into evidence and proved to be the determining factor in the judge's decision, according to the defense attorney. A clerk at the court confirmed that the letters were accepted as evidence, because the prosecution did not object.

Watch the Commercial or Pay

Royal Philips Electronics has applied for a patent in the U.S. that would not allow the TV's remote control to change channels during a commercial, unless you have already paid a fee. The same would apply to digitally recorded programs: you wouldn't be able to skip the commercials without paying a fee. What's this world coming to? We already pay for cable just to be able to watch the programs at all, now we have to pay not to watch? This is an outrage! Well, okay, not that much of an outrage, not like NSA spying. But, it pisses me off nonetheless.

The Fattest City in the Fattest State in the Fattest Country in the Whole Fat World


That would be Houston, Texas. We drove over there Saturday to see my sis-in-law and her husband. So, what did we do? We ate! Let's see, Saturday evening was Alladin's. I got the vegetable sampler which had like 12 or 15 things on it. It was fantastic. Afterwards we went to see Kinky Boots. I would say it's okay, but not what I would call great. It's a comedy about a shoe maker and a drag queen. There are some funny parts, but it was way too predictable. I didn't pick the movie by the way.

The next morning it was breakfast at Spanish Flower (the name reminds me of Spanish Fly). It was very good Mexican food. Then, later we went to church with the in-laws. They're Catholic and we've been to the same service with them several times. The services don't get any better - it still looks like a well rehearsed but poorly performed magic show. Like everyone knows their part so well that it's become routine. Robes, candles, wine, bread, holding stuff up in the air like a magician showing you there's nothing up his sleeves, assistants, procession, and so forth. The priest's homily was good though, it was about Archbishop Oscar Romero who was killed by death squads in El Salvador.

After church of course it was time to eat again. This time we went to Nidda's Thai Restaurant. I thought it was very good and so did the Goddess.

We left Houston about 9:30 in the morning so no more eating. Oh well.

The Egg Was First


John Brookfield, a British researcher, has determined that the egg came before the chicken. He says it's actually quite simple - genetic material cannot evolve in a living organism, it has to evolve in the egg. So, the egg that produced the chicken was laid by a different specie.

Short Pants Will Get You Killed

In Iraq at least. The coach and two members of the Iraqi Davis Cup team were executed by a militant Sunni group. Eye witnesses said that the execution took place because the three wore short pants. A few days ago the militant group warned the team that wearing shorts would not be tolerated. What the fuck? Shorts? Would they prefer them to play tennis in those long white dresses?

Borat's Back


And I don't mean his butt. He has returned. Borat is in Cannes to promote his new movie called Borat The Movie. I like.

Because They All Have Mustaches


Tiziano Ferro, an Italian popular singer, said on TV that it's impossible to find beautiful Mexican women, because they all have mustaches. He then backs off a little to say that Salma Hayek is the only exception.

35=10


According to a novel by Chetan Bhagat called One Night @ the Call Center trainers at call centers in India instruct their students from day one that 35=10. It means that the brain of a 35 year old American is equal to the brain of a 10 year old Indian. They say it helps their students better understand the American customers.

Sinus Treatment


Yeah, I'm still fighting with my sinuses. The picture is of my desk at this moment. I'm taking herbs, drinking lots of water, and well...hoping for my sense of smell to come back. I went back to the Academy of Oriental Medicine of Austin last Thursday to be "re-evaluated". I got some needles in the same places as before, a month's worth of herbs, and time to come back. The Iatrogenic Rash has improved, but not left the auditorium. So, now it's been like 3 1/2 months that I've been fuckin' with this and it ain't gone! I will say that it's improved a lot though.

No Good Samaritans Allowed

David Sharp died while climbing Mount Everest. He ran out of oxygen in the "dead zone". He didn't have a sherpa, and he didn't have enough oxygen tanks. He also didn't have any help, because 40 other climbers passed him by while he was lying there dying. Yes, 40.

Suspicious Saudis

Two University of South Florida students from Saudi Arabia remain is jail after their arrest on Friday for boarding a school bus without authorization. They got on the bus, took a seat, and began speaking Arabic. Students alerted the driver who was a substitute and didn't know that the two men weren't students. The driver called police, and the two men were arrested at the high school.

Now, get this, one of them was wearing a trenchcoat in 80F temperature in Tampa. Duh! What makes you suspicious of that? An Arab on a school bus in a trenchcoat...my Allah! When asked why they boarded the bus the two, who were questioned separately, gave more than one reason. First, they said they wanted to enroll in an easier English language class than the one at South Florida, then they said they wanted to see a high school, then they said they thought it would be fun.

Yeah, I know why...They wanted to get some American pussy! Remember they come from a country where all the women wear black tents. No, they're not Al-Qaeda, they're Al-Cunta.

Everybody's Doin' a Brand New Dance Now, C'mon Baby...

Do the Bird Flu. Yes, not only has bird flu itself arrived in the Ivory Coast, but the dance (click here to see it) has too. I didn't know it but Ivory Coast is quite a dance happy place. They name new dances after sports, politics, and so on. They even have one called the Guantanamo. Is that they one where they look like they're committing suidice?

Follow Up on Extreme Sport


A few days ago I posted about two Scandanavian guys who were going to ski down Mount Everest. Well, only one of them made it. The guy from Sweden, Tomas Olsson, has gone missing. The two skiers were at a cliff and were trying to rappel down when Tomas fell. His skiing partner, Tormod Granheim, went down to try to help him, but only found his ice ax. God bless him.

Immigration Reform


Okay, let me get this straight. A suspected people smuggler was shot and killed on the US-Mexican border trying to escape to Mexico. Wait a minute! He was going south? He was trying to smuggle people into Mexico? What did I miss here? He's taking illegal immigrants back to Mexico, and our Border Patrol shot him...because he tried to avoid a traffic stop and get across the border. Isn't that what East German border guards used to do when people tried to get to West Germany? I got to say I'm confused. Seems like the Minutemen would want to give the guy a medal.


I'm just sayin'.

UT Commencement at 8:30 A.M.?


Driving to work this morning was going along quite well until I took my regular exit from I-35. When I exited, I had to slam on the brakes, because traffic was backed up on the exit ramp. It was at a standstill on the ramp and on the access road. For fuck's sake! It turns out that the University of Texas is having their commencement exercises (strange name for that huh?) in the Erwin Center at fucking 8;30 in the morning! Well, maybe not 8:30 when they start, but it sure was early enough for people to tie up traffic trying to get there. Gimme a break!

Curious About Your Death?

Just go to The Death Psychic, and it will gladly inform you how you will meet your death. Here's what will happen to me:

While mowing the lawn barefoot, you accidentally run over your foot, severing your toes. Unable to walk, you bleed to death in your lawn.

Hmmm...I don't usually mow the lawn, and never have liked doing it, barefoot or not. Mowing the lawn barefoot? Really?

I'll Be Right Back

A young woman in Germany had filled her gas tank, but didn't have enough money to pay for it. She left her friend who was with her as a "deposit" while she drove home to get some money. Okay, that's a little unusual, but not unbelievable. Except she never came back.

The employees called the cops who came and questioned the friend who was later allowed to go. Well, gas is really pricey nowadays.

Hirsi Ali Comes to America


Hirsi Ali is presently a member of parliament in the Netherlands. She is resigning her seat and is moving to the US to work for the American Enterprise Institute. So what? Well, she's been living under threat of death for a long time, especially since Theo Van Gogh was murdered by jihadists in Amsterdam in 2004.

The reason it's all happening now is because she has acknowledged lying on her asylum request to live in the Netherlands. There has been a publicity campaign about it recently with a TV documentary. This was evidently public information before, but it's being rehashed lately. She was born in Somalia, grew up under Islam, and has been an outspoken critic of it. In fact, she collaborated with Van Gogh on the movie, Submission, that got him killed.

I for one say welcome to her, may her time in the US be safe.

Extreme Sport

Two Scandanavians have climbed Mount Everest, but that's not really news. What's news it that they are going to ski down it. That's 8850 meters above sea level. Whoa, and I thought my ill-fated sky dive was daring!