Walmart Sucks

Wal-Mart, a company with $10 billion dollars in net profit last year, fails to provide health care for more than 52% percent of its 1.3 million workers. In 12 of 13 states with available data, Wal-Mart workers rely on public health care, like Medicaid, more than the workers of any other employer.

As a result, in state after state, Wal-Mart is directly shifting its health care responsibilities to American taxpayers. Central to the campaign will be a grassroots effort to build public and political pressure against Wal-Mart to address its part in America's health care crisis, as well as a call for legislative action that will ensure Wal-Mart - not taxpayers - pays its fair share in each and every state.

The "Make Wal-Mart Care About Health Care" campaign initiative is part of an overall nationwide effort to change Wal-Mart led by wakeupwalmart.com

CNN.com - Ex-FBI official was 'Deep Throat' - May 31, 2005

CNN.com - Ex-FBI official was 'Deep Throat' - May 31, 2005

Can you believe that Deep Throat has been identified? Woohoo!!

Memorial Day

Went to a party. There were babies there. Mine didn't sleep, then we went to R&L's house to drop off something. R was going to make peach ice cream from the farm. Yum. So wife and I stopped for ice cream since it sounded like a good idea.

I graded a billion college essays tonight for tomorrow. Found one one of my profs quit the University. Damn. There goes that. She's been distant and hypocritical for the last year anyway. Bye.

I've visited some of my favorite blogs tonight. APictureOfMe, Raging Red, and a few others... Don't even remember. Oh yes Katelyn does Caffeine or something .. love them. W00T!

Baby's first movie

In summer of 1983 when my sister was two years old, my uncle was 23 and took us to see Return of the Jedi at Carmike Cinemas where Toys R Us now sits. I was 10 and my brother was about 7. Things were going relatively well until about five minutes before the end when my sister began screaming. My uncle carried her out and sat with her by the bathrooms to never return. He missed Luke taking Anakin's mask off and the final resolution. It's been over 20 years and he never did see the end.

Last night we took the baby to see Star Wars Episode III. She was wonderful, but mommy's feet hurt since she stood for most of the movie. Finally in the last three minutes as Padme is wheeled along in her pyre and the babies are taken away and Vader's mask is lowered onto his seared flesh, the baby cried. Mommy rushed from the theatre and once again an adult in my family missed the final denouement in a Star Wars movie while I sit there enjoying it.

'rents

My parents left today. Flew away to see my sister and her older boyfriend. My brother's girlfriend flew to the 'burgh today and they're shacked up at his house now. We'll see how all of that goes.

Nothing new really. Told my daughter about the Tower of Babel tonight. Explained how various cultures, groups, and religions have explanations for why and how various things exist and have come about.

Ever see What the bleep do we know? I have it now. Gotta watch it sometime. Actually have a couple movies I'd like to see, but some the wife don't like so I suppose I will wait for a few... I'll be home for a few days alone and a friend's brother is in town. I'll be over there next weekend, and this weekend we're going to R&L's house. Woohoo. I've been up to damn early lately, but I enjoy getting to work so early.

Tonight my mother complained that she's seen me this week act like my father more and more. Good and bad. I work hard for my family, and sometimes I wish things were a little different. Maybe not have to work so hard, or have more time to research and spend with the family. Or more time to learn new stuff... I am eager to learn more about computers, and I am eager to write more and research. I am eager to do so much with such little time. We all balance and sacrifice, and I am changing some of my gears, slowly.

Kimi's Pictures

Kimi's Pictures

Kimberlin Hughes. This website has not been updated in years, but it's scary what some people will post online for any sicko to see.

www.myspace.com/billycorgan

www.myspace.com/billycorgan

GO HERE. It's BILLY CORGAN'S BLOG! W00T!

bears everywhere

Grumpy took the bear to the mall to buy her build a bear. I video taped it. It's brown. Not the tape. The bear.

What is a seven letter word for F*(K?

Today my father and I went golfing down south. It was friggin' hot. I scored a 91. Woohoo. I enjoy spending that kind of time with my father and we really don't get that much time to talk. He will never live where I live. He hates it. Too bad for me.

We've played Scrabble several times recently. BEDROOMS is worth over 60 points! Yeah. I am going to play again soon. The baby has a MD appt this afternoon then we're going to the mall to buy a huge bear for her!

Baby's first circus

Last night we went to the circus. R&L had extra tickets for free, so we took the 'rents and the little one. It was her first circus. I put her in the Snugli and she slept for half of the time. Then she woke up and hung out. We changed her, and we were in this cool suite. We had free popcorn and leather seats. Dad said the baby looks like YODA, and the Suite TV had Attack of the Clones on so we watched a little during the intersession. Little E is so cute, too. I cannot wait until C & E can have little sleepovers all the time and become the best of friends. Perhaps :)

Poison Ivy

Dads are good to show young children wha poison ivy looks like. My wife recently mentioned that fathers took kids outside and showed them this or that, and I immediately recalled my father showing me poison ivy for the first time when I was under five years old. I will never forget it, and I wonder if it's still there to go and show my daughter in a few years.

This is how I feel after my advisor has been a slacker all semester.

Haunted Chuck Palahniuk

Ok so I am half way through Palahniuk's Haunted. If you liked his Invisible Monsters then this is for you. If you liked Cantebury Tales, you will appreciate this form. If you read his short story in Playboy about the boy in the swimming pool, and you didn't throw up, then you will like this book. If you don't like those things, then stay away. I like it.

Submitting Your Manuscript

Submiting Your Manuscript: "Works that are of interest to us (historical fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, realistic fiction and adventure) that are aimed at teens should be about 15,000-80,000 words long. A children's book is approximately 500-2,500 words. Poetry books differ."

I need to get my book published. Some editor dude was suppose to read it, but he never received it. I am printing a draft for my mother this week. And I am ready to go. November will be here soon and I have a co-sponsor for all of this. I think I want to write my angel book next, but I don't know... I don't want to just emulated Coupland. You know? Errr.

Night & Day

I once got what we call black cows at The Diner in State College. They are so good, and it's been too long. So What Not to Wear is on, and I missed the long haired gay dude. He was cool and reminded me of this guy I once knew. He's gone now, and who knows where he went? Visitors come tomorrow, and my trip is in two weeks. My wife and child will fly somewhere soon. It'll be a new experience for all.

http://www.altervistas.com/sites/weird/154

Furniture Porn

penal system

This is a name that makes us giggle. Anyway, we went to Walmart today. I have this awesome picture of my daughter with a Walmart smile system, like the Soma saturation in the evolution of development. It's almost 9. I am tired. She's eating. Last night she wanted to be up at 3am. That was fun. Whoopee.

Season finales are on this week and next week. That white haired dude won Survivor and the black people won Amazing Race. Ebony & Ivory. Go figure.

Smallville is tomorrow. Clark's in some Artic environs, like his fortress of solitude or something. When will he fly? That damn Tana on Apprentice sucks. She's an idiot. I heard on Everwood, Ephram will find out that Madison's kid is not his, and I suppose I've rambled enough. I suck at bowling recently, but I am a father.

My brother is dating a chick his age who manages a bar in Chicago and has a kid. My sister is dating a guy 6 years older than me, has an ex-wife, and is taking her to Costa Rica for her 24th birthday. My mother might get her spinal disk scramble egg fried and Dad will never quit smoking. At least my wife doesn't sing commercials.

Revenge of the Sith

Today is another day, and I slack on this blog. Sorry. There are so many things I mean to do here when I get aroundtoit. Of course, no one has given me one.

Prom is this weekend. I am not going. My baby is making noises now which will eventually turn into words. It's cute, but my wife doesn't think it's cute at 4am. I do. My parents fly to town this weekend, for the week. Did Dad forget I have a job? Damn. My best friend is wonderful and he will make a great dad. We bowled last night, and I did well. The baby came along. It was fun. A friend worked on an article and dropped the ball. I picked it up and finished at 11pm. Yawn. What else? Everyone is sick. No one is here. It's a viral apocalypse. I'm here. I am ammune (knock that wood, D!)... Anyway, going to Harvard Square in two weeks. How fun. Need to make money to spend. It will be better that way.

I will be back more now. I am ready to be back here. Sorry.

Ps. Yes, the subject line is just so people find me. Ha.

the answer to life, the universe, and everything

If you go into Google and type in "the answer to life, the universe, and everything" guess what it gives you???? hahaha. Try it.

Marxists do it with class

So tonight I went to my professors party. He had a shirt that read "Marxists do it with class." I thought it was hilarious! We had a good old time. He had a great old house, twice as large as mine. As for my other professor, he can go to hell. I am seriously done with him. He pissed me off once too often.

shootings

So this crazy chick was planning on shooting up some high school in Arizona, so they arrested her after school last week. Now a few days ago they let her go home with her parents. This is after they found semi-automatic weapons and other stuff in the home. Why the hell did they do that? Are they crazy. I guess the girl's church wrote some kind of letters saying how she could never hurt anyone and how she's just mis-frigging-understood! Well Harris and Klebold were misunderstood too! Damn the system.