myblog -december '06

last post of the yeaaar!!!!

how many blondes does it take to change a processor?? [or: how frustrating!!!]

wow, so, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!! the wow, is because my mom, nor brother, nor sister called me for christmas.. iddnt that grrret? i tried to call them, but it was busy.. i guess they were calling more important people.. more important THAN ME!!!!! in any case, it was a very nice, mellow christmas, we even got a gift or two!! my wife got a whole desk, courtesy of our great pastor (you have to pronounce it in spanish tho.. (so: "rrrrrrr-pastor!" haha thats for joelie..)) and as a gift for the both of us, we got a "wavy platter" which is.. well, a platter, that is wavy courtesy of our "tios" here.. and i got a spankin' sweet guitar courtesy of jim shepheard who is one of those people who even being taken away by the Lord Himself could not stop him from giving, and i got myself some new pants (yes, pants, not shorts) and a new keyboard (which ive mentioned) and controller (which ive mentioned).. and [today] i will get myself hopefully a new monitor.. we'll see if i go crazy and get a 22incher.. or just a 20.. and a friggin ps2 memory card!! argh!!

and another (the video was about vestigial organs):

tonsils?? are you kidding me? those things that fight infection? tail bones too?? you mean the thing that helps us sit up straight?? woow.. all useless? incredible.. ima go have all them removed.. since they ARE "vestigial" (along with 20+ other organs that were removed thought to be vestigial just years ago..) and who needs pinky toes?? not like they help me stand up straight! funny how its soo easy to say "we dont know what its for, therefore, obviously it is useless!! " whose the dangerous idiot, again?

(argh, typo, i missed that one "whose") and the dangerous idiot part is due to the term applied to creationists.. yeah, they call us "dangerous idiots".. believe it. *breathe*. or not.

here is a message i tried to post as a response to a youtube video (i say "tried" because i couldnt post the whole thing.. stupid youtube..)

hey, im a programmer, so forgive the analogy, but imagine you have two pieces of source code.. both written in the same language, both written in the same style, indentation etc.. both did, basically, the same exact thing.. you compile them both, and have pretty much the same code.. (if you are a programmer you know what im talking about).. then lets say you ran both programs.. and *poof* they do very similar things.. almost exactly the same. this proves evolution. and also that the one program is an ancestor of the other, or at least "cousins". right? evolutionists? right??

[this is where my post got cut off]

well, lets say you wrote one first, and said, "thats some good code.. " and walked off for a week. came back some time later, and wrote the second.. without looking at the first. that still proves evolution. and also that the one program is an ancestor of the other, or at least "cousins". right? evolutionists? right?? same logic.

the point gets across.. but.. stupid youtube.. first the word limit.. which is ok, but you have to split the message up.. then, it doesnt show you your comment when you post it.. so "did i post it?" so you repost by mistake, and oops! you are only allowed 3 posts.. and you cant delete YOUR OWN POSTS.. so, your message is incomplete, and theres part that appears twice.. ah well.. but i digress.. evolution is retarded, and is the lazy man's excuse to not believe in God. (by the way, the only reason why evolution exists is because people needed a way to explain the universe without the existance of a god.)

wii-mote safety video

and for all my hebrew friends *cough*mike*cough* here is the perfect way to end hanukkah! south park dreidel song

"whats that you have there? it looks like a case of the humans.."

Congressional Investigation Confirms Discrimination against Smithsonian Scientist Critical of Darwinian Evolution.. and with that, im off to sleep..

interesting poll on msnbc (*gag*.. just warning you.. but the poll is interesting nonetheless)

i now have the inclination to go and write an article for the school newspaper on this.. *whips out the typewriter.. only to realize using the computer would probably be more effective*

my wife and i went to a fertility clinic (or at least her obgyn) before we got married, to discuss possible methods for contraception.. we talked about stuff such as the pill, condoms etc.. heres the shocker (at least for me) she said, and i was blown away, since this is a doctor, who studied medicine, and specifically stuff related to all this "sexual dilly-majigs" (as i like to call it).. she said that condoms are only 80% effective in preventing pregnancy" now, i was floored.. because condom wrappers say they are 99.9% effective at preventing AIDS.. if used properly (ever heard that one?? no?? yes?? did they mumble it, or say it really quick, "disclaimer-style"??) (and people who distribute them even have the nerve to say 100%!!) and the HIV virus, which is what gives you AIDS, is smaller than sperm.. so, how can it be that it is more effective at preventing STDs than pregnancy??.. and im sorry, but getting pregnant isnt really as easy as they make it sound.. so 80%?? im not questioning what she said, im drawing a point to the extent of saying, holey crap, those pro-condom people are really doing a number on us!!! how can they be selling us these lies?? whats the point?? well.. capitalism would dictate its the condom makers pushing this for their own profit, liberalism/libertineism would dictate its the "everybody go have sex, and as much of it as you can, with as many as you can!".. anything else, i cant really conclude..
so, condoms are ineffective in the fight against AIDS, abstinence is 100% effective... so why again are we criticizing bush?? oh yeah, cuz he's a "religious kook", sorry, i forgot about that.. but interestingly, heres somthing from an AIDS Conference held in Bangkok

President Museveni, whose country Uganda is a success story in Africa's war on AIDS, stated that he, "looked at condoms as an improvisation, not a solution." Museveni stirred the pot further by calling for, "optimal relationships based on love and trust instead of institutionalized mistrust, which is what the condom is all about."

Uganda's implementation of abstinence, faithfulness and condoms has become a model for the AIDS policies. And the efforts of the Ugandan people to abstain until marriage must be working: of the 26.5 million citizens of Uganda 6 per cent of them are now infected, this number is down by 30 per cent since the 1980's.

from concerned women for america:

Abstinence promotes the health and well-being of teens and is their best choice until marriage. Young people are capable of developing the character, integrity, self-control and personal responsibility necessary for remaining abstinent before marriage. We do young people a disservice when we expect less. We endanger their health and well-being when we perpetuate the myths that “their hormones are uncontrollable; they are going to do it anyway” and “condoms provide protection so promiscuity won’t be harmful.” No responsible adult can, in good conscience, seriously want to encourage teenagers to jeopardize their future by short-circuiting their character development and endangering their health and well-being.

and ohh man, more from that conference link above:

The success of condom usage various greatly. There are many factors that come into play. Does the person use a condom every time they have sex? Do they put them on properly? Does the condom user remove the condom in the time suggested? Where were the condoms made? Were they tested properly at the manufacturing plant? How long has the person carried them around in their wallets? Were they defective to begin with, but given the stamp of approval for distribution anyway?

Surgeon General Dr. Jocelyn Elder deliberately over saw the distribution of more than one million condoms she knew had more than ten time the failure rate allowed by FDA in Arkansas. In fact, she blocked the FDA's seizure of the defective condoms and the condoms were distributed as freebies without any of the recipients being told of the problem.

[...]

In a study reported by Dr. Margaret Fishel to the III International Conference on AIDS, married couples with one HIV-free partner, using condoms for protection, tested HIV-positive in 17 per cent of the cases after only a year and a half. Dr. Fishel stated in JAMA, the professional medical journal, "that one in three sexually active persons using condoms would contract HIV, not due to user failure, but due to condom leakage, seepage, breakage, and deterioration." Other studies, including one in 1992 by Carey and printed in the publication, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, "found leakage of HIV-sized particles through 33 per cent of the latex condoms in their test." In another test run by Steiner's, and printed in the 1992 issue of Contraception, they tested old and new lots of condoms. They found, "actual breakage rates of 3.5 per cent to 8.8 per cent in the newer and 9.8 per cent to 18.6 per cent for the older." Dr. Richard Gordon, a researcher and presenter at the AIDS International Conference, reported that he had studied, "live subjects using condoms coated with red dye for tracing purposes." His findings were seminal fluid would seep up and over the rims of intact condoms during intercourse. Thus, condom failures occur quite readily [2].

[...]

The smallest hole the water can find its way through is still 100 times bigger than the HIV virus, but officials, researchers, and the AIDS activist for science still believe the water test is sufficient enough.

oh, here it is (same link):

Another perspective in the use of condoms to think on as well. If there is a "failure to prevent pregnancy in 18 per cent of couples," in a study reported by Family Planning Perspectives, and "HIV is 450X smaller than sperm" wouldn’t the likely hood of becoming infected by an HIV carrier be just as possible as becoming pregnant with the use of a condom? Even though a woman is really only fertile about nine days out of the month, HIV infection can occur anytime and any day of the year.

and i really like the conclusion (i couldve just posted the entire article.. hah.. go read it in any case.. )

Do we go on treating people like animals in heat that cannot control their urges? Do we throw people condoms that aren't 100 per cent guaranteed to save them from AIDS/HIV? Or, do we use common sense and dignity; do we entitle people of all ages with choices? People can choose whether to have sex outside of marriage or they can choose to abstain until married. People can choose to be guaranteed 100 per cent that they will not contract diseases such as AIDS/HIV, Chlamydia, and other horrible Venereal Diseases.

We are human beings, created like no other life on this planet, given free will, and the power to reason, the ability to utilize the precious gift of self-control. We need to teach each and every human being, that they are unique and able to overcome whatever challenges are before them and that includes abstaining until the couple pronounces- 'till death do us part.'

Ideology, what a concept, and it's guaranteed 100 per cent of the time.

and this is just unacceptable.. Furor in Italy over "gay nativity" in parliament.. why is it that gays have simply NO RESPECT for christians (and anyone else.. including themselves)??? and these are the people who want special rights?? holey frigging crap.. the worst part? they are being awarded these special rights in many places.. ive mentioned this before.. but, do you know what "gay rights" include?? well, if you havent already heard, gay rights include the demand for the removal of the age of consent.. what does that mean? well, to put it bluntly, legalized pedophilia. or didnt you know that homosexuals are something like 30% more likely to be pedophiles!! oh, and upon researching that, i found this:

The homosexual magazine Guide published a pro-pedophile editorial in its July, 1995 issue. In referring to pedophiles as “prophets” of sexual freedom, the Guide editorialist wrote: “We must listen to our prophets. Instead of fearing being labeled pedophiles, we must proudly proclaim that sex is good, including children’s sexuality. . . . Surrounded by pious moralists with deadening anti-sexual rules, we must be shameless rulebreakers, demonstrating our allegiance to a higher concept of love. We must do it for the children’s sake.”

still in favor of gay rights??

heres something i wrote in a newsgroup as part of a question i posted to atheists in regards to morality.. the first line is mine ">>" the next ones are one guy who answered ">" and below it is my response to that.

>> what are the morals we should follow?
>
> Following a list of rules is not being moral. That is just behaving, or
> being law abiding. Being moral requires acting based on reasoned
> understanding of the consequences the action has on others and society
> as a whole.

but thats exactly it.. what if you dont have that understanding.. what if you cant picture what the consequences will be.. but your actions will nonetheless have those consequences.. think of it this way, you have a red button in a room which, if pressed will kill 1 million people.. and you place someone in that room. if they press it, are they being immoral? they killed a million people!! but they arent immoral.. unless.. say you place a book which inside has the statement "pressing the red button will kill one million people".. if the person doesnt read it.. and presses it, he still is not immoral.. he is still killing them.. but is nonetheless not being immoral. if he does read it.. and decides it is true, and doesnt press the button, he is being moral, if he DOES, he is being immoral.. but then, lets say he decides to not believe the text in the book. if he presses it, with the chance that it is true.. is he being immoral? if he doesnt press it, is he being moral? i believe so. if theres a chance that book is right, and theres a chance a million people could die from pressing that red button... and you still do.. well, im sorry, but thats immoral.. (by my definition, of course).. if he doesnt, then even if he doesnt believe it, he is deciding to not take the chance.. "why press it?"

so, sometimes we dont know the consequences of our actions.. but theres sources which can tell us.. if we choose to ignore these, then.. are we being immoral? thats part of the question im placing for you..

and while watching a movie today, i realized, i should start saying:

"whats the happenstance?"

instead of my more common:

"whats the happy-hap?"

its more refined.. and it sounds hilarious!! (2 for 2!)

ive always wondered exactly what the word "daft" means.. well, my gain is your gain.. so here it is:

daft:

1. senseless, stupid, or foolish. 2. insane; crazy. 3. Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.

im sorry ma'am, you have too many y chromosomes, you must give us back your silver medal... (also known as "holey crap, how could they think that was a woman???")

google in the 60s

oh.. and joelie has news.. but ill let him spill thems beans.. and no, i dont mean that my beautiful wife completely humiliated you at mario kart..

so today i met my first "internet buddy" EVER!! haha it was great! soybeannie (aka sonya) is really kewl! we've "known" each other for years now.. and we only met today! she came up to our church and stuck around for super sunday.. and saw how crazy we latinos are.. haha.. lots of fun.. hope to see you around more often sonya!! wooo!

3 little pigs rock *sigh* meeeemries.. i used to love that song!!

the seinfeld horror movie in theaters friday.. (haha isnt that the best??)

haha a link my brother sent me.. its a version of who's on first, starring george bush.. i was almost in tears

hahah this one had me laughing.. haha mcguyver is the friggin best!!!

if you liked that previous one.. the Fletcher Capstan Tables.. you spin them, and they become larger.. and theyre, get this.. ROUND!!

heres your chance to see an actual walking table.. this thing would soo come in handy when moving one of those heavy tables.. or any table if on your own..

eye os.. isnt that cool?

african american is just simply not a correct term to use for black people. im sorry, it just isnt.. i know this one guy, white as custard, if he said nothing in regards to origin, you would assume him to be british or something along those lines.. and yet, he's african! from zimbabwe no less.. his passport says so, he says so, and it is so.. if somehow he decided to also become a nationalized gringo (US citizen) what would that make him?? thats right, an african american.. hhaha well.. there you have it.. plus, you would sound retarded if you went to africa and pointed out that there are "african americans EVERYWHERE!" if they are black they are black, no need to refer to their african roots.. its not more PC (politically correct) and its not more polite.. its just more.. dumb, if you ask me.. people dont go around calling me by my origins.. especially not by continent/country of residence.. so why then do we do that to them?? also, lets not forget that people from northern africa arent even black!! ok.. on to the next rant..

i should start posting up a wish list and stuff.. that way people dont need to say "ohh insaner, we loooove you soo much, we would like to give you anything you like.. tell us, what, oh, what would you like??" and then i could answer by angrily pointing at my blog and the wishlist.. (wait, dont i already have a wishlist? oh yeah.. but its just a list.. i actually meant like posting direct links where all you have to do is enter your credit card number and press enter and *poof* i have something i want... ) hahah.. that would be AWESOME!

so, lets say you grow up an atheist, become a scientist and you crack the human genome.. what effect could that possibly have on you?? perhaps britains sunday times can tell us! (also known as: I’ve found God, says man who cracked the genome)

yaaaaaay!!!! so i got my new keyboard which is soooooo great!! small.. compact, fits on my lap, compact, has no stupid number pad to taking up all my mouse real estate.. ahh soo great.. haha yaaaaay!!! oh, and its a ps2 keyboard.. no, not ps/2.. ps2 as in PLAYSTATION 2.. weird, huh? its usb, so i didnt even have to disconnect my old one while i tried this one out! actually i was typing on both at the same time! the only thing is, since its rearranged (and closer together) im going to have to relearn how to use it.. and by "relearn" i mean "learn" since it has a an "fn" key to use the home, pgup, pgdn, end and ins keys.. of which only home and end i use a lot.. so it should be interesting to see for a while.. man.. this is sooo great.. joelie, who took me, was there in the car experiencing my joy.. ahh its soo great.. then we went to another store.. where we just browsed since they didnt have the stuff we needed.. and then we went shopping for fooood! and then taco bell! (i sprung.. for ONCE!)
and lets not forget my swanky new wireless ps2 controller!! maaan christmas came early this year for me!! (or, at ALL!! yaaay!! ) i cant remember when the last time was that i got something for myself.. it feels amazing!!

Teaching hate in Palestine, Ambulances are used by terrorists to smuggle explosives, and actual muslim kids cartoons and more muslim kids shows.. and of course.. muslim wife-beating do you still think "islamophobia" should be a word??

"i love you mama!!" and super monk!! (although im not crazy about the song they chose.. )

hahah sooooo kewl!!! boneless girl.. sort of a misnomer... she DOES have bones.. thats the whole point.. but still.. you gotta check it out!

sleep is for ninnies..