tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62380282011-04-21T17:25:15.062-05:00Shooting from the Lip"A ROOM WITHOUT A BOOK IS LIKE A BODY WITHOUT A SOUL" -- Marcus Tullius Cicero Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-12630801939992607612008-09-27T01:35:00.001-05:002008-09-27T01:36:48.546-05:00IS SARAH PALIN READY TO BE YOUR VICE PRESIDENT? John McCain certainly rolled the dice when he chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Her instantaneous rise to well-known status (as a celebrity for some and a target for others) may rank as one of the most abrupt introductions to national political prominence in history. The last several vice-presidential picks, winners or losers,Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-85535685087220879042008-09-06T11:46:00.001-05:002008-09-06T11:49:51.631-05:00VIDEOS WORTH WATCHING -- JON STEWART CATCHES HYPOCRITES IN ACTIONJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-37813787552185613002008-01-05T17:28:00.000-06:002008-01-05T17:30:39.145-06:00WHY I’M NOT SOLD ON BARACK OBAMA Even before all of the votes were tallied in Thursday night’s Iowa caucuses, it was clear that my candidate – Delaware Senator Joe Biden – wasn’t going anywhere. In fact, how completely his candidacy had been overshadowed by the star power of rival Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards was evident immediately as the night began. The legitimate Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-46558850158982251232007-07-31T19:55:00.000-05:002007-07-31T22:00:00.625-05:00DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAINIllinois Senator Barack Obama, candidate for the Democratic nomination for president and media darling, is in Iowa this week touting his commitment to government reform. His accusations are broad, his solutions obscure and his appeal undoubtedly rooted more deeply in personality than political positions. But who can help but agree with what he says?Obama's generalized Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-16483515020152051042007-07-12T17:26:00.001-05:002007-07-12T17:27:44.829-05:00POLITICAL VIEWS I tried to use a Facebook application called "Take a Stand" that would have posted my thoughts on a wide variety of political issues. The application never worked, so I'm switching to Blogger so I can get these down somewhere. Party: Unaffiliated (my political compass points toward "populist"); both major parties are corrupt organizations with agendas that consist of attaining/Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1164698295644322792006-11-28T01:16:00.000-06:002006-11-29T05:21:25.736-06:00MICHAEL RICHARDS AND OUR NATIONAL REEXAMINATION OF RACISM"I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled."-Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963Martin Luther King, Jr. was truly Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1162871388633633482006-11-06T21:49:00.000-06:002006-11-06T21:49:48.653-06:00VOTEPlease don't forget to vote tomorrow, November 7. It's embarrassing that there are more than 100 countries in the world that surpass us in voter turnout. When all was said and done, only around 65% of adults eligible to vote (that's eligible to vote, not just all those over 18) actually did so in 2004. That's actually a pretty high turnout, considering most midterm elections draw far less Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1161543282143801962006-10-22T13:47:00.000-05:002006-10-22T13:54:42.163-05:00VOIP WREAKING HAVOC WITH NANP, MAKING POLLSTERS GO CRAZYBack before I started working full-time, I was something of a poll watcher, especially during presidential election years. I don't have a lot of time to weed through polls and election research anymore, but I do try to keep up with election trends in general. While I'm exposed to a lot of news every day through work, I rarely have time to Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1158631956141197622006-09-18T21:11:00.000-05:002006-09-18T23:22:37.156-05:00MOHAMMED FIDDLES WHILE MECCA BURNSPope Benedict XVI has unwittingly sparked controversy with a speech last week at the University of Regensburg, where he once taught theology. The Pope, who spoke on the subject of "faith and reason," apparently stumbled by daring to quote a 600-year-old scholarly debate that, in one passage, criticizes what most of the cowardly world considers to be the Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1157943453904306982006-09-10T21:56:00.000-05:002006-09-10T21:57:53.480-05:00HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, STAR TREKI used to hate Star Trek. Then I was a closet Trekkie. Now I'm rather tickled that I share a birthday with one of the most influential television shows in history.I remember hating the very idea of watching Star Trek when I was younger, simply because it was unpopular with a whole slew of other kids. And I certainly didn't want to be unpopular, too.But then one day, I Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1156385264011169432006-08-23T21:06:00.000-05:002006-08-23T21:11:04.826-05:00DEEP SPACE DEBATEA couple of weeks ago, the cold, isolated, desolate, tiny and far away planet Pluto hit the news in a big way. An international group of astronomers was gathering in Europe to discuss the future of Pluto, discovered by Clyde Tombaugh of Kansas in 1930. The decision that these astronomers were and are tasked with will no doubt disrupt generations of basic stellar knowledge and Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1151992289754435152006-07-04T00:50:00.000-05:002006-07-04T19:06:13.303-05:00THE PARTY'S OVERAfter nearly six years of membership -- and a fairly loyal voting record, to boot -- I've left the Republican Party. It was a decision that I'd been wrestling with for over a year and not a conclusion that I came to lightly.As a Republican, I was a member of a team, and a winning team at that.I played the role of activist, contributor, cheerleader and voter, all in the service of Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1151380910756742092006-06-26T23:01:00.000-05:002006-07-04T19:15:15.890-05:00DESECRATING THE CONSTITUTIONThousands of U.S. soldiers remain overseas fighting an increasingly unpopular war, and the American people want to hear something -- anything -- besides, "stay the course." Our country's southern border remains undefended and unattended, allowing millions of illegal immigrants unimpeded passage into the United States; they're undocumented and skirting a process that Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1133315217017918582005-11-29T19:38:00.000-06:002005-11-29T19:48:00.700-06:00YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORKBorders are unsecure, the Iraq debate is raging, the deficit is soaring, a Supreme Court nominee has yet to have his hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee and pressing issues from Boston to Sacramento have the nation divided, and the illustrious Sen. Arlen Specter is tackling and issue that truly affects us all: the "unfair" treatment that he thinks Terrell Owens Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1131771056539375162005-11-11T22:49:00.000-06:002005-11-12T12:52:10.096-06:00DECISION 2005 RESULTSDespite the small number of elections in 2005, the psychological significance of the two gubernatorial races is undeniable, at least in the short term. With low approval ratings due to a wide range of issues from Iraq to the response to Hurricane Katrina and skyrocketing oil prices, President Bush’s popularity and influence was on the line even though his name wasn’t on any Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1128397902795698412005-10-03T20:44:00.000-05:002005-10-03T22:51:42.856-05:00RETIREMENTI've decided that I want to retire. I reached this decision on Saturday evening while I was eating dinner. Actually, it was Saturday afternoon, a little after 4:30pm. I was eating with the old folks at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and they've got a pretty good setup.A month ago, I found out that a great aunt and uncle of mine were displaced by Hurricane Katrina and were on theirJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1127358233721726922005-09-21T21:58:00.000-05:002005-09-21T22:03:53.733-05:00HE STILL WOULDN'T BE WORTH VOTING FORPartisanship is at an all-time high among those who can afford to be political. This op-ed from the Boston Herald shows that even some of the most partisan Democrats are ready to put the bitterness aside, join hands with political opponents and try to do what's best for the Gulf Coast. Others are not mature enough to take that step, like former-presidential Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1127185604183460882005-09-19T22:03:00.000-05:002005-09-19T22:09:57.080-05:00THOUGHT-PROVOKING OP-EDI'm pretty convinced that there will be no satisfying some people with regards to the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. President Bush could have sprouted wings, flown down to the Gulf Coast, and personally rescued every survivor, and still some people would find something to complain about. This op-ed from the Sacramento Bee kind of puts it in perspective. For Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1126844170106153752005-09-15T23:12:00.000-05:002005-09-15T23:16:10.116-05:00WHO TO BLAME? THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMEONE, RIGHT? Mike Brown, now the ex-director of FEMA, became a characterization of the federal government’s slow response that angered so many after Hurricane Katrina. Democrats who are using the disaster as a political opportunity constantly portrayed Brown as a scapegoat for the failures that took place at the local, state, and federal level. What Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1126838911322231002005-09-15T21:41:00.000-05:002005-09-15T21:48:31.326-05:00SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUTIsn't it amazing that so many people will refuse to buy a service like iTunes and pay $0.99 to download a several-minute long song, yet so many don't think twice about paying $2.50 per new ringtone for their cellphones. The days of free music with Napster really spoiled us.Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1126581927775984312005-09-12T21:58:00.000-05:002005-09-12T22:25:27.783-05:00BACK TO THE GRINDI've been steeped in work since last night, so I haven't had time to write, but now seems as good a time as any. I'm starting to get into a pretty firm routine for work. I start at 5:30am and normally go till 10:30 or 11:00. I've been keeping bananas around so I have something to eat around 6:00 just to keep my stomach from growling, and I've been getting a short break in around Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1126322719025095972005-09-09T21:47:00.000-05:002005-09-09T22:25:50.360-05:00SHORT UPDATEI haven't written for a few days and won't do too much tonight, but I just wanted to pass along a few updates for my readers.Yesterday was my 23rd birthday, and even though I didn't get out and celebrate like so many people urged me to, I had on the order of 40 e-mails and messages sent to me wishing me happy birthday in addition to a few other cards, letters, and phone calls that I Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1125805427033554912005-09-03T22:35:00.000-05:002005-09-03T22:43:47.040-05:00OUTLOOK FOR THE SUPREME COURTChief Justice William Rehnquist has passed away just minutes ago. His passing leaves yet another hole in the Supreme Court lineup, in addition to the one left by Sandra Day O'Conner when she retired earlier this year. President Bush will have an historic opportunity to appoint two justices to the court in a very short period of time, and with another justice gettingJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1125625101412702322005-09-01T19:28:00.000-05:002005-09-01T20:48:25.643-05:00PACKS OF WOLVESHurricane Katrina may well be the most devestating natural disaster to ever hit the United States; certainly it has been the most powerful in modern times. Although I tend to have a great deal of faith in the kindness of the human spirit in times like these, the situation in and around New Orleans continues to deteriorate in the face of mounting relief efforts as well as a rising Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1125600816986390042005-09-01T13:49:00.000-05:002005-09-01T13:53:58.460-05:00SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Outlook differs now By Pete Goering The Capital-Journal - Published Thursday, September 1, 2005 Is this a bunch of hooey or what? Three-dollar gasoline in Topeka! I mean, what could possibly be worse? (AP) A full day after New Orleans thought it had escaped Katrina's full fury, two levees broke and spilled water into the streets, swamping an estimated 80 Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124945393679068452005-08-24T23:06:00.000-05:002005-08-25T06:46:06.860-05:00SHOOTING FROM THE LIP: PAT ROBERTSON EDITIONI'm not quite sure what all the fuss is about over Pat Robertson's comments that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez should be assassinated. At first, I thought maybe the media was covering the story because it was an interesting off-the-cuff remark that was made in an inappropriate forum: a Christian-based television program.Then, CNN came out with the Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124762879960990552005-08-22T20:00:00.000-05:002005-08-22T22:32:37.590-05:00TURNING THE PERSONAL POLITICALCindy Sheehan started her feeble protesting career as a simple curiousity, one woman out to change the world against hopeless odds. She made demands of the most powerful man in the free world, but instead of falling on deaf ears, Sheehan's initial curiousity blossomed into a full fledged anti-war movement that seems to have real media power. While she started as one Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124491876683255392005-08-19T17:05:00.000-05:002005-08-19T17:51:16.730-05:00THE TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL HISPANICS IN AMERICAI've suspected for quite some time that the Republican party is (wisely) aiming at Hispanic voters to build a new base of support. Simple politics and election projections would go a long way in explaining President Bush's reluctance to deal with illegal immigration or securing the Mexican border in any substantive way. If Republicans get a majorityJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124459383700290062005-08-19T08:46:00.000-05:002005-08-19T08:49:43.710-05:00HOW MUCH WILL YOU PAY FOR GAS?Just keep in mind that the more you pay, the more comfortable some people will be. I know we've got to drive - in our society it's just about unavoidable - but the ones controlling the flow of oil sort of make me sick.Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124300638234095512005-08-17T13:45:00.000-05:002005-08-17T12:43:58.266-05:00WORKING HARD AND HARDLY WORKINGThat's what it feels like -- working hard and hardly working, mostly because I'm inside sitting at a computer all day. I know we're actually getting a lot accomplished, but I've put in seven hours today and will likely put in another four or five, all without leaving the house. Right now, there just isn't any reason for me to leave. I have no meetings to go to or Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124306151887869892005-08-17T12:50:00.000-05:002005-08-17T14:15:51.933-05:00EFFORTS TO OUST CONNIE MORRISI don't like Connie Morris. Despite her story of overcoming personal tragedy to succeed in life, I just don't think she's good for Kansas. She is the sort of figure that is dividing the state as well as the entire country. It's not necessarily her beliefs that I take issue with; in fact, she's free to feel however she wants about how to best educate Kansas students. Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124239324934681142005-08-16T19:39:00.000-05:002005-08-16T19:42:04.940-05:00I NEED MEXICAN FOODWhen I'm sick, about the only thing that sounds good to me in Mexican food -- authentic, no less. There's none to be found around here.I've been pretty worthless most of the day, though I've still been able to work. I've just been taking it easy most of the afternoon and evening. Food poisoning is not fun. Ugh!Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1124195124555767092005-08-16T07:18:00.000-05:002005-08-16T12:09:08.053-05:00FOOD POISONING!I've been up most of the night getting rid of everything I ate yesterday. I think it was the peanut butter that did it -- it was "organic," whatever that means. It tasted fine, but my stomach didn't like it.When I went to bed, it felt like I had really bad heartburn, which usually doesn't stop me from going to sleep. But I had a heck of a time even dozing off, and finally about 3:Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1123883943334481032005-08-12T16:52:00.000-05:002005-08-12T21:44:41.056-05:00A SAD GOODBYE TO HOME... It was raining as I left home this morning, and maybe that’s fitting. It was sad for me – one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. I got a last look at what has been my home for almost 23 years. It was pitch black as we drove out of Kanopolis, but I could see everything as clear as if the sun was shining. There goes my house, fading into the distance. There Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1123883570705086452005-08-12T16:51:00.000-05:002005-08-12T16:52:50.710-05:00LAST UPDATE -- JUNE 9th!?I've had several people jump on me in the last few days about my blog not being updated for...good grief, two months! Summer is supposed to be a relatively relaxed time, but not so for me. I got busy with a lot of things, so I guess there is some catching up to do. Never fear, faithful readers: Shooting from the Lip is back!Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1118327286314461072005-06-09T09:28:00.000-05:002005-06-09T10:20:40.860-05:00GRADUATIONI graduated from K-State on May 14th, and now I suppose I can call myself a political scientist and a historian. Graduation itself was early (8:30am) and long (two hours), but I had a lot of family come to Manhattan, so I couldn't very well just skip it.After being there and seeing all the students walk across the stage, it registered with me that most graduates do actually walk. The Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1118327105187784972005-06-09T09:18:00.000-05:002005-06-09T09:25:05.196-05:00SINCE I'VE GOT THE TIME...OK, I got to looking at the archives of this blog, and I used to post several times a week. Sometimes, when things were exciting, I posted several times a day (see election season). But there have only been a handful of posts since January, and - blah, blah, blah - I could make promises that I'm going to do better about updating, but I don't know if that'll happen or Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1118282410737732552005-06-08T21:00:00.000-05:002005-06-08T21:02:26.763-05:00YODA REVISEDI've been slowly doing more work on my Yoda doodle that became a sketch that became a full-fledged color picture. He's got texture now, which isn't a lot to add, but I think it adds a lot. Just compare him to the one posted below and you can see the difference.Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1118281994301210872005-06-08T20:53:00.000-05:002005-06-08T20:58:05.063-05:00DARTH DUBYAThis is the art that I did for my first column of the summer Collegian: President Bush dressed up as a Sith Lord, since George Lucas almost certainly wrote Revenge of the Sith about his presidency...yeah, right.Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1117665055915230122005-06-01T17:30:00.000-05:002005-06-01T17:36:37.190-05:00Y-O-D-A Yoda…This is just a work-in-progress that started as a doodle last night, then turned to a sketch, then turned into something actually pretty good. It's not done yet, but I thought I'd post what I've done so far on it...just to let everyone know that I'm still around.Maybe I'll get an actual posting put up on here one of these days.Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1116343795685618912005-05-17T10:07:00.000-05:002005-05-17T10:29:55.690-05:00POLITICAL CORRECTNESS REACHES ACROSS BORDERSI don't particularly think what Mexico's president Vicente Fox said last week was accurate, but I don't think he meant any harm by it. He was speaking pretty openly, and now he's being chastised by none other than Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton for "racist comments." The two bigots Jackson and Sharpton are calling on Fox to apologize.Here's what Fox Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1113983786634574902005-04-20T01:45:00.000-05:002005-04-20T02:56:26.636-05:00HABEMUS PAPAM: POPE BENEDICT XVIThe new pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church was elected on Tuesday night in Rome. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the favorite candidate and Dean of the College of Cardinals became Pope Benedict XVI.I can't say that I'm not a little weirded out by Joseph Ratzinger taking the name Benedict, but I also can't say I wasn't warned! (See the entry below.)I've had several Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1113513342660715252005-04-14T15:27:00.000-05:002005-04-15T00:08:35.783-05:00POPES AND PROPHECYI'm not really big into end-times prophecy. It's something that's interesting, for sure, but I don't spend a lot of time interpreting events around me and trying to tie them to the Book of Revelations. A lot of folks, especially in more conservative Protestant circles, see signs in all kinds of events: the recent tsunami in South Asia, September 11th, hunger, famine, war, etc.I Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1112890178867199832005-04-07T10:07:00.000-05:002005-04-07T11:09:38.870-05:00POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCEPope John Paul II's death has rightly dominated the headlines for the past six days. The massive line of hundreds of thousands of mourners (which could be seen snaking through the streets of Rome via satellite photos) proves just how powerful and influential the Pope and the Catholic Church still are all over the world. His funeral tomorrow will draw together hundreds of Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1112601306483747532005-04-04T02:50:00.000-05:002005-04-04T02:55:06.506-05:00HERE'S WHAT YOU HAVEN'T READI wrote a couple of stories about Pope John Paul II for the Collegian. This is one that didn't make it in, but the better of all of them, I thought: Pope John Paul II, leader of the world’s one billion Catholics, died Saturday in his private apartment in Vatican City. The 84-year-old pontiff suffered from many ailments including Parkinson’s disease and arthritis. Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1111906102013589202005-03-26T23:51:00.000-06:002005-03-27T00:48:22.020-06:00EASTER VIGIL AND SPRING BREAKTonight was the Easter Vigil at St. Isidore's, and all of the catechumens and candidates for Confirmation officially joined the Church. I went through it two years ago, and it was extremely memorable then. It was just as meaningful tonight, being a team member and seeing how excited many of the catechumens were after they were confirmed. When the night was over, Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1111707770419443342005-03-24T17:42:00.000-06:002005-03-24T17:42:50.420-06:00Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1111701872207969592005-03-24T16:04:00.000-06:002005-03-24T16:04:32.206-06:00Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1109576273259068402005-02-28T01:37:00.000-06:002005-02-28T01:51:36.396-06:00PICTURE UPDATEHere's a post just to let you know what my hands are capable of. It's been a long, long time (probably over ten years) since I've sat down and really put my heart and soul into a drawing. It had been so long that I wasn't quite sure what my limits are. This is close to being as good as it gets:It's Spider-Man, of course; my favorite comic book hero and the frequent subject of my Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1108618164580393182005-02-16T22:29:00.000-06:002005-02-16T23:29:24.583-06:00HOW VALUABLE IS YOUR TIME?I had a meeting with a professor this afternoon at 3:10pm. Ah, scratch that - I was supposed to have a meeting at 3:10pm. As normal, I showed up a few minutes early, and, like I expected him to be, he was meeting with another student. Fine, I thought, I'll just wait outside. And I waited. And waited. And continued to wait.The scheduled appointments were supposed toJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1107413410467945002005-02-03T01:32:00.000-06:002005-02-03T00:50:10.466-06:00GREAT SPEECH; NOW LET'S SEE SOME ACTION
I have to admit that I only halfheartedly watched President Bush's State of the Union speech tonight. It had been a long day of class and work already, and I was doped up on so much cold medication that I couldn't use my laser-like concentration to hear everything he was saying. But I got the gist of it. Good speech.
He presented some of the exact sameJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1107150520167782452005-01-30T23:48:00.000-06:002005-01-30T23:55:12.433-06:00SUCCESS!!!
It was a long, hard road to the Iraqi elections, but we've seen success. The scattered violence was regrettable but expected, and now, people who have never had free elections before have now voted for their leadership council. It's inspiring and proof that our hard work overseas is paying off. Bringing freedom to those who want it is a cause well worth fighting for.
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1106466897130157402005-01-23T01:05:00.000-06:002005-01-23T01:54:57.130-06:00BUSY, BUSY, BUSY
"Busy, busy, busy" is one of my new favorite sayings - rather a muttering to myself. I just read Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, and the made-up religious sect in the book marvels at the complexities of God's ultimate plan. Whenever they spot a conspicuous interchange of impossible events, the "Bokononists" will mutter to themselves, "busy, busy, busy", meaning that they Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1105751948558537852005-01-14T18:41:00.000-06:002005-01-14T19:19:08.556-06:00IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR AN UPDATE
Shooting from the Lip has been up and running for over a year, but I've certainly been lax in providing any good updates since...oh, about the time of the election. Trust me, it's not because I don't want to put them up, but I just get sidetracked with a lot of other things that take precedence. To fill you in: Thanksgiving was good, Christmas was good, New Years Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1104897878525650022005-01-04T22:04:00.000-06:002005-01-04T22:15:46.640-06:00 MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO MYSELF
I'd been wanting a stereo for a while, and finally got myself one the other day; I guess you could say it was my Christmas present to myself. It doesn't have a CD player on it. It doesn't have a tape deck, either. The radio won't even work until I get an antenna hooked up. Or maybe the tubes need tested...I'm not sure.
It's old. I can't date it because I Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1104894867402816312005-01-04T20:15:00.000-06:002005-01-04T21:14:27.403-06:00HAPPY NEW YEAR ~ STAY INSIDE!
Saying or writing "2005" just doesn't sound quite right. I'll grow into it, just like I've grown into every other new year, though. The year 1999 was mentioned on TV earlier today, and even though that sounds just like it was yesterday, it was six years ago. Since Manhattan is the "Little Apple", we had a ball drop in Aggieville on Friday night followed by a Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1104456936342767592004-12-30T19:35:00.000-06:002004-12-30T19:46:26.563-06:00 TRAGEDY IN SOUTH ASIA
The little boy in the picture above is from Sweden; his handmade sign says that he is missing his parents and two brothers in the aftermath of the tsunami that hit South Asia on Sunday. He looks tired, worried, confused, scared...the same emotions that thousands upon thousands of Indians, Sri Lankans, Indonesians and others across South Asia are feeling right now. I Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1103497935922417562004-12-19T16:51:00.000-06:002004-12-19T17:12:15.923-06:00GENERAL UPDATE
To begin with, I've got to make an apology: in the last several days, I've heard a few complaints about my lack of new material on the blog. I can't believe that I've only had one posting added in nearly a month, but it isn't without a good reason. I had a big research paper due on November 29th, a couple of papers due the week after that, and then finals, of course. It hasn't Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1102373412751696282004-12-06T16:44:00.000-06:002004-12-06T16:50:12.750-06:00ATKINS DIET, R.I.P.
Have you heard anything about the Atkins Diet or any other low-carb craze recently? I haven't. I predicted way back on June 20th (in the archives) that this whole thing was just a fad and would pass. It's done so rather quickly. Lots of businesses are losing a lot of money because they jumped on the bandwagon much too quickly. I'd have rather been a food-related businessJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1101179890225533202004-11-22T20:47:00.000-06:002004-11-22T21:18:10.226-06:00ALAN COLMES TO FAR-LEFT WACKOS: "YOU DON'T REPRESENT ME!"
Alan Colmes, the liberal answer to Sean Hannity on Fox News' Hannity and Colmes, has been forced to denounce many of his fellow Democrats over the past couple of weeks because of their embarrassing statements following their resounding election losses. Last week, a female Democratic strategist began comparing Bush to Hitler. When the Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1101169962234028392004-11-22T18:32:00.000-06:002004-11-22T18:48:07.190-06:00BUSH IN ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
In the middle of the above picture is President Bush, reaching into a shoving match to physically remove one of his Secret Service agents from the fray. At an economic summit in Chile, the President has encountered setbacks and problems, one right after the other. Due to security concerns, he wasn't able to attend a dinner held yesterday, and instead Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1100830538726773322004-11-18T20:15:00.000-06:002004-11-18T20:28:28.520-06:00CLINTON LIBRARY OPENS
I always think that it's an impressive scene when a Presidential library opens. Bill Clinton's was dedicated today, and the ceremony was attended by Clinton, current-President Bush, and former-Presidents Bush and Carter. The President gave a gracious speech, Clinton made an impressive one, and former-President Bush gave a brief but funny and generous speech. They all Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1100147233565823062004-11-10T22:04:00.000-06:002004-11-10T22:27:13.566-06:00ARAFAT DIES
There will be a lot of mourning going on throughout the Arab world. That's understandable. Likewise, US media sources will be glorifying and celebrating Yasser Arafat's "accomplishments". That's misplaced. We would not mourn Osama bin Laden. No one shed a tear when Saddam Hussein was captured. Nor should we falsely praise Yasser Arafat for leading his people. He was nothing Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1100046638165594872004-11-09T18:01:00.000-06:002004-11-09T18:30:38.166-06:00THE CULTURE WAR AND SIGNS FROM THE MAFIA
The red state vs. blue state culture war is keeping the media buzzing. I don't really buy the "two Americas" theory, since many states were close, and even in Kansas (undoubtedly a red state), over 1/3 of residents did vote for Kerry. It is clear, though, that liberal elitists do not appeal to middle America, regardless of how down-to-earth they try to Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1100031742017569252004-11-09T14:22:00.000-06:002004-11-09T14:33:29.800-06:00THE INCREDIBLES
If you haven't gotten a chance to see The Incredibles yet, I'd recommend it. Wow. Just...wow. Pixar is, well, incredible. They haven't made a bad film yet. But this one is the best in my book. I'm a little partial to superhero stories, which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think this one trumps them all. Pixar's other work has included the blockbuster hits Toy Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1099635024938980222004-11-05T01:09:00.000-06:002004-11-05T00:10:24.940-06:00POST-ELECTION ANALYSIS FROM SOMEONE IN-THE-KNOW
I received this e-mail from a pollster friend of mine. He currently lives in Canada, but he follows American politics closely as he used to be a professional pollster here in the States. He predicted a Bush victory a few days before the election; he was never rash in making his predictions, which were fluid and always changing based on the trendsJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1099635700759520922004-11-05T00:21:00.000-06:002004-11-05T00:21:40.760-06:00Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1099634273181429492004-11-04T23:55:00.000-06:002004-11-04T23:57:53.180-06:00WHY I THOUGHT KERRY WOULD WIN
In hindsight, it seems that I posted something rather rash and foolish on the blog on Tuesday. By mid-afternoon, I was convinced that John Kerry was going to not only win the Presidential election, but win quite handily. All of the indicators seemed to be going for him.
Polls over the weekend either showed the race even or Kerry with a slight lead, which could Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1099474660651833172004-11-03T03:37:00.000-06:002004-11-03T03:37:40.653-06:00RE: MY PREVIOUS POST
Uhhhh...whoops.
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1099426958377828662004-11-02T14:15:00.000-06:002004-11-02T14:22:38.376-06:00ELECTION DAY
If you haven't voted, do. I'll be watching all of my races closely. Click here to keep up with Josh's race so you can see his victory tonight. Needless to say, I'm much more confident in Josh's chances than in Bush's. Bush is finished, and Kerry has won. The only question is how big his loss is going to be. I still think it may be close, but it looks like Bush will definitely Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1099076279051810982004-10-29T13:57:00.001-05:002004-10-29T14:10:56.533-05:00MY FINAL PREDICTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2ND
Just like 2000, this election seems unbelievably close. In fact, polls show it closer than they did at this time in 2000. I can't make a solid prediction one way or the other, but I've narrowed it down to two scenarios; I think one or the other will happen on election night. Simply put, either Bush wins or Kerry does. I can't call it right now, but it all Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1099076233764159932004-10-29T13:57:00.000-05:002004-10-29T14:09:47.920-05:00...or Kerry wins: 272-266
My personal feeling is that however Ohio votes, Wisconsin will fall the same way. However, Bush could win without Ohio but with Wisconsin and Iowa for a total of 271-267. Add New Mexico in for a final vote of 276-262.
This isn't very optimistic, I know, but then again I wasn't personally optimistic (on the inside, anyway) in 2000, either.
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1098914378015027532004-10-27T16:57:00.000-05:002004-10-27T16:59:38.016-05:00I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF
Jobs are up to us
Sen. John Kerry has accused President Bush of losing 1.6 million jobs, and Kerry says he is going to create 2 million jobs.Those jobs were lost after the 9-11 attacks. No one but the group called the consumer can make a company lay off workers or a company to hire workers. After 9-11, no one wanted to fly, so the airlines took a big hit. Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1098659217810251172004-10-24T15:56:00.000-05:002004-10-24T18:06:57.810-05:00NULL AND VOID
Josh's re-election battle against Gypsum Republican Tim Null has been an interesting race. Though I'm sitting too far away from the campaign to be of much help, I've encouraged Josh and the rest of the team to stay positive. I think that Josh has a good, moderate record that he can promote. He's dedicated to the 108th district and cares enough about every issue that he votes on Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1098073157098683712004-10-17T22:08:00.000-05:002004-10-17T23:19:17.096-05:00TROUBLE IN PARADISE
Paradise is, of course, Manhattan, and there's a few things going on that are stirring up trouble, the first on that list being the full week of school that's coming up tomorrow. Last week was fall break with Monday and Tuesday off. The three-day week was nice, but ultimately confusing. It kind of got me off schedule.
The poor KSU football team is having a rough year. WeJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097801421932019632004-10-14T19:27:00.000-05:002004-10-14T19:50:21.933-05:00THAT WAS EASY!
Voting by absentee ballot just doesn't feel right. Not only have I voted 19 days before the actual day of the election, but I did it in the comfort of my own home! I didn't have to do any work besides filling out the original application and the ballot that arrived today. It cost a whole $0.37 to send the ballot back to Ellsworth, which is much less than a tank of gas costs; Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097800000009963282004-10-14T19:11:00.000-05:002004-10-14T19:26:40.010-05:00MORON WATCH
I think I'm going to start lambasting people who write stupid, inarticulate, and unfounded things to newspapers. Letters to the editor are usually from well-informed folk, but occasionally, you'll get a nut. Here's this week's moron:
Dan Mueller of Halstead writes to the Hutchinson News about how the Iraq war was only about greed and oil. Here are a couple of his zany excerpts:
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097648024981565152004-10-13T01:12:00.000-05:002004-10-13T01:13:44.980-05:00SWINGING IN NEVADA
I haven't been to Nevada recently (or ever, come to think of it), but an old friend of mine from EHS is working there right now. Samantha is working for Senator Harry Reid, who I believe is the Senate minority whip. I'm too lazy to look that up right now, but he's one of the top Democratic dogs in the Senate. Sam's also volunteering for the Kerry campaign in Nevada, which Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097373130690722082004-10-09T20:52:00.000-05:002004-10-09T21:54:14.880-05:00FACES FROM THE DAIRY
Above is a picture of me and calf #3396 on September 28th, 2004. I took care of 3396 five days earlier when she was born. The cow had a little trouble delivering her, but after I got her put in a holding pen, she delivered her calf a couple of hours later. Calf #3396 is one of several dozen calves that receive individual attention at the dairy. Within a couple of months, Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097281880681227572004-10-08T19:24:00.000-05:002004-10-08T19:32:28.263-05:00WHAT BUSH SHOULD SAY TONIGHT
President Bush's head is likely swimming with facts and figures now; so many, if fact, that it's possible he'd come across as incoherently as he supposedly did last week. Someone in the town hall audience will likely question our reasons for going to war with Iraq. Bush should say something that's similar to the position I take on the issue:
Motivation is of little Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097277231311739762004-10-08T17:39:00.000-05:002004-10-08T18:13:51.313-05:00FALL BREAK IS HERE
...and I couldn't be happier. I had two midterms yesterday that I had studied all week for. My room has been converted into more of an office, with a second table set up right by my computer desk so I can instantly swing from typing to writing. That setup worked so well all week that I think I'll leave the table out. It's just a card table, but it works just fine as a deskJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097207696442279542004-10-07T22:53:00.000-05:002004-10-07T22:54:56.443-05:00TAKE THE GLOBAL TEST
Do you feel the need to engage in some foreign policy? You'd better ask Paris for permission first! Click here to take the "Global Test" that John Kerry is so keen on!
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1097023357957721672004-10-05T19:41:00.000-05:002004-10-07T22:55:31.020-05:00THERE WAS NO LINK BETWEEN SADDAM HUSSEIN AND 9-11
...there was no link between Hitler and Pearl Harbor, either.
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1096667736215551932004-10-01T16:53:00.000-05:002004-10-01T16:55:36.216-05:00RISING WESTAR
Westar (KP&L) split its gas and electric services last month. Our bill reflected that split, as apparently Westar took the split as their cue to jack up prices. Our electric bill was $55 higher than it was in August. There was no way we used any more electricity in September than we did in August, so the rate hike looks to be significant. We've shut the air off and are using Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1096666840750040262004-10-01T16:04:00.000-05:002004-10-01T16:40:40.750-05:00BUSY WEEK AND LOTS TO TALK ABOUT
I absolutely crashed after work this morning. I'd been pulling too many late nights and too many early mornings. I had several things going on this week which is the main reason why the blog has been so quiet lately. On the plus side, I got a major presentation out of the way, which I'll get to later.
One of the cows in the maternity barn was in some serious Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1096398730327703392004-09-28T14:09:00.000-05:002004-09-28T14:12:10.326-05:00KANOPOLIS IN RUNNING FOR NEW REALITY SHOW
I find it somewhat unbelievable that my tiny ol' hometown could be featured on a new reality show, but sure enough, Travis Draft was scouting the town over the weekend. It's kind of an exciting possibility for Kanopolis; it would certainly bring some much-needed publicity to the town. Here's the article from the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter:
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1096350333223859022004-09-28T01:35:00.000-05:002004-09-28T00:45:33.223-05:00APPARENTLY BIASED
I report fairly often on the recent presidential polls, and President Bush has been consistently ahead of John Kerry since the beginning of September. CNN pretends this is big news, not to mention unthinkable. Here's their latest headline: Bush apparently leads Kerry in pre-debate poll. This is a link to the numbers that I reported below, with Bush up 11 points and eight Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1096346505207542272004-09-27T23:26:00.000-05:002004-09-27T23:41:45.206-05:00A FELLOW BLOGGER WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH IRAQ
A reader passed on this thoroughly interesting blog to me earlier today - DAGGER JAG: A Lawyer's life in Iraq with the 1st Infantry Division's, 2nd (DAGGER) Brigade. This JAG officer is among a growing list of soldier-bloggers who keep us up-to-date on the real goings-on in Iraq. Sure, there's combat and violence and terrorist attacks, but most of Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1096324220408630312004-09-27T17:30:00.000-05:002004-09-27T17:51:30.186-05:00HEADING INTO THE DEBATES
According to most polls, President Bush is retaining his lead heading into the first debate to be held on Thursday. Here's the latest numbers from the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll:
This could change, and Gallup is showing Bush significantly ahead; an 11-point lead is probably unrealistic. I'd say his lead among likely voters (at 8 points) is closer to reality. This isJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1096293837584828782004-09-27T08:47:00.000-05:002004-09-27T09:03:57.583-05:00AN EXAMPLE OF IDIOCY
A few posts back I was writing about disgruntled mothers who have come out against the war. Like I said then, I'm sure those who have children serving in Iraq - epecially those who have lost children there - have legitimate reason to be against the war. That's fine, until they make ridiculous and unfounded statements.
This quote was featured in the Salina Journal's Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095749031172244892004-09-21T01:43:00.000-05:002004-09-21T01:55:41.013-05:00CHEERS...
This story, for reasons not entirely logical, just warmed my heart:
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The creator of one of the world's most famous guns, the AK-47 assault rifle, has launched another weapon in Britain -- Kalashnikov vodka.
Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, who invented the AK-47 after being shot by German soldiers during World War II, said Monday he wanted to continue "the Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095665518430950892004-09-20T02:31:00.000-05:002004-09-20T02:35:54.806-05:00CARTOONING AGAIN
The CBS debacle prompted me to do a little drawing this weekend. Here's the result. It's poorly colored since it was a low-quality scan in the first place, but I think you'll still be able to make it out. Click on it to make it full-size...
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095650675442546232004-09-19T22:24:00.000-05:002004-09-19T22:25:14.113-05:00...AND MY UPDATED PREDICTION
Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095618791337994492004-09-19T13:33:00.000-05:002004-09-19T13:53:45.890-05:00TODAY'S ELECTORAL VOTE PREDICTION
In 2000, I regularly checked a few different sources for campaign information, including Polling Report for the latest polls. The Electoral Vote Predictor is fast becoming one of my favorite websites this year. It's updated daily and gives you a look at the states where Bush is ahead, the states where Kerry is ahead, the ones that are really too close to call,Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095618451230416262004-09-19T13:13:00.000-05:002004-09-19T13:27:31.230-05:00RECOVERY WEEKEND
I hardly ever get sick, but these last few days haven't been fun at all. I normally pride myself on never getting sick. All those years I spent in the dorms, I never once caught so much as a cold, and I had around 600 sniffling, sneezing students around me. My immune system is usually laughing at everyone else's, and probably will be again this winter. So I'm not sure why I Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095474035807762162004-09-17T21:20:00.000-05:002004-09-17T21:20:35.806-05:00Cartoon by John PritchettJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095473938809285042004-09-17T20:44:00.000-05:002004-09-17T21:18:58.810-05:00CONSTRUCTION OBSESSION
Peg's most recent post on her KansasPrairie Blog is just the tip of the iceberg concerning Kansas' obsession with road construction. It seems that the recently re-blacktopped Douglas Avenue - the main drag in Ellsworth - looks pretty bad. When I was in Ellsworth a few days ago, I noticed the road crew working on Douglas and just had to roll my eyes. It wasn't the first Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095429493914904442004-09-17T08:26:00.000-05:002004-09-17T08:58:13.913-05:00PROTESTERS NEED TO BE BETTER INFORMED
I feel bad for women like Sue Niederer; I really, honestly do. She's lost a son in the Iraq War, and I can't even begin to imagine the pain and the loss that she's feeling. So it's hard for me to take issue with Sue, or Lila Lipscomb - featured on Fahrenheit 9/11 - or any of the other mothers or families who have lost sons or daughters in Iraq. But I do Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095372898973073172004-09-16T17:07:00.000-05:002004-09-16T17:14:58.973-05:00IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE CBS FORGERIES
Even though CBS has more or less admitted to using forged documents to attack President Bush (though they still claim that the heart of the story is true!), here's a website that has put a lot of time and effort into researching the CBS memos and proving them false. Actually, the author says it only took him a few seconds to recognize that the memos were Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578781748132660023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238028.post-1095370300438431232004-09-16T16:31:00.000-05:002004-09-16T16:34:17.233-05:00YES JOHN, ENLIGHTEN US...
Cartoon by Mike Thompson for the Detroit Free Press
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