One Fine Jay

Thirty-two, he turns

Andy celebrates his birthday on Halloween. No jokes nor wisecracks allowed, it’s too easy… too easy… ENOUGH! But if you ever, ever call it Andyween again… just kidding. Go have a beer. Tomorrow you can sit down and start writing ten words for NaNo and just make up for the other few thousand the day… Continue reading this entry

At long, long last

Tony has the scoop on an Aliens vs. Predator Movie. I’ve played this game almost ten years ago in the arcades and I’ve been wondering how long it would actually take before a movie came up. Damn, what a long time it has been.

Stumped for a costume?

Zombyboy has the perfect suggestion. Ladies can be Courtney Love and it doesn’t matter if it’s Before, During, or After either.

Happy Halloween

It’s the Devil’s day, or so I was told, growing up listening to thumb-up-ass Catholic old fart priests. Yep, this is the night where the devil roamed free. Growing up in the Philippines Halloween was hardly festive. The rich people participated in it. They had fun. As for the average folks, and the poor ones,… Continue reading this entry

Give to me your leather

I really don’t know what prompted that Stevie Nicks lyrics for a title. Maybe because I just heard the song on the radio? Actually, I’m pretty surprised and thankful that Craig noticed me in his linky love. I don’t think I’ve sent him a TB or a link his way in the past ten entries,… Continue reading this entry

Debts to society? Redux

I remember I was thirteen in the Philippines and we’d have these regular symposia featuring guest speakers from universities, covering different topics from sex (yes, sex) to economics, and what not. I remember one on the idea of Social Justice and taxation. I don’t remember all the details, it has been at least ten years,… Continue reading this entry

Intermission

Well, this entry is what you call filler. I’m shamelessly whoring a link off of Venomous Kate’s entry, as per order. By the time my TB ping comes her way a link to this entry will appear on her site. Feel free to peruse the “Recent Entries” list on the sidebar, or click on my… Continue reading this entry

Learned from the best!

Val Prieto shows us the well from which El Jefe draws his inspiration. No surprise here, although deep inside I do hope he’s kidding. As Sarah told me on seeing this: “Cha-ching!”

Ferocious, eh?

There are children’s shows, and then there’s Children’s Poison. I don’t let my nieces watch everything that they are “allowed” to see, as far as ratings go. Anything that teaches them that “everyone wins,” that no one “has to lose,” and that there are no bad people, are totally banned from the TV. That includes… Continue reading this entry

Teachers left behind

When discussing a controversial law such as the No Child Left Behind Act, there are a lot of avenues with which it could be approached: one, about big government and federal intervention in local affairs, another, about the “fairness” of it all, and the “real effects” of the law. The issue of standardization, can also… Continue reading this entry