ESTP - The Doers

I just ran Carolina Naturally through the Typealyzer to see what type personality the writing this blog has on it and according to Typealyzer this blog is:

The active and playful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.

The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time.

Well, I'll be! Who knew a blog had a Meyers-Briggs personality classification.

Fresh new look

How do you like the new look?

I decided on a simpler look yet still have a bit of color to it rather than a stark white look punctuated by black typeface.

Not everything has to be multi-graphic maxed-out color extravaganzas.

Hellbender

Hellbender

Southern Expressions

We, Southerners are world renowned for our ability to turn a colorful phrase and from time to time I post some of them here.

Today's installment is:

He's like a dose of the clap.

(Meaning he is always unwelcome when he shows up and he is always irritating when he does.)

And you know you know someone just like that, don't you!?

Canadian government backs down

Canada's government said Saturday it was withdrawing a contentious political funding proposal, apparently hoping to thwart opposition efforts to drive the Conservatives from power.

But the opposition countered that the announcement won't change anything and talks will continue on toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government.

Opposition Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois have been discussing forming a coalition government, arguing Harper has no solid plan to deal with the global economic crisis.

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It would be a good thing to oust Harper and the conservatives before they can screw Canada over any more and before they can screw Canada over a la their idols the shrub and the cabal which we have voted to send packing - straight to a prison cell as the cosmos is properly in aligned again.

Daily Funny

Two guys, one old timer and one young, are pushing their carts around Kmart when they collide.

The old timer says to the young guy, 'Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.

'The young guy says, 'That's OK. It's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate.'

The old guy says, 'Well, maybe we can help each other. What does your wife look like?'

The young guy says, 'Well, she is 24 yrs old, tall, with blond hair, big blue eyes, long legs, big boobs, and she's wearing tight white shorts, a halter top and no bra. 'What does your wife look like?'

The old timer says....... 'Doesn't matter --- let's look for yours.'

Dumb Patrol

Bugs duels with Yosemite

How The Grinch Stole Health Care

From The Progressive Puppy in their piece How The Grinch Stole Health Care we learn that the shrub and the cabal have put the screw to the poor yet again. In effect saying 'just go ahead and die'.

Low-income Americans who depend on medicaid will soon face higher co-payments for doctors’ services, hospital care and prescription drugs, thanks to a new federal rule by the Bush administration. enacted as a money-saving measure, the rule will allow states to deny care or coverage to patients who can't afford their premiums or their share of the cost for a particular item or service. The administration concedes that this will cause our nation's poor to forgo medical treatment rather than pay the more expensive cost-sharing obligations. (which is, of course, the whole idea behind the rule.)

The gall never ends! We can hope this is fixed shortly after January 20th of 2009.

Secret tunnel in central London for sale

A stuffy, noisy mile-long secret Cold War tunnel is up for sale in London, asking price $7.4 million connecting up Chancery Lane with the Thames. It's only got two elevators, which means you couldn't possibly get fire-code approval to run it as a hotel or club, but there's all kinds of other possibilities for this much subterranean jewel-in-the-rough.

But it was not long before the documents had to be moved again to make room for a secure international telephone center that the government deemed necessary as relations between Washington and Moscow grew tense. During the cold war, the British government instructed its telephone department, which later became BT, to set up a secret communications system based on the latest technology that would be able to survive a nuclear attack.

It was the beginning of the busiest period for the tunnels, with almost 200 workers spending their days and nights underground to route up to two million calls a week across the 6,600 phone lines. In 1963, the hot line established between Moscow and Washington after the Cuban missile crisis ran through the London tunnels.

The buzzing complex soon became known as “underground town,” with its own recreation room complete with dartboards and billiard tables, a movie theater and two dining halls. Workers often spent the night in sleeping rooms.

Mile of London Tunnels for Sale, History Included