subj= die hard my kiester

The battery on my car just wouldn't kick this morning. It really acts up in the cold weather and I needed to be somewhere this morining. So...now I'll have to scurry home on mass transit and hope it starts, or pick up a battery on the way home just in case. This may be the wiser choice as, if she starts, she starts, and if not, then at least I don't have to take mass transit two ways, further delaying the innevitable.
Ugh, only to set forth on a 4 hour car ride. Such a disappointment.

subj= dawn of the dred

Got my dredlock redone today. I'm 28 and a man's fate has befallen me. I think it will have to be the last time I get them locked up. The next time I feel I just must get them redone, I may just have to cut them off. Not only do I think I'm ready to move past that phase of my life, but I think my head no longer supports them as well as it used to. MPB (male pattern baldness) has sunk it's teeth into my scalp and the buzz may well be more flattering than the ever more obvious areas of my temples that lack dred. It will be a sad day when it finally comes, but I'm gonna party on till it does. =(

subj= the passion of Christ

Boston.com / A&E / Movies / Is `The Passion` anti-Semitic?: "Shortly before his death, Pope John XXIII wrote a prayer of atonement for all the Jewish suffering caused in the name of Jesus. Would that Gibson had read it before making this film:
'We realize now that many, many centuries of blindness have dimmed our eyes so that we no longer see the beauty of Thy Chosen People and no longer recognize in their faces the features of our first-born brother. We realize that our brows are branded with the mark of Cain. Centuries long has Abel lain in blood and tears because we had forgotten Thy love. Forgive us the curse which we unjustly laid on the name of the Jews. Forgive us that with our curse, we crucified Thee a second time.'"

In preparation of ash wednesday and lent, I acknowledge this:
That every sin we commit is that with which we continue to crucify Jesus. That you believe in Christ as the one true God, is irrelevant, as every religion preaches the practive of good over evil. To do evil is to do a dis-service to your God and all those around you. May God, whomever you hold that to be, bless us and our world that we make it and ourselves a better place for those that may come after us.

subj= new car fun

My friend just traded in her old truck for :

Scion | Drive | xA Gallery

Fun fun fun

subj = nyknicks

Another trade by zeke.
KNICKS: Knicks Acquire Tim Thomas and Nazr Mohammed

This at first looks like an iffy move, as Keith Van Horn has been playing out of his gourd of late, but I think it's a good one. Tim Thomas is definitely more of a muscle player than Van Horn and Mohammed should prove more help in the post than Doleac. Oh and they're both younger than the players they replaced. Hopefully that means that they'll grow into more capable players over the years. Immediately I hope it makes them deep enough to play with the teams that throw those big bodies around.
To my man Brendan, KVH still reminds me of you man, sorry he ain't with the team no more.

subj= you've got to be kidding!

Are they serious? Can noone now dress as an Indian, a Buffalo soldier, a Doctor, or any other population that has a 'typical' dress type. I imagine if i wore a lei and a grass skirt and was on t.v., someone would say I was racist against Samoan and/or Polynesian people. It's are people, it's life, and it's a theme not the objective. I suppose if someone of native american decent was performing that that would have made it alright. That can only be equally ignorant. Andre3000 has used a different background theme for each performance of his song and each one was equally entertaining and off-the-wall. He did the NBA all-star game in what seemed to be barbershop attire/theme. So is the national union now going to boycott? Get over yourselves people. American-Indian culture IS American history and if someone designs an outfit based on those themes, it is not to downplay your culture. Unless that's to say that you feel it did already.
CNN.com - CBS apologizes for OutKast performance - Feb. 16, 2004

subj = day on the mountain


Had the best mountain workout i've been able to get in, in a long while. A tough day with some serious cruizing and some out of bounds adventures. A lot of torso work and a couple of planters...ouch. Didn't help that I mounted the binding goofy for the first couple of runs, which normally wouldn't matter but I was on an alpine board. Doh. Not to quick on the uptake.

subj= mass gov on gay unions

CNN.com - Massachusetts lawmakers recess without gay marriage ban - Feb. 13, 2004: "State Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios, an openly gay lawmaker, pleaded against the proposed amendment.
'I am the first person to speak on this amendment who is directly affected by it, I'll admit it,' Barrios said, adding that his partner of more than 10 years and his two adopted children would be denied health benefits if the amendment were enacted. "

My big question?
So...if the amendment is enacted his children would be denied benefits? How exactly do they have benefits now then? And is it the union that causes their dissolution? I believe it possible that the failed amendment did not provide adequately, but there is no reason the final draft should include such a penalty.

As far as "Civil unions grant couples most of the rights of state civil marriages but provide none of the federal benefits of marriage such as Social Security. "
....dude.... how stupid are these people...Social Security is dead to anyone under 30. So it's not the future they're thinking of on this issue..this is strictly a me, me, me item.

"Thirty-eight states have passed laws forbidding the recognition of gay marriages. "
This fact alone has to say that this is largely a concensus view in the nation. While the most populous cities shoulder the bulk of homosexual populations, it would be rediculous to increase the state to state dichotomy of social moeures.

"Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said the question of same-sex marriage should be one for voters -- not the courts -- to decide."
I'd have to agree on this, and quite possibly it should be held as one of the first truly popular votes to happen in our country in a while. A true voice of the people, held to a super-majority, as the practive of majority rules is not what our country is, or at least used to be, about.

subj = w.o.d.


Main Entry: egre·gious Pronunciation: i-'grE-j&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin egregius, from e- + greg-, grex herd -- more at GREGARIOUS
1 archaic : DISTINGUISHED
2 : CONSPICUOUS; especially : conspicuously bad : FLAGRANT
- egre·gious·ly adverb
- egre·gious·ness noun

subj= hoops entertainment

NBA.com: ALL-STAR 2004

It'll be the first time in a while (4years) I've watched the rookie game. And I actually intend to catch the all-star game at this point. Yeah, the youngbloods got snubbed, but now i get to watch them take it out on their classmates.

subj = the news today

CNN.com - Scientists say they've cloned human embryos - Feb. 12, 2004


Craaazyyy.
Well, as a biologist I don't feel that an embryo is a human, but that it is, quite possibly, alive. Just the same, I'm in support of stem cell research, but not direct cloning. As a Christian, I have to believe that man is not meant to control these things, though, if one chooses to defend that He has given us the intellect with which to build spaceships and skyscrapers, how does one justify a limitation. If God, whomever you hold that to be, does not want us to move forward with this technology, it will simply fail to ever work for us.

subj = the 'holy' trinity


The greatness formery acknowledged as STAR WARS is finally coming out in DVD format. That is the 2nd 3 episodes 'A New Hope,' 'Empire Strikes Back,' and 'Return of the Jedi.' Great sound great picture and not having to rewind. September 21st. It'll go by faster than it seems right now.
Woohoo!

subj = biochem

2nd day of lecture...got in a bit late ..missed her initial "today in biology" schpeel.
Kinda felt bad ..but apparently we're not responsible for knowing her up to date interests.

Did the reading ahead of time, so I was pretty much with it and am mostly still in front of the ball. Got some reading and prep to do before next class. Gotta keep my butt in gear.

subj = 28years

Well, the weekend went fairly smoothly. I wish I could have spent more time with more friends, but I really had a great time with the company I shared. A nice, largely, relaxing weekend in New Hampshire playing games and snowboarding with the missus.

I truly can appreciate a house in the mountains. I'm not so sure about living there year round though. =P

And so I move forward with year 29.

PAZ

Happy Birthday!


We are all innocent
until the first kiss
and the second glass of wine
- ??

subj= the c's


1st birthday activity...got to see the celts' play the clip last night at the Fleet Center.
The C's were holding their own for the 1st half and then got hosed by the young and energetic 'Clip. It was dissappointing, while still a bit of a laugh.

Drinking for dollar beers and apps tonight. No better way to get a buzz than dollar beers. Woohoo!

subj= the tables


got hosed a poker ....been a good three not profit nights...
i'll have to re-evaluate my strategies and methods
don't really have time to start reading books...maybe on the side somehow

subj= biochem

Started a class in Biochemistry at Harvard yesterday.
1st lecture was kind of slow going...but I've been told some weird people wind up in the classes.
It was pretty tough as an undergrad...some 5 years ago. The refresher will do we good. I'm expecting an uphill battle. Maybe I'll overwork it and get a needed esteem boost. Wish me luck.

MSN Money - 7 reasons Americans save so little: "President Bush recently proposed a Lifetime Savings Account plan. It would allow people of any age or income to contribute up to $7,500 a year, with interest and gains tax-free and withdrawals allowed any time without a tax penalty. Would this change America's overall savings rate?"

subj= health

I had such a sore throat last night. It came on with softly during the day but wow did it get a hold at night. I slept very poorly and had to keep a lozenge in my mouth to keep the air from cutting me on the inside. Ugh.

Still a bit tingly, maybe some poker winnings will help that out.

subj= car day

spent a day with the car today

wash
inspections
registration
new license
oh..and yesterday's ticket...though i now regret not appealling it...hope it doesn't affect my insurance =(