Entries from October 2006

October 31, 2006

Texas Candidate(s) “Endorsements”

HAPPY HALLOWEEN–GO VOTE

My cohorts in political, mirth, mayhem and jocularity at Lonestartimes.com have put together our "Endorsements" for various candidates.

LST’s 2006 “endorsements” are below. (Actually I have provided links to the various candidates)

A few notes–

“Endorsements” struck us as a little too formal (and Old Media), so please consider these “suggestions for you to [...]

October 29, 2006

So many condoms so little time

Condoms made in US shape
foreign aid policy
International Herald
Tribune, France – 5 hours
ago… Behind the scenes,
the politicians have
ensured that companies in
Alabama won US
government contracts to
make billions of condoms
over the years for AIDS …
US-made condoms sent as
foreign aid Rutland
HeraldUS Jobs Shape
Condoms’ Role in
Foreign Aid New York Times
all 12 news articles » Girls
reporting high stress over
looks, weight San Francisco
Chronicle, USA – 15 hours
ago… Most shocking to
student researchers was
that half the girls said they
do not insist that their sex
partners use condoms. …
But more than half

October 28, 2006

Yummy Kentucky Fried Pigeon

PELICAN DEVOURS
PIGEON AT LONDON PARK
A pelican in London was
caught on camera
capturing and eating a
pigeon. The pelican ate
some breadcrumbs from a
child, then snatched a
nearby pigeon. The
pelican held the unlucky
bird in his beak before
swallowing it whole.
It’s nearly unheard
of for pelicans to eat birds.
Experts say their diet
consists almost entirely of
fish. Satellite Video Data
Window (via NBC2 Online –
News Video Player)

October 28, 2006

I understand

Monday, October 16, 2006
I gotta go…….. Many of
you that have been
reading this blog for a while
have read my references
to my past volunteer work.
What you may not know is
why I stopped volunteering
except for some Church
activities. Several years
ago when I moved from
Dallas to Houston I was
burned out. So I simply
stopped volunteering when
we moved.Many years ago
while counseling at a crisis
pregnant center, after
giving a mother and a 16 yr
old daughter all the
information I could to help
the 16 yr old have her
baby, the mother walked
out to take her

October 27, 2006

Leave Comment………Well Maybe Not (Updated)

Back in May I had a little fun ranting about bloggers (in that case a liberal, oh yeah and in this case too) that type their missives, solicit comments and then delete comments that are contrary to their political view. Well guess what? I could not help myself, I found this blog post by “Faux [...]

October 27, 2006

Candidates Call Rick Perry’s Bluff

Property tax bills bring
frustration By April Castro /
Associated PressEl Paso
Times Article
Launched:10/26/2006
12:00:00 AM MDT AUSTIN
– What was supposed to
be one of Gov. Rick
Perry’s greatest
campaign assets might
have turned into one of his
worst liabilities. Perry
claims in a now-pulled ad
that the last special session
of the Legislature would
mean the

October 27, 2006

Link of the day: Martha Stewart Roast Turkey Costume

Roast Turkey Costume (via
Davezilla: Clean humor,
filthy
comments)

October 27, 2006

Vote and get a 5 dollar coupon (UPDATE)

Don’t Forget to Vote
Let’s pick our own weirdness

Seems my good friend Jeremy Weidenhof over at Lonestartimes.com has gotten the real scoop on what is going on with the Coupons for Votes Deal I commented on earlier.
Democrat votes appear to be rather cheap nowadays. According to the Talmadge Heflin campaign it appears they can be purchased [...]