Soxy

You totally stole that from Elvis!

*adds to Christmas list*

Interesting Comparison...

In class I will sometimes play with the outside part of the stud in my nose. Oh, and I have a disturbing penchant for pop music...

I'm just going to have fabulously wealthy children.

DeLay might keep post even after indictment. GOP OKs New Party Rules in Light of DeLay By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - House Republicans approved a party rules change Wednesday that could allow Majority leader Tom DeLay to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury on state political corruption charges. By a voice vote, and with a handful of lawmakers voicing opposition, the House Republican Conference decided that a party committee of several dozen members would review any felony indictment of a party leader and recommend at that time whether the leader should step aside. The current party rule in this area requires House Republican leaders and the heads of the various committees to relinquish their positions if indicted for a crime that could bring a prison term of at least two years. It makes no distinction between a federal and state indictment. Three of DeLay's political associates already have been indicted by that Texas grand jury. Rep. Henry Bonilla (news, bio, voting record), R-Texas, said that under the change embraced Wednesday, the House Republican Steering Committee would have 30 legislative days to review a felony indictment and recommend to all House Republicans whether a lawmaker who is charged could remain as a committee chairman or leader. There is no indication that DeLay, a 57-year-old Texan, will be indicted in connection with a Travis County, Texas, campaign finance investigation. But the majority leader has called the probe a partisan attack on him. Bonilla said there was no vote count taken in the closed meeting but said the proposal passed overwhelmingly. "This takes the power away from any partisan crackpot district attorney who may want to indict" party leaders and make a name for himself, Bonilla said. Lawmakers said that DeLay did not publicly push for the change and did not participate in the closed-door debate which lasted several hours. Bonilla said the leader would not have to step aside while fellow party members considered whether an indictment was frivolous. The grand jury is probing alleged irregularities in 2002 state legislative races. Republican victories in those contests enabled DeLay ultimately to win support for a congressional redistricting plan that resulted in the GOP's gain of five House seats in Texas in this month's elections. House Democrats have a step-aside provision that applies to both federal and state proceedings similar to the current Republican rule, and their leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) of California, was highly critical of the GOP proposal. "If they make this rules change, Republicans will confirm yet again that they simply do not care if their leaders are ethical. If Republicans believe that an indicted member should be allowed to hold a top leadership position in the House of Representatives, their arrogance is astonishing," Pelosi said. In September, the grand jury indicted three political operatives associated with DeLay and eight companies, alleging campaign finance violations related to corporate money spent in the 2002 legislative races. The corporate donations were made to Texans for a Republican Majority, a political action committee created with help from DeLay. DeLay said he was not questioned or subpoenaed as part of the investigation, led by retiring prosecutor Ronnie Earle. The majority leader said after the indictments, "This has been a dragged-out 500-day investigation, and you do the political math. This is no different than other kinds of partisan attacks that have been leveled against me that are dropped after elections." In October, the House ethics committee rebuked DeLay for appearing to link political donations to a legislative favor and improperly persuading U.S. aviation authorities to intervene in the Texas redistricting dispute. :headshake :headshake :headshake

Fair point, but in the end this could end up being nothing more than a longer suicide....

Stopping Pro-Ana I found this website very interesting--I had never heard of pro-ana sites or anything like it before today. Pro-ana and Pro-mia are, apparently, a train of thought followed by people that suffer from anarexia and bulimia (respectively). On the websites people with those disorders sort of cheer each other on in their unhealthy eating habits. I thought this was really interesting and sad so I thought I'd share...

But if you shoot a grenade or booby trap wouldn't it still blow up?

Hey guys, now that I've switched to Mozilla, I'm having a hard time making the colors show up. For example, when I try to do green it ends up like this: green And it doesn't work. Any ideas or fixes?

I try not to eat them because they're so bad for you. But I like them long and oriental flavored (hm, that sounded dirtier than anticipated....).

Posted that yesterday.

Just for the record, I was trying to say that the differences found in IQ is probably attributable to the actual test and biases therein as opposed to real IQ differences. And, of course, there's the fact that neither of the groups of states is statstically, any smarter than the average american.

Okay, because I am avoiding work I just wanted to run a test on the means of the above IQ stuff. Neither group differs significantly from the mean IQ (mu: 100, pop standard dev: 15). However, the means of the two groups 104.2 and 93.2 are significantly different from each other (p That is your dorky stats stuff for the day.

I personally, just feel that by treating others with respect (even when a disrespect has been paid to you) is the ultimate Christian route--and I am bothered by people who feel that it is okay to belittle and treat others like crap because they might have cast the first stone (I'm not saying that is true in this case.) And secondly, thanks for taking theological potshots and Borg, your brother and those who believe like them. Your complete disregard and non-tolerance for beliefs other than yours makes you have very little credibility in my view. I am done responding to you because you appear to have an inability to converse in a civil manner.

I personally always find that name calling and rudeness is an amazing way to bring together two viewpoints and to win over people who believe opposite things of me. I love that part in the Bible where Jesus says, And those that disagree with ye, call them names and shower great disrespect unto them. For truly I say to you, this is the way of the kingdom of heaven.....

At least the proceeds go to charity... Restaurateur Buys Most Expensive Truffle ROME - New York restaurateur Francesco Giambelli dished out a record $41,000 for a 2.4-pound prize Italian white truffle, auction organizers said Monday. The 85-year-old, who owns Giambelli 50th on New York's East Side, beat off an unnamed opponent in Moscow to claim the largest truffle ever to be sold at an auction, auction director Davide Paolini said. "It was very aggressive," he said. "No one has ever paid this much for a truffle." Considered a delicacy since Roman times, truffles are a fungus that forms in symbiosis with tree roots. Italy's white truffles sell for around 10 times the price of France's black variety. The auction was held Sunday evening in a castle in northwestern Italy and restaurants in New York and Moscow, all connected by a satellite link. It was the sixth annual edition of the event, but the first time Moscow has participated. In past years, bidding also has taken place in Japan and Los Angeles. In total the auction raised $135,000 from the sale of 19 truffles. The proceeds will be given to charities in the United States, Italy, and Russia. Wow, just wow.

Good job Shingo! And kudos to Ross Gload .

And Ross Gload came in at number 7... Ross

Snowed (okay, flurried) a little bit here today!

This website is tooooooo funny.Canadian loving...

Before I moved I planned on switching from cingular to T-Mobile--but the buyout for my contract was about $100, plus extra for the phone because I had signed up for a time deal that influenced how much my phone was. Anyway, it wasn't worth it, so I stayed with them. I know some companies let you keep your number--I've had friends switch and keep the numbers. I would call the carrier you want to switch to and see what they offer.

I might have read the question wrong--if Australia was invaded we would be much more likely to help than if the Terrorists attacked one landmark. If there were boatloads of terrorists landing ashore on Australia, yes, obviously soemthing would be done. But if a couple of planes mauled the Sydney Opera house or something in Canberra I don't think Australia would get much. Edit: none of this is my personal feelings, just what I think would be likely to happen.

So, I was just thinking about this. I make less than $15,000 a year. So, if I were to buy a $10,000 car (not even a good car) I would pay more in sales tax under this plan than I pay in income taxes all year. Damn, that really sucks.

This WAS hinted at before the election--but I don't think a lot of people took it seriously. Oh well.