The Onion

Hollow Point Ammunition. I love The Onion


Manufacturer Recalls Hollow Point Bullets That Fail To Explode Inside Targets

Saint Patrick

St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.
Taken Prisoner By Irish Raiders

It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.) During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.)
Guided By Visions

After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his writing, a voice-which he believed to be God's-spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time to leave Ireland.

To do so, Patrick walked nearly 200 miles from County Mayo, where it is believed he was held, to the Irish coast. After escaping to Britain, Patrick reported that he experienced a second revelation-an angel in a dream tells him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Soon after, Patrick began religious training, a course of study that lasted more than fifteen years. After his ordination as a priest, he was sent to Ireland with a dual mission-to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. (Interestingly, this mission contradicts the widely held notion that Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland.)
Bonfires and Crosses

celtic cross

Familiar with the Irish language and culture, Patrick chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead of attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs. For instance, he used bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish were used to honoring their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish. (Although there were a small number of Christians on the island when Patrick arrived, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan religion. The Irish culture centered around a rich tradition of oral legend and myth. When this is considered, it is no surprise that the story of Patrick's life became exaggerated over the centuries-spinning exciting tales to remember history has always been a part of the Irish way of life.)



HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!!

Weather

Too nice to blog right now. I have a yard to rebuild.

Another Game

Since I've been on a kick lately of looking for more cool games, I stumbled upon a new one. I was looking for a game like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell since I liked them so well, and one found me.

I've never been a huge fan of the Batman and Superman games for any game system, mainly because they all suck. But the new Batman game cought my eye. Batman: Arkham Asylum could be the very game for me. I like the games that make you think and I liked the trailer. Plus the voice of the Joker sounded like Mark Hamill, who was the voice of the Joker from the cartoon also. I may just have to give this one a shot.

Happy Triskaidekaphobia Day!!!

That would be the fear of the number 13. This year we have 3 of these "unlucky" days, which happens only once every 11 years.

Top five facts, acording to MSNBC:

1. Fear of Friday the 13th — one of the most popular myths in science — is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.

2. Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.

3. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal. Napoleon and President Herbert Hoover were also triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.

4. Mark Twain once was the 13th guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck," Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12." Superstitious diners in Paris can hire a quatorzieme, or professional 14th guest.

5. The number 13 suffers from its position after 12, according to numerologists who consider the latter to be a complete number — 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles of Jesus, 12 days of Christmas and 12 eggs in a dozen.

New Game

It is rare to find games that stand out, or offer anything new. This game from Sierra called "Prototype," is one of those games. It is a go anywhere do anything game set in New York City. I am defiantly going to look into this.

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Today's Computer Topic

Naming Conventions. I think there is some confusion and this should really clear it up.

Your My Documents - watch more funny videos

Part-time Job

Well, today I am off to my part-time job today. Have to make up a day since everyone in my house had the plague a few weekends ago.

My office equipment...

Chuck Norris

Happy Birthday Chuck!

Here are the facts about Chuck Norris, picked by, Chuck Norris

# Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

# There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.

# Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris.

# Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

# Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
# Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding.

# Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.

# There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ beard. There is only another fist.

# When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.

# Chuck Norris is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.

# Chuck Norris’ hand is the only hand that can beat a Royal Flush.

# Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink.

# Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.


# Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.

# Chuck Norris does not get frostbite. Chuck Norris bites frost

# Remember the Soviet Union? They decided to quit after watching a DeltaForce marathon on Satellite TV.

# Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.

The World of IT

And yes, it does look like this from our perspective.

Spring Ahead

Daylight Savings Time starts .... NOW!

OUT

For the weekend anyway, no new posts.

Gun Permits

This story was just too close to home, literally.

Okay so here we have a Marine, who fired .50-caliber machine guns, qualified as a marksman, and fought in the battle for Fallujah and received a combat medal with a "V" for valor.

Back from Iraq he was undergoing Post Tramatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) counseling. As some police officers do and firefighters. Well, when this Marine got home he went to apply for a gun purchase permit and got refuse. All because of a block that he checked that asked "whether he was being treated for a mental disorder." (pretty vague if you ask me) So long story short he fought this decision and was awarded his license to buy guns. I guess they saw this guy defending all of our freedoms and thought, "why not let him enjoy one of them."

CARS

Lets see, well the Geneva Auto Show looks 100% better than the shows we get here in the Midwest. For some reason they must not trust us with cars this nice. I saw a Mustang at one of our auto shows once.


Ferrari 599

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Aston Martin DBS Volante

Lotus Exige S

Bentley Continental Supersport

OH, if only

I want this. It is the ugliest PC in the world but how awesome. The thought of a machine having a water cooling system, 32G of RAM, six 1TB hard drives in Raid 5, would not even have been thought of when I started ripping into machines. I was all excited when we got a hard drive with 170MB.

For a small fortune this one could be mine, it is only $16,000.

Okay, okay, enough geek talk... well maybe just one more ...


via videosift.com

$81 Billion dollar fill-up

No this isn't refueling the space shuttle, or a military B-52 bomber. This is what Juan Zamora fed his 1994 Chevy Camaro when he went for $26 worth of gas. Apparently Pay-Pal wanted their money and were not going to take the charge off his Pay-Pal debit card.

I guess everyone is hurting for cash, go get 'em Pay-Pal.

NFS: SHIFT

Need For Speed Shift is due out 2nd quarter of this year. I only post this because I like this series. I have been a fan since NFS 1 and my how the graphics have changed.

Troops Withdraw .... Finally

From New Orleans at least.

Three and a half years after Katrina, the remaining National Guard troops will be pulling out of New Orleans.

With a newly formed police force being tasked more with responsibility, the cost was the final decision to pull the troops out. They have been responding to car accidents, homicides, domestic disputes, and just about any other call a police officer would go to. Their primary responsibility was to protect areas that were trying to rebuild.

"People would put the things to rebuild in their houses and thieves would come along and take them right out again. We stopped a lot of that."

Slow

Off to North Platte. Population around 25,000. Posting will be slow. But hey, they have a Starbucks!

Dr. Seuss

Theodor Geisel was born on this day 1904.

Where would we be without "The Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham," "Thing One and Thing Two," "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish?"