WWE Wrestler Chris Benoit and Family Found Dead in Home

NOT A JOKE. World Wrestling Entertainment is deeply saddened to report that today Chris Benoit and his family were found dead in their home. There are no further details at this time, other than the Benoit family residence is currently being investigated by local authorities. Tonight’s Raw on USA Network will serve as a tribute to Chris Benoit.



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Michael Moore Calls For New 9/11 Investigation

Answering questions after a preview of his new documentary "SiCK0", Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore discusses 9/11 eyewitness testimony of explosions, suppressed video footage from the Pentagon and the unlikelihood of a plane striking a five story building at 500mph with ultra precision.



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Halo 3 Achievements Revealed

Looks like the Achievements have been revealed for one of the most anticipated games to grace the XBOX 360. If you look over the list there is nothing really special but it sure did get the writer of the article hyped up. But than again the game is Halo 3 and I do understand the hype after all it should be the best shooter on the 360.



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Bush Trampled on Fundamental Rights in the Name of National Security

A judicial branch has told the administration that it may not trample on fundamental rights in the name of national security. President Bush's broad assertions of power in his war on terrorism are under assault by U.S. judges who have rejected his indefinite imprisonment of enemy combatants and the domestic spying program.



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Random musings on life...

So I am sitting in bed waiting on my lovely girlfriend to get home from work. I'm listening to Journey 's Don't Stop Believing which may seem strange but its fitting when you think about America and how things are going right now. Times are hard for the true middle to lower class of hard working people that makeup the strongest part of this nation. But enough about that for now. I'll blog that rant at a later date.

As I was saying I am waiting on my beautiful lady to get home from Applebees. She is a server/host there and her working nights is one way that we make ends meet. Tomorrow she is starting a job at JCPenny's so she'll how two jobs. I know living the American dream right!

I of course work at AuburnBank. As you might have guessed from the above statements I don't make a ton of money. Its not a bad job but its alright I guess. If you were to take into account inflation and the cost of living now I'd say that I make closer to minimum wage than you might think. Hopefully good things will start to happen at the old job soon. I've been there a year so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Well i guess I got to go do other non important stuff but I'll finish this later with my rants on America's ever declining economy, political process, and over quality of living...

Shuttle launch as seen from WB-57 High Altitude Research Aircraft [PIC]

Picture taken from the WB-57 research aircraft of the Atlantis Shuttle from the Kennedy Space Centre. Really shows a truely amazing sight!



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Dressing Down to Fight Global Warming

Air conditioners typically account for 30% to 50% of office buildings’ energy consumption so any step taken to curtail their use would yield significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. "China is exploring a different way of controlling greenhouse gas emissions," said Wan Gang, the country's Minister of Science and Technology



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New MacBook Pros

Yea so now my Macbook Pro is officially old. Yesterday Apple released an impressive update to the popular line of notebooks. Here are the specs.

Yea I am now Jealous that 8600 card really blows my ATI x1600 out of the water....

Man caught in the act..

Yea this is scary. Check out what Google Maps street view caught. The fact that we can see this stuff from Google Maps feels a little to much like "1984"

Click to see the man. Zoom in for full detail...

Paris Hilton is in Jail...

Yea so Paris is in Jail. Wow I really didn't think she would be forced to go. I thought somehow she would wiggle her way out of it and do now time.

Here is the info straight from http://www.thesmokinggun.com

Paris Hilton was booked into a Los Angeles jail in June 2007 to begin serving time for violating terms of a probation sentence imposed following a drunk driving plea. In January, weeks after pleading no contest to a reckless driving charge, the 26-year-old Hilton was cited for driving with a suspended license. After signing a document acknowledging she was not to drive, Hilton was pulled over by cops in February and charged with a probation violation. As a result, she was sentenced to 45 days in jail. Hilton posed for the below left mug shot after her September 2006 arrest. The second booking photo was taken when she surrendered to Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to begin her brief sentence.

Now on the other hand why this is such big news really just blows my mind. If the War in Iraq got this much media attention maybe we would realize the new strategy isn't working and get the hell out of there. There are so many more important things our country and its leaders need to be worrying about. As citizens it is our duty to bring to light the real issues that are important to us. If we keep our eyes fixed on the Hollywood elite than we will never change the course of our country. Its up to us to force our leaders into changes that are direly needed.

Rant on Relgion in Politics

Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-Calif., is the first openly "nontheistic" member of Congress, the Secular Coalition for America announced Monday, March 12.

In a statement, Stark said he is a "Unitarian who does not believe in a supreme being."

Only 45 percent of Americans said they would vote for a "generally well-qualified" atheist, according to a February Gallup Poll, ranking them lowest on a list that included Mormons (72 percent), candidates on their third marriage (67 percent) and homosexuals (55 percent).
Only three other elected officials agreed to be identified: a school board president in Berkeley, Calif.; a member of a school committee in Maine; and a town meeting member from Massachusetts.

"Atheists are the last group that a majority of Americans still think is OK to discriminate against," said Fred Edwords, director of communications for the American Humanist Association.

Story taken from http://www.beliefnet.com/story/213/story_21388_1.html

This article really makes me want to jump on the soapbox today. So here I go.

Religion in politics is a very touchy subject and not one many canidates will openly discuss. In reality who or what you believe in does not make you a better leader. Does it matter if you shape your polices around the Christian way? No it doesn't matter at all! It does however make you more likable, and more electable if you do go down that path. If you are a Christian than you'll win just about every "Red" state.

See the thing is people vote because of religious issues first and what is truly important second. Don't get me wrong I am not against religion or god. I just want people to wake up and realize that religion is not, and should not effect our government policies, and it should not decide the outcome of an election. If you notice in the article you see that Americans would not elect an openly atheist president into office. Why not I ask? Does it make them a bad person? All it means is that they may be open to ideas and polices that many leaders would be opposed to. Several of those leaders only support Christian beliefs because it wins them votes.

It's not just atheists that get the political shaft with voters. People of other religions get chastised in the media, and by the common American for there beliefs. I guess our country is only free for Christians. Its like were saying you can live in our country and pay taxes, but you can never lead our country because your beliefs make you inferior to the rest of the population.

I for one think its time for us to wake up and pay attention to what the 2008 runner's ideas are. Who cares if they are gay, straight, black, white, or atheist. This country is about equality. If we don't practice this than we don't deserve to vote, or even live in this great nation. Its time to grow up and open our closed minds to new ideas. Let's honor the rights of all our citizens and not just the ones who look to a higher being for answers. Remember that the person you elect is responsible for your life and the lives of the ones closest to you. Please don't elect another president without looking at everything they stand for. Just look at our country and its leardership now. "Strong faith based morals" don't always equal a good leader now do they?

How to fix voting in America...

Hillary Clinton has proposed a bill that would make Election Day a federal holiday, and make it a crime to send misleading or fraudulent information to voters. She is also looking into a way to cut the length of some lines across the country.

I think that Hillary is onto something here. I hope this passes because it could improve election day turnout across the country. Voter rights also need a close look at because of the rise in voting crimes across the nation. The rights that many take for granite are in constant danger of being tampered with by individuals that have a total disrespect for our constitution. Ideas like the one above are a step in the right direction and are a welcome change in the political banter we here from Washington everyday.

Personally this is how I would change voting for the better....

1. Make Election day a national Holiday where polls all open at 6am and close at 10pm.

2. Standardize all voting methods and allow for secure internet voting at designated s in addition to current polling s. Doing so would dramatically decrease lines around the country.

3. Provide a tax break or credit for those who do vote. This could be in the range of 25 to 100 dollars. Remember we want people to vote.

4. Better inform citizens of the candidates and there stances. The more knowledge you have the more likely you are to make a choice. In other words inform the nation and voting rates will go up. Not everyone watches cable news. We must find a way to reach all of America in the political arena.

These are a few ideas I have thought of in just about 20 minutes. I hope that Congress can find away to motivate the Americans who choose not to vote. The day that Americans all go out and vote together will be the start of a better country for us all.

Baby Oliver

Oliver is my 8 month old son. He is just starting to crawl and make word like sounds. Here are a few pictures and videos of the cute boy.


Here he is just crawling


Laughing and watching tv.


So innocent what could he do wrong?


Just looking cute


Oliver and his beautiful mother

Here is the video of Oliver crawling...