Mt. Cheam

What The?

What Is "Redemption"???

The last time I dealt with anything called "redemption", was in the 60's, when we used to get S & H Green Stamps at the local A & P grocery store, and we periodically went to the "Redemption Center" to redeem our stamps for household items.

Link Test

Click on Indian for full information!!!

Post pictures on craigslist

"O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant"

Now, does that mean I am allowed to come if I meet one of the requirements, or do I have to meet all three? How about 2 out of the 3? (it is unclear).

Click on photo for full view.

New All Electric VW Coming!

German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday.

"We are going to use our New Small Family line to offer our first electric vehicle in 2013," he said in a speech, according to an advance text.

"And in 10 years at the latest we want to offer a large number of all-electric vehicles at affordable prices and with the autonomy that our clients expect."

Winterkorn added that VW was aiming for 1.0-1.5 percent of the global all-electric vehicle market by 2020.

Another German manufacturer, Daimler, in late June launched Germany's first hybrid vehicle almost 10 years after market leader Toyota.

German companies until now have mainly focused on diesel engines and, as a result, hybrids represented only 0.2 percent of the market last year, with the sale of 6,500 Toyota, Lexus or Honda models, according to national registration figures.

Volkswagen in late May signed a preliminary agreement with BYD of China to produce hybrid or electric cars, having reached a deal in February with Toshiba of Japan on the development of engines for such vehicles.

(c) 2009 AFP

Cool New VW Coming!

Although the Passat has been a relative success for Volkswagen in the U.S., the company is hard at work on a replacement midsize (or mid-market) sedan, with a not-so-clever codename: NMS. The final designs have been approved with prototypes being shown to dealers in Wolfsburg. This new U.S. targeted sedan will be larger than the Passat and priced to start around $20,000.

The car is designed with Americans specifically in mind. “It will be bigger and sleeker, and it has items necessary for Americans – space, seat comfort, cupholders, Bluetooth and other electronics. Very importantly, it remains a VW. It has been totally designed and engineered for the needs of American consumers,” said Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. It is expected to arrive in 2010.

Click on photo to see full size!

What The???

We're sorry, the page you requested was not responsive

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the unavailability of this page. Please try again in a few minutes.

Our home page will be loaded in 10 seconds

Mistakingly Calling Medicine "PM"

It is DUMB (and a misnomer) when they call medicine "PM" like this.

The reason you might ask???

OK, most people probably go to bed (on average) at say, 10 PM, and therefore sleep to 6 AM (on average), meaning 6/8, or 3/4 or 75% of their sleep is in the AM. So the medicine should indeed be called "AM", rather than "PM", IMHO!!!

What A Crock

What a bunch of bull sheot. That "Restasis" commercial, where they say "reduced tear production due to chronic dry eye". Maybe if they said "chronic dry eye due to reduced tear production", I might buy it. But not the way they try to B.S. the public.

Are Humans Basically Buffoons???

For drinking coffee made from rodent excrement???

Kopi Luwak (pronounced [ˈkopi 'luak]) or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets. The civets eat the berries, but the beans inside pass through their system undigested. This process takes place on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Philippines (where the product is called Motit Coffee in the Cordillera, or Kape Alamid in Tagalog areas) and in East Timor (locally called kafé-laku). Local lore in Vietnam has given the name "weasel coffee" to civet coffee, in what is considered the closest recognizable translation to English.

Sweet Potatoes

The sweet potatoes we are having today came from Faison, NC.

There Should Be A Law...

Against public restrooms providing ONLY air dryers for drying hands. I don't have a problem with them being mounted on the wall, but paper towels should also be provided. Air hand dryer use should be OPTIONAL.

The reason? Air dryers take too damn long to COMPLETELY dry your hands.

Heck, sometimes I wash & dry only one hand (to save time), if paper towels are not provided. Or, if TWO hand dryers are in close proximity, I will wash both hands, and use TWO dryers, one for each hand (to save time).

The Coleman Corporation is Not Very Eco-Friendly

Two months ago, I purchased a replacement Coleman thermo-electric cooler for use in my truck at Wal Mart for $88. The other day, the outer muffin fan on it died. So I called Coleman, hoping they could send me another fan that I can replace myself. They said "there are no replacement parts", and that I need to fax them a copy of my receipt, and they would send me a whole brand new unit. In other words, I should send that big blob to the landfill!!!

Instead, I took eco-action. Instead of throwing away an otherwise good cooler, I went to Skycraft Electronics in Orlando, and got a replacement muffin fan for a mere $4.95. When my brand new cooler arrives, I will sell it on Craig's List for $50.

Religion Really Is the Opiate of the Masses

What he (Karl Marx) actually said: “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."

His observation was dead-on. I mean, when you think about it, drugs regularly make otherwise fine upstanding law abiding citizens do some really dumb things, and religion is exactly the way; the Ft. Hood shooting and the recent abortion physician killings in cold blood are perfect examples.

What is the Point of This Symbol???

It is seen widespread in Quebec, and also in New Orleans (i.e. on the football team's helmet), so it must be a Frenchie thing, but the Boy Scouts even use it. What is it for/about???!!!

What Is The Point Of "Boricua"???

I mean, if Puerto Rico is so great, why are they here instead of there???

Nice Picture of the Ex-Prez

Set as your computer background, for full effect

Engine Cycles

An Observation

There is no absolute truth. The apparent truth all depends upon your perspective.

O
       O   ^__^
        o  (oo)_______
           (__)       )\/\
               ||----w |
               ||     ||

The National Debt

Learn more about
us debt.

A Question About Sodom & Gomorrah

Did Sodom engage in sodomy with Gomorrah??? I'm simply curious!

Bumper Sticker

Saw this bumper sticker on a vehicle the other day. That's gotta hurt!

New Three Stooges Movie!

The new Three Stooges movie that is coming out soon features Sean Penn as Larry, Jim Carrey as Curley, and some other guy as Moe. How cool is that?

I am, however reluctant to see the movie, because Sean Penn is a pinhead.

It Really Bothers Me!!!

It bothers me that the box of Cheez-It crackers I just et from, was even in neither ounces or grams. It had 13.7 ounces and 388 grams of product. Why can't they make ONE of the weights an EVEN number, such as 14 ounces or 400 grams???!!! It burns me up!!!

"Portobello" Mushrooms

They are a scam. They are identical to regular mushrooms. The ONLY difference, is that they are larger in size. There is zero justification for a higher price. In fact, and in all reality, they should come with a LOWER price. But per usual, the general public has no clue!!!

"Preaching To The Choir"

I just may be in "left field" about this, but it seems like the saying should either be "You're preaching to the preacher" or "You're singing to the choir".

Make sense?

Burnt Pit Juice

That's all coffee really is. How can anyone drink that stuff?

Longest Mustache Contest

Pushkar Mela Longest Mustache Contest (KEVIN FRAYER, ASSOCIATED PRESS / October 30, 2009) An Indian contestant J.S. Chounan shows his moustache to the crowd during the annual "longest moustache" competition at the Pushkar Mela in Puskhar, Rajasthan, India, Friday. The festival attracts thousands of livestock dealers and tens of thousands of camels, horses, and cattle and has been an annual event for hundreds of years, according to locals. I wish they would have told me, so I could have prepared!!!

Why Do Hominids Of Spanish Ancestry Call Themselves "Latin" Or "Latino"???

I don't get it. Latin is an ancient language which has little or nothing to do with them. But they really can't call themselves "Hispanic" either , unless they come from the island of Hispaniola.

Who Is "Who Is John Galt?"???

Who Is "Who Is John Galt?"???

I regularly see a billboard on I-95, just north of the FL/GA border (southbound side). All it says is "Who Is John Galt?"

I am not curious who John Galt is. I am, however, curious who the stooges are who are wasting money on such a non-sensicle billboard. Especially when they can do an internet search for who John Galt is!!!

Any ideas???

Actual sign above.

It Is High Time We Amend Constitutions to Allow Cruel & Unusual Punishment

Yes, the U.S. and State Constitutions need to be amended for extreme cases, such as child abduction/murder. I propose that castration by HACKSAW (without anesthetic) be performed on those bastards (allowing mother or father of child to actually execute the task), before they go to prison for life.

This idea would have a wonderful deterrent effect for would-be abductor/murderers.

Click on picture for full view!!!

It may just be me, but it seems like fifteen (15) types of beans in one dish is excessive.

Click on picture for full view!!!

It may just be me, but it seems like fifteen (15) types of beans in one dish is excessive.

Ears

I don't see the similarity between animal ears and ears of corn. So why the same name?

It Is Gay To Smoke

play video

New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens 'It's Gay To Smoke' 10.05.09

Pet Peeve II

I am always telling me wife that the proper technique to get undressed, is to first take off your pants (completely), THEN take off your underwear. Then comes laundry day, and I find pairs of underwear and pants all twisted and tangled up with each other, that practically require surgical precision to separate. It is like I'm talking to the wall to get her to follow the the proper technique!!!

Michael Jackson Had Arthritis

Sunday October 4, 2009

Michael Jackson's official autopsy report has not been released to the public but the chairman of the anesthesiology department at the University of California, Irvine was able to review and interpret the report for the Associated Press. According to the New York Times, aside from what has previously been reported -- that propofol in combination with three other sedatives caused Jackson's death -- there was evidence that he had knee surgery and injections to reduce joint inflammation. There also was evidence of arthritis of the spine and fingers, and chronic inflammation of the lungs.

Some reports, such as the one on TMZ.com, specify osteoarthritis as the type of arthritis Jackson had. It had been widely reported in the past that Jackson had lupus.

Weird Food!

Saw this weird food at an import market the other day whilst in Orange Park waiting for a subsequent dispatch. Those Brits have the oddest names for foodstuffs!