Keep the kids out of our bedrooms!!
I can honestly understand about the 3 month old. That was about the age both Aidan and Rowan were moved to cribs in a seperate bedroom.
The two year old, however, has got to get his own room!!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Husband On Strike To Get Bedroom Back
Keep the kids out of our bedrooms!!
I can honestly understand about the 3 month old. That was about the age both Aidan and Rowan were moved to cribs in a seperate bedroom.
The two year old, however, has got to get his own room!!
This is a Free Country Damn It...
Young honors student expresess his right to die an idiot
"If I want to be the jerk that flirts with death, I should be able to do that."
That's how you show them!
"If I want to be the jerk that flirts with death, I should be able to do that."
That's how you show them!
The Left Goes After Sen. John McCain
Here's an interesting article that claims that, after portraying him as a calm respectable hero, the mainstream media is now attacking John McCain in order to prevent him winning the Republican nomination.
I'm not sure I agree with it entirely but I do agree that he would win in a landslide today if it were between him and Hillary Clinton. (Haven't the Democrats have anyone better? What ever happened to John Kerry?)
Personally, I'd like to see Colin Powell finally run.
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Upcoming Hurricane Season Likely Strong
The top U.S. hurricane expert said Thursday that this year's hurricane season is likely to be stronger than average, though short of the record 2005 season, the costliest on record.
I hope everyone enjoyed the breather but it's almost game time again!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones...
Every once in a while an article comes along that just cracks me up:
U.S. Envoy Urges Venezuela to End Insults
U.S. Envoy Urges Venezuela to End Insults
Charles Taylor: finally caught
Rueters reports that Charles Taylor was caught trying to flee Nigeria which has sheltered him from facing the War Tribunal for nearly three years.
I just wish they hadn't dropped the death penalty. Who knows... maybe he can copy Milosevic.
One can hope.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
U.S. thrown a curve; Cuba cries foul
Castro claims he wanted to donate the prize money that Cuba should have won by finishing second in this years World Baseball Classic to victims of Hurricane Katrina but the U.S. says they don't get any money.
Trade embargo keeps Cuba from claiming any prize money from the World Baseball Classic
It looks like another plot to make the U.S. Government look bad.
All we need now is Hugo Chavez to pipe up and defend his mentor.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Ben Glisan Jr. Finale
Well, as is evident in this story printed at KHOU.com it would appear the report that Mr. Glisan was seen to "sip on a venti-sized Starbucks cup while awaiting his turn on the stand." was issued from the Associated Press. And there is no arguing with those assholes seeing how every major publication on the planet relies on them so frequently.
Alas, my thunder is quashed and I am left like so many others who have been ignored or misrepresented by the mainstream media.
It's been fun, though
Alas, my thunder is quashed and I am left like so many others who have been ignored or misrepresented by the mainstream media.
It's been fun, though
Ben Glisan Jr. Part II
Yes... that is Ben Glisan arriving for court on Monday. It clearly is not a Starbucks drink in his hand!
Just a quick update on the Ben Glisan situation:
I confronted him about the coffee he was reported to be carrying to the courthouse and he adamantly denied drinking Starbucks. He wanted to make absolute sure that I knew he wasn't cheating on us. And the truth is I would definitely believe a former Enron executive over a National syndicate journalist every day of the week.
Also, Bloomberg reported today that if he testifies truthfully he will be released in September. With that, the following comes from a report filed today at Business Week:
Petrocelli... suggested his testimony was tied to the expectation he could get out of prison early.
"It's not fun," Glisan said of prison. "I would never wish this on anyone. I would very much like to be with my family."
He said he hoped his testimony would "result in some betterment of my situation," but added that a perjury charge could increase his sentence.
And finally... the following pictures are from today where Ben can be clearly seen carrying a Coffee Oasis Jumbo cup:
From Monday, the day of the ABC report...
Tuesday...
Coffee Oasis in the New York Times:
And finally, an artist's version of the cup:
I guess I have a letter to write!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Ben Glisan Jr. key witness in the Enron trial
Okay, so I've been meaning to post a blog on Ben Glisan for awhile now, and seeing how he has been in the news lately, I figure it's about time to get up off my lazy ass and post it.
Ben has been a customer of mine since I started working at Coffee Oasis (Seven years ago!) and he has always been polite and quiet. The type of guy that tips a dollar for a two dollar coffee. Then about two years ago he just stopped coming in. Usually when that happens it's because they'd moved or started a new job that takes a different route to work, but in Ben's case it was because he was starting the first part of a five year prison sentence that was part of a plea bargain with the federal government.
As a former Enron Corp. treasurer, he faced multiple charges of money laundering, wire fraud and conspiracy as part of a 109-count indictment against his one-time boss, former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow. To this day he still is the only ex-Enron executive to go to prison after pleading guilty.
On Monday, for the first time in about two years, Ben came in and got his large coffee on the way to the courthouse. To be honest, I was surprised to see him because he still has a little over two years left on his sentence, but I didn't comment on the trial. I didn't even realize he was already testifying until he came in.
Apparently, he has been granted a furlough during his testimony. He sleeps in his own bed, drives his own car, and has pretty much free reign to go anywhere as long as court is not in session. The only difference is he is escorted to and from the courthouse by Deputies.
Here's how he looked today about an hour and a half after leaving my shop:
So all this week I've kept my mouth shut about the trial. I figured I'd let him taste a little freedom before going back to prison and he already has the trial to remind him that he is only on vacation. He doesn't need me spoiling it for him as well. However, I think I just might scrap that idea altogether tomorrow.
You see, ABCNews in a report on Tuesday, claimed that he showed up with a Venti size cup (20 oz) of Starbucks coffee. Now, this could have just been a simple case of mistaken coffee. It seems everyone these days drinks Starbucks. We are all forced to at times if we want anything other than nine hour old coffee that has been sitting on a gas station burner all day. In fact, that is more than likely the case. I know that not long before he showed up at the courthouse he had purchased a 20 oz cup of coffee from me personally.
However, it is possible that he finished the coffee and was forced to buy another from Starbucks before making his way through the throng of press agents. So I figure it justifies me asking him to clarify the issue.
You may ask why it matters.
Well, it matters to me. If ABC is automatically calling every cup of coffee that comes in a paper cup a Starbucks drink I'm going to write them a letter. Coffee cannot be classified like copying (Xerox) or bandages (Band-Aid). As much as Starbucks has done for the coffee industry it still has some of the worst gourmet coffees available. None of this is news to anyone with any real sense of taste, so I have doubts that this was an unintentional slip of the tongue (so to speak) by ABC.
It would have been too easy to say "cup of fresh brewed coffee" but they went out of their way to not only name the brand but the size as well.
So, my conclusions are, if indeed he was still drinking a cup of Coffee Oasis brew, as follows:
1. Starbucks has entered in agreement with ABC for subtle advertising (which would absolutely invalidate their ban on subconcious advertising that made the news last week)
2. ABC News is against small businesses (or at least mine) and figures noting them in a story is only news worthy if they have been destroyed by an act of God.
3. The reporter thought that his/her specific knowledge of Mr. Glisan's drink would fill her audience with awe and a sense of absolute trust in his/her abilty to get to the heart of the story.
or (my personal favorite)
4. People convicted of conspiracy love Starbucks
I guess we'll find out tomorrow...
Ben has been a customer of mine since I started working at Coffee Oasis (Seven years ago!) and he has always been polite and quiet. The type of guy that tips a dollar for a two dollar coffee. Then about two years ago he just stopped coming in. Usually when that happens it's because they'd moved or started a new job that takes a different route to work, but in Ben's case it was because he was starting the first part of a five year prison sentence that was part of a plea bargain with the federal government.
As a former Enron Corp. treasurer, he faced multiple charges of money laundering, wire fraud and conspiracy as part of a 109-count indictment against his one-time boss, former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow. To this day he still is the only ex-Enron executive to go to prison after pleading guilty.
On Monday, for the first time in about two years, Ben came in and got his large coffee on the way to the courthouse. To be honest, I was surprised to see him because he still has a little over two years left on his sentence, but I didn't comment on the trial. I didn't even realize he was already testifying until he came in.
Apparently, he has been granted a furlough during his testimony. He sleeps in his own bed, drives his own car, and has pretty much free reign to go anywhere as long as court is not in session. The only difference is he is escorted to and from the courthouse by Deputies.
Here's how he looked today about an hour and a half after leaving my shop:
So all this week I've kept my mouth shut about the trial. I figured I'd let him taste a little freedom before going back to prison and he already has the trial to remind him that he is only on vacation. He doesn't need me spoiling it for him as well. However, I think I just might scrap that idea altogether tomorrow.
You see, ABCNews in a report on Tuesday, claimed that he showed up with a Venti size cup (20 oz) of Starbucks coffee. Now, this could have just been a simple case of mistaken coffee. It seems everyone these days drinks Starbucks. We are all forced to at times if we want anything other than nine hour old coffee that has been sitting on a gas station burner all day. In fact, that is more than likely the case. I know that not long before he showed up at the courthouse he had purchased a 20 oz cup of coffee from me personally.
However, it is possible that he finished the coffee and was forced to buy another from Starbucks before making his way through the throng of press agents. So I figure it justifies me asking him to clarify the issue.
You may ask why it matters.
Well, it matters to me. If ABC is automatically calling every cup of coffee that comes in a paper cup a Starbucks drink I'm going to write them a letter. Coffee cannot be classified like copying (Xerox) or bandages (Band-Aid). As much as Starbucks has done for the coffee industry it still has some of the worst gourmet coffees available. None of this is news to anyone with any real sense of taste, so I have doubts that this was an unintentional slip of the tongue (so to speak) by ABC.
It would have been too easy to say "cup of fresh brewed coffee" but they went out of their way to not only name the brand but the size as well.
So, my conclusions are, if indeed he was still drinking a cup of Coffee Oasis brew, as follows:
1. Starbucks has entered in agreement with ABC for subtle advertising (which would absolutely invalidate their ban on subconcious advertising that made the news last week)
2. ABC News is against small businesses (or at least mine) and figures noting them in a story is only news worthy if they have been destroyed by an act of God.
3. The reporter thought that his/her specific knowledge of Mr. Glisan's drink would fill her audience with awe and a sense of absolute trust in his/her abilty to get to the heart of the story.
or (my personal favorite)
4. People convicted of conspiracy love Starbucks
I guess we'll find out tomorrow...
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Monday, March 13, 2006
Gubernatorial candidate Friedman Caught Drinking Beer In Parade Car
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Insiders view of Katrina's effect on New Orleans
A beautiful account of one man's experience throughout the devastation of New Orleans:
Five Days with Katrina
Drowning in Beer!
Damn Interesting » Beer Flood Claims Nine Souls
Needless to say, I'd be the one person who died from alcohol poisoning ;)
Needless to say, I'd be the one person who died from alcohol poisoning ;)
Damn Interesting » Free-Fall from Near Space
Damn Interesting » Free-Fall from Near Space
This has got to be one of the coolest jobs anyone has had.
Anyone reading this that needs a guinea pig like this can email me anyday!
This has got to be one of the coolest jobs anyone has had.
Anyone reading this that needs a guinea pig like this can email me anyday!
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Saturday, March 04, 2006
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