Archive for December, 2005

Holiday Jingle

Published by brandon 2 years, 11 months ago in peanut butter. 0 Comments
Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House
No bills were passed ’bout which Fox News could grouse;
Tax cuts for the wealthy were passed with great cheer,
So vacations in St. Barts soon would be near;

Katrina kids were nestled all snug in motel beds,
While visions of school and home danced in their heads;
In Iraq our soldiers needed supplies and a plan,
Plus nuclear weapons were being built in Iran;

Gas prices shot up, consumer confidence fell;
Americans feared we were on a fast track to…well…
Wait— we need a distraction— something divisive and wily;
A fabrication straight from the mouth of O’Reilly

We can pretend that Christmas is under attack
Hold a vote to save it— then pat ourselves on the back;
Silent Night, First Noel, Away in the Manger
Wake up Congress, they’re in no danger!

This time of year we see Christmas every where we go,
From churches, to homes, to schools, and yes…even Costco;
What we have is an attempt to divide and destroy,
When this is the season to unite us with joy

At Christmas time we’re taught to unite,
We don’t need a made-up reason to fight
So on O’Reilly, on Hannity, on Coulter, and those right wing blogs;
You should just sit back, relax…have a few egg nogs!

‘Tis the holiday season: enjoy it a pinch
With all our real problems, do we honestly need another Grinch?

So to my friends and my colleagues I say with delight,
A merry Christmas to all,
and to Bill O’Reilly…Happy Holidays.

Congressman John Dingell (MI-15) recited this poem on the House floor after the consideration of House Resolution 579, which expressed the sense that the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected. A much more important priority than say, President Bush OK’ing spying on Americans.

Surprising News

Published by brandon 2 years, 11 months ago in peanut butter. 0 Comments

Some of you might know that I had a mole removed on my head awhile ago. Dana has been telling me to get tested for a long time, and I never got around to it. Well, I finally did and it’s a good thing. The test results came back that I have a small area of melanoma on the top of my head. It doesn’t sound dangerous, but it’s kind of weird realizing that I have skin cancer. I’m pretty sure cancer doesn’t run heavily in our family, so I was kind of surprised…but then again, I don’t have a lot of hair covering the top of my head these days…

I’m not freaked, but I do have to get surgery, which is going to be weird. I’m not a fan of surgery, but it’s better than keeping cancer on my head.

It’s also kind of weird typing about it on this space. But I know that there’s more than a few people who keep their eyes here that I may not otherwise have a chance to tell in a timely way, so I figure what the heck…I’m a computer guy, so why not post the news here.

I hope everyone has a good holiday if I don’t post again (I’ll try though), and is well.

I should add…don’t freak out for me, I’m not freaked out, so no one else should be!

It’s been awhile…

Published by brandon 2 years, 11 months ago in peanut butter. 0 Comments

(ok, that was a reference to the horrible song by the horrible band Staind, but not because I like them).

Things have been insanely busy, as usual for Dana and I. As you probably noticed, I redid my home page, I hope you like it.

Dana and I are going to see Venus and Serena play each other in an exhibition match tonight at Washington, DC’s MCI Center. I’m really pumped. I haven’t been to a tennis match, until I went to the Legg Mason tournament here in DC last summer.

Tomorrow night we’re hanging out with a few friends, and Saturday we have my office Christmas party. It’s going to be a big weekend for us.

Just a little update to say I hope that all is going well for everyone.