A huge thunderstorm is currently ripping through the area. Winds in the 70+ mile per hour range, trees falling down, heavy rainfall.

Joy!

I’m not sure how things are at my place (but the server is up, which means I have power and a phone line). I’m hoping my new roof is still there (replaced after the last big ass storm ripped the old on off a couple of months ago). I’m also hoping that my neighbor’s 80′ (24.38 meter) tall trees are still in his yard and not on my roof.

I’m also damn glad that I didn’t ride my motorcycle today 🙂

The SciFi channel has been running their “Get Into the Gate” contest for a bit now.

First, you have to register. Then, you can enter each day for a chance to win. If your name is selected, you get flown to where ever they’re shooting (most likely Vancouver, BC) and get to appear as an extra on an episode of either Stargate SG1 or Stargate Atlantis.

Since I’m a complete geek… I’ve entered pretty much every single day since the contest began. But then again… both Amanda Tapping and Claudia Black are OMG!!! RED HOT SEXY!!!

🙂

ps – pick me plsmkths!

Well, it’s been a fun few months, but the pain is returning to my leg again.

*sigh*

I have an appointment with my doctor to discuss options. I’m hoping that I can get by on physical therapy and pain management (3 back surgeries is enough for one lifetime).

Hopefully it works out well.

Spokane recently got it’s very first Hooters.

We waited a few weeks after they opened to go there so that it wouldn’t be quite so crazy (I hate the unwashed masses). I had been to a Hooters before (in Monroeville, PA), but things were very different at the Spokane location.

It’s a lot louder!

Every time someone would walk in, all the waitresses would scream, in unison, “HI!! WELCOME TO HOOTERS!!”. Then they would stand up on stools and sing and dance when certain songs came on (I’m pretty sure OSHA doesn’t know about that).

We did get damn good service. Every few minutes, one of the girls would walk by, talk to us, make sure everything was fine, and sign a piece of paper on our table. Eddie asked one of the girls how many pieces of paper she had to sign. “All of them” was her reply.

The food itself wasn’t too bad. I had the Cobb Salad, Eddie had the wings, and Jess had some meat and cheese thing in a hoagie. All were priced on par with Red Robin, TGI Fridays, and Boston’s…. so it wasn’t a cheap lunch, but it wasn’t too expensive either.

At one point we were surrounded by the waitress who sang us a song…. loudly…. while they danced around the table.

We also saw what they did to you if you were stupid enough to tell them it was your birthday.

You get to stand on a chair, holding a rubber chicken, while they dance around you and sing. The symbolism of this wasn’t lost un us. Now granted…. standing there holding your cock while surrounded by attractive women isn’t a bad idea, but it is probably a little embarrassing.

But maybe that’s just me.

The debate over teaching “intelligent design” in public schools gains new wind. Apparently, this movement is now backed by President Bush.

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First and foremost, I’m not here to debate the validity of “Intelligent Design” or even “Devine Creation”. I am, however, against the teaching of these beliefs in our public schools.

There are those who claim that “Intelligent Design” is not a theologically driven belief. I cry foul to that. While “Intelligent Design” isn’t a simple replay of “Devine Creation” which excludes the word “God”, it’s very close. It also teaches that there are things which can not and should not be studied and investigated. Why search for the roots of man when it’s known that he was created by a “Higher Being”.

I have no problems with faith… believe me, I have plenty. But America is a melting pot of many different religions. Those who support this action would certainly rebel if the schools were to also teach the creation stories of other religions as fact (like days and nights of Brahma) . If we make an exception for one religion, we must make an exception for all of them. This isn’t practical.

In a nutshell: If you want your children to learn an alternative to evolution, be a parent and teach them yourself.

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