One Nation Under God?
June 27th, 2002
I finally won a game of Mahjong on my PDA. I love the game, but it can be quite frustrating at times. Ahhhh I still feel like a champ.
I’m working on a new layout for the site. Nothing too elaborate. Content is still my first priority.
In San Francisco, a federal appeals court panel ruled that it is unconstitutional for classrooms to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. On the other hand, scholars speculate that the ruling may be overturned by the Supreme Court or reversed by the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling was in response to an Atheist’s bid against his daughter’s exposure to religion in school.
Why appeal this if it is not required?
“It was not until 1942 that Congress officially recognized the Pledge
of Allegiance. One year later, in June 1943, the Supreme Court ruled
that school children could not be forced to recite it. In fact, today only
half of our fifty states have laws that encourage the recitation of the
Pledge of Allegiance in the classroom!
In June of 1954 an amendment was made to add the words “under God”.
Then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower said “In this way we are reaffirming
the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future; in
this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which
forever will be our country’s most powerful resource in peace and war.”
(from usflag.org)
Minority Report
June 23rd, 2002
We saw The Minority Report opening night (Friday) at AMC Esquire Theatre 7. I enjoyed the concept of the movie, taking place in 2054, but I’m not quite sure if I like to movie itself yet.
My boyfriend, on the other hand, did not like it. I’ll post a link later with the Janus Movie Review.
Husband Shopping Center
June 21st, 2002
A friend of mine told me about this new Husband Shopping Center where a woman could go to choose from among many men for her husband.
It was laid out in five floors, with the men increasing in positive attributes as you ascended up the floors.
The only rule was once you opened the door to any floor, you must choose a man from that floor, and if you went up a floor, you couldn’t go back down except to leave the place.
So, a couple of girl friends go to the place to find a man as a husband.
First floor, the door had a sign saying: These men have jobs and love kids.
The women read the sign and say “Well that’s better than not having jobs, or not loving kids, but I wonder what’s further up”. So up they go.
Second floor says: These men have high paying jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking
Hmmm, say the girls. But, I wonder what’s further up?
Third floor: These men have high paying jobs, are extremely good looking, love kids and help with the housework.
Wow! say the women. Very tempting, BUT, there’s more further up! And up they go.
Fourth floor: These men have high paying jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.
Oh, mercy me. But just think! What must be awaiting us further on! So up to the fifth floor they go.
The sign on that door said: This floor is just to prove that women are impossible to please.
Turn Around
June 19th, 2002
A little guy goes into an elevator, looks up and sees this huge guy standing next to him.
The big guys ees the little guy staring at him, looks down and says, “7 feet tall, 350 lbs., 20 inch penis, testicles 3lbs. each, Turner Brown”.
The small guy just faints dead away and falls to the floor. The big dude kneels down and brings him to, by slapping his face and shaking him.
He asks “Are you Ok??”
In a very weak voice the little guys says, “Excuse me, but what did you just say to me?”
The big dude says, “When I saw the curious look on your face, I just figured I’d give you the answers to the question everyone always asks me. “I’m 7 feet tall, weigh 350 lbs., have a 20 inch penis, my testicles weigh 3 lbs. each, and my name is Turner Brown.”
The small guy says, “Thank God!!! I thought you said ‘Turn Around.’
Real Macaroni
June 18th, 2002
Last night, my boyfriend made us Real Macaroni. Elbow macaroni smothered with plenty of cheese
and baked in the oven. Oooh yes, it was quite delicious. Don’t be jealous.
The little things in life please me.
We’re still catching up on all the television shows I’ve taped in the last two months. The other
day we watched the series finale of X-Files. It explained a lot, but still left me with several
questions. I wouldn’t be surprised if they make another X-Files movie.
Minority Report comes out this Friday; it should be pretty good.
Another Personality Test
June 14th, 2002
Rented a Few Movies
June 13th, 2002
We watched Monster’s Ball last night on DVD. Fantastic movie with a twist at the end. Halle Berry’s Academy Award is well deserved. Sean Combs role was very brief; somehow I thought he would be involved more.
The other day, I finally got to see The Fast and the Furious.. great action-packed movie. The only beef I have with this movie is the director’s manipulaton of the audience.. Near the end, they had me feeling bad for the bad guys!
One more movie to watch out of the three we rented last Sunday: Love Come Down, starring Lorenz Tate and Deborah Cox.
Did you enjoy that Lakers series?
Forum Again
June 10th, 2002
Once again, I’m looking for a new forum. Ezboard is nice but after 30 trial days, I will have pop-ads all over the place. I know that there is a good open source board out there that is easily maintainable. I’m looking for it. If you know of one, please let me know.
Lakers lead 3-0. The Nets are pitiful.
Last night, my boyfriend and I rented ‘Trois.’ I’m not going to get into an extensive review (at the moment). I was quite disappointed in this overly edited version of the movie. I originally saw it at the theatre a couple of years ago. ‘Trois,’ as you probably know or have guessed, is about a three-some and what the video distributer did was take out the best sex scene of the movie! The essence of the movie was truly lost. I’m demanding my money back for this rental. I’m wondering if the DVD has a director’s cut version of the movie.




