Archive for May, 2005
This is what the “Keep Knoxville Beautiful” commission has come up with for this year’s anti-litter campaign. It’s fresh. It’s hip. It’s “with it.” The problem? My car almost careens off the road every time I see it.
I get this mental picture of four or five middle-aged politicians standing around brainstorming this idea.
“I’ve got one! What about Don’t throw down on K-town?”
“That’s it, Charles! That’ll get the kids involved. We just need to speak their language is all.”
I mean really, what a horrible idea. It almost makes me want to litter.
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Folks, I do not joke when I beg that you do not use 2MHost for your web hosting needs. Either they’ve got a foreigner typing out support requests or someone’s not had grammer lessons over there. It takes forever to get a support request fulfilled. The claim to have 24/7 toll-free support, which they may very well have, but it’s hard to call when the number’s not on the website.
Also, they held out on transferring one of my domains to another registrar so that when it expired, I’d have to renew my plan with them instead… hosting and domain combined. Apparently, that’s the only way it could be done, according to ‘Lamia’ at tech support. Funny: I thought bologna tasted better than that…
When I say it takes forever I mean that my domain name was set to expire in 3 days, and it took them 2 and a half to even respond to my support ticket. (Note: Never let the host also administer the domain name.)
Well, they got their wish. I’ll pay the $30 to get my domain back, but I’m pulling my business from them, and I’ve already had to get a new domain name. The prices are good, but I’d rather pay a little more for prompt, local support.
I seem to be getting that kind of service from the same host Glenn Reynolds uses for Instapundit. I suppose time will tell…
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I’d like to take this moment to plaster a virtual “LEMON” sign in the front yard of my former host.
DO NOT GET HOSTING FROM 2MHOST.COM!!!
My new address is http://www.superkev.net, as you can see in the address bar. Mark this in your notes, bookmarks, etc. I know you hold this blog close to your heart and pine to read it daily.
Just to let you all know, I have since signed up with hostingmatters.com, which some of you may know is Instapundit’s host. They got my account set up in less than 30 minutes! Now I must get my domain dispute settled with 2MHost… Don’t worry, I’ll post more the intricacies of 2MHost’s incompetency later. For now, I’m tired.
Update: here’s more info that I promised.
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…it’ll make you spew milk from your nose.
P.S. How drunk is the guy on the right?
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Found this as the description for one of the groups for Belmont’s student network, TheFacebook.com (not sanctioned). The group is titled “Students for Sex!!!”
We go to Belmont University and we acknowledge the occurance of sex on our campus, regardless of policy! Our school doesn’t offer birth control or STD testing, and we’re pissed. We believe this policy has the potential to hurt students who are sexually active. Sexally active students, without convenient access to birth control, are at risk for STDs, including HIV/AIDS. They also risk unwanted pregnancies and, potentially, abortions that result from them. Join this group today if you want to voice your opinion AGAINST the abstinence only agenda of Belmont’s Health Services and want to encourage a policy that promotes safe and responsible sexual behavior, for those who have chosen to be sexually active. We want to encourage the administration to provide birth control in a variety of forms including: condoms and the pill. We encourage affordable STD tests, including the new 20-minute, saliva test for HIV/AIDS that costs under $20 from Orasure Technologies.
Sure I acknowledge the occurrence of sex on our campus, and I’m sure the administrators aren’t blind to it either, but why does the acknowledgment suddenly necessitate a socialist utopia? If people want to have sex, you know what? They’re going to do it. But (and perhaps here’s where we’ve gone wrong) we need to understand that people who feel like they’re old enough to “make love” like it was a pitcher of lemonade on a lazy summer day should have the hoo-hahs to walk up to the pharmacist’s drug counter and say “Trojan ultra ribbed, please.” Frankly, I’m glad my university isn’t shelling out more of my money to worthless programs. Perhaps this policy of abstinence isn’t hurting people; perhaps it’s their tendency to pretend like they’re all grown up.
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I think many were wondering yesterday when the NY Times would pick up the story on the indictments of TN state senators and others. Well, they have. And frankly, there’s not much in the way of bias in this article. I suppose it’s hard to spin a federal sting operation unless one plays the race card, but have no fear: it shall come soon. Anyhow, this is how the Times begins describing John Ford:
The sight of the usually dapper John Ford walking into a federal courtroom in Memphis without a necktie and in handcuffs was only the latest turn in a long, colorful career.
…and it only gets worse from there. How does one shoot at someone through his sunroof and manage to remain an elected official? Only in Memphis…
Speaking of, word on the street in Memphis is that the feds may have their eye on our own regional Slick Willie. (But click on that link, and the story in the Nashville Business Journal says nothing about Herenton.)
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I can’t believe how many people don’t know about this: JOHN FORD, SIX OTHERS NAILED IN FBI STING.
Well, there it is. Finally, they got him… but they got a whole lot more. On the news, the spread was two white men, two black men, and a black woman. That should qualify as diverse enough to bypass any racial accusations. Let’s just hope people recognize that a federal indictment is not a joke nor used for political utility. You might be able to wiggle out of a state indictment, but when the federal indictment comes down, they’ve worked out a water-tight case, and there’s not much getting out of it. Here’s an interesting part of the Ford indictment:
Senator Ford was also charged with three counts of “attempting to threaten and intimidate potential witnesses” — an offense that carries a maximum potential punishment of ten years and a maximum fine of $250,000.
“For what?” you might ask. Well, according to WBIR’s video on the subject, Ford apparently vowed to “kill anyone who set him up.” (Update: Link to details.) How about them apples?
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Wow. The author was murdered shortly after this entry was posted. The NYPD was able to apprehend the suspect thanks to “Simon” Sek Man Ng’s blog entry.
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Referring back to a post from about 4 months ago on the problem of speaking in tongues dealt with in Acts and Corinthians, there this.
It’s long. I haven’t been able to read it all yet, but from scanning it, it looks good. The author seems to take a quite exegetical approach to the question at hand, which I think is the most appropriate. As any philosopher would assert, it’s fruitless to prove something exists by making use of that something in your proof. If it doesn’t exist, then your proof is a lie. If it does, then your proof really shows nothing.
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The best comment from SNL this week:
And I have never once thought that a cue ball is the same as a Mexican just because the harder you hit it, the more English it picks up.
…as said by Rev. Al Sharpton (portrayed by Kenan Thompson) accepting an apology from Mexican President Vicente Fox (played by Fred Armisen) for his comment earlier this week:
There is no doubt that Mexican men and women, full of dignity, drive and a capacity for work, are doing the jobs that not even blacks want to do there, in the United States.
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