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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Soliloquy

To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, ‘tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there’s the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely,
The pangs of despised love, the law’s delay,
The insolence of office and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover’d country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action. - Soft you now!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember’d.


Now, who out there needs me to point out just who is attributed with the authorship of the soliloquy quoted above? You should have paid some attention in Lit class, bet you wish you did now!

Help

It’s interesting to contemplate John Lennon writing these lyrics at the peak of his fame and success:

When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody’s help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured,
Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors.

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze.
But every now and then I feel so insecure,
I know that I just need you like I’ve never done before.

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
And I do appreciate you being ‘round.
Help me get my feet back on the ground,
Won’t you please, please help me.

Sex offender pleads guilty in 'Bikini Killing'

A convicted sex offender admitted Tuesday that he strangled a 20-year-old South Carolina college student two years ago, leaving her body in her off-campus apartment with her bikini top still wrapped around her neck.

Jerry Buck Inman, 37, pleaded guilty to robbing, kidnapping, raping and murdering Tiffany Marie Souers of Ladue, Mo.

Inman could face the death penalty when he is sentenced Sept. 8, and a defense psychiatrist testified that was what he wants."He wishes to die for what he's done," Dr. Donna Schwartz-Watts said. "He has consistently stated that."

The Clemson University engineering student's body was discovered May, 26, 2006.

Authorities said Inman's DNA matched samples taken from Souers' apartment, and he was arrested near his mother's home in Dandridge, Tenn., about two weeks after Souers' body was found.

Inman, a tattooed man who still appears menacing in court despite handcuffs and shackles, stared straight ahead during much of the court hearing, answering yes or no to some basic questions.

He spent about 18 years in prison in North Carolina and Florida for rapes committed in those states as a teenager.
He was free for about nine months before his June 2006 arrest.

He also faces charges in the attempted rape of a 24-year-old woman in Rainsville, Ala., and in the rape of a 28-year-old woman in Sevierville, Tenn.
Authorities have said those crimes occurred in the days leading up to Souers' death.

Chatter

The most chatter today on the web forums has been about Same Sex Marriage, with the typical rants from the usual sources and the more studied points from the usual sources as well.

So what, if those of similar ilk wish to marry, so be it.

As many have pointed out such marriages will not cause the world to end or affect my marriage is any way, shape or form so let them get 'hitched' if they want to - lord knows they can be miserable along with the rest of us (just kidding ... maybe?! ... yeah, just kidding).

Several comedians have said "everyone who is married knows it's the same sex anyway"!

Now, if we can actually discuss something of real importance ... like butterfly poo, the world would be in better shape than it is right now.

Fifty-five men netted in 8-month California child porn probe

Well I guess this means the shenanigans in Texas dealing with child pornography and sex with children will be booted from our collective gnat sized fore-brains now ....

Authorities say a California sheriff's deputy and an attorney were among 55 men charged with possessing child pornography after an eight-month investigation.

The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles says the suspects used peer-to-peer networks to exchange graphic images and videos, then stored the files.

U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said San Luis Obispo County Deputy Bryan Jon Goossens and attorney Thomas Merdzinski of San Bernardino are among those charged.

Some men were also charged with production of child pornography and committing crimes while registered sex offenders.

Damn, where do this people come from!?

Wal-Mart invents classroom-specific back-to-school lists and adds contraband to them

You knew this beforehand, right!?

Wal-Mart's class-specific lists of "Back to School" supplies that local teachers want kids to show up with on day one are pure fabrications -- and they include items that are prohibited on school-grounds:

When we noticed the local Wal-Mart had shopping lists not only specific to school and grade level, but to teacher, we were thrilled. We started tossing items in the cart to spend, spend, spend.

Weren’t we a little surprised to learn afterwards that Wal-Mart invented those lists. Not only were we a bit surprised to learn they did not, in fact, base the lists on anything remotely suggested by the school. Wal-Mart, in fact, put items on the list that are BANNED from being brought to school.

Our daughter’s school said Wal-Mart makes up those lists on their own, and a number of items (such as crayons) are on a list from the school. A list of items parents are specifically told not to have their child bring to school. Seriously?

How To Make a Viking spoon

In this great little Instructable, Morfmir shows you how to make a "Viking spoon," using only handmade, historically accurate viking hand-tools.

You need:
Axe: any small hand axe will do fine. It just needs to be sharp. A good hand axe weighs around 500-600g
hammer: you need a heavy hammer. If it is to small it will not have enough force to split the wood.
wedge: A heavy iron wedge made for splitting firewood will work fine. Alternatively use a old axe and hammer it through the log. Don't use you good axe for that. You ruin the axe that way.
Knife: a small sharp knife will do.
Spoon knife: You need a spoonknife, in my book there are no alternatives. You will probably not find it in you local hardwarestore, but you can buy it online. The best are handforged made by S. Djärv but you can also go after the cheap ones made by Frost Sweden.