cotter's prayer

I'll do my best to recite it verbatim, because it was such a blessing to hear it:

Dear Jesus
thank you for my family
for giving me a good one.
thank you for loving me
you love me so much
as much as I love you
you are my God
Satan thinks he is the lord
but You are the only Lord for Us
help me do the right thing
and give me a good night's sleep
in Jesus' name
amen

the prayer of a four year old has been the most profound I've heard in a while.

I praise God for this lesson tonight.

what a joke-off

so many to choose from:
1. wow, four jokers in this deck!
2. not playing with a full deck
3. there's five million shiites waiting to cut the deck
4. a loaded deck
5. aces are low
6. fool's poker

and on and on and on....

aside -- this is one item I would buy on ebay. how long will it be before its available?

pullin' in to the station

Little Eva, original singer of Loco-motion, pulled into life's final destination today, dying after a long fight with cervical cancer.

Debbie Gibson sent her condolences, and gratitude for providing a hit for my generation of big-haired teenage mallrats.

a good post

by randy. I applaud him for his last paragraph.

hmm...who said this?

The reservoir of good will and trust engendered by the tenor and nature of the coverage of the war in Iraq is helping us all to see that the government of Johnson, Nixon and Clinton is not the government of George W. Bush. This government is one that we can, increasingly, grudgingly, guardedly trust.

--Dick Morris, former advisor to Bill Clinton

Michael Moore hired as Clinton Aide

Bill Clinton was soundly booed at a recent Willie Nelson concert, which apparently angered him and led him to comment on the 'angry republicans.' This shows me that he still just doesn't get it. And the liberals want to say President Bush is the stupid one.

Read the article to look at the spin his aide tried to put on the situation.

clearing up the confusion

Two days ago, at a democratic presidential forum where all the candidates tried to convince the AFL-CIO-types that they weren't a bunch of lazy, rich, two-faced fops, and really did support our troops, Sen. Joe Lieberman yelled out to a largely unbelieving audience, "My hopes and prayers are that today will forever be known as 'V.I. Day.'"

That night, Lieberman was found at the local Village Inn restaurant, dining on Triple Berry Pie with his wife. "Every Wednesday is Half-Priced Pie Night at Village Inn. I hope this never changes," he said, apologizing for any confusion his statement may have caused.

profundity from Mikey's daily funnies

One day on the way home from church a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher's sermon this morning confused me."

The mother said, "Oh! Why is that?

The girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?"

"Yes, that's true," the mother replied.

"He also said that God lives within us. Is that true too?"

Again the mother replied, "Yes."

"Well," said the girl. "If God is bigger than us and he lives in us, wouldn't He show through?"

you can't spell disenfranchised without FRANCE

have you heard about the Iraqi man who shouted to the TV camera, "I'm changing my name to Chirac because he brought me freedom?"

me either.

that's because it didn't happen.

But I have heard of men renaming themselves Bush and Blair.

not only does France not belong in the rebuilding process, but Chirac should be prosecuted for aiding and supporting terrorism.

you can't spell unnecessary without U.N.

a good editorial on the UN's loss of moral legitimacy

and another thing

we should recruit this guy to take part in a no-holds-barred, last-man-standing cage match with Saddam, Usay or Ippyday Hussein -- or all three -- should any or all be found alive.

Or to sign him up as a new Hollywood action star. I bet you'd never hear him bad-mouthing the Land of the Free!

on LITV (part 2)

translated from Liberated Iraq TV: "We of the Roayl Britain Armed Services were pleased and honored to join with the brave troops of the United States in the dutiful action of bringing the glorious light of liberty to the Iraqi people. For those of you unable to redeem your ticket stubs at a San Antonio Taco Bell, we've also made arrangements to exchange your stubs at any Picadilly Pete's Fish & Chips for a free Captain's Platter with the purchase of a regular size Coca Cola. Thank You and God save the Queen."

on LITV (part 1)

translation upon Liberated Iraq TV: "We came to liberatize the civilitarians from the malevilous opressorship of the Saddam Hussein Regime. If you hold a ticket stub from our military's thorough butt-stompin', it can be redeemed for a free large burrito supreme at any local San Antonio Taco Bell. Thank you and God Bless America."

sung to the tune of satisfaction

this is the military equivalent of the coach being dowsed by gatorade.

its all about who you know

Bryan McAnally got a resolution from the Texas House of Representatives commemorating his birthday.

a different Bryan McAnally. for his 12th birthday.

and I'll bet he didn't even appreciate it the way I would have.

ann coulter sings evenflow

she adds her two cents on Eddie Vedder's conduct in a Front Page Magazine article:

Weeks after the Dixie Chicks imploded, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder showed he's still got a way with words by repeatedly smashing a George W. Bush mask against the stage during a concert. Predictable heckling and booing broke out – robust even by Pearl Jam concert standards. Vedder asked in astonishment: "You're booing the story, right? You're not booing me?" Published claims that dozens of fans walked out at this point seem dubious, since that would require Pearl Jam's fan base to still number in the dozens.

Vedder continued with a rambling diatribe against the free speech of his audience, during which he announced – in a worldwide exclusive – that next year Americans will no longer be allowed to speak. When someone yelled at him to shut up, Vedder shouted down the dissenters with a microphone and 50,000 amps, saying, "I don't know if you heard about this thing called freedom of speech, man." This qualified as one of the most profound public statements ever punctuated with the term "man."

Soon, Vedder was backpedaling faster than a Dixie Chick: "Just to clarify ... we support the troops." To prove it, he cited his short haircut: "How could we not be for the military? I mean, look at this [expletive] haircut." Vedder said his remarks had been "misconstrued." The band issued a statement saying Vedder was just talking about "freedom of speech."

sung to the tune of waiting for a girl like you

From WSJ best of the web

On March 6, Fox News Channel aired a Bill O'Reilly interview with Janeane Garafalo:

O'Reilly: If you are wrong . . . and if the United States--and they will, this is going to happen--goes in, liberates Iraq [with] people in the street, American flags, hugging our soldiers . . . you gonna apologize to George W. Bush?

Garafalo: I would be so willing to say, "I'm sorry." I hope to God that I can be made a buffoon of, that people will say, "You were wrong. You were a fatalist." And I will go to the White House on my knees on cut glass and say, "Hey, you and Thomas Friedman [sic] were right. . . . I shouldn't have doubted you" . . .

O'Reilly: Nobody will call you a buffoon because I will protect you.

Garafalo: Thank you, sir.

[pollyanna]I'm am so looking forward to that press conference.[/pollyanna]

today in history

a great surrender.

scene of a fierce battle

Thanks to Tony for the image link.



Yeah, I'd say things are under control.

recent disappointments

in a blog that is sure to lead some to ask, "just how does Bryan spend his time?"

I've discovered:

Diet Coke with Lemon tastes like Madge slipped some Palmolive into my no-calorie carbonated carmelized beverage. I can barely gag it down, but my hands sure are smooth, and my pots and pans have never looked cleaner.

Old Spice High Endurance Clear Gel Antiperspirant & Deodorant is not as effective as a product as, say, Borax soap powder or Arm & Hammer Baking Powder applied to one's armpits. On a positive note, though, at their website, I learned which three US Cities are the sweatiest. And don't think I'm going to tell you which they are -- you have to follow the link. I will say this: Don't mess with Texas. Cuz its sweaty down there.

Frito Lay Cool Guacamole Potato Chips are neither cool, nor authentically guacamole-ish. And they've been powdered a disturbingly green, which masks mold, I fear. Unfortunately, there is no web link for this product, but I did find a FAQ list for the company. There is some seriously good reading to be found here, which is nearly compensatory for the inferior flavor of this chip.