More for my own archives than for anything else (taken from ADCombat News):
As told to www.tatame/com.br: 'Because of his passing with many people claiming to be his Black Belt, Grandmaster's Carlson Gracie's wife Marli Gracie decided to release the official list of his Black Belts':
Carlson Gracie's Black Belts:
Alberto dos Santos
André Mendes
Anselmo Montenegro
Antônio 'Tony Malone' Gadelha
Aaron Laponte
Antônio Ricardo Bittencourt Cavalcanti
Alexandre Nascimento de Oliveira
Alexandre Macedo
Allan Góes
Amaury Bitetti
André Pederneiras
Antônio Cláudio Correia Leite Buchaul
Antônio Ricardo Jardim Libório
Antônio 'Tuninho' Rodrigues
Ari Fernando 'Galo' Araujo Rocha
Armando 'Maninho' Alves Gonçalves Filho
Arthur Virgilio Neto
Bráulio Carsalade
Carley Gracie
Carlos 'Penão' Alexandre Conceição
Carlos Frederico Rodrigues
Carlos Antônio Rosado
Carlos 'Bagana' Lima
Carlos Henrique 'Caíque' Vieira Cavalcanti Gomes de Oliveira
Carlos Rollyson
Carlson Gracie Júnior
Christian Kennedy Grandi
Cássio Cardoso
Clayton de Souza
Clóvis de Souza
Crézio de Souza
Djalma José de Santana Filho
Edyr 'Monge' Moreira da Silva
Edson 'Baiano' Carvalho
Elair Gilberto da Silva Reis
Élcio Figueiredo
Fábio Macieira
Felipe Fígalo Barbosa
Fernando Carlos 'Nutri-Baby' Carvalho da Silva
Fernando 'Pinduca' Melo Guimarães
Fernando Rosenthal
Francisco 'Toco' Albuquerque Neto
Francisco 'Grego' Trivelas
Franco Cézar de Camargo
Jerônimo Dix-Huit Rosado Ventura
Gustavo Gussen
Gutenberg Mello
João Antônio Fernandes Filho
José de Oliveira
José Eduardo Vieira Cavalcanti Gomes de Oliveira
José Mario Sperry
Júlio César 'Foca' Nunes
Leonardo 'Leo D'Ilha' Ferreira Borges
Luís Carlos 'Manimal' Mateus
Luís Carlos Vallois
Luís Cláudio Isaías de Souza
Luís Fernando 'Nando' Costa
Luís Roberto 'Bebeo' Duarte
Manoel Maria 'Maneco' Cardoso Neto
Marcel Laguna Duque Estrada
Marcelo Alonso Duque Novais
Marcelo Bustamante
Marcelo 'Bocão' Ferreira
Marcelo Mangueth
Marcelo 'Playmobil' Pache
Marcelo Procópio
Marcelo Saporito
Marcelo Tadeu Domingues de Oliveira
Marco Aurélio Kühner de Oliveira
Marco Aurélio Lisboa Valladares
Marcos 'Parrumpinha' da Matta
Marcos 'Flexa' Neves Mello
Marcus Vinícius de Macedo Soares (got to give props to the old man)
Marcus 'Conan' Vinícius Figueiredo da Silveira Júnior
Mauricio 'Saddam' Carneiro
Mário Cupertino
Miguel Kelner
Miguel Monteiro de Carvalho
Moisés Bormac
Murilo Bustamante
Orlando Saraiva
Osiris Maia
Oswaldo 'Paquetá' Gomes da Rosa
Oswaldo Vianna
Otávio Augusto 'Peixotinho' de Oliveira
Paulo 'Mamão' de Albuquerque Martins Pereira Filho
Paulo 'Paulão' Leite Filho
Pedro Paulo de Secco Freire
Renato Tavares
Ricardo de La Riva Goded
Ricardo Jucá Santos
Ricardo Luís 'Ray' Moraes Diogo
Ricardo Luíz Perrone
Ricardo 'Kiko' Velloso
Rinaldo Santos
Roberto Cardoso
Rocyan Gracie
Rodrigo Medeiros
Sérgio Abimerhy
Sérgio 'Bolão' de Souza
Sérgio Cohen
Sérgio Íris de Almeida
Vauvernargues 'Marinho' Xavier Vicentini
Vinicius 'Vinicinho' Cruz
Vitor Belfort
Wallid Farid Ismail
Walter 'Soldado' da Silva
Walter Guimarães
Wander de Souza
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Racism Re:Loaded
Okay, so shock jock Don Imus used the phrase "nappy-headed hoes" to describe the Rutgers women's basketball team. Wow! The response has been overwhelming: Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (a Michigan Democrat and chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus), Julian Bond (chairman of the NAACP's national board of directors), Kim Gandy (president of the National Organization for Women), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the National Association of Black Journalists, the list apparently goes on.
Anyhow, here is an insightful end quote from the CNN article:
Howard Kurtz, media critic for The Washington Post and host of CNN's "Reliable Sources," said Imus is known for his comedy, but "his comedy too often strays into the offensive." Kurtz, whom Imus once called a "boner-nosed, beanie-wearing Jew boy," said Imus should be held accountable for his remarks, "but there is also a good side to Don Imus, and I don't think that should be completely obliterated in all of this chest thumping."
Again, I contemplate whether or not the reaction would be as seismic if the receiving end was reference regarding another ethnic group . . . maybe Jewish, or Chinese, or Kazak. Then again, why do Black rappers still refer to one another as "fill in with N-Bomb" and their women as "hoes"? Oh yeah, that's not racist (when you make "those" remarks against your own people - check previous post). Man, it's tough being white folk nowadays.
Food for Thought: If you are a white presidential nominee hopeful, don't be caught singing along with your favorite Snoop Dogg album. It'll cost you . . . well unless you are Black, Asian, Hispanic, American Indian . . . so long as you are not white . . . or is that White?
Anyhow, here is an insightful end quote from the CNN article:
Howard Kurtz, media critic for The Washington Post and host of CNN's "Reliable Sources," said Imus is known for his comedy, but "his comedy too often strays into the offensive." Kurtz, whom Imus once called a "boner-nosed, beanie-wearing Jew boy," said Imus should be held accountable for his remarks, "but there is also a good side to Don Imus, and I don't think that should be completely obliterated in all of this chest thumping."
Again, I contemplate whether or not the reaction would be as seismic if the receiving end was reference regarding another ethnic group . . . maybe Jewish, or Chinese, or Kazak. Then again, why do Black rappers still refer to one another as "fill in with N-Bomb" and their women as "hoes"? Oh yeah, that's not racist (when you make "those" remarks against your own people - check previous post). Man, it's tough being white folk nowadays.
Food for Thought: If you are a white presidential nominee hopeful, don't be caught singing along with your favorite Snoop Dogg album. It'll cost you . . . well unless you are Black, Asian, Hispanic, American Indian . . . so long as you are not white . . . or is that White?
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thoughts from the Overflow Bin
Got to get these out before the brotherman forgets!
Actual quote from my cousin who visited us when we first moved to Surrey last year:
She visited us on a sunny Saturday morning. "Yeah, I just saw K-Fed walk across the street at 10:00 AM with his 24 pack of Budweiser . . . welcome to Surrey."
Now for the listening audience. I will admit it . . . I love beer. Not your Coors Light or Trick-a-fob or not even your Stud-visor varieties. I love the local brew-meisters who get it down on the money - the micros . . . "know wha' I'm sayin'?" Anyhow, I've tallied up a list of my favorites so far . . . yes I am deeply infatuated with the pale ale persuasion (and yes they are mostly Canuckian and listed in order of preference) :
Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale (the grandpappy of pale ale's and also unbelievably Canuckian)
Granville Island's English Bay Pale Ale
Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Irish Ale (Oregonian, props to the motherland!)
Okanagan Spring's Brewery Extra Special Pale Ale (now owned by Sleeman's which is in turn owned by some foreign company); their 1516 Bavarian Lager gets props too
Moosehead Pale Ale (but I must say I "heart" their all malt lager)
Sleeman's Amber, Cream, Honey Brown, Silver Creek (a class of their own, I love 'em all - I am a Sleeman's Man)
Big Rock Brewery's Grasshopper (wheat ale with a wedge of lemon), Warthog (gots to give props to Cow-town)
Whistler Brewing Co. Classic Pale Ale (will admit that this is the lowest rating on my list thus far)
Currently fridgecasting on the I-Pack:
Cooper's Brewery Sparkling Ale (a Southern Australian crew)
Kamloops Brewery Original Pale Ale (same guys who brew the Whistler brand)
And during the summer months I prefer Strongbow with the occasional Corona (stay close to my Cali surf roots). Completely off topic would be my red wine of choice: Henry of Pelham's Boco Noir (2004 wasn't all that bad) - killer on the ribeye boyee! Boy am I ever glad I got that off my shoulders . . . phew!
Actual quote from my cousin who visited us when we first moved to Surrey last year:
She visited us on a sunny Saturday morning. "Yeah, I just saw K-Fed walk across the street at 10:00 AM with his 24 pack of Budweiser . . . welcome to Surrey."
Now for the listening audience. I will admit it . . . I love beer. Not your Coors Light or Trick-a-fob or not even your Stud-visor varieties. I love the local brew-meisters who get it down on the money - the micros . . . "know wha' I'm sayin'?" Anyhow, I've tallied up a list of my favorites so far . . . yes I am deeply infatuated with the pale ale persuasion (and yes they are mostly Canuckian and listed in order of preference) :
Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale (the grandpappy of pale ale's and also unbelievably Canuckian)
Granville Island's English Bay Pale Ale
Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Irish Ale (Oregonian, props to the motherland!)
Okanagan Spring's Brewery Extra Special Pale Ale (now owned by Sleeman's which is in turn owned by some foreign company); their 1516 Bavarian Lager gets props too
Moosehead Pale Ale (but I must say I "heart" their all malt lager)
Sleeman's Amber, Cream, Honey Brown, Silver Creek (a class of their own, I love 'em all - I am a Sleeman's Man)
Big Rock Brewery's Grasshopper (wheat ale with a wedge of lemon), Warthog (gots to give props to Cow-town)
Whistler Brewing Co. Classic Pale Ale (will admit that this is the lowest rating on my list thus far)
Currently fridgecasting on the I-Pack:
Cooper's Brewery Sparkling Ale (a Southern Australian crew)
Kamloops Brewery Original Pale Ale (same guys who brew the Whistler brand)
And during the summer months I prefer Strongbow with the occasional Corona (stay close to my Cali surf roots). Completely off topic would be my red wine of choice: Henry of Pelham's Boco Noir (2004 wasn't all that bad) - killer on the ribeye boyee! Boy am I ever glad I got that off my shoulders . . . phew!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Recent Surge in Canadian Population
Rapid growth - "We’ve been growing faster than we were, and faster than all the other major rich industrial nations, according to Canada’s latest head count."
Click here for the article.
Click here for the article.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Skit Guys Racist? Naw!
Recently, the blogosphere has gotten buzzed by a recent book put out by the Skit Guys - 2 standup, youth ministry types who are seemingly gifted "skit guys" (nope, I have not yet nor will I anytime soon read the book). Anyhow, there was apparently a Chinese character who was portrayed in a stereotypical manner complete with "ethnically-enhancing" phonetic lines. Aside from the fact, that the main guy representing the response to Youth Specialities is Korean - is there an official Chinese response? - this has caused me to wonder, "what is racism?"
According to Dictionary.com, the word "racism" means:
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
So let me get this straight, as long as you don't talk trash about the other "peoples" it's all good? Meaning, as long as I keep the trash talk aimed at my own "peoples"? Apparently there are 55 ethnic minorities who are also called "Chinese" - I guess I'm in the tank for my Fukinese jokes since I'm Cantonese, wait that's okay we're all Han. Being a healthy, local-born Chinese (the North American, West Coast variety), I tend to fall in the "belief" category that comedian Russell Peters describes as "we got white people so scared that they are the racists when in fact every other immigrant group that comes to the US is more racist than you will ever imagine." Peters does a great impression of a Honger shop keeper in his standup routine, "be a man!" (I suppose being Cantonese it's okay to refer to my own peoples as "Hongers" - just don't let white guys use that term, we'll lynch 'em; just kidding, no really) If you've seen it, you know what I mean. Anyhow, all the visible minorities in Canada don't think he's a racist for protraying another visible minority group with somewhat uncanny accuracy. Then there is one of my favorite screwball-type comedians, Bobby Lee, who does his regular Asian-typecast character on MadTV - I think he's hilarious. For the record, as someone who is of Chinese descent, I am in no way offended by his impersonation of the "Blind Kung Fu Master". Don't get me wrong, racism is wrong. But when Asians complain about racisim . . . come on . . . if the white folks really knew what we thought.
BTW, I don't know if this sort of thing would fall under the category of "post-colonialism" or something another. Then again, I don't think I really care. Skit Guys, thank you for your apology, no need to go overboard and sign up for sensitivity training or whatever other extreme thing you might think of doing. Food for thought: "the single most discriminated people group in the Los Angeles Area is the single, white male." True OR False?
According to Dictionary.com, the word "racism" means:
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
So let me get this straight, as long as you don't talk trash about the other "peoples" it's all good? Meaning, as long as I keep the trash talk aimed at my own "peoples"? Apparently there are 55 ethnic minorities who are also called "Chinese" - I guess I'm in the tank for my Fukinese jokes since I'm Cantonese, wait that's okay we're all Han. Being a healthy, local-born Chinese (the North American, West Coast variety), I tend to fall in the "belief" category that comedian Russell Peters describes as "we got white people so scared that they are the racists when in fact every other immigrant group that comes to the US is more racist than you will ever imagine." Peters does a great impression of a Honger shop keeper in his standup routine, "be a man!" (I suppose being Cantonese it's okay to refer to my own peoples as "Hongers" - just don't let white guys use that term, we'll lynch 'em; just kidding, no really) If you've seen it, you know what I mean. Anyhow, all the visible minorities in Canada don't think he's a racist for protraying another visible minority group with somewhat uncanny accuracy. Then there is one of my favorite screwball-type comedians, Bobby Lee, who does his regular Asian-typecast character on MadTV - I think he's hilarious. For the record, as someone who is of Chinese descent, I am in no way offended by his impersonation of the "Blind Kung Fu Master". Don't get me wrong, racism is wrong. But when Asians complain about racisim . . . come on . . . if the white folks really knew what we thought.
BTW, I don't know if this sort of thing would fall under the category of "post-colonialism" or something another. Then again, I don't think I really care. Skit Guys, thank you for your apology, no need to go overboard and sign up for sensitivity training or whatever other extreme thing you might think of doing. Food for thought: "the single most discriminated people group in the Los Angeles Area is the single, white male." True OR False?
Monday, February 26, 2007
Man Aged 107 Forsakes Sex for Longevity
Sun Feb 25, 9:24 AM HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 107-year-old Hong Kong villager, who still enjoys an occasional smoke, has attributed his longevity in part to decades of sexual abstinence, a newspaper said on Sunday.
"I don't know why I have lived this long," Chan Chi -- one of Hong Kong's oldest people -- was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post during an annual feast for the city's elders.
"Maybe it has to do with the fact that I have lived a sex-less life for many years -- since I was 30," said Chan, a widower whose youthful bride perished during the Japanese invasion in World War Two.
Chan, from Hong Kong's less built-up New Territories hinterland, was pictured looking sprightly and eating heartily at the banquet.
A former chef, he said a low-fat diet and regular dawn exercises had helped him fight off the ravages of old age.
But the centenarian, who's had no difficulty living a monastic existence for nearly 80 years, admits the pleasures of tobacco have been harder to resist.
"Now I want to quit," he was quoted as saying of his decades-long cigarette addiction. "Maybe the government should ban cigarette sales so I can give it up," he added.
I particularly like how Reuters described Master Chi's lifestyle - "a monastic existence" . . . yeah, whatever. Has anyone else read "Sacred Marriage" besides me? My favorite quote from Gary Thomas' book was "if you want to follow Jesus, stay single; if you want to be like Jesus, get married." BTW, I'm married.
"I don't know why I have lived this long," Chan Chi -- one of Hong Kong's oldest people -- was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post during an annual feast for the city's elders.
"Maybe it has to do with the fact that I have lived a sex-less life for many years -- since I was 30," said Chan, a widower whose youthful bride perished during the Japanese invasion in World War Two.
Chan, from Hong Kong's less built-up New Territories hinterland, was pictured looking sprightly and eating heartily at the banquet.
A former chef, he said a low-fat diet and regular dawn exercises had helped him fight off the ravages of old age.
But the centenarian, who's had no difficulty living a monastic existence for nearly 80 years, admits the pleasures of tobacco have been harder to resist.
"Now I want to quit," he was quoted as saying of his decades-long cigarette addiction. "Maybe the government should ban cigarette sales so I can give it up," he added.
I particularly like how Reuters described Master Chi's lifestyle - "a monastic existence" . . . yeah, whatever. Has anyone else read "Sacred Marriage" besides me? My favorite quote from Gary Thomas' book was "if you want to follow Jesus, stay single; if you want to be like Jesus, get married." BTW, I'm married.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Peace Out to "the church"
It's been a challenging few weeks - wife went into preterm labor, resigned from "the church", received "bad press" released from the church leadership. I hope this all ends soon . . . very soon.
Fortunately, this has given us the opportunity to revisit and recall the "O.G." vision we sensed God leading us towards years ago. I think Chris Seay & Doug Pagitt hit a chord with me when they started their respective Christian faith communities.
Here is the "values" statement taken from Ecclesia Houston (Chris Seay's crew):
"We are a Holistic, Missional, Christian Community"
Holistic: We believe that the Gospel impacts every area of a person's life and culture. We reject unfounded categories that divide the world into uniquely sacred or purely secular. God is redeeming all of creation through Jesus.
Missional: We believe that the church exists for the world and not for herself - she is to introduce and usher in the Kingdom of God into every part of this world.
Christian: We embrace the teachings and divinity of Jesus Christ as well as His unique role as the means of salvation from sin for all who believe. We embrace the Scripture as God's primary instrument by which He introduces this message to the world.
Community: We believe that salvation brings people together as a reflection of a triune God: Father, Son and Spirit. Saved from sin by faith through grace, the people of God are able to live in unity as was intended by God in the beginning.
Here is the one from Solomon's Porch (Doug Pagitt's crew):
"Solomon's Porch: a Holistic, Missional, Christian Community"
Holistic: Understanding that all areas of life are connected, including faith, time, family, work, body, money, intellect, et al.
Missional: Our belief is that God intends Christianity be a way of life which sends us into the world to serve God and our neighbors, so that God's will may be done on earth as it is in heaven. The church is never to be the withdrawn or isolated end user of the gospel of Jesus; rather, we receive it so that we may be equipped and sent into the world to love our neighbors and serve "the least of these." In this sense, Solomon's Porch doesn't have a mission; it is mission.
Christian: As Christians we see ourselves as a growing people who are learning to live life with God in the way of Jesus. We represent a generous orthodoxy, rooted in the Scriptures and consistent with the ancient creeds of the church.
Community: Desiring to share life with one another in a way that we become a living, breathing, local expression of the global, historical body of Christ.
Yeah . . . amen.
We've labored prayerfully over these values the past 4 or 5 years. Finally, I believe that we have reached the point where we cannot continue on without them. No more settling, no more compromise - it's make it or break it. No more overtime or even double overtime.
Though we've left behind many good people and perhaps "not-so-good" people at "the church", we are grateful that God has led us back to revisit something familiar . . . the original vision and dream that He called us to. Sovereign God, Your grace is truly amazing!
Fortunately, this has given us the opportunity to revisit and recall the "O.G." vision we sensed God leading us towards years ago. I think Chris Seay & Doug Pagitt hit a chord with me when they started their respective Christian faith communities.
Here is the "values" statement taken from Ecclesia Houston (Chris Seay's crew):
"We are a Holistic, Missional, Christian Community"
Holistic: We believe that the Gospel impacts every area of a person's life and culture. We reject unfounded categories that divide the world into uniquely sacred or purely secular. God is redeeming all of creation through Jesus.
Missional: We believe that the church exists for the world and not for herself - she is to introduce and usher in the Kingdom of God into every part of this world.
Christian: We embrace the teachings and divinity of Jesus Christ as well as His unique role as the means of salvation from sin for all who believe. We embrace the Scripture as God's primary instrument by which He introduces this message to the world.
Community: We believe that salvation brings people together as a reflection of a triune God: Father, Son and Spirit. Saved from sin by faith through grace, the people of God are able to live in unity as was intended by God in the beginning.
Here is the one from Solomon's Porch (Doug Pagitt's crew):
"Solomon's Porch: a Holistic, Missional, Christian Community"
Holistic: Understanding that all areas of life are connected, including faith, time, family, work, body, money, intellect, et al.
Missional: Our belief is that God intends Christianity be a way of life which sends us into the world to serve God and our neighbors, so that God's will may be done on earth as it is in heaven. The church is never to be the withdrawn or isolated end user of the gospel of Jesus; rather, we receive it so that we may be equipped and sent into the world to love our neighbors and serve "the least of these." In this sense, Solomon's Porch doesn't have a mission; it is mission.
Christian: As Christians we see ourselves as a growing people who are learning to live life with God in the way of Jesus. We represent a generous orthodoxy, rooted in the Scriptures and consistent with the ancient creeds of the church.
Community: Desiring to share life with one another in a way that we become a living, breathing, local expression of the global, historical body of Christ.
Yeah . . . amen.
We've labored prayerfully over these values the past 4 or 5 years. Finally, I believe that we have reached the point where we cannot continue on without them. No more settling, no more compromise - it's make it or break it. No more overtime or even double overtime.
Though we've left behind many good people and perhaps "not-so-good" people at "the church", we are grateful that God has led us back to revisit something familiar . . . the original vision and dream that He called us to. Sovereign God, Your grace is truly amazing!
Friday, December 15, 2006
"X'mas" - Trying to Take Out Christmas!
Okay, for the archaic illiterates in my church - X'mas is not some marketing conspiracy to "X" out Christmas. Yeah, yeah, I can hear you all screaming "but, Christ must!" The X is the Greek upper case letter "chi" from which the Greek word "Χριστος" or "Christos" is spelled from. This is the Greek word from which we translate the English "Christ" from. "Χριστος" means "anointed one." So please, stop the "Kill the Da Vinci Coders" and such - crawl out from under your KJV rock once in awhile and catch a breath of fresh air. So kids, nothing wrong with "X'mas," it's quite nice actually.
Friday, October 06, 2006
The Real Jesus . . . circa 1999
This is a Jesus ad from England that ran back in 1999. That's my brother! Click here for the site that begat this madness. Don't forget to check out black Jesus, bar code Jesus, and oh yeah Rasta Jesus.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Man Shot 68 Times Dead
Apparently, Anglio Freeland, became a "cop killer" (also "cop dog killer") suspect the moment he bolted after he was pullled over. After 500 officiers scoured the woods looking for him, plus 24 hours of manhunt, 9 officiers of the SWAT team pumped 110 rounds of lead at him - 68 of which were hits. That's a 61% hit/miss percentage for those keeping score at home - almost as bad as a drive by shooting (but that's another conversation). Food for thought, what caused these officiers to "cease fire"? Polk County Sheriff, Grady Judd responded with this "I suspect the only reason 110 rounds was all that was fired was that's all the ammunition they had . . . we were not going to take any chance of him shooting back."
Let's do some math here, 110 rounds divided by 9 cops = 12.22 shells/cop. Assuming they might be using the Glock 22 (.40 caliber sidearm of choice by America's finest), there is actually a 15 round mag capacity. So, come on guys, you didn't really squeeze the trigger hard enough! Where'd the 25 extra rounds go? Or perhaps they were all carrying HK MP5 A4's which would totally cut that number down, since the sub-machine gun has a carrying capacity option of 15 or 30 rounds for your clip! If we went with the 30 round clips, we are still sitting with 160 rounds or so in our chambers. C'mon Judd, was that all the ammo they had?
Note to all "would be cop killing suspects" - cops take care of their own, even if you might not be guilty. Shoot first, ask questions later - by the way that was meant for the cops.
Click here for the Fox News article.
Let's do some math here, 110 rounds divided by 9 cops = 12.22 shells/cop. Assuming they might be using the Glock 22 (.40 caliber sidearm of choice by America's finest), there is actually a 15 round mag capacity. So, come on guys, you didn't really squeeze the trigger hard enough! Where'd the 25 extra rounds go? Or perhaps they were all carrying HK MP5 A4's which would totally cut that number down, since the sub-machine gun has a carrying capacity option of 15 or 30 rounds for your clip! If we went with the 30 round clips, we are still sitting with 160 rounds or so in our chambers. C'mon Judd, was that all the ammo they had?
Note to all "would be cop killing suspects" - cops take care of their own, even if you might not be guilty. Shoot first, ask questions later - by the way that was meant for the cops.
Click here for the Fox News article.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
A Soldier's Prayer From a Writer's Pen
I believe the scene was the day before the 54th went into battle. The former slaves "freedmen" of the 54th were gathered around in the stillness before the battle. Morgan Freeman (in the movie "Glory") begins to pray the following words while in the background the humming of the tune "O Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord" is simmering:
"Tomorrow we goin' to battle.
So, Lordy, let me fight
with the rifle in one hand...
and the Good Book in the other.
That if I should die
at the muzzle of the rifle...
die on water or on land...
I may know that You,
blessed Jesus Almighty, are with me."
Men of the 54th - rest in peace.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
The "Rodney King School of Theology"
The school of thought which espouses the "Can't we all just get along?" brand of theology. Coined by Christian signer turned "theo-blogian" Steve Camp during a blog-rant-reply session here.
This is the paragraph that birthed this profound piece of theologizing:
"Let's not reduce though this discussion to the Rodney King School of Theology - 'can't we all just get along?' I find this common on Christian blogs. Nice is considered more important than truth (which I am not suggesting that you or candleman affirm). There is nothing wrong with fiery debate over key issues facing us. Where are the Christian Limbaugh's and Hannity's? That in part is what the vision for this blog is--a place where vigorous debate can occur without the touchy feely sentimentality associated with many Christian blogs."
Hey, how about the LAPD School of Theology? Espousing the "beat-the-crap-out-of-you-and-stay-the-hell-up" brand of theology? Truth is, if "the man" gots a gun, if his beatdown is hard 'nuff, I'd "stay-the-hell-up" too. Hmmmmm.
Pablo - You can be all you can be . . .
"Pablo, you can be all you can be . . . in the terra cotta army." A German art student only known as "Pablo" snuck undetected into the subterranean resting place of the infamous tomb of the Chinese terra cotta warriors in Xi'an. Pablo sure looks alot like Ben Stiller. Click here for the article.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Here's What the Pope Said
ALTOETTING, Germany (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday that Islamic holy war was against God's nature and invited Muslims to join in a peaceful cultural dialogue.
In a speech at Regensburg University, Benedict made an unusual reference to jihad, or holy war -- a concept used by today's Islamic extremists to justify suicide bombings and other attacks.
Benedict's address was about faith and reason, and how they cannot be separated and are essential for "that genuine dialogue of cultures and religions so urgently needed today."
Citing historic Christian commentary on holy war and forced conversion, the 79-year-old pontiff quoted from a 14th-century Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Paleologos.
"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," the pope said. "He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.' "
Clearly aware of the sensitivity of the issue, Benedict added, "I quote," twice before pronouncing the phrases on Islam and described them as "brusque," while neither explicitly agreeing with nor repudiating them.
"The emperor goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable," Benedict said.
"Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul," the pope said, issuing an open invitation to dialogue among cultures.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the pope was not giving an interpretation of Islam as "something violent," although he said the religion contains both violent and nonviolent strains.
Benedict did not touch directly on the current controversy over Islamic extremism, although it is an issue he follows with concern. Last year in Cologne, Germany, he urged Islamic leaders to take responsibility for their communities and teach their young to abhor violence.
Last week, he told a gathering of Christian, Muslim and Jewish representatives in Italy that no one can "use the motive of religious difference as a reason or pretext for bellicose behavior toward other human beings."
Benedict will make his first visit to a Muslim country in November, when he is scheduled to travel to Turkey.
Gerlinde Axmann, a 40-year-old social worker, watched Tuesday's speech on one of the large screens set up in a square near the cathedral.
"That was a very important start to dialogue with Muslims amid the terrorist threat," she said, calling Benedict's appeal to reason "a building block toward finding a way to argue with each other without using weapons."
"I think it's very important for him to bring these things up in society," she said. "Muslims aren't going to take us seriously until we become conscious of our own values. For example, they take the pope much more seriously than others in the West."
Click here for the complete article from CNN.
Note to Self: When annoyed, in doubt, underpaid, disillusioned, blatantly ignorant, disregarding of life itself . . . JIHAD!
[Indonesian Muslim protesters hold up signs during a rally outside the Vatican embassy in Jakarta September 18, 2006. The sign on the right reads, "Let's crucify Paus (Pope)". REUTERS/Dadang Tri]
For more on Al-Quaeda's official response to Pope Benedict's call to rational discourse among different faiths, click here.
Here we go again . . . burn Hollywood, burn.
In a speech at Regensburg University, Benedict made an unusual reference to jihad, or holy war -- a concept used by today's Islamic extremists to justify suicide bombings and other attacks.
Benedict's address was about faith and reason, and how they cannot be separated and are essential for "that genuine dialogue of cultures and religions so urgently needed today."
Citing historic Christian commentary on holy war and forced conversion, the 79-year-old pontiff quoted from a 14th-century Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Paleologos.
"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," the pope said. "He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.' "
Clearly aware of the sensitivity of the issue, Benedict added, "I quote," twice before pronouncing the phrases on Islam and described them as "brusque," while neither explicitly agreeing with nor repudiating them.
"The emperor goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable," Benedict said.
"Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul," the pope said, issuing an open invitation to dialogue among cultures.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the pope was not giving an interpretation of Islam as "something violent," although he said the religion contains both violent and nonviolent strains.
Benedict did not touch directly on the current controversy over Islamic extremism, although it is an issue he follows with concern. Last year in Cologne, Germany, he urged Islamic leaders to take responsibility for their communities and teach their young to abhor violence.
Last week, he told a gathering of Christian, Muslim and Jewish representatives in Italy that no one can "use the motive of religious difference as a reason or pretext for bellicose behavior toward other human beings."
Benedict will make his first visit to a Muslim country in November, when he is scheduled to travel to Turkey.
Gerlinde Axmann, a 40-year-old social worker, watched Tuesday's speech on one of the large screens set up in a square near the cathedral.
"That was a very important start to dialogue with Muslims amid the terrorist threat," she said, calling Benedict's appeal to reason "a building block toward finding a way to argue with each other without using weapons."
"I think it's very important for him to bring these things up in society," she said. "Muslims aren't going to take us seriously until we become conscious of our own values. For example, they take the pope much more seriously than others in the West."
Click here for the complete article from CNN.
Note to Self: When annoyed, in doubt, underpaid, disillusioned, blatantly ignorant, disregarding of life itself . . . JIHAD!
[Indonesian Muslim protesters hold up signs during a rally outside the Vatican embassy in Jakarta September 18, 2006. The sign on the right reads, "Let's crucify Paus (Pope)". REUTERS/Dadang Tri]
For more on Al-Quaeda's official response to Pope Benedict's call to rational discourse among different faiths, click here.
Here we go again . . . burn Hollywood, burn.
Elton John says "NO" to Marriage
Elton John says he’s glad he got hitched to long-time partner David Furnish. Just don’t call him “married.”
“I hate people saying I’m married,” John told the London Mirror. “Marriage is a heterosexual term for men and women. We’ve got a civil partnership. It’s not a religious ceremony and I didn’t want to get married. I just wanted a lifetime commitment.”
He says he expected an outpouring of hatred from the public, but it never happened. “I thought I might get the odd flour bomb but there was no negative reaction,” he said. “It was the nicest day of my life, with all the people I love most.”
Taken from Jeanette Walls MSNBC Gossip column, click here for the article.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Notable quotes from Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
taken from The Associated Press/Canadian Press on Tuesday, September 05, 2006
A selection of quotes from television star and wildlife enthusiast Steve Irwin, who died Monday after being fatally stabbed in the chest with a stingray's barb:
"Crikey!" - his catch phrase, exclaimed repeatedly during his television show whenever something interesting happens.
"I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that."
"I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it."
"I've worked with more dangerous snakes than anyone in the world and I've never been bitten. It's a gift."
"I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out." - on one particularly close shave.
"Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building." - comparing dealing with deadly animals with show business.
"Crocodiles. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem."
"Fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes."
"It is all about perceived danger. In front of that crocodile I was in complete control. Absolute and complete control. That is my profession. I would be considered a bad parent if I didn't teach my children to be crocodile savvy because they live here, they live in crocodile territory." - On the 2004 controversy in which he was filmed holding his infant son while feeding a snapping crocodile:
"To hear people say that it was a publicity stunt, that I'm just like Michael Jackson, well, it just tears me up. It makes me sick to my stomach to be compared in that way." - On the same incident.
Rest in Peace Crocodile Hunter - you OG hard core.
A selection of quotes from television star and wildlife enthusiast Steve Irwin, who died Monday after being fatally stabbed in the chest with a stingray's barb:
"Crikey!" - his catch phrase, exclaimed repeatedly during his television show whenever something interesting happens.
"I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that."
"I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it."
"I've worked with more dangerous snakes than anyone in the world and I've never been bitten. It's a gift."
"I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out." - on one particularly close shave.
"Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building." - comparing dealing with deadly animals with show business.
"Crocodiles. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem."
"Fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes."
"It is all about perceived danger. In front of that crocodile I was in complete control. Absolute and complete control. That is my profession. I would be considered a bad parent if I didn't teach my children to be crocodile savvy because they live here, they live in crocodile territory." - On the 2004 controversy in which he was filmed holding his infant son while feeding a snapping crocodile:
"To hear people say that it was a publicity stunt, that I'm just like Michael Jackson, well, it just tears me up. It makes me sick to my stomach to be compared in that way." - On the same incident.
Rest in Peace Crocodile Hunter - you OG hard core.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Who will disarm Hezbollah?
Here's an interesting look into the situation in Lebannon currently. Time magazine posted an article discussing the actual existing military framework left in Lebannon. Here's one stat for thought:
Military Budgets
Lebannon: $542 million
Israel: $8 billion or $8,000 million
Just crunch some numbers here, a unarmed F-16 back in 1998 was going for $18.8 million a piece. Back in 1998, Lebannon could have purchased around 28 fighters (not including hardware and salaries for the pilots). Israel on the other hand, would be able to purchase roughly 200 F-16s (fully loaded with air-to-air missiles, salaries for pilots and support crews, maintenence costs, etc.) - they would still have change left over for tanks. They actually only ordered 107 back in 1997 (the F-16I at $45 million per), click here for the info. The F-16I's got delivered back in 2003, their range enables them to hit targets deep as Libya and Iran.
Click here for the Time mag article.
Military Budgets
Lebannon: $542 million
Israel: $8 billion or $8,000 million
Just crunch some numbers here, a unarmed F-16 back in 1998 was going for $18.8 million a piece. Back in 1998, Lebannon could have purchased around 28 fighters (not including hardware and salaries for the pilots). Israel on the other hand, would be able to purchase roughly 200 F-16s (fully loaded with air-to-air missiles, salaries for pilots and support crews, maintenence costs, etc.) - they would still have change left over for tanks. They actually only ordered 107 back in 1997 (the F-16I at $45 million per), click here for the info. The F-16I's got delivered back in 2003, their range enables them to hit targets deep as Libya and Iran.
Click here for the Time mag article.
Friday, August 04, 2006
Mel Gibson & the L.A. County Sheriffs
For those of you in the know, skip this. For those of you still wondering what happened, check it out here. Plenty of people pissed off and doing more damage than Mel did while drunk - note to self, DON'T GET DRUNK! Aside from the fact that the Bible has much to say regarding drunkenness . . . and also much knowledge gained from watching your typical Friday night party . . . late night philosophy while tanked makes for some interesting reactions.
The part that got me was the L.A. County Sheriff's "Sarge" busting out the video camera to tape the incident. Perhaps to cover his butt in case Uncle Mel freaks a "Lethal Weapon" psychotic, smackdown fest? No, I think not. When was the last time any L.A. County Sheriff busted out a video camera (in addition to the one in the squad car) just to "capture" special moments with their suspect? Come on already! L.A. County Sheriff's call their buddies and do a Rodney King when nobody is watching! As if 1 L.A. County Sheriff deputy could not handle Mel Gibson . . . "uh oh, I think I need to call for back up." This is L.A. for crying out loud - the land where the "5-0" lays the smackdown for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Gimme a break! I'm surprised the deputy didn't call in his L.A.P.D. buddies to join him in a break dance - break every bone and do the "Humpty-hump" all over him! The deputy should be arrested for giving the Sheriff's a bad name - plus, the "Sarge" probably made some good $$$ from his "youtube" of Melly Mel.
Dude should've "Mad Max'ed" . . . too bad for the drunken remarks . . . anti-semitic (or racial slurs about Chinese for that matter) remarks during a drunken rampage isn't all that bad . . . he could've killed someone while driving.
The part that got me was the L.A. County Sheriff's "Sarge" busting out the video camera to tape the incident. Perhaps to cover his butt in case Uncle Mel freaks a "Lethal Weapon" psychotic, smackdown fest? No, I think not. When was the last time any L.A. County Sheriff busted out a video camera (in addition to the one in the squad car) just to "capture" special moments with their suspect? Come on already! L.A. County Sheriff's call their buddies and do a Rodney King when nobody is watching! As if 1 L.A. County Sheriff deputy could not handle Mel Gibson . . . "uh oh, I think I need to call for back up." This is L.A. for crying out loud - the land where the "5-0" lays the smackdown for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Gimme a break! I'm surprised the deputy didn't call in his L.A.P.D. buddies to join him in a break dance - break every bone and do the "Humpty-hump" all over him! The deputy should be arrested for giving the Sheriff's a bad name - plus, the "Sarge" probably made some good $$$ from his "youtube" of Melly Mel.
Dude should've "Mad Max'ed" . . . too bad for the drunken remarks . . . anti-semitic (or racial slurs about Chinese for that matter) remarks during a drunken rampage isn't all that bad . . . he could've killed someone while driving.
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