tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52691084686597387982024-03-19T14:32:22.485-04:00Rants & RavingsTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-61724046074202235712009-03-15T11:23:00.001-04:002009-03-15T11:26:05.355-04:00Good StuffIt just doesn't get much better than this. From "The Three Pickers" album/concert.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WRGxbFmIni4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WRGxbFmIni4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-79193544809047456462009-03-13T08:44:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:46:07.723-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhRGUvLtN5VuY3V8va064xFSZYzpsGHghwMc8eMB5LkrpHkrgV8qlqGAcKELfpQAMCXxUPso9sVfbZFaTHMBFNq1XPU3Q9qlUYnhU_17AFGu5ojhkaaWn7HVp1ZR_EQ1z7SeGuoa2pkc/s1600-h/GOPhope.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhRGUvLtN5VuY3V8va064xFSZYzpsGHghwMc8eMB5LkrpHkrgV8qlqGAcKELfpQAMCXxUPso9sVfbZFaTHMBFNq1XPU3Q9qlUYnhU_17AFGu5ojhkaaWn7HVp1ZR_EQ1z7SeGuoa2pkc/s400/GOPhope.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312652755551977586" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-61628244335197596262009-01-17T16:39:00.001-05:002009-01-17T16:39:47.217-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ubTQfr_tyY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ubTQfr_tyY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Beaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16928487994241068321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-69185787304697095742009-01-07T14:52:00.000-05:002009-01-07T14:53:09.889-05:00Aww<center><embed src='http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf30can10cbsnews/rcpHolderCbs-3-4x3.swf' FlashVars='link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecbsnews%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Fwatch%2F%3Fid%3D4696315n&partner=news&vert=News&autoPlayVid=false&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=PN4vfQMh9X4_tWHwG1FImDmttZUu4DWc&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl' allowFullScreen='true' width='425' height='324' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-38894019106047847552008-11-18T14:54:00.003-05:002008-11-18T15:04:13.539-05:00Merry KKKristmasThe American Family Association isn't really known for their tolerance, but surely even they know that this is completely inappropriate. And are people actually buying it from their <a href="https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx">website</a>?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX0YKyQKOlgvVMEHDwKbmYe1WxCx7DVQ93Tk8Rhmj7lwH2IC7N5eeOFUnbzZb8fFNhHT2BCLgXsx2igu68fXbzJpFwPnGdY8_4u38WmJh6ojbQQPoM96ywkO5bgOUn8e8PcsuBHCYILA/s1600-h/10000310.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX0YKyQKOlgvVMEHDwKbmYe1WxCx7DVQ93Tk8Rhmj7lwH2IC7N5eeOFUnbzZb8fFNhHT2BCLgXsx2igu68fXbzJpFwPnGdY8_4u38WmJh6ojbQQPoM96ywkO5bgOUn8e8PcsuBHCYILA/s320/10000310.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270088838646931362" /></a><br /><br />Or is this one of those "we didn't realize a burning cross in the yard was considered bad" kind of moments? Then again, this is the American Family Association. "How to Build a Flame Free Burning Cross" is probably in the handbook.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-1063219897940377382008-11-05T12:04:00.000-05:002008-11-05T12:05:28.183-05:00<center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QWvwj9GTO7AiEaGTga_j47is1G7GMb7o7FdfcKWMW3CLmWUVJA84p7k1LNlksKXGtGL-sVrmtmYGdOZbUFBj8VzMm4JHz3vA9FEU-J79aRluLga00UhnuSeRuBRYhyphenhyphenOhn-mS8_bMIiQ/s1600-h/lincoln1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QWvwj9GTO7AiEaGTga_j47is1G7GMb7o7FdfcKWMW3CLmWUVJA84p7k1LNlksKXGtGL-sVrmtmYGdOZbUFBj8VzMm4JHz3vA9FEU-J79aRluLga00UhnuSeRuBRYhyphenhyphenOhn-mS8_bMIiQ/s320/lincoln1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265220591316165122" /></a></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-57591707336948634822008-10-28T08:39:00.000-04:002008-10-28T08:40:12.449-04:00Wassup<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qq8Uc5BFogE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qq8Uc5BFogE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-10466366808936584352008-09-26T15:55:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:56:06.770-04:00<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S27yitK32ds&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S27yitK32ds&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-86600933425947944012008-09-23T11:06:00.001-04:002008-09-23T11:06:34.712-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKESEu6shMPHMziLV3J09klZm0Q2-qe0FhhPPSCTWonTY6DJssaY984GHxV0MmwL4qQtCaNc0bq9dpDkFH_naygIOPOnGeln7eYSHeyJoChyphenhyphen-L7q777q0LhkS47oZaBRVfyBpLZ9naoQ/s1600-h/Plutocracy.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKESEu6shMPHMziLV3J09klZm0Q2-qe0FhhPPSCTWonTY6DJssaY984GHxV0MmwL4qQtCaNc0bq9dpDkFH_naygIOPOnGeln7eYSHeyJoChyphenhyphen-L7q777q0LhkS47oZaBRVfyBpLZ9naoQ/s320/Plutocracy.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249233388828778626" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-22795504046471526322008-09-23T10:42:00.002-04:002008-09-23T10:49:02.305-04:00Elitism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWzefetI7tV5bubTL2S82KiyusK03HRm6VgD-oUah4m_yvuuqvzCO8cffTI-GuqRbOxiQ2WPiLwyUOh3gyOBCxJjuZ-pSAcD99f6MecGD1eTUNFtTB5cu_lVKC845Fz6obcxEWOfCK30/s1600-h/eletist.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWzefetI7tV5bubTL2S82KiyusK03HRm6VgD-oUah4m_yvuuqvzCO8cffTI-GuqRbOxiQ2WPiLwyUOh3gyOBCxJjuZ-pSAcD99f6MecGD1eTUNFtTB5cu_lVKC845Fz6obcxEWOfCK30/s320/eletist.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249227228619845890" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-63697343909053750732008-09-11T13:28:00.001-04:002008-09-11T13:28:24.861-04:00<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dqwSVopxl_o&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dqwSVopxl_o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-70720878434449519962008-09-10T16:14:00.000-04:002008-09-10T16:15:03.471-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZrG3WOQKs7xc1SVxeQgNPQMFkv5BftvMf2VqacBF3cQ0AomhYPb6GoWeOg1qLjLdrg19OOBLxsQEy5V9QLQuLRtT0vGfJY3JD9Ei_1sUYLva-SB24inPdTzywNl0UuBx5925JWRkRr0/s1600-h/mccainpalin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZrG3WOQKs7xc1SVxeQgNPQMFkv5BftvMf2VqacBF3cQ0AomhYPb6GoWeOg1qLjLdrg19OOBLxsQEy5V9QLQuLRtT0vGfJY3JD9Ei_1sUYLva-SB24inPdTzywNl0UuBx5925JWRkRr0/s320/mccainpalin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244488753764470066" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-78500200951783961702008-07-29T08:35:00.002-04:002008-07-29T09:39:50.762-04:00HateIs anyone really surprised by this? They've <a href="http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/28/church-shooting-police-find-manifesto-suspects-car/">discovered </a>that the church shooter in Tennessee has three of the biggest hatemongers in the US as his role models: Michael Savage, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly.<br /><br />"Inside the house, officers found <i>Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder</i> by radio talk show host Michael Savage, <i>Let Freedom Ring</i> by talk show host Sean Hannity, and <i>The O'Reilly Factor</i>, by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly."<br /><br />Granted they aren't the ones who pulled the actual trigger in this case, but with the amount of hatred these three spew on TV, radio, and through their books I'm surprised they haven't incited incidents like this before now. <br /><br />This story is now going to quickly disappear and be forgotten. It was already in danger of that once it was announced it happened at a Unitarian Universalist church. If it's not Xtian then the sheep don't think it's a "real" church and therefore the heathens deserve anything that happens to them (Jesus would be so proud of that kind of thinking). But now that the Big Boys of Hatred's names are linked to the story? <br /><br />... time to plaster what Ryan Seacrest's favorite color is on the front page.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-12251156878690271582008-07-22T09:49:00.001-04:002008-07-22T09:50:59.415-04:00FailFrom <a href="http://www.failblog.org">Failblog.org</a>. <br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxGGyVklPHg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxGGyVklPHg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-35907410797489547782008-07-16T17:14:00.001-04:002008-07-16T17:14:55.418-04:00Heh<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/adc3MSS5Ydc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/adc3MSS5Ydc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-41806241492236764072008-07-11T09:03:00.003-04:002008-07-11T09:29:32.435-04:00UnfuckingbelievableYay for <a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jTItrk9fF3qRz1E4ucRxfRTljNsQ">fascism</a>!<br /><br />First Amendment? Free speech, as long as we can secretly listen to what you're saying.<br /><br />Fourth Amendment? Heh, that was just meant to be a <span style="font-style:italic;">suggestion</span>. That whole requiring warrant thing has gone on long enough.<br /><br />But then, what do you expect from a President whose opinion of the Constitution is that "<a href="http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7779.shtml">It's just a goddamned piece of paper!</a>"?Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-84263505846991352792008-06-23T13:48:00.006-04:002008-06-23T13:54:42.445-04:0022.016This was a fun little game. I'm not too sure why they said 18 seconds was "brilliant" though. Felt more like a low average time to me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLjLuetkjRPv5dPQQRHlrJ6-cabTk0LS_2MVv-c-v7vnqLt87DA0VlqB7_3Xnt9U6M2vtWCMYOL0jvaiMKOuzdcNwRDtRHNhC9XFw5ywkk-qymMATSJq2Ivz0U89DCpT5jJWohCZ7ItI/s1600-h/22secs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLjLuetkjRPv5dPQQRHlrJ6-cabTk0LS_2MVv-c-v7vnqLt87DA0VlqB7_3Xnt9U6M2vtWCMYOL0jvaiMKOuzdcNwRDtRHNhC9XFw5ywkk-qymMATSJq2Ivz0U89DCpT5jJWohCZ7ItI/s320/22secs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215135912003522914" /></a><br /><center>Click image to make bigger</center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-29101789832873297842008-06-15T08:33:00.002-04:002008-06-15T08:38:56.155-04:00In another post about the increase in the minimum wage, I wrote:<br /><br />""Barack Obama will raise the minimum wage"...from the Obama website.<br /><br />Free market indeed. Nothing more free about a market than dictating labor cost. Excuse me, comrade, while I read the latest dispatch from the Politburo. Businesses have to pay their employees, right? When the cost of doing business increases for a company due to increased labor costs, they have to do one of two things - cut the workforce or raise prices. Just which of these two options helps the American worker? When a "mom and pop" small business suddenly has its' labor cost rise, through no choice of their own, what will they do? Who is more suited to withstand an increase in labor cost, Mega Corp or Mom and Pop's General Store? Goodbye, Mom and Pop's.<br /><br />I'm sorry. I forgot - we are "hoping" for a "change" in the economy. If your idea of "change" is the government deciding labor cost in a "free" market, then I "hope" you are not the worker who loses your job."<br /><br /><br />Well...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JerryBowyer/2008/06/08/what_the_media_didn%e2%80%99t_tell_you_about_friday%e2%80%99s_unemployment_spike">This is what I was talking about.</a><br /><br />Hope and Change, indeed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-60461155228401515492008-06-13T10:05:00.002-04:002008-06-13T10:10:07.813-04:00Concert<a href="http://www.robertplantalisonkrauss.com/site.php">Robert Plant and Alison Krauss</a> will be performing at the Asheville Civic Center this Saturday night. I didn't know anything about it until I saw it in today's paper, or I might have tried to get tickets and go.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-66290377994204269432008-05-27T09:54:00.001-04:002008-05-27T09:56:19.449-04:00TalentIt's not quite as impressive as the <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA">Paul Potts video</a>, but the kid's got some talent nonetheless.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LExJ6oN4hUo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LExJ6oN4hUo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-70503930928452177512008-05-12T17:44:00.001-04:002008-05-12T17:47:03.174-04:00Not A Chance<a href="http://http//www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;color:#800040;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(128, 0, 64);"></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;color:#800040;"><a href="http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562" target="_blank">El <span>camino</span> del Rey - Brightcove</a> </span>The Beaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16928487994241068321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-31248491529767531142008-05-11T17:36:00.000-04:002008-05-11T17:37:04.122-04:00Thought The Beacon would add a nice article<a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm</a>The Beaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16928487994241068321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-8137774187080486412008-04-20T13:27:00.004-04:002008-04-20T13:33:25.207-04:00Celebrate Part 2<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irZmknvOB4I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irZmknvOB4I</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-31322738008770144322008-04-18T08:34:00.003-04:002008-04-18T08:43:48.403-04:00CelebrateDon't forget, <a href="http://www.ashevilleearthday.org/2008/">Earth Day celebrations in Asheville</a> are happening tomorrow (Saturday, April 19, 2008) in Martin Luther King Park. I'm sure you all have plans to attend. Be sure to drive your hybrid vehicles and wear your hemp clothing.<br /><br />Gov't Mule is playing at <a href="http://www.amjam.net/view/artists2008">AMJam</a> (Asheville Music Jamboree) this year over Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25. I'm not sure how long this Jamboree's been around, but it looks like they have quite a few artists lined up this year.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269108468659738798.post-47879746027606804172008-04-08T10:30:00.001-04:002008-04-08T11:35:42.622-04:00I'm the mother flippin'I'm only about halfway through the season of the Conchords, but my favorite song so far has got to be the Rhymnoceros and the Hiphopopotamus. <br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FArZxLj6DLk&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FArZxLj6DLk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738279008369381980noreply@blogger.com0