Archive for June 2006

The monthlies.

• In the News… Late Edition.

  - In World Cup news, “Poland wanted so much more from this FIFA World Cup, but at least they ended with a win.“ – In Washington, not even softball gets by without the influence of politics. – And the new Mac vs. PC ads are a bit off because they make you root for the [...]

• Engineering Wikipedia

  Contrary to widespread belief, the crux of engineering is mainly oral and written communication (not unlike lawyers, besides the backbreaking calculations, analysis and design). The basic premise for engineers is to make opinions and judgments regarding construction, etc., and to deliver those opinions verbally or (more likely) through letters and reports. And the last (and [...]

• In the News… Water.

  - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor (eh, it is still hard to write) of California, may support democrat Dianne Feinstein in her bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate. This means Arnold plans on running for the Senate after his time as governor is done (since he is trying to garner some political good will with a [...]

• Working for the blind.

  Out of all the non-life threatening ailments a person may have, I really have to believe that being blind is one of the worse. (And I am basically blind now – I couldn’t even have a dream about driving without putting in my contact lenses.) Going to work when your blind must be even more [...]

• In the News

  - The Supreme Court is inching towards “clearing the way for development of land unless it was directly connected to waterways.” Has anyone heard of the term “watershed?” – Up next, war in Iran. Come on, people, it is going to happen. – And all the while, North Korea twiddles its thumbs.

• Graphing reyonthehill

  I am not all that sure what this means, how it does it, or how it works, or why anyone would create this, but this is reyonthehill graphed… Image: Aharef

• Reaching Out For The Starbucks Vote

  Following the somewhat high-octane pettiness displayed in my last post, it is time for a more sustainable humor (read: childish). While looking through the names of those who voted (mostly republicans) for the ridiculous House resolution on the Iraq war that declared “that the United States will prevail in the Global War on Terror” this [...]

• Honey, About That Transsexual You Met On DailyKos

  Every now and then (and more frequently as of late) I will cross-publish a post of mine on DailyKos, one that I feel is worthy enough (or funny enough) to publicize and be used as means to market my blog and my endless talent. The problem with DailyKos, a point-of-view that I have long blogged [...]

• In the News… Miami, Highways, and Concrete Canoes.

  - Like I’ve been telling everyone for what seems like forever now, Miami, and Florida, in general, is too hot to live there. Maybe a week, maybe two, tops, but no longer. It is too damn hot. And it is a wet hot, a walk out the door and get hit in the face with [...]

• GOP Abandons Troops When (If) They Finally Come Home

  The most conservative of Republicans are the greatest supporters of troops – sending them to unplanned and unnecessary wars around the world without the faintest clue of when they will return – voluntarily risking someone else’s precious life – and when the troops do finally come home, the GOP abandons them like last night’s bathwater. [...]

• In the News… Shallow, Warm Lake Erie.

  - DNA… Now we can finally blame all of our faults (and any future misdeeds) on our ancestors. – Bush’s best week since his re-election (read: Ohio voter fraud) keeps on chugging along as a judge rules that the U.S. has the right “to detain noncitizens on the basis of religion, race or national origin, [...]

• My Conversation With Jon Stewart

  This is a small portion of the conversation I had with conversationalist Jon Stewart last night. Jon Stewart: Do you ever read [Mickey Kaus'] Kausfiles? reyonthehill: Man, is he ugly. Jon Stewart: (laughter) reyonthehill: No wonder he’s a blogger. Jon Stewart: And his appearance, that is important to you? reyonthehill: Yes, I like to read [...]

• Libby caught on a technicality; the "accountability moment" has passed

  As we endlessly debate Bush’s reluctance to simply answer an innocent question on character and integrity in his administration, an issue that he has always propagated as a major theme in his campaigns and as a virtue in his style of governing, it is truly devastating that the Bush administration is only being admonished for [...]

• July 2003: The Turning-Point of Blogging

  I read an article somewhere lambasting bloggers’ supposed self-importance. Maybe he had a point… There have been blogs about history and even blogs about blogging, but now, please welcome, a blog about the history of blogging. And what role does this blog have in the storied history of blogging? The answer, amazingly enough, is “plenty.” [...]

• An Activist Judge The GOP Supports

  In general, I am all for “activist judges,” but the recent decision made by the county judge in San Francisco to strike down a voter-approved handgun ban should be re-examined by all those who consider themselves strict constructionists, and especially those that threaten judges for purportedly legislating from the bench. Now let me start by [...]

• You Can "Check Out," But You Can Never Leave BJU

  I have always wondered what student life would be like at BJU – you know, Bob Jones University. (I know what you were thinking – BJU – you know, I know, wink, wink. Bill Clinton’s alma mater? No. But Clinton did receive an honorary doctorate. You like that? I am here all week.) Well, after [...]

• GOP Faithful: KKK

  Despite all of the rhetoric regarding liberals and socialists, communists, marxists and stalinists, the fact of the matter remains… Ku Klux Klan members are staunch Republicans and almost always vote GOP. Almost. (You see, you didn’t think I was going to include the reference to Byrd and be all independent and shit. You don’t even [...]

• Hurricane Warning Along Atlantic Coast; Overcast in San Francisco

  Alright, this may be insensitive and too early (I admit). Breaking news at CNN.com… Image: CNN.com Also, it is overcast in the San Francisco bay area…

• Through the desert on a horse with no name…

  Alright, after momentarily feeling left out, I am feeling much better now that I haven’t made the painfully-lame trip to Las Vegas for YearlyKos. (Hint: it is a take on the blog “DailyKos;” hahahahahaha, I’m still laughing.) However, I am impressed by the press the event is receiving. And I will truly miss tomorrow’s events [...]

• Polska

  Image: FIFA / AFP

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