The Language of Lizenby

2004-01-21T09:52:00.000-06:00

Theology on Tap ---> Theology and a Pint

Theology on Tap is a "college ministry" of the Catholic Church that was formally reffered to as the Neumann Society. The group brings in folks that are intersted in Catholicism and those already Catholics to discuss theology and some common misconceptions about the Cahtholic Church altogether while drinking, smoking and eating. This is a great way ( I believe) to stimulate good conversation in maybe, what was thought of before as an unlikely atmosphere. The Pub. This is why I have totally ripped off the idea and created Theology and a Pint. Shameless I know, but maybe we can intoduce some of the students and pubbies to a true christian atmosphere. So this Monday @7:30 we will start off with a short introduction from Jon Amos on "The Church of Monroe, LA does it exist? How?" Come eat, drink and talk theology.

2003-12-08T10:11:00.000-06:00

St. Lucia's Day

St. Lucia was a young woman who lived in first century Rome. She was a Christian who would not give up her faith to marry an unbeliever. She was tortured and killed by order of the Roman Emperor, Diocletian.
Stories of her courage were brought to Sweden by missionaries where she became known as the Lucia Bride. Old people said the Lucia Bride would go out early in the morning to bring food and drink to the poor. She wore white robes and a crown of light. There are many stories about her. Not all of them may be true, but they are exciting to read about.

In one story, Lucia showed great courage. She was to marry a man who was not a Christian. Women were supposed to bring a dowry with them when they wed - money, livestock or expensive gifts. But Lucia gave away her dowry to poor Christians.

The man she was supposed to marry informed the Romans of this and they came round to kill her. First they tried to drown her, but failed. Then they tried to burn her to death, then ran her through with a sword. The blood soaked her white gown. This is why present-day Lucias have a red ribbon round their waists. Another story tells how Lucia's Christian friends hid from the Romans in underground passages. It was very dark down there, and when Lucia went down to see them she had food in both hands. So she fastened a candle in her hair in order to see better. This is why the Swedish Lucia has a crown of candles. She often arrives with coffee and saffron rolls (lussekatter) as well.

According to a third story, Lucia was a Christian girl with wondrously beautiful eyes. A prince fell in love with her. He was not a Christian, though, so Lucia turned him down. To show her faith in God, she poked out her own eyes and gave them to the prince. He immediately converted to Christianity. Lucia was given beautiful new eyes by God. This is why Lucia is said to be the patron saint of vision.

St. Lucia Day is celebrated in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. The family's oldest daughter wears a crown of candles set on a wreath. She wears a white dress with a red sash. On the morning of St. Lucia Day, she wakes up with the family just before dawn and serves them special yellow buns and coffee. They sing an Italian song about St. Lucia, a martyr was killed for her beliefs in 304 BC.

We are going to substitute the coffee for mulled wine and celebrate the event on the 13th before sunrise.

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2003-10-09T09:05:00.000-05:00

Celebrate Leif Eriksson Day

October 9, 1000 A.D. Lucky Leif discovered Vinland (USA/Canada) and became the first European to come to the Americas. Not until October 9, 1997 was this day officially recognized as Leif Eiksson Day. I would like to celebrate Leif Eriksson Day with many pints and plenty of food this weekend, who is up for? Meet at my place.
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2003-10-07T08:13:00.000-05:00

Arnold or Grey?
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2003-10-02T08:48:00.000-05:00

Penalty on the Opposing Commentator, Ten Yards Back on Racism!

"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well," Limbaugh said on "Sunday NFL Countdown." "There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team," he said.

Limbaugh's comments, given on an ESPN sports show which aired on Sunday, are starting to be pushed into a media brush fire now on Thursday causing Limbaugh serious liberal burns . Wednesday started the call for resignations from the presidential hopefuls, Wesley Clark, Howard Dean and the Rev. Al Sharpton. Clark, a retired Army general, called the remarks "hateful and ignorant speech." And Dean, a former Vermont governor, labeled them "absurd and offensive."

"My comments this past Sunday were directed at the media and were not racially motivated," Limbaugh said in a statement Wednesday night. "I offered an opinion. This opinion has caused discomfort to the crew, which I regret. "Therefore, I have decided to resign. I appreciate the opportunity to be a part of the show and wish all the best to those who make it happen."

George Bodenheimer, president of ABC Sports and ESPN, accepted Limbaugh's resignation. "We regret the circumstances surrounding this," he said in a statement. "We believe that he took the appropriate action to resolve this matter expeditiously."

Chris Berman, who anchors the ESPN show, said he did not believe Limbaugh's tone or intent was malicious. "As cut and dry as it seems in print, I didn't think so when it went by my ears," he said. "I probably should have looked to soften it. We're sorry we upset a guy who got off to a rough start."

That "guy" obviously being McNabb who agrees that he has had a difficult start and takes no "offense" to the comments on his talent only to the comment of special treatment.

McNabb said someone on the show should have taken on Limbaugh. "I'm not pointing at anyone but someone should have said it," McNabb said of the panelists, who include former players Michael Irvin and Tom Jackson, both of whom are black and former quarterback Steve Young. "I wouldn't have cared if it was the cameraman."

Now allegations are brought forth from a former maid of Limbaugh's about an alledged pill addiction to painkillers. The liberal media and politicians will probably try and dethrown Limbaugh high atop his EIB chair some way or another. It should be interesting to watch. I will leave this post with a comment from an Eagles defensive end, N.D. Kalu when asked about Limbaugh, "He speaks well, he's well-read, but he's an idiot."
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2003-10-01T12:04:00.000-05:00

Wal-Mart adds reptiles to its pet department but forgets about the cages.

2003-09-29T12:14:00.000-05:00

The Do Not Call List

The list seems to be having some problems passing due to whether or not it is violating free speech. People who say that its violating free speech do so apparently because the List doesn't stop charities or politicians from calling but only telemarketers. I don't know about whether its violating free speech (I tend to think of it as a public disturbance) but If they are only going to prohibit telemarketers from calling then I want a seperate list for politicans and charities. If I want to contribute or buy something then I will find you, don't call my house and make me listen while you try and read the computer screen in front of you. So, do ya'll think they should include or exclude charities and politicans from the List.
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2003-09-25T09:29:00.000-05:00

A Cultural Shift

According to an unofficial poll on Fox News Channel, there is a major shift occurring in America from one paradigm to another that could show a decline in effeminate behaviour amongst males. The paradigm in which I see this decline is the paradigm of America's favorite pastime. The aforesaid poll proposes a question somewhat like this: What is America's favorite Pastime? The people answer.
29% Football
13% Baseball
13% NBA
45% Other sports not important at this time

Undoubtedly, several factors could warp this poll's results. For instance, if the poll was taken during football season then the 29% could easily be explained by excitement overcoming novice baseball fans. However, baseball season is in its finest hour and football has just begun not to mention that basketball hasn't even started yet, so maybe that is not a good reason to cast doubt on the results after all. Well how about where the poll was conducted? If it were conducted in a predominately football based area such as the South-East or a predominately basketball based area like the Mid-West, then I think those sports getting a better than usual rating could be easily explained. However, Fox News Channel uses an outside company to handle their polling data (Opinion Dynamics Corporation) that uses the method of national polling and random calling. So maybe location shouldn't be called into play after all.

It could be that when baseball was the common pastime among Americans there was already too much contact and collision in society with WWI and WWII and so Americans retreated to a more calm and effeminate activity such as baseball. Today this pastime could be changing because Americans are tired of watching a conflict settled without contact. Barbarous? I don't think so. I think that America and particularly males in America are wanting a release in tension that can no longer be satisfied with baseball's gentle behaviour.

So is this the ending of an era or just an unofficial poll?
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2003-09-22T10:44:00.000-05:00

Random Questions

How can the Earth Liberation Front (an eco-terrorist organization) reak havic on local economies but not be taken as serious as ones abroad? A terrorist is a terrorist.

Why are there so many whisky or whiskey manufactors in dry counties(two is too many)? Dickel and Jack Daniel's of all companies.

Why do people live in Norway when you can be groped by any one in public? No lie!

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2003-09-18T09:40:00.000-05:00

The paomnnehil pweor of the hmuan mnid.

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt
tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be
a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae
the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
amzanig huh? -JeiLniz

2003-09-16T11:28:00.000-05:00

1. What is your favorite thing about expecting a son?
I have a new “favorite” every day. Something new and exciting happens from moment to moment.
Right now I would have to say that it’s the anticipation, who will look like? what kind of personality will he have? I relish this time like I did my engagement, each stage of it, as I prepare for another big change in my life.

2. As someone who waitressed for several years, what advice would you give to other servers and what advice would you give to restaurant customers?
First to the servers: Everyone (and I mean everyone) goes out to eat because they’re hungry, which mean they are a little grumpy. Take everything that they say with a grain of salt. They aren’t attacking you personally when they get upset, most of these people just want good food, within a reasonable time and served with a friendly face.
To the customer: Don’t tick off your waiter (some don’t have any morals) and always wipe off your silverware.

3. Where is your favorite place to go in Monroe?
I would have to say Kiroli Park. When I danced we did our Spring Ballets in the park and I really enjoyed my time there. I wish I made more of an effort to go there now.

4. What are your five favorite movies to watch? (Not necessarily the movies you think are the most well made, but the ones that are your favorites to watch.) This is hard; I have never sat down and thought about this.
This is in no particular order.
Casablanca -is one of the essentials
Top Hat -Fred and Ginger are at their best in this one
My Fair Lady -it has the best, Julie Andrew’s voice and Audrey Hepburn’s style.
The Usual Suspects –I love Kevin Spacey in this and I never remember everything so each time I see it I’m surprised
Chicago –I know it’s crass but I always love to see someone belt out a song while dancing. I guess because I know how hard it is. This is in no way a final list. I’m sure I forgot a movie or two so this is not set in concrete.

5. What was the best thing about growing up in a large family?I don’t know where to start, I love being the oldest because I can boss and spoil. I have lots of best friends and someone to always hug my neck. This is not even hitting on how you have to learn to get along with a lot of people even when you don’t want to, learn to share and do it happily. Responsibility was a really big thing in our family, not just for cleaning your room but for taking the blame when it’s yours. That’s a real hard lesson. Besides all this, It’s just a lot of fun.
-JeniLiz

2003-09-15T09:45:00.000-05:00

The New $200.00 Bill

You can see it here.
The bill was passed off in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. to buy $150.00 in groceries at a Food Lion by a perp who recieved $50.00 back. The cashier was later arrested for marijuana possession, or should be soon.

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2003-09-12T08:17:00.000-05:00

John Ritter and Johnny Cash

Its funnny how much of a pseudo-relationship some us have with actors and musicians. When I came into work today I was asked, "Did you know who died last night?" and just for a moment my heart dropped, until I heard, "Johnny Cash and John Ritter". The person talking to me sighed as if they actually knew the two celebs. I admit, it was a relief when I heard her say it was Johnny Cash and John Ritter. What if it were someone that I personally knew, someone I had a realtionship with? If I had fudged some kind of realtionship with either two while they were performing, then that realtionship will live on in syndication and on radio. So the Jonhhy Cash and John Ritter that I know will live on as long as I and the other two guys are dead as nails and I don't care.

2003-09-05T11:10:00.000-05:00

Prison Rape Elimination Act

WASHINGTON D.C. – President George W. Bush signed into law the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 today, marking the first time the U.S.
government has ever passed a law to deal with sexual assault behind bars.

One in five men in prison has been sexually abused, often by other
inmates. Rates for women, who are most likely to be abused by male
staff, reach as high as one in four in some facilities.

You'd think that this would have already been proposed. One in five men and one in four women are sexually assualted in prison! It is simply outrageous that sexual assualt can happen at such a high rate under such a controlled and supervised setting like that of prison. Its no surprise to me that law-breakers would inflict bodily and sexual harm upon other citizens, but I am very surprised that law-keepers do such a poor job in preventing this sort of harm. Prison should be an institution that refines, not declines the attitudes of its inmates.

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2003-08-29T15:11:00.000-05:00

Brittany-Madonna-Christina

For those of you who didn't see the "kiss" on the M.T.V. Music Video Awards last night you can check it out here. I'm only linking it because I liked what Rush Limbaugh had to say about it and thought it was very appropriate. So, Rush said they were,

Dressed like sluts,
Dancing like whores,
Acting like Lesbians.

An obvious observation that most people could have made but something that sounds a lot better coming from Limbaugh.

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2003-08-29T11:16:00.000-05:00

Talk about a bad day on the job.
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2003-08-27T14:11:00.000-05:00

Its a Boy!

Little Troy Lunden Gustavus Adolphus Lizenby Is Alive and Well! Gloria a Dios!

2003-08-27T11:27:00.000-05:00

Alan Keyes Does It Again

Here is a little piece of the pie:

The 10th Amendment to the Constitution plainly states that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." This means that the power to make laws respecting an establishment of religion, having been explicitly withheld from the United States, is reserved to the states or to the people.

The rest can be found Here.

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2003-08-27T10:12:00.000-05:00

Removal or Relocation?

On Fox News right now I'm watching a guy, obviously upset by the removal of the Ten Commandments Monument in Montgomery yell "put it back, put our God back". Which made me think about whether or not most of the protestors have become caught in a superficial fight. Sure, the highest courts in America should have The Ten Commandments as their foundation, as any other nation that wishes to uphold true justice, but to what effect should we fight for a monument of those Commandments? How long should we sit in front of the court house and yell, "put it back, put our God back" ? Have The Ten Commandments been removed from the foundation of our court houses? Has God left our Judicial System? Not in Alabama, not through Judge Moore.

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2003-08-26T11:04:00.000-05:00

22 things about the Bible that drives the left crazy

I came across this article on WorldNetDaily and just had to post it onto my blog. Good Stuff, especially Doug Powers definition of the left wingers at the beginning. I know it looks long but its worth the time.

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion," about the last 12 hours of Jesus' life is months away from release, and is already controversial. We've also got an Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice facing fines or jail time for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse, and people continue to try to get the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. Just what is it about the Bible that drives left-wingers crazy?

When I say "left wingers," I'm speaking specifically about the far left. Those who spend inordinate amounts of time analyzing what you believe in, and not a single second on introspection. The people who try to eliminate any mention of God or Jesus in public places, but think it's perfectly fine to try and tell us that "Jesus was a liberal" via a sticker on the bumper their sloth-paced, battery-powered "savior of the ozone" vehicles – on public roads no less.

These are the kind of people who will burn thousands of gallons of jet fuel to fly to an environmental summit meeting, and "it takes a village" types who will gladly torch "the village" if they find out "the village" is using rabbits for medical research. The folks who decry violence in all of its forms, and yet are fully prepared to go on a hunger strike if the government doesn't give Ted Kaczynski his stuff back.

The way left. Terminal campus-dwelling know-betters with THC-clogged neurotransmitters who actually think Phil Donahue is kept off the air because of an organized conspiracy. Those leftists who sacrificed the better part of their lives just to get the FDA to have nutritional information put on the wrapper of a Snickers bar, and are positive that the real reason the dinosaurs became extinct was coconut oil. Those people.

A quick glance at the Bible, and it's not difficult to see why the tight sphincter of the left further asphyxiates that bug up their tuchis. The Bible is full of nightmares for leftist red-tape mongers and professional rule-imposers. Take these examples:

1) Moses parted the Red Sea without first performing an environmental impact study.

2) Jesus gave a Sermon on the Mount where he talked of giving to the poor, and spoke out against greed, and all without charging attendees $300 per ticket. (Barbra Streisand only).

3) The term "The Three Wise Men" is insensitive to the intellectually challenged. That should be changed to the "Trio of educationally advantaged amateur astronomers."

4) Instead of gold, frankincense and myrrh, they should have brought hummus, incense and a representative from Child Protective Services.

5) The Virgin Mary didn't first meet with consultants from Planned Parenthood.

6) Ten plagues and still not a single person thought of nationalizing health care?

7) Adam didn't ask Eve for verbal as well as written consent before touching her.

8) Of course Cain killed Abel. He was obviously suffering either from bipolar disorder, low blood sugar, emotional abuse as a child, or societal neglect.

9) "The trials of Job" were nothing. Try getting a job with nothing but a masters degree in Norwegian Art History – that's a test!

10) Too bad Greenpeace didn't have their own ark so they could have rammed Noah's Ark. You just know that, after the flood, Noah sold those animals to the circus.

11) The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah could have easily been prevented if they would have passed hate-crime legislation sooner.

12) Jesus is one of the greatest teachers in history, but isn't a member of the National Education Association. In other words, God uses scab labor.

13) David slew Goliath simply because he was unfortunate enough to have been stricken with gigantism.

14) "The Last Supper" didn't offer an option for people on gluten-free diets, and the fat content on the food was not labeled.

15) The part about Jonah and the whale becoming entangled in tuna nets is conveniently passed over in the Old Testament.

16) God should have spent the seventh day not resting, but rather going around putting warning stickers on all potentially dangerous, really pointy things.

17) What's the big deal about Nebuchadnezzar spending seven years ingesting grass? Heck, Woody Harrelson's done it longer than that.

18) The Bible mentions nothing about obtaining the necessary permits to build the Tower of Babel.

19) People lived to be hundreds of years old without prescription-drug coverage? I don't think so.

20) Jesus turned water into wine, which was not very mindful of those who happened to be teetering on the brink of plunging down the stairs of their 12-step program.

21) Of all the wealth possessed by King Solomon, the amount he donated to environmental causes: $0.

And the thing about the Bible that drives the left the most crazy? People can find salvation without their assistance.

Doug Powers is a freelance writer whose work has been read by millions of Internet denizens.

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2003-08-15T11:37:00.000-05:00

I don't know about ya'll but this brings me back to the days when I took baths with my brother (hint: look at the picture).

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2003-08-14T14:44:00.000-05:00

Have you ever gotten some form of itis? When I was a senior in highschool, for example, I got senioritis because I couldn't wait until the end of my school career. Itis doesn't make me itch but it does make me delirious. Every day (while under the itis) seems to float by like a little paper ship in the sink. Very, very slow going no where. I am feeling it again because on Friday we leave for vacation to the hilly country. We are going to a family reunion on Lake Catherine in Arkansas first, drive to the Ocoee River play in the water, then to the Great Smokies Moutains well actually here. After all this we will be heading to Memphis to the Cordova Winery for Mr. and Mrs. Holliday's reception. Anyway its only 2:45 in the p.m. and it needs to be Friday around 2:00. Ya'll have fun.

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2003-08-13T13:35:00.000-05:00

What is up with Rainy Days?

Its a rainy day and I'm tired. What gives?

2003-08-07T15:21:00.000-05:00

Surprise! Surprise!

You're Sweden!

After years of trying to rule the world around you, you've
finally put aside violence in favor of advocating peaceful resolution. There's
still a little Viking in you, but mostly you like Nobel Prize winners and long
nights by the fire. And safe cars. You always read the safety manual
in airplanes, and you're just a little cold.
face="Times New Roman">Take the Country
Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

2003-08-07T11:58:00.000-05:00

JENNIFER Lopez has reportedly dumped fiance Ben Affleck a week after he spent more than $1 million on her birthday.

The singer-actor has told friends her relationship with the 30-year-old actor is over after he humiliated her by allegedly frolicking with strippers.
Their wedding later this year has been cancelled and Lopez is no longer wearing the $2 million engagement ring Affleck gave her last year.

"It's over between me and Ben," she reportedly told a friend. "He's made me a laughing stock."

The break-up comes after America's National Enquirer printed a report accusing Affleck of cheating on Lopez, 33, with strippers at a nightclub.

Look out Hollywood, J-Lo's on the rebound.

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2003-08-07T11:37:00.000-05:00

Sharpton says he's hurt by media bias

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton contended yesterday that newspapers and other media outlets are dismissive of his presidential campaign because newsrooms are overwhelmingly white.
"I think when you look at the lack of diversity in the newsrooms, when you look at the lack of diversity from the editors and those in power, then you see them as automatically dismissive of anything that is not like them, which is white males," Mr. Sharpton said.
"I think we've seen some very blatant racial insensitivity in the coverage of this race so far," Mr. Sharpton said in an interview with the Associated Press.
Mr. Sharpton complained that former Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont has been virtually anointed the hot candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 — a case, he said, of white-dominated media focusing on a middle-age white man.
He noted that many commentators have compared Mr. Dean to former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, both of whom were governors, without mentioning that both Georgia and Arkansas have sizable minority populations while Vermont is nearly all-white.
"No one has even asked about the fact that this surge of support has been really one-dimensional," Mr. Sharpton said.
In addition, Mr. Sharpton said he is often asked about how he can hope to lure white voters in key early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, while Mr. Dean is never pressed on how he will appeal to minorities.
"When I come to Iowa, they ask 'How can Sharpton get the white vote?' " the minister said. "I've run [for governor] in New York and gotten more white votes in my races than he's gotten black votes in Vermont. Why aren't we talking about that?"
Mr. Sharpton shot to national prominence for his role in a series of racially inflammatory protests in New York City. He lost a slander suit for falsely claiming that a white prosecutor had raped Tawana Brawley. One protest ended in a fatal arson attack on a business he had been publicly boycotting over racial insensitivity.
Mr. Sharpton said former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, another Democratic presidential aspirant who is black, also isn't getting serious news coverage. "That kind of racial insensitivity has permeated this race," he said.
Mr. Sharpton was in Sioux City to join Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat, in a series of forums Mr. Harkin is sponsoring to give the nine Democratic candidates a chance to make their cases with activists pledged to attend next January's precinct caucuses.

Why is it that Sharpton is so quick to throw the race card into every situation? If people are poor, its because the white man. If people are hungry, its because the white man. If Sharpton doesn't get enough attention, its because the white man. Blah, blah, blah. Sharpton is a big baby. I never heard Estrada throw the race card, Hispanics are the largets minority in America for goodness sake. Anyway.

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2003-08-07T11:21:00.000-05:00

Naples Man Cleared of Child Abuse for Spanking Teen Daughter

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A 43-year-old man has been acquitted of child abuse for spanking his teenage daughter with a belt.
A jury took less than an hour Wednesday to find William O'Brien, of Naples, innocent of felony child abuse.

"I'm happy with the outcome," O'Brien said after hugging his wife and 14-year-old daughter.

O'Brien said he swatted his daughter, who was 13 at the time, once with a belt in May 2002 after she cursed at her mother.

O'Brien said he ordered his daughter to her room and warned her not to come out or he would spank her. After she stormed out of her room and slammed the door, he said he hit her once with a belt.

School friends talked the teen into reporting what happened the next day. She told a school nurse, who reported the incident to case workers with the state Department of Children & Families, O'Brien said.

O'Brien, a financial consultant, was arrested six months later.

Although prosecutors offered to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor, O'Brien said he felt compelled to fight the felony charge that carries a maximum five-year prison sentence and a $5,000 fine.

"I certainly think to not fight this would have set a bad precedent for parents trying to raise children in today's times," he said.

Defense attorney Donald Day said "the state did more harm to this child than the spanking ever did" by charging O'Brien and insisting on a jury trial.

Assistant State Attorney Steve Maresca said the state didn't think it could get a conviction without a jury trial. He also stood by the charge.

"Should you be able to leave a mark on a child that lasts a week?" he asked

Better a mark to last a week than an attitude that could last a lifetime. The Father of this 13 year old girl probably hasn't spanked enough if the girl cursed her mother, but at least he didn't back down to the "state".

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2003-07-31T11:31:00.000-05:00

Where's Jennifer

She is Here. Can you find her?

2003-07-28T17:13:00.000-05:00

Ridiculous...Wait a second.

After hearing about this on Fox news I immdiately went to Google News to find an article on it and I found this from Reuters:

New York to Open First U.S. Public School for Gays
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A school in New York's Greenwich Village will reopen in September as America's first publicly run high school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, officials said on Monday.
Although The Harvey Milk School has been operating with two classrooms for 20 years, $3.2 million is being spent by the City to expand it to take 100 students. Named after a gay San Francisco politician assassinated in 1978, the school will be funded jointly by the city education department and a gay rights youth advocacy group.

"Everybody feels that it's a good idea because some of the kids who are gays and lesbians have been constantly harassed and beaten in other schools and this lets them get an education without having to worry," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters at his daily briefing on Monday.

But the head of the New York State Conservative Party said the school was a waste of tax dollars.

"This makes absolutely no sense," Long told the New York Post newspaper. "There's no reason these children should be treated separately."

The school's first principal is William Salzman, a former Wall Street executive who has recently worked as an assistant high school principal.

Salzman was quoted in Monday's New York Post as saying, "This school will be a model for the country and possibly the world."

It will specialize in computer technology, art and culinary programs. It will also follow the education department's new mandatory English language and mathematics programs.

I immediately thought that this was a clear sign and result of the Supreme Court overturning the Bowers v. Hardwick ruling regarding the Sodomy Laws and started yelling out, "What the hell are they going to put on the bathroom doors". I calmed down and begin to think. I soon began to think that this was a good thing, a purification of our public school system. Hear me out. First we get rid of the sodies, then we get rid of the Muslims, then we get rid of the atheist, then we get rid of all satanists, the feminists, the liberals and any other non-christian group. What are we left with? No Public School System and a universal Christian education system run by Christians. Sounds good to me. Give the sodies their own school, so we can have ours back.

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2003-07-28T12:44:00.000-05:00

Are you looking for an organization to join? Maybe you should try this one in Tennessee.

Do ya'll remember the Star War's Kid, that overweight teenager who video taped himself in a mock fight. He is a victim now.

Here we have clean energy with an ugly view.

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2003-07-28T11:49:00.000-05:00

Bob Hope 1903-2003

Bob Hope never won an Oscar for a film performance, but received five honorary Academy Awards for his contributions to the motion picture industry... He was a frequent host of the annual Academy Award ceremonies... Hope's love of golf was famous, and his annual golf tournament, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, became a regular stop on the PGA Tour... Hope was born in England but was raised in Cleveland, Ohio after his family moved there when Hope was four years old... Hope married Dolores Reade in 1934, and they remained married until his death in 2003; the couple had four children: Linda, Anthony, Nora, and Kelly.

2003-07-21T16:59:00.000-05:00

Kobe

I haven't read any discussion on or ideas about what people think of the sexual assualt charges brought against Kobe Bryant, but I am willing to say that Kobe is being a good spokesperson for the NBA in this situation. I believe that he is displaying a small bit of character for at least acknowledging the fact that he has commited adultery. Sure he has been caught red-handed, no way out of the fact. He called his action what it was; adultery. Most athletes caught in this same position would not humble themselves as much even if they had been caught like Kobe. I admire Kobe to the extent that he has acknowledged he was wrong and seems openly sorry for what he has done. There is a lot more that can be said about this but I'll let any one else who is willing.

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2003-07-11T10:24:00.000-05:00

Well I guess I should put up our rating just in case we should be accused of not forewarning all the innocent people that stumble over our site.

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2003-07-08T14:25:00.000-05:00

Can you imagine about 29,000 bathtub toys floating in the ocean? Stop wondering and go here.

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2003-07-08T12:32:00.000-05:00

I like Wendy's fries because their pack more potatoe but I like McDonald's fries because they are more greasy.

I like Buger King's BK Broiler because its big but I like Chick-Fil-a's chicken sandwich because its real chicken.

I like Olive Garden's salads but Crackel Barrell's crutons.

I like Chilli's chips and their ranch but I like Pueblo Viejo's salsa and cheese dip.

Damn this Slim Fast. Damn those "sensible meals". I'm caught in its web of seduction.
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2003-07-07T12:12:00.000-05:00

With Child

Jennifer and I are having a little one courtesy of God. We have often argued about what we should call our little one far before God touched us with this blessing. I feel that the father should have full reign on naming the boys and the mother full reign on naming the girls. Jen doesn't agree with this partly because of the names I would like for my boys to have. Troy Lunden Gustavus Adolphus Lizenby and Ethan Erik Alexander Lizenby have good historical context and sentimental value. Sure they don't sound like Bob or John or James or Harry or Dick but I don't want a blessing from God that doesn't have any meat and potatoes in the name.

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2003-07-07T11:50:00.000-05:00

Flying Machines

Cool pictures of pre-flight airships. The "One Off Wonders" as the website calls them are some of the prototypes of airships that didn't make it and for the most part you can tell why from their pictures.

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2003-07-02T12:23:00.000-05:00

When I grow up I want to be the person who writes the headlines for Fox News Channel. Headlines like This kid is wicked smart and Congo is in Central Africa inspire and touch me artistically like no Headliners on any other station can. Headlines such as:Basketball Mystery grabs my attention and appeals to my inner Dick Tracy wanting to know, wanting to explore what this mystery really is.

If I seriously want to pursue this mother of all jobs, then I will have to prove myself at VH1 Pop Up Vidoes first.

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2003-06-30T11:40:00.000-05:00

Biosophilia

Courtney Huntington(who has a really cool sister-in-law) and his wife Lisa(who has a really cool brother-in-law) are blogging now. Courtney has a really good post on the Book of Job. Go here to check it out.
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2003-06-27T09:41:00.000-05:00

Like Apple Pie

Johannes Althusius:

The conservation and duration of all things consist in this concord of order and subjection. 'Just as from lyres of diverse tones, if properly tuned, a sweet sound and pleasant harmony arise when low, medium, and high notes are united, so also the social unity of rulers and subjects in the state produces a sweet and pleasant harmony out of the rich, the poor, the workers, the farmers, and other kinds of persons. If agreement is thus achieved in society, a praiseworthy, happy, most durable, and almost divine concord is produced.

Analogy from a Big Swede:

What a beautiful picture of an ideal society. It reminds me of an Apple Pie(I often find myself comparing things to food)where all the ingredients run together and make a delicious treat. All the ingredients working together in one big melting pot of a pie. Yum.

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2003-06-26T14:31:00.000-05:00

Chew

I could enjoy some Skoal a whole lot more if they would divide each pinch of tobacco and put 'em into a dissolvable pouch you could neatly place in your mouth. This way you wouldn't swallow any in the initial placement in your mouth and it would probably keep its shape after the pouch has dissolved instead of spreading across the front of your mouth. We(man I'm getting a little carried away, I hope Phillip Morris Doesn't mind)could even flavor the dissolvable pouches in order to get the young ones hooked early and maybe if we had falvored pouches ladies would venture into the dip world as well.

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2003-06-26T12:06:00.000-05:00

Politics

Johannes Althusius:

Politics is the art of associating men for the purpose of establishing, cultivating, and conserving social life among them. The subject matter of politics is therefore association, in which those that live together pledge themselves each to the other, by explicit or tacit agreement, to mutual communication of whatever is useful and necessary for the harmonious exercise of social life.

The end of political man is holy, just, comfortable, and happy symbiosis, a life lacking nothing either necessary or useful.

Interpretation from the Big Swede:

So a true political man will have a pipe in one hand and a tankard of Guinness in the other. In fact, the true, the absolute political man is someone who owns a pub.

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2003-06-26T09:55:00.000-05:00

8mile:

I am convinced that this movie was made just to make Eminem look like a bad ass.
Fortunately, I saw this movie and am able to let all ya'll know that he is not a bad ass. Just another Public Service from the people at Language Of Lizenby.

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2003-06-24T12:15:00.000-05:00

JETT ROCKETT

I did the Google search for my name like Booth did and I had no luck at finding anything interesting when I search with my married name. But! when I put in Rockett, boy! that was cool. So this was what I found out:
1.)I played: Wife in Dudley Do-Right
2.) I found in A 1992 cast of Les Miserables in Toronto I played Crone
3.) But the coolest is that there is a comic book where
Jennifer "Jett" Rockett is the main character That is way cool!
JeniLiz

2003-06-24T12:05:00.000-05:00

Pretty Cool Stuff:

The requirements of Musicical Stars.

Christina Aguilera
Jennifer Lopez
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Busta Rhymes

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2003-06-20T17:40:00.000-05:00

Racquetball

Kinda like tennis; tennis for lab rats. White shorts, white shirts, running into walls and each other, screaming and swearing and one little freakin ball. How do people come up with games like racquetball?

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2003-06-18T15:12:00.000-05:00

A Liqour Shower

A liqour shower, known by most as a stock the bar party, usually happens around the time leading up to a wedding and is typically a male response to the bridal shower. The liqour shower can double as a bachelor party or be replaced altogether with tools and called a tool shower(usually our Baptist brothers do this), but I do not recommend this because tools = work (the infamous honey-do list) and that would contradict the purpose of a liqour shower, which is to have the married man subdue his new bride with the affects of alcohol and take her mind off the work she needs him to do and put her mind on such things he would like her to do.

All this said, we are having a liqour shower tonight for a recently married gent. I need ideas for what we could do(other than drink) at the liqour shower. I have a few but I thought it would be funny to see what ya'll could think of. Please be descriptive and if you comment after today, then we can use your information for the next one.

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2003-06-10T16:21:00.000-05:00

News Clippings

Who knew being Dumb was so hard?

How long does it really take anyway?

Which deprived little painters kid thought of this one?

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2003-06-09T15:20:00.000-05:00

Its Official

We all saw Jenna and Heidi take it off for "peanuts" on "Survivor: The Amazon" but now
we can see both of them showing all for a cool million in nudy magazines.

They're Trash

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2003-06-06T11:11:00.000-05:00

Do ya'll remember the days of the "Nintendo blow". The frustration of not being able to play your favorite game brought people to desperate measures. Its when your machine got to be a little rusty and wouldn't quite work so you would blow on the cartridge and in the little slot to try and get things working.The relentless shaking, getting red in the face and light-headed for hope of one last fix.Well this guy has come up with a similiar method of getting things to work with his DVD player. Just scroll down to the description.
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2003-06-05T13:49:00.000-05:00

There comes a time here in Louisiana when the temperature starts to rise and the days get longer.
When people start to sit in their yards and walk in the streets.
When you turn the hot water off and embrace the cold, refreshing wind from the shower head.
When the air stands so still you could shake its hand.
These are the times we live for; the times that keep us planted like an oak.

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2003-06-03T16:07:00.000-05:00

There will be a pretty good softball game tonight in Louisiana if your in the neighborhood. We are playing the other #1 team in the league. Its at 7:15 on the Dr. Pepper field behind ULM.

2003-05-30T15:37:00.000-05:00

Which Peanuts Character Are You Quiz

2003-05-30T13:44:00.000-05:00

Can anyone tell me if their blogrolls are running real slow or if its just blogger in general?

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2003-05-29T17:36:00.000-05:00

Not Exactly a 90 million dollar contract, but hey; Mark Walker is only three.

Now Reebok, the nation's No. 2 athletic-equipment company, will roll out a national marketing promotion incorporating a youth sports "star search." The campaign is being built around basketball sharpshooter Mark Walker Jr. — a pint-sized king of the court who is only 3½ years old.

Reebok is paying Mark with a college trust fund. Its too bad little Mark couldn't work a Hummer Big Wheels into that contract.

2003-05-27T16:03:00.000-05:00

Garden Update:

I told all ya'll out their in blogdom about my first attempt at gardening about a month back sing a method called Square-Foot Gardening. I'll provide a small list of has been planted and whether it blossomed or not:

Tomatoes: have some on the vine right this moment (transplants)
Pole Beans: climbing and growing as we speak (from seed)
Onions: didn't know what the sprouts looked like and probably got pulled (from seed)
Cilantro: from seed, no good; transplanted, here comes the salsa
Rosemary: two christmas-looking plants smelling good (transplants)
Bell Peppers: a big fat one and more on the way (transplant and seed)
Cayenne Pep: not so good yet (transplants)
Marigolds: good little blossoms (seeds)
Squash: very big with sprouts (transplants)

Let me know of your progress as well.

2003-05-24T12:46:00.000-05:00

I've added some new blogs to our roll.
Fake Heresy - is funny stuff but the blooger hardly post.
Barham Blog - is ok and is also sporadic but I enjoy reading when he does post.
G. K. Chesterton's -good quotes
mungmungdog - have no idea who this person is, but I know he is Korean and has good current events.

Go check'em out ya'll

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2003-05-23T15:56:00.000-05:00

All About Pounding other Churches

For those of you who care the AAPC softball team is 4 in 1.
We had a close game last night but pulled off a 20-14 win. B. Williamson had a chance at an over-the-fence-catch but lost control of the ball when his arm hit the top of the fence; having time to find the fence, he was able to make the catch with a second ball hit nearly in the same place and keep the opposing team at bay. Another out-field player, R. Carter made two, count'em two diving catches and halted runners on their way home. It was C. Oswalt hit to center field that keep us out of harm's way in the last inning; a pivitol one-hopper in left-center that nearly caught wind and flew out. After that we had the confidence to take the lead and sail to victory.
Next game is on Thursday. Come by and see us play if your in the neighborhood.

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2003-05-22T17:00:00.000-05:00

Idol Doubt

Did Rueben really win?
Some people don't think so.
Drudge will tell you the truth.

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2003-05-22T15:28:00.000-05:00

Pathetic Hypocrisy

Here in Louisiana we have a small town called Grambling that boast a University which bears the city's name. The community is predominately african-american and so is the university. Both city and university officals are known for their inadequate use of governing skills to say the least. Well while watching television last night Jennifer and I heard on the news that a Police Chief from Grambling State University had been fired by the President of the University. According to the Chief it was because he wanted a white man to be the assistant chief.

Where is the ACLU? Where is the National Association for the Advancement of White People? Well the ACLU doesn't give a damn about racial discrimination when your White and there is no NAAWP because, "that would be racist" . Equal oppurtunity tries to make a level playing field by digging a hole on the other side. If this were a predominately white city at a predominately white university then there would be rallies, parades and protests complete with Jessie Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton to dig a big enough hole to keep us in. All this does is give good, honest black people no motivation to accomplish anything on their own. Check out the article here

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2003-05-21T10:46:00.000-05:00

SO TRUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
-JenLiz

2003-05-20T14:58:00.000-05:00

Not exactly the Micah Mandate.
Check it out you can even donate to the cause if you like.
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2003-05-19T17:58:00.000-05:00

UltraModAgri Group

...Fruit from the new Meat Trees, developed by British scientists using gene-splicing technology, closely resembles ordinary grapefruit. But when you peel the large fruit open, inside is fresh beef...

Only one problem I can see here is the third arm growing from your side if you were to eat from this tree.

2003-05-19T17:10:00.000-05:00

My dad told me of an article he read in the London Financial Times about the consumption of beer. You would think that the article would have boasted of a untouched, solid industry in Europe; afterall as soon as you can see over the counter you can buy any alcohol in most of Europe and Belgian and German and Irish beer are legendary, but instead the article said that beer sales have dropped and are falling. I think this is clearly a sign of economical difficulties in Europe when a man can't afford to buy his beer. Thank God for monsterous breweries and a low cost of manufacturing that the American market has produced.

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2003-05-13T16:19:00.000-05:00

AAPC Game 3 is tonight, care to make any predictions.

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2003-05-12T14:38:00.000-05:00

Simple Pleasures
These are some things that I learned over the weekend:
There is nothing quite as cheerful sounding than an ice cream truck going down your street on a Saturday afternoon.
There is more satisfaction in working hard and growing something edible in your garden than you ever expected.
And there is nothing more fun than snuggling 'till you fall asleep. -JeniLiz

2003-05-12T14:37:00.000-05:00

I recently commented on A minor about anonymous posting.

"You know Mr. Anonymous is probably the guy who jumps in a fight just to throw a punch at someone when their back is turned or when they are laying on the ground and then goes back to his buddies and brags about how he kicked someone's arsh."

I suspect that their is something about face-to-face confrontation that makes people who post anonymously quiver and keep their mouth shut. When they are spouting off to someone they can not see however, they are all too brave and courageous. What is it about people who hide in their shells and live in an alternate reality (as the internet) that makes them so puffed up. Maybe its because their are no boundaries and any inhibitions that they have can be overcome in a chair, in front of a screen with no one knowing what they are doing.

2003-05-02T17:41:00.000-05:00

Its Friday night and I'm gonna pick up a hottie at the house, get some daquiris and head to the country.
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2003-05-02T10:38:00.000-05:00

Pain in the Tooth

There are certain foods that should come with toothpicks.
Popcorn and jellybeans are top on the list right now. -JeniLiz
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2003-04-30T17:11:00.000-05:00

THE INVASION BEGINS

Live worms from Columbia experiments found in shuttle wreckage
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Hundreds of worms being used in a science experiment aboard the space shuttle Columbia have been found alive in the wreckage, NASA said today.

The worms, known as C. elegans, were found in debris found in Texas several weeks ago. Technicians sorting through the debris at Kennedy Space Center in Florida didn't open the containers of worms and dead moss cells until this week.

All seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle disintegrated over Texas on Feb. 1. Columbia contained almost 60 scientific investigations.

"To my knowledge, these are the only live experiments that have been located and identified," said Bruce Buckingham, a NASA spokesman at the Kennedy Space Center.

The worms and moss were in the same nine-pound locker located in the mid-deck of the space shuttle. The worms were placed in six canisters, each holding eight petri dishes.

The worms, which are about the size of the tip of a pencil, were part of an experiment testing a new synthetic nutrient solution. The worms, which have a life cycle of between seven and 10 days, were four or five generations old, Buckingham said.

The experiment was put together by researchers at the NASA Ames Research Center in California.

The moss, known as Ceratodon, were used to study how a spaceflight environment influences cell growth. During Columbia's flight, shuttle commander Rick Husband sprayed the moss with a chemical that destroyed protein fiber. He also sprayed the moss with formaldehyde to preserve it. Seven of the eight aluminum canisters holding the moss were recovered.

The experiment was put together by an Ames Research Center researcher and Dr. Fred Sack at Ohio State University.

"The cells were surprisingly well-preserved, but we're analyzing how useful it's going to be," Sack said.

Researchers said they don't know if the worms will still have any scientific value since they were supposed to have been examined and unloaded from Columbia within hours of landing

"It's pretty astonishing to get the possibility of data after all that has happened," Sack said. "We never expected it. We expected a molten mass."

2003-04-30T14:39:00.000-05:00

PEPPER FACTS

BLACK PEPPER is a healthy addition to any diet. Pepper aids in stimulating circulation and digestion.

BLACK PEPPER has been used for centuries in Asia to help treat colds and cough and muscle aches and pain.

BLACK PEPPER is know as "The King of Spices" worldwide.

PEPPER is the single, most commonly used spice in the world today.

PEPPER is used in many popular brands of multi-purpose spices.

PEPPER contains minute amounts of essential oil.

2003-04-30T14:01:00.000-05:00

Dizzonald

My man Donald is in Baghdad today living it up and shooting the shit with the troops today. Me and Donald are on a first name basis because he is so fly and I'm sure he wouldn't give a damn, you know what I'm saying? You can't help but lay down respect for the dawg to be up in Baghdad when them Iraqi leaders still be tripping. Yo! Donald is the man.

I bet he and Collen P. laid down over who would be first to be pimpin up in B-diddy-dad, yeah but Donald laid the smack down. Word.
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2003-04-29T16:03:00.000-05:00

Water

At one point in time I had decided to take some creatine and if you take creatine you need to drink lots of water or you might have bad side-effects that could cause kidney failure. I wanted to get used to drinking a lot of water before I started the creatine in order to ensure myself I could consume at least a gallon a day. This was about a year ago that I decided to increase my intake of water in preparations for the creatine I wanted to take. Even though I decided against the creatine I have noticed a lot of differences in my health which I have concluded to be directly associated with the amount of water I drink. I have noticed that my blood pressure has gone down from border-line high to the low side of normal and that I no longer get slugish during the day. I also noticed that my appetite has slightly decreased to a normal level. Another thing that I observed was that I could consume more alcohol than usual which comes in handy around Oktoberfest or at a wine tasting.

Doctors recommend about 8 glasses a day with each glass being about 8oz I believe. I will usually drink about 3 to 3 and a half liters a day which is roughly about 100 oz a day. Here are some facts about water I found on the net:

Your Brain is 75% water - Moderate dehydration can cause headaches and dizziness
Water is required for expiration
Regulates body temperature
Carries nutrients and oxygen to all cells in the body
Blood is 92% water
Moistens oxygen for breathing
Protects and cushions vital organs
Helps to convert food into energy
Helps the body absorb nutrients
Removes waste
Bones are 22% water
Muscles are 75% water
Cushions joints

I have noticed one side-effect thats a bit obvious but worth mention, you pee a whole lot.
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2003-04-28T17:15:00.000-05:00

Reality Shows are the big thing in T.V. land and a relatively new thing to American television, so are we now ready for a Reality T.V. Channel with all reality all the time?
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2003-04-28T16:45:00.000-05:00

So today is Saddam's birthday, there is a brush fire in Ohio and a buddy at work got a CJ-7. Whats going on elsewhere?
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2003-04-26T10:16:00.000-05:00

The first Black James Bond: stout beer please, no pansy English drinks.

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2003-04-24T13:56:00.000-05:00

These are some questions that Melinda Davis has proposed to help people think about the shift from a physical society to a cyber-society. Since we all have a place in cyber-society through blogging I thought I would share her questions with everyone in blogdom to see if anyone had any answers. Have at it everyone and by the way this is a meme .

How do you wrestle an electronically generated voice to the ground?

How do you put the brakes on an ether-borne, electronic message?

How do you head off a meme at the pass?

How do you punch an Internet posting in the nose?

How do you fence in a phobia?

How do you control a cyberspace crowd?

How do you stop an invisible invasion?

How do you speed up an idea assembly line?

Where do you warehouse intangible products?

How do you kick dirt in an invisible bully's face?

How do you land the best corner office in a virtual corporation?

How do you retrieve a stolen identity?

How do you wage an effective war against an enemy whose identity is not territorial but ideological?

2003-04-21T17:09:00.000-05:00

Gone Fishin'
Went fishing on Friday with a glorified cane pole, some crickets, an old boat, three AmberBachs, two Bud-Lights in a can and one Oswalt and caught forty-five brim(some folks call them blue gill). I don't have an extensive knowledge of fishing, but for the brim(roughly the size of your hand) the fight they give makes you think that you have a three or four pound fish on line. Usually when I go fishing and catch blue gill I cut them up and use them for bait because it was not my intent to catch them, but this time it was our sole purpose and we caught forty-five. Since this was my first time to fish for brim exclusively I have decided that I am officially spoiled and will never catch another blue gill again. It was fun while it lasted though.

2003-04-17T16:05:00.000-05:00

A Victim of My Decade

I don't know if it's just me but my memories are closely related to the music that I'm listening to at the time. -ie. When I hear Annie Lennox sing "Sweet Dreams" I remember car pooling back from school in Jackson with Dad driving and he turned it up so we could all sing along. Good times, good times. with that being said, I have been listening to music on the internet today (which is way cool) and I had first selected the '80s this morning. But this afternoon I have listened to the '90s wihich I have found that I enjoyed the most. It's not that I didn't enjoy the '80's music, I just really have a lot of memories that are connected to the '90s decade. Soul Assylum's "Misery"(beach sing-alonds at RYM) Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" the summer that Hollie, Lisa, Matthew and Ross and I would hang out all the time. These are just a few, of the many, songs that remind me of my fleeting teenage years that are getting further and further away. This is probably why I romanticise those years now. Even though there are a lot of those songs that I don't particularly like and would change the station if they came on, chances are that I know all (or maybe half) of the words to the song. So, as much as I thought that I was an '80s child I now believe that I'm a '90s as well. So when I'm feeling nostalgic and like reminiscing I'll sing, without shame, all the words to Lisa Loeb's "Stay" and even get weepy if I want to. - JeniLiz

2003-04-16T14:44:00.000-05:00

Fri-Wednes-day

Since Friday is Good Friday my wonderful trashmen have decided to throw a wrench in my life cycle and pick the trash up on Wednesday instead of Friday. Usually I will take out the trash in the morning and realize that its Friday and associate a variety of things that go along with Friday. One of those things being that on Friday we always go to The Branson's for a movie and free food, another thing is the weekly cigarette that I enjoy with "Brannie"(notice I said weekly) after the food and show. Second of those things is the usual Friday crowd that will come to the bank to cash their checks and make their weekly deposits. I know them all by name and have interesting stories and jokes that we carry on between each of them every Friday. One of the guys, I'll call him Fred; is as country as acres on a farm and we enjoy asking each other how the week went and about each of our families. Fred recently gave himself a hair cut that is horridous and it is obvious that Fred cut it himself, he even left himself a homemade mulet. If this were Friday I would give him a hard time about his haircut, but its not so I don't even get to see the "homemade mulet."

Why is it that trashmen think they can go and mesh up poeple's life cycles? Do you know what happens on Wednesday.....Nothing. I am stuck with Fri-Wednes-day. I'm going to wipe dog poop on the trashcan handle now, see if those stupid trashmen mesh with my life cycle again. Where am I going to get dog poop?

2003-04-15T15:02:00.000-05:00

My New Found Joy.

When I was sixteen, like most adolescence, I wanted action and excitement and in a small presbyterian school excitement and action only came on "Frito Pie Day." I needed physical contact, mental toughness, comradery and most importantly at the time, something to attract the eyes of young ladies. The only possible answer to my quest were sports because the debate team doesn't exactly draw 'em in. There were only three sports offered: soccer, baseball and basketball and since I was defintely not into wearing little umbros at the time soccer was out. I had played baseball before, but only in the "Y" had I played basketball and the highschool team was good, really good. I decided to pass on basketball after a couple days of try-outs and come back next year a little more prepared. I waited through the season until baseball finally arrived and jumped onto the team and was thrown to back-up third base.

I had reached a new level of baseball that was not like the Little League that I played at the "YMCA" these guys were good. I could no longer half-ass it, I had to play hard. I practiced and practiced and eventually got my way into the starting line-up, but when I got there I was smacked with reality because I didn't find it exciting, I didn't find the physical contact and even though it had an element of mental toughness and comradery it wasn't what I had expected or to the degree I needed. It was after that season that I decided that I would give up baseball because I couldn't find within myself the desire to play.

Last night we started practice for our softball league at the church and I began to reminisce about those highschool days when I was stuck on third base. I remembered the heavily shaded third base line that the ball would get lost in right before it would hit me, the throws to first and the run downs at the plate, warm-up before the game and the endless bags of sunflower seeds that would be exchange like currency in the dug-outs. If only I could have those things all the time I think I could find the desire I need for baseball. Unfortunately we live in a fallen world, but God has shown me mercy and given me softball. All the action and comradery a sixteen year old could ever dream of.

2003-04-11T15:15:00.000-05:00

Do you ever get Fried Pork Skins confused with Packing Peanuts?

2003-04-11T14:49:00.000-05:00

I realize I'm a geek, but man its fun.

I recently purchased a computer game called Medal of Honor: Allied Assualt with some left over birthday money. In the game you are responsible for taking out several Nazi artillery positions and troops to prepare for D-Day and begin the advance toward Germany. The game is hard enough on "easy" to make it fun, yet easy enough to accomplish all your missions and progress through the game. When I have reached a point in the game where I can stop my heart is racing and it takes me a few minutes to calm down, its better than coffee. I can not imagine the real adrenaline that would be produced in an actual combat situation but this and paintball are the closet things I can think of. Its not like I crave the killing of fictional characters in the game but it feels good to know that by taking the life of just a couple of fictional characters that I, as a fictional character can save the lives of thousands of fictional characters who now because of me live to die another fictional day.

2003-04-10T17:53:00.000-05:00

Did someone say....softball season? Its that time of year again when church teams, work teams, school teams and any team at all come together to play the poor man's version of baseball. So put on your sunscreen, take a folding chair and grab some cold beer. LETS PLAY SOFTBALL!

2003-04-09T15:03:00.000-05:00

The War is Over

The Iraqi Ambassador to the U.N., Mohammed Al-Douri has declared that the War is over and he hopes that peace will prevail. In other words he is the only one left and is carrying a big load in his pants.

2003-04-08T15:51:00.000-05:00

WILL THIS DAY EVER END?
Well the printer has been out all day so the printer men (this is taking two)have been here ALL afternoon and production has taken a major dive. There isn't much for me to do when I can't print out reports. Therefore this afternoon will never end. On the up side of it all I have expanded my recipe collection. The website copykat is a great place to find something quick.
I'll never complain about being busy now.
-JeniLiz

2003-04-07T14:19:00.000-05:00

One thing all this War coverage has shown me is that Donald Rumsfeld shouldn't skip his hair cut appointments even if their is a war he has to deal with. The man just doesn't pull off scrappy, gray hair.

2003-04-03T13:36:00.000-06:00

Jessica Lynch

Jessica is the POW who was recently rescued by a Delta Force team from an enemy hospital. Their has been some discussion that she should be considered for The Medal of Honor because of her gallant opposition of the enemy. Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman and the only civilian to be awarded The Medal of Honor which was for her bravery in the Civil War. Should Jessica Lynch become the second woman in history to recieve The Medal of Honor?

2003-04-02T16:40:00.000-06:00

If you are against Operation Iraqi Freedom you can show your support and help raise money for the War against War by purchasing pins here, then you can find more information on the opposition here, then here, then here and finally you will find a lot of answers about your opposition here.

2003-03-31T16:17:00.000-06:00

Ping
Has anyone ever thought to themselves about Ping Pong as Honey I Shrunk Tennis. I really enjoy Ping Pong and have a decent amount of success in the game but when it comes to Tennis my twist of the wrist always sends the ball into the net. I somehow just can't seem to use my shoulders, I always end up twisting my wrist.

I played Ping Pong for the first time in about two years on Saturday and it rekindled my passion. I know some people don't think of Ping Pong as being a sport but when you can sweat and when the type of shoes you wear can make a difference in the game, then I call it a sport. Ping Pong doesn't get as much air-time on Television as Tennis only because when girls play Ping Pong they don't wear short skirts and because it would be like watching The Iron Chef, too many subtitles. If it were on Television though I don't think I could take any of the endorsements serious.

2003-03-31T15:58:00.000-06:00

Ballet in the Park
If anyone is interested Twin City Ballet is having their annual ballet in the park at Koroli Park next Sunday, April 6th. We are going to grill out after church and watch the ballet which starts around two o'clock. I know that the Rocketts, Josh Melton, the Huntingtons and the Lizenbys will be there. If anyone would like to come it is free except for payment to get into the park(.50). It is well worth the effort of packing the lunch especially if the weather is nice. -JeniLiz

2003-03-29T12:51:00.000-06:00

News Clippings

This is what I call preparation and innovation in the work place and this is what I call Flipper goes to WAR.

Can we say anger management? How about mushroom managemnet?

2003-03-29T11:52:00.000-06:00

Everyone at the Branson's saw We Were Soliders last night. Lt. Gen Hal Moore was an amazing leader as portrayed in the movie and a rarety in Vietnam among officers. Seargent Major Plumley was the classic example of a hardened-solider and was Moore's right hand. The 1st Batalion 7th Calvary, led by Moore is transported from Georgia to Vietnam to fight in the first major battle between The U.S. Army and the People's Army of Vietnam. All during the movie you experience the effects of War on the troops and their family. This movie doesn't deal with the political issues of the Vietnam Conflict, it deals with the issues of the soliders and that is why I love this movie. If you haven't seen this movie, then rent it.

2003-03-27T15:39:00.000-06:00

Top Secret Photos

I found these browsing around on the internet researching news articles. They have a high resolution and give remarkable enemy positions. The Photos are a series that I believe are being circulated by the Saddam regime as a scare tactic.

2003-03-26T15:27:00.000-06:00

Civilian Casualties

Not that I don't care about innocent people dying, but why is there so much media time given to civilians of Iraq dying during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Of course their are going to be casualties of war and unfortunately civilians will die as well, we are dealing with a regime that hinds behind women and children. Its like going to a football game and watching a player run out of bounds and knock someone off their feet. They weren't in the game and didn't deserve to get knock off thier feet, but when they are that close to the action its a definite possibility. I am not saying that the civilians that are dying deserved to because they wouldn't leave their homes, but this is a war and when bombs explode they don't go for people only in uniforms. Civilians in this area must know that Saddam or his Republican Guards are in the area and should use discernment and get the hell out of Dodge for the time being.

Another point that needs to be raised is that our media(on a large scale) doesn't give a damn about the many unborn babies who don't get to see the light of day in America. They don't care about Christians all over the World dying to spread the Gospel. They don't blink an eye because they are not part of the agenda that has something to gain if a baby sees its first day or if someone accepts the gospels, yet if a civilian of a city under siege dies everyone is shocked and appalled that this would happen.

Its makes me mad when I see a report on civilian casualties. WE ARE AT WAR this happens so don't make it seem like such a horrendous thing. Our military is not getting anywhere close to putting the Iraqi people in danger half as much as their own leader is.

2003-03-26T14:46:00.000-06:00

Tactics of a Tyrant and the Possibility of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Brooks showed images of an Iraqi military vehicle hidden under a bridge and a military base near a mosque and school. Also shown was communications equipment positioned in ancient ruins marked with the international symbol denoting it was a historical site.

Saddam uses civilians as a psychological barrier between our military decisions and the media coverage. He knows that the media will constantly report on the casaulties of the war and leave out the fact that with the civilians we also killed a hundred top military leaders. He knows that this sort of hypothetical situation will plague the military into a decision against trying to take out top military leaders in this example. If Saddam will endanger his civilians in such a flagrant way as to use them as barriers, then when the military says they have found 3000 chemical suits, gas masks and nerve gas antidotes in a former military base which is a hospital, you can expect Saddam is not afraid to use WMD that might cause harm to his own people and most certainly against our military. Whether or not Saddam will have the capability to launch any WMD within the next couple of days or if he will have the chance to do so can only be answered in the weeks to come.

2003-03-21T16:28:00.000-06:00

This is something that my Dad sent me and I thought that it gave me something to think about. -JeniLiz

1) Christian patriotism historically calls for loving one's
country -- not a cheer-leading lap-dog for the government.

2) Why was it unconstitutional for IKE, JFK, LBJ and
Bill Clinton to order US troops to war without congressional
approval -- but its okay for George Bush?

3) Why was it 'Wagging the Dog" for Bill Clinton to start
wars against weak countries -- but not for George Bush?

4) Wouldn't you love "Homeland Security" under Bill
Clinton and Janey Reno? (Wouldn't R. Limbaugh and B.
O'Riley love it with equal gush as they do Bush/Ridge's?)

5) The US Empire has more weapons of mass destruc-
tion than the next 27 countries combined -- who will inspect
and demand they destroy them?

6) The USA is the ONLY country to use weapons of mass
destruction in war -- and on civilian populations.

7) Iraq has weak and dubious connections to El Quida?
Saudi Arabia far more -- along with another 40 countries.

8) North Korea IS far more aggresive and treatening than
Iraq, and has weapons of mass destruction -- but no oil.

9) Iraq has mucho oil. Will the US attack all courties
"Muslim" countries with oil and links to El Quida -- or
only the weak, defensless and most liberal ones who
can't fight back. (Didyouknow you can by a drink, a gun
and the women don't wear that Muslim rap in Iraq? Yes,
there are thousand of Koptic CHRISTIAN in Iraq.)

10) Why won't "conservatives" hold George Bush to
the same constitutional and conservative standards and
principles they applied to Bill Clinton? (Would George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, ANY founding father...
support this war?)

Final word on Unintended Consequences
Like the road to jail and marriage -- the road to
big wars are plagued by "Unintended Consequences".
I expect token resistance at best. Even if they're able,
Iraq's not likely to fight much.

But what if:
-- Iraq unleash their own "terrorists" against your friends
and neighbors here?
-- Iraq launches all their missels in desperation against
Israel (claiming that the USA is really just fighting Israel's war?)
-- one missel got through and killed a bunch of people?
-- Israel retalliates as they've promised with massive force?
-- Pakistain retalliated with massive force against Israel?
-- many others joined against Israel?
-- India attacks Pakistain?
-- North Korea ....
-- China and the USA -- watch as by standers?
-- Europe & Russia -- watch with them?

Like a snide, under the breadth comment at a
bar, unintentionally HEARD by the wrong person
results in a full bar-brawl -- we could be setting off
far more than we "Intend".

2003-03-21T13:27:00.000-06:00

Why is it that those who protest for peace usually end up disturbing it? For the love of Pete, why did they go after the "Golden Arches?"

2003-03-20T17:03:00.000-06:00

So we are at "WAR"!? As far as WAR goes this one is being nipped in the bud and pretty much uneventful. Not that WAR is some form of entertainment or that we should want lots of explosions and casualities, but this "WAR" so far is a bit of a mystery to what really is taking place. I haven't been really glued to the tube this afternoon so something might have come about within the afternoon hours that brings light to some actual military accomplishments, but I've heard none so far.

What happened to the weapons of mass destruction we were supposed to go get from Saddam? Why haven't they used them yet? Did they really have them to begin with or was the Bush administration trying to prove something? Is Saddam alive, if he is what retaliation can we have to expect from him? Is it all too soon to tell and will this "WAR" be over way before we will get this answers?

What is going to happen? Someone give me some answers.

2003-03-20T10:59:00.000-06:00

1.LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Three bedroom, two baths and one big Swede
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Ya Ya Gumbo
3.WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? DELL
4.FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Taboo, Pit
5.FAVORITE MAGAZINE? It's a toss between Lucky or Budget Living
6.FAVOURITE COMIC? Jerry Seinfeld
7.FAVOURITE SMELLS? Clean laundry, Bart (that is,when he's clean ) and babies
8.LEAST FAVOURITE SMELLS? cooked greens or cabbage
9.FAVOURITE SOUND? a baby laughing
10. WORST FEELINGS IN THE WORLD? letting someone down
11.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? "Why can't Bart find that stupid alarm clock and turn it off?!"
12.WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP? I'm soo glad I have someone to snuggle with.
14.HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? however long it takes me to find the darn thing.
15.FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? Kristina Marie, Grace Anna (I'm not having any boys)
16.WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE? my faith, my family
17. FAVOURITE FOODS? Don't have a favorate but anything from Chili's will do
18.CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? chocolate
19.DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? only way to fly baby!
20.DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Bart the Bear
21.STORMS -COOL OR SCARY? Cool, except when driving
22.WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? '92 candy apple red Nissan Sentra, it was....just beautiful
24.FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? red wine and jack and coke is a great stand-by
25.WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Cancer
26.DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes
27.IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? choerographer
28.IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? I have all ways thought it would be fun to have raven black hair live the Spanish
29.EVER BEEN IN LOVE? yes
30.IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? half full
31.FAVOURITE MOVIES? Old classics are the best, anything with Gene Kelley, Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly
32.DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? no
33.WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? nothing, maybe a stray sock
34.WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE NUMBER? twootytwo
35 FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH? ballet, (if you don't agree that it's a sport, than you obviously never done it)
35. WHO ARE YOUR SIBLINGS? Lisa Huntington, Lacey, Stephen, Anna, Katherine, John and James
36. HAIR COLOR? Brown
37. EYE COLOR? Hazel
38.DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no, 20/20
39.WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Cold Play, Clocks
40.LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Lisa
41.HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Lovely
42.FAVORITE MONTH? December, It's the most wonderful time of the year.
43.SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
44.SUMMER OR WINTER? summer
45.WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Baked a cake and watched Survior/American Idol
46.WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TONIGHT? Host a Lingerie shower for Christy Peacock.