January 31st, 2006 -- End of January 2006

That's another month gone. I spent the month sick in bed with another damned absess. Two and a half weeks of intense pain and misery. Fun.

Health Problems...Again
I went to Dr. Tomlinson at Middlefort Urgent Care and he did the same thing as last time -- nothing. But he did manage to bitch me out about my high blood pressure and not having a doctor picked out. Right now, I could care less about doctors and all that crap. Kris and the kids are nearly obsessed with it and all it gives them is pain and misery.

Last time I went into Urgent Care, Dr. Tomlinson put me on sick leave and told me to wait and come back in a week. Because of that, I lost my job at HTI. So, this time, he gripes at me and has me set up a second appointment. He puts me on antibiotics, which was what I needed anyway. He refused to do anything about the absess, again. He could have lanced it so that I wasn't in such intense pain. But he didn't do anything.

That evening, it burst on its own. I cleaned it back up and bandaged it. The pain is just about gone. My blood pressure went back down. Wow. I cancelled my follow-up appointment and the next time I have one of these damned things, I'm just gonna go to the ER. Urgent Care is a total waste of time and I'mnot going back to them any more.

Fury of Wife
Today Kris came home in a bad mood. She decided to take a gander at the blog and was furious with me over the Christmas Entry. She didn't want to talk about it, which suits me fine. This isn't exactly news, as I have spoken to her many times about this stuff and she pretty much ignores it.

Why the hell shouldn't I be griping about it? She has an entire support system to bitch about stuff. I have just about nothing. Talking to her doesn't solve anything, it just makes her angry and defensive. Talking to her parents and family doesn't solve anything, either. They just bitch at her about it all, which makes her extra angry and defensive.

Talking to the kids doesn't solve anything because they don't pay attention to anything. It goes in one ear and out the other. Then they promise to do better just to shut us up. Five second after we turn our backs, they're right back to doing it again. Then they bitch at the grandparents they are being horribly mistreated and Kris gets a call bitching about the kids...making her extra extra angry and defensive.

Nothing will change. Everyone will promise to try harder. Everyone will forget about it and be right back to the same old crap ten seconds later.

Januray 2006 in Retropect:
I frickin' hate the word "retrospect," mostly because dumb-ass, numb nut sports commentators use it every frickin' other word when describing an athlete's contributions to their team. Holy Fuck! In retropect, sports commentators are all a bunch of dumb fucks, totally unqualified to voice their commentary on a real TV program, but bartely smart enough to form a complete sentence needed to describe the replay.

In retrospect, my colon was cleaner today, than it has been in five years, mostly because of an abrasive diet of fiber and the consumption of roughage needed to maintain a clean colon. And let me just say that the more greens you shit, the cleaner your colon will be. But only if you get a helathy dosage of cheese to keep your shit runny and drippy. A well-rounded diet softens your shit, whicle helping it clean you out.

In retrospect, the only thing I have accomplished this month was reinforce my desire to get as far away from these people as possible. It turns out that my impression the step-children had intelligence was a gross oversight. These two kids are dumb as a box of rocks. And they seem to only get less and less intelligent as they mature.

By the time Andrea is 15, I fully expect her to have de-evolved back into a hunched, hominid, totally devoid of the ability to use tools, and living in the tree in the back yard flinging her own shit at us as we pass by. She already flings her own shit allover 1/3 of the house. I'm sure the rest is to follow soon.

By the time Jacob turns 15, he will be chasing Andrea around the yard, screeching and flinging handfuls of shit at her. They both screech at each other like rabid babboons. I find it necessary to lock them both in their cages, away from each other to prevent excessive screeching from the alpha female.

Kris becomes enraged and drags her knuckles on the ground. SHe then shakes both arms in the air screeching at the top of her smoke-filled lungs. Afterwards, she snarls at everyone and anyone who come near here. The only thing she will allow near her is her dog, Lily.

I have decided to live a life of solitude away fromt he Alpha Female and her wretched spawn. I have studied them from afar, with an ever watchful eye looking for the tranquilizer gun and wishing to god I had brought the double barrel shotgun instead. This crotchedy trio generally make me long for the warm embrace of a stiff glass of Bourbon.

Job Hunt
I have a follow-up interview with Discover Net. The company is a DSL and soon-to-be wireless ISP - Internet Service Provider. My first interview was somewhat awkward, but supposedly, I was a better choice than the other that had applied - at least according to Scott, my potential supervisor.

My job will be working as a Help Desk/Customer Support person to help people with their connection problems. I'm hoping there is some good training as I would really like to make a good job out of this position.

Discover Net is located in a buidling, downtown. SOmething nice about the job, apart from the benefits and hours is it is located in the same building as RCU - my Credit Union. So, I could do my banking immediately after getting off work. The work hours would be something along the lines of 9-5, M-F and possibly some additional on-call stuff as needed.

I also look at this as a good opportunity to gain some additional Customer Service Experience. Should I need another job down the road, this experience might be very helpful.

Other Crap
Hey, I know alot of readers don't much care for some of the stuff they read on here, but its all me, baby. I started this blog as a way to vent a few things. No, life isn't all roses and apples in the Smith House. ANd to be quite honest, there are many times that I would love nothing more than to pack a small bag and head back to West Texas. Things would certainly be less complicated and I would have a hell lot less crap to deal with.

I don't know what else to say to people who don't like what they read. This is part of me that comes out in most of what I write about. And its through this blog and several other medium that I develop material for what I do write.

If you don't like what you're reading, don't read it.

A Few Recipes and Stuff

Food is part of life. Ok. So, let's look at a few life-giving recipes that will keep you healthy and happy.

Beef Stroganoff
Personally, I have never much like stroganoff. The thought of Beef and cream just doesn't set well with me. In fact, I think its kinda gross. Unfortunately, my wife and step-bitch love the combination. Annie will not only eat two bowls of it immediately, but will then try to poke her fat face into as many additional bowls as possible. Left to her own devices, She would eat the entire skillet's full and slurp down an entire box of noodles dripping with butter. GROSS!

Kris often takes culinary shortcuts as she doesn't like to spend a whole lot of time cooking and doesn't like to spend alot of time paying attention to what she's cooking. In short, she actually "tends" the dishes she does cook and often will simply leave them cooking while she finds something else to do. One thing Kris does like is fresh vegetables and mushrooms, with which I whole-heartedly agree. Here we go:

Kris's Beef Stroganoff
1-2 pounds Ground Chuck, browned
1 White or Yellow Onion, diced
1-2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1-2 pints Sour Cream
2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 box Linguine noodles, prepared
Garlic Powder
Black Pepper

Preparation:
Having browned the Ground Chuck, add the mushrooms, onions, Garlic Powder and cook. Dump your cream of mushroom soup and sour cream into the browned meat. Stir the ingredients until the sour cream melts. Add pepper to taste. Once all items are combined, onions and mushrooms cooked, serve over cooked noodles. Should serve 6-8 people or 3 fat people.

As you can see, Creamed soups can be used to make up for the fact you are a fat lazy slob. Essentially, Cream of Mushroom Soup is Cream Gravy with mushrooms. Wisconsin-ers call it "white sauce." But again, many Wisconsin-ers are "Dumb Shits." Finding a decent chicken fried steak up north is just about impossible and you are usually stuck finding an edible one in a chain restaurant such as Perkins, Baker's Square, or Denny's.

Will's Chicken Fried Steak Fingers
Tender Steak, cut into 1x3 inch strips
2 cups All Purpose Flour
1/4 cup Corn Meal
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Chili Powder
1 cup Milk
2 Eggs
Vegetable Oil

Preparation:
Fill a large skillet with vegetable oil and preheat it to Medium Heat. In a large Mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Mix well, it should take on a "grayish" color. In a smaller bowl, combine Milk and Eggs. Increase the heat on your oil, its time to fry!

Your "tender steak" needs to be ternderized. This can be accomplished by merinating or by "tenderizing" with your meat tenderizer. Beat the living hell out of it. You want tender pieces that cook quickly and which are easy to chew.

Cooking:
Each strip is dipped directly into the milk/egg batter for coating. Remove directly intot he flour coating. Make sure to coat the entire surface. Now dip back into the egg batter and back into the flour coating. This should be done 2-4 times.

With several small strips, you can experiment with just how much breading you're gonna want. Place breaded strips in oil and fry until "golden brown." Remove from oil and allow to drain on paper towels. Season with Black Pepper once it has left skillet. Serve smothered in "gravy" with Fresh Cut Green Beans and hot dinner rolls.

Yes, this is a traditional Southern Meal. Not every Southerner enjoys this meal, but it is a good start on Southern Cuisine. This recipe is geared towards kids as "fingers" are fun and easy to "dip." The Batter/Coating is my personal favorite for fried chicken, chicken fried steaks, and Chili Relenos. That being said, many people have asked me for my recipe as it originally appeared on my old cooking site. I will post it later on.

Texx's Oven Baked Chicken

I love chicken, it just tastes good. There are many ways to cook chicken, and it isn't an expensive item to make. However, these days, you have to watch what you eat. Not everyone likes fried chicken (mostly just Kris doesn't like it), so if I want chicken, I have to find other ways to enjoy it that don't involve filling the house with "that gross hot oil/fried smell." Usually, this means I have to go to KFC or BWW if I want friend chicken. But I have found on way to do it that doesn't offend my wife delicate sensibilities. Well, two, if you count making buffalo wings.

Texx's Oven Baked Chicken
4-8 Leg Quarters, cleaned, defrosted, and cut into drums/backs pieces.
1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios
1 cup Corn Flakes
1 cup Corn chips, unflavored
1 cup flour
1/2 cup pecan pieces
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tsp Onion Powder
1 Tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Parsley
1 tsp Black Pepper

Preparation:
Preheat your oven to 350-400 degrees. Place all dry ingredients in your food processor and "process" to a coarse powder. Dump all of these into a large (up to 1 gallon or more) ziploc bag. Take a large cake pan and grease the bottom and sides with shortening or oil. I would recommend olive oil for those of you who are thinking "healthy."

Having cleaned and prepare your chicken pieces, you should decide whether or not you want to leave the skin on your chicken. This is your decision to make if you are counting calories. If you don't care, its not an issue. Each piece will be dumped into the ziploc bag separately and "shaken." Yes, this is homemade "Shake n Bake" (and I helped). Once the piece is throughly coated, place it in your pan. Spacing is not really an issue, but try to leave a a little space between the pieces as it allows them to cook better.

Cooking:
Cook the chicken for 40-60 minutes or until the crust is dark brown and crunchy. Serve with traditional dishes associated with Fried Chicken - Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Cole Slaw, Green Beans, Hot Biscuits, Pepsi, Peach Cobbler, etc.

Like I said, Kris doesn't really care for fried chicken. While I find it strange for a woman who loves bacon and chocolate and can smoke a pack of cigarettes a day to be worried about fried foods, I suppose we all have our cross's to bear.

Chicken Kiev Sub Sandwich
1 8-12 inch honey wheat Hoagie Bun/Sub Roll
2 slices Honey Ham
3 slices Roasted Chicken Breast
4 strips crisp bacon
3 thin slices of tomato
2 slices of Pepper jack cheese (or 1 slice of pepper jack and 1 slice of American or other cheese)
Dijon Mustard
Mayonnaise

Introduction:
Chicken Kiev is a culinary classic - chicken breast is stuffed with ham, cheese, and bacon, wrapped or coated with a light breading and fried or baked. The entree is then served with a Dijon mustard and a green vegetable such as asparagus or green beans. While it is very similar in many respects, to the Chicken Cordon Bleu, it is a distinct variation on a chicken dinner.

This sandwich recreates this combination in a classic-style deli sandwich. The cheese used is completely up to the person making the sandwich. As with any sandwich, the condiments vary with taste. However, it is extremely important that Dijon mustard be used, as it is a key ingredient of the original meal. With that in mind, I present The Chicken Kiev Sub.

Preparation:
You begin by preparing the sub roll. In an ideal world, you would purchase sliced rolls/buns, but they are not always the freshest or even readily available. It is always important to use fresh bread as it adds flavor, not to mention, it makes the meal far more enjoyable. The roll must be cut lengthwise on the side, using a very sharp knife.

It is important that you slice the roll so that there is a clamshell hinge when opening. This will help make the wrapping phase easier when it is time for the sandwich to be compressed and wrapped. If you accidentally slice all the way through, it is ok.

Any preferred toasting or preheating should be done at this time. However, it is important to note that some bread becomes very rubbery when reheating. Also, it you wish to toast the meat, cheese and bun, please do so before addition of mustard and mayonnaise and vegetables.

Once you have prepared the roll, open both sides and give them a liberal spread of mustard and mayonnaise. Try to cover as much of the roll as possible. You may mix and match if you wish.

Begin by topping the upper half with the tomato (and other vegetables). Remember that a sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and onions is a very healthy combination. The top half will contain the vegetable while the lower half contains the meat and cheese. Stack the meat accordingly: Chicken – cheese – ham-bacon – cheese Chicken. As the sub roll is long, it may be necessary to fold or slice the meat in half. Upon completion of both sides, carefully fold the sandwich halves together – Yes, it will be very full.

That’s a Wrap!
The next step is to compress and wrap the sandwich. If you are serving hot sandwiches, you may simply wish to forgo this step. You will need wax paper that is wider than the roll you are using, if you cannot get any wider than 1 foot, you will simply have to make do with what you have by either wrapping lengthwise or cut the sandwich in half and wrap individual halves.

It is important to use wax paper as it will allow the sandwich to breath in the step. Wrap the sandwich, making sure to fold the corners inner corners inside. Tape the edges of the wax paper so they stay in place. This will seal up the sandwich to insure you have a “tidy” packing of sandwich. Wrapping the sandwich tightly will compact the insides into the bread.

After completion of wrapping, the sandwich needs to “rest” at either room temperature or in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes. This time will allow the flavors time to mix, while you to clean up or work on additional sandwiches.

Serving:
When the time has come to serve the sandwich, place the entire wrapped sandwich on a cutting board and slice the sandwich half width. Place both halves on your plate with chips or equal side dish. The person eating will then need to unwrap the sandwich to eat.

Additional Notes:
Preparation time of the sandwich is about 5 minutes. Standing time for the sandwich would be 15-30 minutes. Heating and or toasting the sandwich would take 2-5 minutes, depending on oven used.

Well I suppose that will be it for now. I will be adding future recipes over the next few months, and eventually plan to create some new cooking pages for Willsroom using the current "tabbed" format.

Things that really piss me off and some that don't.

Starwars.com is Becoming even more of a "tool" of advertising crap
Those of you who visit Starwars.com may have noticed something new when navigating pages - a huge increase in site advertising. This mostly began two years ago with the creation of the "Hyperdrive" Access garbage - members would pay a monthly fee to view additional "exclusive" content. The exclusive content ranges from increased movie content to interviews and expanded-format movie previews. It also gives members more access to special content.

Now I have always enjoyed the Star Wars Universe, but Jesus! The site used to be for the fans, not another goddamned money-making scheme for Lucas and his chronies. You try navigating betwen pages and you have to click past ads for the US Army and close pop-ups for Credit Cards. I really hate the way the site has become with it almighty "exclusive" content. The site used to be a great source for information and nostalgia. Now it's become a crock of advertising revenue. Star Wars.com can kiss the fattest part of my ass.

NewGrounds.com
I used to visit this site back when the flash content was funny - 1997-1998. Now it has become a home for rediculous hack garbage. The movies have become almost cliche and many of the authors of the movies lack as much humor as they do actual skill. I guess this could also be a comment on how generic and uninspired Toilet Humor has become. Also, this is a good reason to visit IFilm or any number of the handfull of other dumbass Flash movie sites out there.

To it's credit, NewGrounds used to have some of the funniest and most talented Flash creators out there. And many of those movies still reside on the sight. But what is passing for "entertainment" on the site has really declined in the last few years. The same tired regurgitated crap content has lost much of its charm and is just annoying. I still visit the site occasionally, but I no longer have it bookmarked as I just don't find it funny, these days.

Star Trek: New Voyages

This is, by no means, "new" news, but these guys have been getting more and more press lately. Star Trek: New Voyages is a fan-movie series which takes place after the original Star Trek left the airwaves, continuing the "five years" of their mission. The show has quickly caught the attention of many of the original cast and crew and is continuing to break ground.

The episodes can be downloaded fromt he Star Trek: New Voyages website. However, recent publicity has really made downloading episodes difficult. I imagine they will release episodes on a DVD down the road. Right now, there are streams available on google. The show looks pretty good and I will be keeping an eye on it.

Star Trek.com
Since we're still on the topic of Star Trek, I have to say that Star Trek.com is probably one of the better Sci Fi Fansites out there. While it is owned and run by Paramount, they actually seem to get what a fan site should be all about. The site provides up-to-date news on actors and other Trek-geekiness, but also provide aire dates for episodes. Many other sites could take a few pointers on how to do it correctly.

Cartoon Network's Adult Swim = Anime Crapfest
When Adult Swim first debuted, it was a collection of some of the more adult-oriented entertainment and spoof/satire of more traditional cartoons from the Hannah/Barabara library. Then they began adding more and more anime to the lineup. Initially, it was shows like Cowboy Bebop, that were more serious and somewhat entertaining Sci Fi shows.

Nowadays, Adult Swim has become infested with anime garbage - fighting crap and samurai bullshit. Hell, even the regular shows like SeaLab, Harvey Birdman, and the like are seen less and less, only to be replaced with more and more generic anime garbage.

I know that anime has become more and more popular in the last few years, but some of the crap that has been coming across the airwaves is just that - crap. Japan has long been the king of taking a theme and twisting it into the extreme. Its evident from the fact the Power Rangers are currently on their umpeenth reincarnation. Hell, the last Power Ranger show I saw, they just said "to hell with it" and have 30 different Power Rangers runnning around.

Enough is enough. Cartoon Network should start a branch channel that shows nothing but anime 24/7. Call me old-fashioned, but I like the good old-fashioned American Crap Animation. I'd rather have a night filled with the Hannah/Barbara spoofs, than another minute of goddamed Anime.

Finally, Anime isn't cool. Its crap, just like the stuff we have over here. Don't insist that an entire genre of entertainment is "Cool." Quite frankly, I've seen alot of the different anime out there and roughly 98% of it is crap.

What's on TV tonight?
Chance are, if you don't enjoy reality/game shows, home improvement, "crime dramas" or makeover-type shows, the only thing you will have left to watch is Iron Chef or re-runs of Whose Line and That 70's Show.

In the last year, more and more goddamned home improvement and makeover shows are showing up. Flip thorugh the channels and you will find almost every channel has one or two home makeover programs. Some have several. AND THEY'RE ALL THE SAME, DAMMIT!

There is almost no justification for the number of crap shows out there. None. Zip. Zero. They take one theme and run it further into the ground than having different colored robots fighting giant monsters.

TV is crap these days. Instead of one bad show, we have multiple generic copies of the same useless garbage. All of the good shows have been cancelled or are run intot he ground in syndication on sixty different other channels. All this does is make the only ray of sunshine in an otherwise bleak existance of stale cliche programming, the inevitable chance that you can watch the same episode of That 70's SHow on Fox, FX, TBS, and WB.

Online Credit Card Ads
I thought the national trend was towards less invasive advertisements. Lately, it seems you have to click more and more ads off your screen just to navigate the net. Credit Card ads seem to be the worst. They pop up full-screen ads that run flash content or something and usually end up being even more of a pain in the ass. On slower systems, the degrade system performance while increasing levels of frustration. On newer systems, they degrade system performance...you get the idea! ;)

This new wave of advertising low needs to go back from whenst' it came. I don't appreciate it and I'm sure most others don't, either.

Gas Prices
This one is pretty self-explanatory. Gas Prices fluxuate...well, not really, because the definition of "fluxuate" would assume that it sometimes falls. Gas Prices piss me off. One week, they're $2.15 /gallon, the next week, they're $2.45. And all the bickering and bitching comes in about "gas price this" and "gas price that" and how our dependence on oil is costing us this and that.

Suicide/Homocide Bombers
Screw the Arabs. They are a bunch of uneducated fools running around the desert blowing themselves up because of their blind hatred for a country most of them would give their left extremist nut to live in. America is morally bankrupt and full of evil and greed. But most of these people who are causing the trouble would still murder their own mother to live here.

The cause of so much hatred has given many people a reason to kill themselves while managing to define an entire culture of hatred. Where would any of these terrorists be if there was no AMerican influence? I'm sure they would be looking for another excuse to kill themselves. Blame the British or the French, maybe?

How bout, they accept responsibility for their lives being so shitty? They were born in a shitty country with little or no freedom. They were born into a religious culture that, were it actually practiced as it were preached, the country would be wonderful, but instead, it becomes an excuse for the rich and wealthy to live in luxury as morally corrupt as possoible, while the poor scratch a miserable life for themselves...

Yeah, it's called "reality." Life is hard and sucks. Deal with it. You don't see the rest of the world strapping explosives to themselves and taking as many more miserable souls with them to a fiery demise. On the other hand, they do manage to silence one more bitchy voice. At least a few cranks take the high moral road. Instead of pissing and moaning the rest of their lives away about how bad life is, they blow themselves up and take several other pissers and moaners with them.

Allah blesses those who give up trying to live for their beliefs as an example to others. And people who take their own lives because they can no longer bear the thought of living in this immoral, unjust world are rewarded. The best way to prove to others you're right is to kill yourself and everyone around you. Who the hell comes up with that crap and why would anyone with half a brain believe it? I think its all a conspiracy to keep the complainers quiet.

Willsroom.com
I have become increasingly annoyed by developments with my own website. I have recently finished updates to the site and have began debugging pages for Firefox, only to find that I don't really like the site layout. Sure, the idea was good, but I have yet to find a format for it that I like. I am still working on this, but it has still been a source of frustration.

Buffalo Wild Wings
Perhaps one of the few things in life I actually have come to enjoy. This restaurant serves Hot Wings. Now I know what you're thinking "that's great, but what else do they serve? Cold Beer, Hamburgers, and Nachos. That's it! They don't have a "Healthy Salad" or some god-awful Low Carb Diet Fat Free Mayonaise Tofu Burger Nuggets wrapped in a luttuce leaf and sprinkled with rose-scented spring water.

BWW, as it has come to be known, is a simple place where you can get good hotwings, a cold beer, and maybe a plate of nachos. Why would anyone want to go to a place that doesn't serve anything substantial and that doesn't have any real menu? If you have to ask that question, you clearly don't get the idea for having a place that only serves cold beer and hotwings. Smacktard...

Online Gaming Community
One of the most rediculous things I have seen come fromt he gaming community is the fact it is now completely and totally defined by cheating and hacking. In order to game these days, it seems like you have to remove all usefull features of a gamne just to prevetn cheating and hacking and god-knows what else.

Visit a gaming forums and you will find a place being held hostage by admin's need to completely and totallyblock out any and all means of cheating, to the point that, if the files on your HD don't match their 100%, you can be kicked out of the game for being a potential cheater.

For God's sake! Its a fricking game! If you don't want to play with people you think are dishonest or are cheating, then go find people who you trust and only play with them. If you don't want to risk finding unknown cheaters, then don't give out access to your game.

Secondly, its just a game! Losing at a game doesn't cost you anything more than some of your pride. ANd it also teaches you to work in other areas to improve yourself. Being beaten by another person, unless you have put personal property or finances on the line, doesn't cost you anything.

The gaming community wants to have a perfect world where nobody cheats and the playing field is perfectly fair for everyone. Sorry, but that is not possible on any level of competition. As long as a person has an advantage over another, they will exploit it. IF that means they have to go outside what is considered acceptable, by any means, to accomplish their objective, they will do so.

What happens is, they tweak and mod the game to remove all chance and what they end up with is a 100% cheat-free game that nobody wants to play or that nobody has the ability to play.

Give it a rest. You have cheaters in everything in life. Accept that. Expending this much effort just to keep them out of your game for the moment is a waste of your time. In the end, you are fighting a losing battle for a game that you will eventually lose interest in, anyway. Why should you let that short amount of time you will play the game, be tainted with accusations of cheating?

Finally, the spirit of sportsmanship values the fact you are playing the game over winning or losing. SInce you have nothing but your own ego to gain or lose, maybe you should take the time to ask yourself whether or not spending countless hours writing code to prevent cheating in a game has made the experience any better for you. It is just a game.

Blogging
I really get a kick out of the fact Legitimate Media finds blogging is a threat to them. YOu're basically comparing a Journal to the Newspaper. Yes, you get more in depth stories on a blog. But you're also getting a more personalized account of a story. News Reporting is done with an eye towards being objective.

Is Bloggin the wave of the future of News Reporting? I don't think so. I do think it is a tool writers can use to aid in their writing. But much of Bloggin is not really news worthy. FOr intelligent readers, it might be the wave of the future. As far as actual reporting, I think it will become one more tool available to journalists. And like any other tool, it has limitation as to what it will be useful to accomplish. I have a very nice hack saw, but its completely useless for tightening screws and bolts.

Pat Robertson is an Evil Mother

Is it me or are Pat Robertson's comments becoming increasingly unacceptable?



He preaches his high moral garbage about how Christians are better than all other religions and manages to preach hate-mongering and many things that would bring harsh criticism and scrutiny to any other religion as preaching and encouraging violence.

If Pat Robertson went by "Haseem Bin Abdulla" or a close aproximation of an Arabic/Muslim name, his comments, as a religious leader, regarding national leaders being taken by god or being punished would likely bring down the wrath of the FBI or any number of agencies closely monitoring radicals.

It's simple, Pat Robertson is an evil and immoral person. He is preaching hatred and should be stopped. His behavior is totally unacceptable and for people to continue to fund his organization is nothing short of funding terrorism.

Now I know that CBN has done alot of good work in God's name, but when a leader of that organization begins preaching hateful and outrageous remarks, you have to wonder if he is really as righteous and "holy" as he makes himself seem.

Religious leaders have a responsibility to preach responsibility. Preaching that political leaders should be assassinated or that they deserve whatever fate their country has had is something they, as religious leaders, should avoid at all costs. Finally, they seem to forget that judging people is not only Un-Christian, but is something the Bible, itself, teaches against.

I know I am far from a good example, but it is not a Christian's place to pass judgement on a person, nor is it their place to wish for harm to come to those who we may not agree with. Remember, love, peace, and brotherhood? I find it odd that an evangelist would wish harm to come to any person. ANd especially odd that he would want our country to do it.

Finally, if you are a true believer, you would know that God will judge and punish those who do not follow his plan. "Venegence is mine" and "Judge Not, Lest Ye be Judged" come to mind. What does judging a person do for you? It boosts your ego. It lets you feel good about yourself by telling yourself that a person is less than you. Except, as a Christian, you accept the fact that all mankind will fall short of the grace of God. That means that you are no better than any other person on the planet. If you choose to live a life devoted to Christianity, you do so for your own reasons. If another person chooses not to, it is they who have to account for that life with God.

I would sincerely hope that a person who comes to symbolize much of the Christian Culture would choose to preach those aspects of Chrstianity that he claims to value. Preaching hate mongering makes him no different than the people who encourage followers to strap explosive to themselves.