TANKS A LOT, DAD
This Father’s Day, I received a wonderful gift from my wife and kids. A radio controlled tank. This gift was no doubt prompted by one of my childhood tales of how awful my father was. Maybe I’ve told the story too much, but I think it perfectly illustrates how a father should not behave. One [...]
Father’s Day is for Fathers!
It’s that time of year again, when Dad’s get a special holiday all their own. I used to complain that Father’s Day was a joke compared to Mother’s Day- hidden on the back pages of newspapers, instead of plastered all over every piece of media known to man. But we dads have progressed a little. [...]
THOR’S DAY RANT: Land of the Free?
Freedom is what they say so many soldiers died for. Freedom, or Liberty, is what the Founding Fathers wanted so desperately to obtain from England. But is this really a free country? I read a very disturbing article today that sounded like something right out of a communist nation: it’s illegal to videorecord police officers [...]
THOR’S DAY RANT: Star and Stripes FOREVER
Nothing burns my ass more than hearing stories like this one- where a couple in Wisconsin are beign told by some pinko-commie property owner they can’t fly the American Flag in the window of their apartment. WHAT?! All these mexicrims that sneak across our border and dodge paying their fair share of taxes are congratulated [...]
THOR’S DAY RANT: “Artificial Life”, My Ass
So now we have some arrogant scientists who think they have artificially created life: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm “The researchers constructed a bacterium’s “genetic software” and transplanted it into a host cell. “ And where, pray tell, did the host cell come from? Did they mix it up from their junior science kits? No. They used a pre-existing [...]
THOR’S DAY RANT: STINKO De Mayo
Hold De Mayo! I know that the 5th of May was a week and a half ago, but the media still keeps talking about the whole Mexican vs. American flag thing. Before I go any further, let’s get it clear exactly WHAT the 5th of May represents in Mexico. An excuse to party. (Courtesy Wikipedia) [...]
IRON MAN 2
If you haven’t seen Iron Man 2 yet, I’m here to tell you- you’re missing an awesome flick. To be fair, let me begin with revealing I’m an Iron Man fanboy from way back. I still have my comics from 1980s. Tony Stark wasn’t my favorite hero, but I enjoyed the comics enough that when [...]
Olive Garden- Incurring my Grapes of Wrath
(NOTE: This post was originally composed on Sunday, May 9, 2010) Dear Olive Garden, I’m at your Clarksville, IN rest. and it will be the last time I ever come here. We waited 1 hour and 12 minutes to be seated. At a 4-person booth. A chair was put at the end as we have [...]
What’s the Tea Party actually doing?
Okay, so out of the blue, I’m more interested in politics. I think it’s because I was looking at all the same old idits running for re-election. No new guys. No change. No fixing things. What the hell? What about all this “Tea Party” crap? I keep hearing all these “conservatives” and “patriots” pissing and [...]
THOR’S DAY RANT: Avoid Danger!
My in-laws have this annoying habit of endangering themselves on a fairly regular basis. I’m not just talking about how they refuse to lock the door to their home during the day- despite there having been cases of criminals barging into homes and attacking people in their town. No, I’m talking about how they dash [...]