So, in my last post there is a picture of an ex-KKK member who was convicted for organizing the killing of 3 civil rights workers back in 1964. Anyways, in case you didn’t know, they made a movie about these killings called “Mississippi Burning,” starring William Defoe and Gene Hackman. Anyways, this movie happened to be on the other night, so I was curious how the movie would portray this guy who had just been convicted. Well, come to find out, his name is not even mentioned. Grant it, this movie was filmed well before Edgar Ray was brought to trial, but you would think he would be in there somewhere, perhaps a side character or something. Well, needless to say I was disappointed, but the movie was and still is good.

It has come to my attention that if you want the latest news, you should avoid Google News. When I say latest, I mean up to the minute. I use Google news regularly, and have come to like the feel of it, but if a news story breaks, Google will be the last to report it. The reason is b/c it is run automatically, with no human intervention. Sites like Yahoo News on the otherhand, use some sort of human interaction to make sure the latest news is made available. The first time I heard about this was with the Michael Jackson case results. However, today I experienced it first hand as I happened to read Yahoo news first, and found that the ex-KKK member Edgar Ray Killen was convicted of manslaughter in a 1964 case about 3 black men who were killed. After finishing the article, I went to Google news and found they were still reporting no decision on the case. It took Google about 25 minutes to catch up, but that is an eternity in these modern media times.

On a side note, below is a picture of the convicted Edgar Ray, but please take notice of the overweight policeman behind him. It is absolutely ridiculous that someone of this size would be allowed to have any sort of “security” role. There should definitely be some sort of physical fitness requirements.

If you thought the Walking Man was cool, check out the Kitchen Sink.

So, we have been back in the States now for about 3 weeks, and still have yet to have a weekend where we could relax and just hang out with no plans. This past weekend was our 2nd trip to Modesto in 3 weeks, and this time it was for Will, my cousin-in-law, and Elsie’s wedding. The wedding was great, and the weather couldn’t have been better. I’ve noticed whenever you go to a wedding you learn something new that, if you weren’t already married, should incorporate into your wedding. This time was the idea that there be 5 separate cake flavors to choose from, and each table had it’s own cake. If you didn’t like the flavor of cake at your table, simply go to another person’s table, and get a piece of theirs. Luckily for us, we got chocolate.

After the morning wedding, we headed back to Jeanne’s house for a little fun in the sun. Barbie wanted to see if Kymba would go into the pool, and she ended up getting more than she bargained for, as once Kymba figured out the steps, you couldn’t keep her out. I must say she splashes the most out of any dog I have seen swim, but the funny part is, it looks as if she is doing on purpose b/c she splashes the water with her front paws, then tries to catch the water with her mouth. I wish I had some photos, b/c she looked like a huge wet polar bear swimming around the pool and doing laps.

Sunday morning was golf time. Unfortunately for me I left my golf game back in San Jose, as I butchered the course left and right, and didn’t get a par til about the 15th hole on a chip from off the green. The only good news is that I birdied 16 as well, so my day did get a little bit better. One of these I’m going to have learn how to hit that little white ball straight.
That evening, back in San Jose, Barbie and I went and saw the third Star Wars. The movie starts off fairly slow with some pretty poor acting, and if I am saying that, you know it is bad. I’m usually just there to be entertained, not to be a critic. After a while we finally got back into the whole Star Wars world, and the movie picked up and ended up being OK. It was good to see some sort of conclusion finally, something the first two lacked for obvious reasons. All in all, I give it a grade of B.

So that is our weekend in a nutshell, nothing extravagant, but this is a web log, so nothing is still something.

Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us, and you’re inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?

Border Collie: Just one. And then I’ll replace any wiring that’s not up to code.

Dachshund: You know I can’t reach that stupid lamp!

Rottweiler: Make me.

Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark.

Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please!

German Shepherd: I’ll change it as soon as I’ve led these people from the dark, check to make sure I haven’t missed any, and make just one more perimeter patrol to see that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation.

Jack Russell Terrier: I’ll just pop it in while I’m bouncing off the walls and furniture.

Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I’m sorry, but I don’t see a light bulb!

Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.

Chihuahua: Yo quiero Taco Bulb.

Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there…..

Greyhound: It isn’t moving. Who cares?

Australian Shepherd: First, I’ll put all the light bulbs in a little circle…

Poodle: I’ll just blow in the Border Collie’s ear and he’ll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.

CAT: “Dogs do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is: How long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner, and a massage?”

Number 12 – Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 11 – Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 10 – Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich!

Number 9 – Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.

Number 8 – Some people are like Slinkies…..not really good for anything, but you still can’t help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

Number 7 – Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

Number 6 – Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

Number 5 – All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 4 – Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a
substantial tax cut saves you thirty cents?

Number 3 – In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

Number 2 – Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2005:

Terrorists come to America legally and hang around on expired visas for as long as 10-15 years. Now take Blockbuster – You’re two days late with a video rental and those people are all over you….. I think we should put Blockbuster in charge of our immigration.

p.s. I post this b/c Blockbuster just called us yesterday about some over due movies. Apparantely no late fees doesn’t mean they won’t still harass you.

So, I found this guy’s resume online, and was wondering if any of you computer people out there would hire him.

Sergey’s Resume

If not, I thought I would let you know that he is now worth about 7 billion dollars, and is the co-founder of Google.