Logo Quiz

June 30, 2006

Here’s a fun quiz to take. Download the logo quiz file and see if you can name the company associated with the logo. I’m in the advertising business and I could only make 32 out of 50. *hint: spelling counts.

In case you didn’t know my wife & I run Adverties custom neckwear. So if you’re looking for a custom made ties or scarves we can help you out, as long as you’re willing to order 50 pieces of the same design.

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Monkeyism

June 29, 2006

Here’s a little theology I developed when I was about 17. When you’re finished reading it you’ll probably agree I created this theology when I was…17.

Ever wonder if evolution and creation co-existed? Well I actually hold this theory to some extent but for today’s topic of “Monkeyism” I’m going to take the coexistence of evolution & creation to the n-th degree.

Let say man has evolved from monkey. Maybe Adam and Eve were monkeys with human intelligence. A breed of super monkeys if you will. Anyways after the fall of man (Adam & Eve sinning in the garden) super monkeys evolved into humans as we know today.

Take in to account Genesis 1:27 “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him (Adam)”.

If that’s the case then doesn’t that make God a monkey? If in my will I want to be buried with a handful of bananas you’ll know why :)

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Superman Returns

June 27, 2006

I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’ve been caught up in the hype! When I first heard they were making another Superman I snickered. But this trailer has me jacked to see it. The last 10 seconds of the trailer is dope. It comes out tomorrow.

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American Hero

June 27, 2006

Believe it or not, I’m walking on in…

No not that American Hero, I’m talking about Shannen Rossmiller.

Shannen Rossmiller

Montana mother who is fighting al-Qa’eda from her sitting room
By Francis Harris in Helena (Filed: 26/06/2006)

Radical Islamists may not know it but their global jihad has more to fear from Shannen Rossmiller, an American mother-of-three, than from a squadron of F16s.

The former cheerleader doesn’t phrase it quite like that. That isn’t her style.

Yet a summary of case histories and transcripts seen by The Daily Telegraph reveals that she has uncovered the whereabouts of al-Qa’eda fighters in the lawless highlands of Pakistan, shopped groups of would-be terrorists from Liverpool to Lebanon, tracked down an Islamist designing a nuclear device and much, much more.

For four years, she has alternated her day jobs of mother and magistrate in the mountain state of Montana with a night-time role as a hunter of terrorists. Mrs Rossmiller first turned freelance spy after September 11.

Donning a range of virtual disguises, she uses her functional, self-taught Arabic, and customised software that masks her true identity and whereabouts, to navigate into radical internet chat rooms frequented by real terrorists or any fanatic with a computer and a grudge.

In her first interview with a British newspaper, the 37-year-old said that at first she kept her nocturnal sleuthing secret: “I didn’t want my family to know because they’d call me crazy and this was just too damn interesting.”

Now she finds it hard to escape the world she has entered. Asked whether she seeks a way out, she said: “I’ve tried a couple of times to back off, but it just hasn’t been the right time.

“I remember the time I screamed ‘Can’t these guys take a weekend off?’ But humanity is such a precious thing that you don’t want to see [terrorist attacks] happen to anybody, to any country, any people.”

She has proved increasingly useful to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which now supplies her with handlers, Arabic translators and security, in case the terrorists seek revenge.

They have reason to be angry: in America alone, the authorities have made several arrests based on Mrs Rossmiller’s work.

In her best known case, she secured a life sentence for a treacherous soldier, Pte Ryan Anderson, who was trying to transmit the weaknesses of the M1 Abrams tank to al-Qa’eda. It was when she was called to give evidence in that case that her cover was blown. “I didn’t have the choice of remaining anonymous,” she said, despite earlier pledges from the authorities that her name would never be made public.

On many occasions she has encountered terrorists overseas. Three times she has lured young British Islamists into unmasking themselves, including one group in Liverpool. The FBI passed the material to British intelligence, after which she heard nothing more.

She brushes off the possible threat to her and her family from terrorist reprisal. She pointed out that in Montana’s little towns, strangers stick out and the locals are armed. “There have to be risks taken, otherwise you can’t get anything done.”

The FBI refuses to comment on her work and she has not been offered public thanks by members of the Bush administration. Behind-the-scenes however, intelligence staffers acknowledge her role.

One American newspaper reported that “federal intelligence sources confirmed that for several years she has provided the FBI and the CIA with useful information”. Another was told “she’s legitimate” by an unnamed FBI agent.

That has helped to make Mrs Rossmiller a star of Right-wing internet sites, but she disavowed any political motivation beyond plain patriotism. “I’m not a Republican, I’ll tell you that right now. But at the same time you get tired of seeing your government looking like a bunch of walking idiots.”

Mrs Rossmiller is understandably discreet about her current operations, but said that as the years have passed she has become more ambitious and made “her” fictional Islamists more senior.

But when things get sticky she can be ruthless. “I kill off certain identities, make them martyrs, so [the radicals] think ’so-and-so is dead’. When I’ve had an idea that’s worked well for some time but things are getting fishy, I’ll move him into Ramadi or Basra and have him martyred.”

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Tongue Tied

June 26, 2006

Brandon

Brandon pictured here was literally tongue tied. Tongue tied happens when that little flap of skin between your tongue and the bottom of your mouth extends too far forward. Brandon’s had this condition since birth. It’s not really been a problem it just gives him difficulty sounding out some sounds.

So this morning we brought him to the hospital to have a doctor “untie” his tongue. The procedure took about 5 minutes. The bulk of the procedure was putting Brandon under and his recovery from being knocked out. Fortunately, everything went perfectly. Brandon has had very little discomfort so far. I’m excited for his complete recovery which should only be a couple more days. Hopefully he won’t be making any more messes like in this picture… yeah right :)

On another note… last week was a fun week for me and Meaninglis. I’m excited about this little community and I hope it grows but not too big. One really fun part of Meaninglis is the quiz page. Regardless if you like “the leprechaun” or not, please take the quiz and report you scores.

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