Sunday Night Quiet Time

I decided last night that I needed to spend some major time catching up on my reading since I had been slug-like and couch-potatoey for a majority of the weekend. I cleaned my room up a little first and, while doing that, listened to some internet radio over Itunes. I am so enjoying internet radio now that I have a computer in my room. After cleaning I read for a while, listening to KEXP out of Seattle. It's a station that is just as good as our regional gem, WNCW. After a few chapters of that wonderful Le Guin book I went out in the living room and watched the last quarter of the Sunday Night Football game and then returned to my room, connected to 3WK through Itunes and spent a couple of more hours in Le Guin's new world. I also heard a band on 3WK that really intrigued me. They are called Awesome Color. I might buy their CD. It's a cool name also.

Bobbing Bobcat

Maybe it's because I am tired but I didn't do too well on this cool flash test.

Tired of it

Quote from Bush during his recent trip to Asia: '"We hear voices calling for us to retreat from the world and close our doors to these opportunities," the president said in a speech at the National University of Singapore. "These are the old temptations of isolationism and protectionism, and America must reject them."'

You know I am getting sick of this. Those that criticize this ass are not calling for a retreat into isolationism. We are just sick of his complete bungling of our international affairs. He knows that, too. He is lying his ass off when he says crap like this and I am tired tire tired of it. I can't believe people still support this clown that couldn't tell the truth if he was being water boarded.

A couple of days ago I saw that Ursula Le Guin has a new book out called "Voices." It's a fantasy novel (second in a series) that is centered on a secret library. A library that is keeping reading and learning alive in a city that has been conquered and occupied by a people that think reading is a sin.

Each time I pick up a book by her I am always amazed at her ability to create cultures. In less 150 pages has created two distinct cultures, people who live in those cultures, conflict with each and even start to see the shared humanity in someone who is their enemy. Amazing. Le Guin is a genius at world creating.

I called it a series but it is a series that is set in the same imaginary land, not necessarily the adventures of the same characters. "Voices" is the second book in this series and it looks like it's going to be a good one. I'm always on the look out for good fantasy and science fiction I can recommend to kids and I got another one.

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Headline of the Day

N.C. Baptists shove their heads further up they asses

Let the party begin

Anyone want to join me on a Creationist Cruise? Only in America.

Spooky and scary

There is a woman sitting at one of our internet computers and for the last half hour she has been watching videos of horses running in slow motion. Not horse races, just horses running around. Sure, horses are majestic creatures but can't she find some car crashes to watch?

Bip Bap Boom

I don't, as a rule, watch much boxing. The way the sport chews up and spits human beings out is a turn off but, that being said, it's hard not to watch a big heavyweight fight. The heavyweight championship holds an allure unlike any other in sport. He's the biggest and baddest person in the world, the one guy no one wants to mess with.

This weekend a couple of friends and I watched the Klitshcko vs Brock match. It was pretty obvious that Brock was overmatched very early in the fight. Klitschko was taking his time and wearing Brock down. The crowd got a little restless but there was no reason for Klitschko to risk engaging Brock since he knew once the out of shape Brock wore down he could take him out pretty quick. That is exactly what happened.

As far as Brock, you have to ask why someone would attempt to fight this big Russian dude and be as flabby as he was. I'm no Adonis but boxing isn't my job. You don't get very many shots at boxing titles, why not be as ready for it as you can be? He had a stomach and he looked soft. Heck, his man boobies were flopping around some.

After the fight Klitschko was interviewed by the HBO people and he came off as very intelligent and gracious. I came away an admirer and I am interested to see if this guy can unite all the boxing titles and just where he'll take this ride. He's got the potential to be a huge star, I think. He's already big and he may just explode.

Another pano of Freedom Park

Let's track the change of seasons.