If you could go back in time anywhere in history, where would you go and why?  Would it be to observe, or to change an event, or maybe to take part?  Give me your top 5.   

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/29/arizona-appeals-ruling-immigration-law/
PHOENIX -- Arizona asked an appeals court Thursday to lift a judge's order blocking most of the state's immigration law as the city of Phoenix filled with protesters, including about 50 who were arrested for confronting officers in riot gear....

...Outside the state Capitol, hundreds of protesters began marching at dawn, gathering in front of the federal courthouse where Bolton issued her ruling on Wednesday. They marched on to the office of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has made a crackdown on illegal immigration one of his signature issues....

...Marchers chanted "Sheriff Joe, we are here, we will not live in fear," and in the crowd was a drummer wearing a papier-mache Sheriff Joe head and dressed in prison garb.

It's amazing to me just how batshit crazy insane this is making some folks. 

Arpaio vowed to go ahead with a crime sweep targeting illegal immigrants. Phoenix police made most the early arrests, before protesters moved to the jail.

"My deputies will arrest them and put them in pink underwear," Arpaio said, referring to one of his odd methods of punishment for prisoners. "Count on it."

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The most transparent administration evah continues to be, well, as clear as mud.

Rep. Charles Rangel reportedly has struck a deal with the congressional panel investigating alleged ethics violations.

A deal.  What kind of a deal we don't know, but this begs the question - WHY?  The man that sat as Chairman of the Ways and Means committee is up on tax violation and ethics charges.  That committee deals with, um, TAXES, among other things.  And he's getting a deal??  Didn't San Fran Nan suggest that she was prepared to "drain the swamp" recently?

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Apparently that's what I'm doing.  Yep, I say such inflammatory things as "a man is equal to any other man regardless of skin color" or because I didn't own slaves nor did anyone in my family, I "don't have an ounce of guilt in my body".  For that, I'm fueling a race war.  If it were only that simple.

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16 years ago today, the little W's joined the world.  Today's edition of the random musings will be dedicated entirely to them...

1. One of the best days of my life was July 23rd, 1994.  It was the day that changed my life forever.  It was when my baby girls came into the world. 

2. One of the worst days of my life was July 23rd, 1994.  We nearly lost little JW on her way out of the womb.  Thankfully, she toughed it out and made it.  Much like right now, she had to do things her own way (the hard way)...she decided coming out feet first with the cord wrapped around her neck was the right way to do it.  That day was such an emotional rollercoaster.  And it was then that my first grey hair appeared...

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You see, her racism only took place "20 years ago".  

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You might remember this name - this is the deputy shot in the head by a suspect back in 2009.  He has endured an 18 month battle since his February 18, 2009 shooting and is now near death.  Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. 
http://www.startribune.com/local/98595564.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUsX

Thank you for your service, Deputy Dewey.  And to his family, especially his lovely wife Emily (who is one of the strongest people I have ever seen), we keep you all in our thoughts.

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This morning on Good Morning America, the resident weather douche (Sam "drama queen" Champion) was standing amid fans awaiting the outdoor concert series and covering the weather.  The screen then flashed to a map showing the mid-central states and upper eastern seaboard, where there is going to be some hot weather today.  He actually said the following:

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My initial reaction to seeing the news this AM was irritation over the smug little puke Robert Erickson dumping pennies on the table and disrupting the meeting at Ol' Mexico yesterday.  And then the subsequent "interview" afterwards, where this smug little puke got air time to "threaten" he'd be around in the future, all  because Mr. Emmer dares to agree with the Arizona laws concerning illegal aliens.  But contained within the video was something that pushed me to an entirely new level of irritation...

I know someone in the video. 

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1. Mel, Mel, Mel.  I get it, women can make you crazy.  But for the love of pete, you've gotta be smarter than that....and there is just never an excuse for hitting a woman, dude...

2. ...however, releasing an audiotape to the media is a TOTAL dick move  on her part (much like the Kim Basinger/Alec Baldwin fiasco).

3. The World Cup is done.  Paraguay boobie chick is still clothed.  Lame.

4. People that I would love to see go away for good, never to be seen or heard from again - Lady Gaga, Al Gore, Lindsay Lohan, John Edwards, all of the "stars" for the Twilight films,  and that talentless cow Kate Gosselin.

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Hmmm....Now you've got members of your own party smacking you around over your ill-advised lawsuit against a state for doing the job that YOU should be doing.  

Democratic governors expressed "grave" concerns to White House officials this weekend about the Obama administration's suit against Arizona's new immigration law, warning it could cost the party in crucial elections this fall, The New York Times reported late Sunday.

The closed-door meeting took place at the National Governors Association in Boston on Saturday, according to two unnamed governors who spoke to the Times.

"Universally the governors are saying, 'We've got to talk about jobs, and all of a sudden we have immigration going on,'" Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee, a Democrat, was quoted as saying, "It is such a toxic subject, such an important time for Democrats."

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Did President Clinton, while eulogizing Robert Byrd, really just say that Byrd had a "fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan"?  Seriously?  The man that actually said the following (in a letter to the Grand Wizard) only had a "fleeting association"?

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1. I am SO looking forward to some time off from work.  Plenty of fun cued up, surrounded by family and friends. 
2. So proud of our MN Senators this week.  Between Sleepy Al and Amy "Twilight" Klobuchar, we're pretty much a joke here in MN.  Oh wait, we've been a joke for a while now...I forgot about James Janos...

3. I will never, ever understand the fascination with sagging your pants so that your underwear hangs out.  I really want to tell every moron I see that does this the origin of sagging pants...that it originated in prison culture and has been long rumored to be a "sign" to other prisoners that you are "available" should they be interested.  I'm willing to bet that would put an end to the fad for 99% of these fellows.  Of course, that might also put an end to me...

4. I am REALLY looking forward to this Saturday nights matchup between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin at UFC 116.  But I still have NO clue as to which fighter to pick.  Carwin is a knockout machine, 12-0 with NO UFC fights going past the 1st round.  Lesnar is just a beast and one of the best all around wrestlers in the nation.  This should be a classic heavyweight bout, but I suspect it won't go past two rounds. 

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I have always found Soccer (aka futbol) to be dreadfully boring.  But I might change my tune after this story...

Cell Phone-Bosomed Paraguay Girl: 'I'll run naked if we win World Cup'

Now Paraguay's most celebrated fan, lingerie model Larissa Riquelme, has promised to bare all in the capital city of Asuncion if her team wins.

One catch, though. She told Globoesporte she'd do it but added, "Of course, but with my body painted with the colors of Paraguay."

The model has been a hit with photographers in part because of where she carries her cell phone. (Check the photo.) She has joked that's also where she'll put the World Cup, if Paraguay wins.

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Those of us in State Senate district 50 know that Satveer isn't exactly the best example of a state Senator.  He frequently failed to attend to district needs, seemingly served his own best interests before anyone elses, and his "friend to the outdoors" BS is ultimately what brought him down.  In case you missed it, here is a review:

Satveer inserted himself into a debate in the House regarding Fish Lake Reservoir, where he owns a cabin.  He was reprimanded by the ethics committee, but denies any wrongdoing or conflict of interest.  Chaudhary, an avid fisherman and outdoorsman, lost the DFL endorseement as a result of this, and a few other issues.  Apprently, he initially supported Mark Dayton for governor, only to change up at the last minute in a note to Maggie Kelliher, along with a check for $100 to her campaign.   I guess this was the final straw for the party...after all, you either follow lock step with what the Demonrat party wants, or you are out on your ass.  (I guess I applaud Satveer for at least initially not following along, but then he went pansy in an effort to save his political ass, only to find out it's too little too late).

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1. As the old man on the Twins squad, Jim Thome nails a triple in tonight's game.  I see no reason why THIS old man can't do the same tomorrow night at kickball.  I'm not predicting it, but I'm strongly suggesting it...

2. Aw shit.  Jesse Crain is in the game.  You know what that means. 
3. One of the funniest damn things I've seen in a while is the new Geico commercial with R. Lee Ermey.  When he calls the panty waist on the couch "jack wagon", I just lose it.  Don't think that phrase won't show up on this here blog. 
4.  This blog lacks hot chicks lately.  I'm thinking we need to get some hotties cooking this Friday...speaking of cooking, here is Elizabeth Shue making me eggs one morning. 

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Honor em here...

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I just noticed this story a moment ago, on Foxnews.com.  No reporting has been done in the MSM as far as I can tell (full disclosure, I didn't see it last night on the news reports I watched, nor did I see it this AM, and I don't watch every shred of news available).  Um, how is this not a bigger story???  

A nationwide alert has been issued for 17 members of the Afghan military who have gone AWOL from an Air Force base in Texas where foreign military officers who are training to become pilots are taught English, FoxNews.com has learned.  

The Afghan officers and enlisted men have security badges that give them access to secure U.S. defense installations, according to the lookout bulletin, "Afghan Military Deserters in CONUS [Continental U.S.]," written by Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Dallas and obtained by FoxNews.com. 

Ah, I believe my answer is contained in the following...this is truly amazing stuff.

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600 Penguins Die in Cold Snap




A sudden cold snap has killed about 600 endangered penguins on Bird Island, in Algoa Bay, South Africa. The rain and wind over the last two days was too much for many of the birds, especially little chicks, who have only down feathers for protection. African penguins were added to the endangered-species list this month; about 150,000 pairs were alive in 1956, but last year there were just 26,000 pairs. There are just 700 breeding pairs on Bird Island, so losing half the chicks could be devastating to the penguin population there.

Who is causing this global cooling anyway?  Is it Mother gaia?  Why does she hate penguins? 
Amid the hubbub about the oil spill, this many seem like small potatoes, but from the sounds of it, this is a pretty devastating loss.  So it should not surprise anyone when some moron in our government uses this as a way to push cap and tax.  Countdown in 5....4....3....

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In another thread, a discussion popped up regarding chain restaurants vs. independently owned establishments.  Specifically, Perkins and Denny's took some shots, but as we all know there are far more "chain" restaurants out there.  I don't want to rehash the pissing match here, but I would like to expand on the discussion a bit. 

You can't miss TV Shows that focus on food these days.  Whether they be shows like Man V. Food, or how to shows, or shows that feature restaurants like Diners, Drive-in's and Dives.  Fun places with good food are all the rage, but saving a buck is also a good thing.  And since it's been awhile since we have had a restaurant post where we talked about likes, dislikes, etc., so let's have at it.  What do you value in a restaurant of your choosing?  Is it price?  Cleanliness?  Staff?  Or is it something else entirely?  What do you prefer - frequenting mom and pop joints, or chains?

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