Gawd, I couldn't resist this...

From the State Journal-Register

Illinois delegate for Obama resigns after 'monkey' remark

CARPENTERSVILLE (AP) - An Illinois delegate for presidential candidate Barack Obama resigned Tuesday after she used the word "monkeys" to describe black children playing in a tree.

Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, a trustee in the Chicago suburb of Carpentersville, was issued a $75 ticket for disorderly conduct after neighbors complained to police. She says the word wasn't meant racially and she will fight the ticket.

"Given the incident, Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski is stepping down as a delegate and will be replaced," said Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage.

The incident took place Saturday, when two children were playing in a tree next door to Ramirez-Sliwinski's house.

She said the parents were outside supervising the children, but she went over and told them to get out of the tree because she was concerned about the boys' safety and because the small magnolia tree was being damaged.

The father of one of the boys told her it was none of her business, she said, and "I calmly said the tree is not there for them to be climbing in there like monkeys."

The mother of one boy called police.

Cmdr. Michael Kilbourne said a ticket was issued because the ordinance bans conduct that disturbs or alarms people, and one of the boys told police he was scared by her comment.

Ramirez-Sliwinski says she doesn't plan to run for another term on the village board.


Is that rich, or what? I just love that headline...

N4S MW Update again

Okay, so now I'm #3 on the Blacklist. So exciting, huh? I've defeated all my rivals by using my Mustang. I use the other cars in my stable to do the challenges, but the Mustang is really the shit. It's the best handling car that I have. Not necessarily the one with the best top speed, but it gets the job done. I guess I'll see if I can beat this thing tonight.

Update N4SMW

I'm now #5 on the Blacklist. I had one glitch last night while playing, after I had defeated #5 the first time, the XBox froze and wouldn't let me do anything. I was so pissed. I had to restart the console, but luckily, it had saved all my accomplishments up to challenging #5. So I had to do those three races over again.

I do find it irritating, that even though you may be 10 seconds ahead of the competition, they can still catch up to you even if you are going balls to the wall and not crashing or making any mistakes. Pretty much bullshit, if you ask me.

The best thing in my eyes is that I've defeated most of these Blacklist members with the Mustang. Naturally, I couldn't do it in the beginning since I didn't have the funds available, but I've collected a few competitor cars, and replayed some of the challenges just to build up the bankroll. I suppose I will have to see what I can do with the N4S Carbon when I'm done with MW.

Not to brag

But I am now Blacklist Member #8 on Need For Speed Most Wanted. While some may not think that this is much of an accomplishment, you must keep in mind that I NEVER play these games the way you are supposed to. Usually I will flesh out any cheats I can find, and play the game like that. This one, of course, has no 'cheats' like a lot of other games, so I am forced to actually play. I must say that I am having fun doing it. I've done all this using two cars. The Colbalt and the Mustang, which of course are as tricked out as I can get them at this point. I did win #8's Mustang when I defeated her, but it's not as fast nor as good as the one I put together.

Good Easter

It was a good Easter this year. Went to Mother's house and had some good food. Most of the family showed up. My older sister brought along her Wii, and fun was had by all. I've never played one of those systems before. I didn't do so well at the bowling or the tennis, but I kicked ass at baseball. We also played Trivial Pursuit, but I wasn't getting any easy questions. Or it may have been that I just didn't know any of the answers...It didn't help that Mother was my partner....All in all, it was fun.

Paradise Pier

Standing on the edge of paradise
someone waited too long.
The door was shut, the moment passed,
stupidity will hit soon,
if it hasn't already.

Do you remember what it looked like?
Do you imagine every day what it
would be like? Can you imagine
your life there?


Standing there in front of me you
waited too long.
My eyes have opened, your chance is gone.
We'll all feel bad a the end if we don't already.

Do you remember what I look like?
Do you imagine every day what I would be like?
Can you imagine your life here?

All the never ending nights have all ended with
you on one side and me on the other.
We stood too long peering into paradise.

Shauna Keimig

Let's Make A Deal

This really isn't from me, but could be written to me...

You forgive me for liking you too much,
And I'll forgive you for not liking me enough.

You forgive me for missing you so,
And I'll forgive you for being so cold.

You forgive me for the loud racing of my heart,
And I'll forgive you for not hearing it.

You forgive me for playing your games,
And I'll forgive you for toying with my emotions.

You forgive me for finding you so attractive,
And I'll forgive you for not noticing.

You forgive me for raising you up so high,
And I'll forgive you for bringing me down so low.

You forgive me for wanting to be with you,
And I'll forgive you for avoiding me.

You forgive me for being so pathetic,
And I'll forgive you for taking advantage of it.

You forgive me for not being able to let go,
And I'll forgive you for never having latched on.

You forgive me for having hopes and dreams,
And I'll forgive you for crushing them.

Forgiveness brings inner peace.
Do we have a deal?

by Diane Blue


How do we act when something falls apart, but one party doesn't know for sure what the hell went wrong? Perhaps I did hold back too much. Perhaps the self preservation instinct is too strong. Perhaps having to glue my heart back together time after time has gotten me to the point that it is easier to be distant, rather than jump headlong into the crevasse that could be love.

I suppose closer to the truth, I'm just a hard hearted bastard that is incapable of feeling love and have shut down any emotions that come close to that feeling no matter the consequences.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

I can BREATHE!

This morning when I woke up, I could breathe out of both nostrils! Not completely until I blew all the thick mucus that had built up, but it's a start. It is nice not being a mouth breather.

Cubs 13, Royals 1

It was a good day for Cubs fans as they gave Kansas City a royal spanking in Arizona. Although it is only the pre-season, I hope this is a good omen. Only time will tell...

The Illness is almost over

Finally starting to feel human again after a week of illness. It started with the scratchy throat, then went to the stuffy head, then back to the throat before finally setting up shop clogging my sinus'...I would only wish this shit on my worst enemy.... Gah!