When you can stand in the parking lot of your apartment, look up and see not just the stars but the background stars, you kinda know you're in the right place.
Today is a milestone. I submitted and received my carte de sejour. I am now a legal resident of St. Martin and France. This is one of the final barriers which has prevented me from actually owning the business that I purchased in mid-May 2008.
Oh... I go tomorrow to get plates for my new car, a VW Polo. As opposed to California, the licensing fees for this car (and every other car) is 54€ (about $80). This is a one time fee, not a reoccurring fee that you can later write off on your federal taxes, if you can actually itemize your deductions.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Palin III
Ok.... Do you think it's possible that Palin is INTENTIONALLY acting stupid, flubbing interviews so that when she debates Biden, even a mediocre performance will be viewed as quantum leap in her knowledge, capabilities and intelligence?
...or is my "anti-Republican attack machine conspiracy-theorist mind" working overtime?
...or is my "anti-Republican attack machine conspiracy-theorist mind" working overtime?
Palin, again.
Showing once again, the most funny humor is honesty:
“Sarah Palin doesn’t believe climate change is man made. Even George W. Bush now believes climate change is man made. Its a sad state of affairs when you make George W. Bush look like an informed progressive” Andy Parsons
“Sarah Palin doesn’t believe climate change is man made. Even George W. Bush now believes climate change is man made. Its a sad state of affairs when you make George W. Bush look like an informed progressive” Andy Parsons
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Politics
Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's been a while since I last posted to this blog. So what.
Here's my thought of the day: If Obama does not win the presidency, it's going to cause an even bigger problem in America than the problems we already have. I can only think of ONE valid reason for Obama to loose in November. This would be an October surprise... and it would have to be a good one to make MANY, MANY people choose to either not vote or to vote for another candidate.
This is my prophecy: 286/252... Obama wins, taking the west coast, New England, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Colorado and the upper mid-west (MN, WS, IL, MI, IA). Oh... and he takes Virginia. Yeah, that's what I said. Virginia votes for a (half) black president.
Screw Ohio and Florida, those electoral miscreants. You can keep your 47 electoral votes. For all I care, Florida can succeed and join Cuba. Puerto Rico can go, too...
But... Here's my nightmare. Imagine this: Election night... Electoral votes are split 269/269. (yeah, it actually could happen... as above minus Virgina and New Hampshire). Now, image a deadlocked Senate (ok, that's not too hard, huh?). Then the House votes Palin as the next VP.... and since the Senate is deadlocked, deciding the next president... well, well, well... Palin then becomes the 'acting' president of the United States.
Fuck me.
Granted, even the seriously right wing pigeons are now coming to the conclusion that Palin is nothing but hot air... Ok, perhaps luke warm air, I dunno. Talk about 'dumb as a box of rocks', man, this chick is one pebble rolling around inside. I mean, couldn't you just see Katie Couric thinking, "Shit! I should run for VP. I'm more qualified than this lady."
Granted, this may be a Lou Dobbs moment but I know illegal immigrants who are more qualified on foreign affairs than Palin is! (Well, they come from another country!!!).
Ok, so... main point. If Obama is not elected and we have anything (and I mean anything) like the BS we had in Florida/2000 or Ohio/2004, you're going to have a riot on your hands. I'm talking PISSED OFF BLACK PEOPLE. You remember Rodney King? Now imagine that nationwide. Ok, perhaps not Montana. How many black people are there in Montana, anyway?
Here's a picture: Oakland, L.A., Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York, Washington, Baltimore and Boston... all on fire. Imagine gangs of angry, young black men roving the deep south stringing up anyone who they think is a Republican.
Imagine Rwanda.
And this is what will happen if the Republican machine decides to play the corrupt, unethical, dare I mention illegal games they played in Florida and Ohio which gave us Bush, which led to two wars, a disaster of an economy, a surplus-turned-deficit and a world where our government has further and further isolated us from our friends and allies.
Republicans: This is not a warning. This is not a threat. It is not even a promise.
It's a fucking prophecy.
Here's my thought of the day: If Obama does not win the presidency, it's going to cause an even bigger problem in America than the problems we already have. I can only think of ONE valid reason for Obama to loose in November. This would be an October surprise... and it would have to be a good one to make MANY, MANY people choose to either not vote or to vote for another candidate.
This is my prophecy: 286/252... Obama wins, taking the west coast, New England, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Colorado and the upper mid-west (MN, WS, IL, MI, IA). Oh... and he takes Virginia. Yeah, that's what I said. Virginia votes for a (half) black president.
Screw Ohio and Florida, those electoral miscreants. You can keep your 47 electoral votes. For all I care, Florida can succeed and join Cuba. Puerto Rico can go, too...
But... Here's my nightmare. Imagine this: Election night... Electoral votes are split 269/269. (yeah, it actually could happen... as above minus Virgina and New Hampshire). Now, image a deadlocked Senate (ok, that's not too hard, huh?). Then the House votes Palin as the next VP.... and since the Senate is deadlocked, deciding the next president... well, well, well... Palin then becomes the 'acting' president of the United States.
Fuck me.
Granted, even the seriously right wing pigeons are now coming to the conclusion that Palin is nothing but hot air... Ok, perhaps luke warm air, I dunno. Talk about 'dumb as a box of rocks', man, this chick is one pebble rolling around inside. I mean, couldn't you just see Katie Couric thinking, "Shit! I should run for VP. I'm more qualified than this lady."
Granted, this may be a Lou Dobbs moment but I know illegal immigrants who are more qualified on foreign affairs than Palin is! (Well, they come from another country!!!).
Ok, so... main point. If Obama is not elected and we have anything (and I mean anything) like the BS we had in Florida/2000 or Ohio/2004, you're going to have a riot on your hands. I'm talking PISSED OFF BLACK PEOPLE. You remember Rodney King? Now imagine that nationwide. Ok, perhaps not Montana. How many black people are there in Montana, anyway?
Here's a picture: Oakland, L.A., Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York, Washington, Baltimore and Boston... all on fire. Imagine gangs of angry, young black men roving the deep south stringing up anyone who they think is a Republican.
Imagine Rwanda.
And this is what will happen if the Republican machine decides to play the corrupt, unethical, dare I mention illegal games they played in Florida and Ohio which gave us Bush, which led to two wars, a disaster of an economy, a surplus-turned-deficit and a world where our government has further and further isolated us from our friends and allies.
Republicans: This is not a warning. This is not a threat. It is not even a promise.
It's a fucking prophecy.
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