Monday, January 9, 2012
The Secret Bracelet
In either case, I bring you the Paracord Bracelet. Yep, the bracelet with an undetectable plastic handcuff key! It's so very James Bond, I love it. The unique key is in the buckle itself. You would simply unsnap the bracelet from your wrist, tear out the key, and ta-da! You're Free!!! The handcuff key fits most handcuff models.
A Convicted Prisoner Would Be Better Than Gay Parents
Oh, you gotta love our Republican candidates as they continue on their crusade to overturn everything our current President has done.
Ryan and I watched the debates on Saturday and Sunday, and I'd have to say they were the best ones yet. I know what you're thinking - we're dorks, but who else would keep you informed of the current political news? LOL.
In either case, we watch them because it's like comedy hour. They literally make us laugh. Rick Perry was applauded for finally stating the three government programs he would cut, and then went off on why we should go back into Iraq. We should go in there "literally at the speed of light," he said. I think he meant to say "figuratively". Jesus Christ, somebody help him please.
These are the kind of people who applauded the death of a man for not having health insurance, booed a gay man who served several tours of duty in Iraq, and who would rather have a man in prison take care of your children instead of Ryan or myself.
According to the LA Times, citing the work of one anti-poverty expert, Santorum said, "He found that even fathers in jail who had abandoned their kids were still better than no father at all to have in their children's lives."
Allowing gays to marry and raise children, Santorum said, amounts to "robbing children of something they need, they deserve, they have a right to. You may rationalize that that isn't true, but in your own life and in your own heart, you know it's true."
David (my previous partner) and I raised two little girls together and to this day, they have been raised by a wonderful Mother who loves them, and Gay Parents (David and his current partner) who have helped nourish them in their teen years. I was their soccer coach when they were 4-1/2 through 11 years old, and I'd have to say they have grown into two upstanding young ladies. 17 and 16 now, they're honor students, play in concerts, sports, etc. and continue to excel in everything they set their heart and mind to do. I love them and always will. I will forever be their "Papa Pete".
In either case, we watch them because it's like comedy hour. They literally make us laugh. Rick Perry was applauded for finally stating the three government programs he would cut, and then went off on why we should go back into Iraq. We should go in there "literally at the speed of light," he said. I think he meant to say "figuratively". Jesus Christ, somebody help him please.
These are the kind of people who applauded the death of a man for not having health insurance, booed a gay man who served several tours of duty in Iraq, and who would rather have a man in prison take care of your children instead of Ryan or myself.
According to the LA Times, citing the work of one anti-poverty expert, Santorum said, "He found that even fathers in jail who had abandoned their kids were still better than no father at all to have in their children's lives."
Allowing gays to marry and raise children, Santorum said, amounts to "robbing children of something they need, they deserve, they have a right to. You may rationalize that that isn't true, but in your own life and in your own heart, you know it's true."
David (my previous partner) and I raised two little girls together and to this day, they have been raised by a wonderful Mother who loves them, and Gay Parents (David and his current partner) who have helped nourish them in their teen years. I was their soccer coach when they were 4-1/2 through 11 years old, and I'd have to say they have grown into two upstanding young ladies. 17 and 16 now, they're honor students, play in concerts, sports, etc. and continue to excel in everything they set their heart and mind to do. I love them and always will. I will forever be their "Papa Pete".
Children Playing The Guitar
I, personally, don't think the author titled this video correctly. I think the kids in the video did a very good job. It takes a lot of talent to learn music, play a guitar and perform in front of an audience. And for the kids being as young as they are, I don't find it creepy whatsoever. I find it quite impressive.Watch as these North Korean children strum their guitars on stage.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Hidden Swimming Pools
Okay, I've made up my mind. After Ryan and I buy our mansion of a house, we are going to have one of these installed in our backyard.
My friend Jessie posted this on her Facebook wall, and I was mesmerized by the sheer beauty of it. When you walk out the back door, at first glance you see a very beautiful patio, but what happens next is absolutely amazing.
As the patio starts to sink, water starts bubbling up to the surface. I mean, out of nowhere a swimming pool starts to form as the patio disappears beneath it.
I want one! And I'm sure it costs a pretty penny. You can check them out at HiddenWaterPools.com.
Poster of the Week - Issue No. 40 - Leaders
Continuing alphabetically, I bring you this week's poster, "Leaders".
And This Is What Grandmas Are For... [NSFW]
Okay, this is funny as hell. It's NSFW because of the lyrics to the song, but ain't this what Grandma's were made for? LMAO.
This cute kid taped himself lip-synching to Tyga's "Rack City", and Grandma had fun doing it. I'm not lying, so you have to check out the video for yourself.
This cute kid taped himself lip-synching to Tyga's "Rack City", and Grandma had fun doing it. I'm not lying, so you have to check out the video for yourself.
MD Anderson Cancer Center's HMB Will Meet It's End...
At 11:15 AM, the implosion of the Houston Main Building in the Medical Center area will be taking place. A building I visited several times over the past 4 years.
The building formerly known as the Prudential building before the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center purchased it in 1972 was the first high-rise in Houston outside of Downtown. It was built in 1952, and has meant a great deal to many Houstonions. I've only lived here 10 years, but I can tell by reading some of the stories online, how much the building meant to them.
How the building affects me? Well, I work in the Dan L. Duncan building, previously called CPB (Cancer Prevention Building). The building is a few feet from the HMB, and was only two years old when I started working at MD Anderson. I had the honor of taking classes in the HMB building, and completed my database training in there as well. It was a lovely building, and it was even more lovely, because you could feel the history when you walked in that building. This morning will be bittersweet, because a building I literally walk by every day will be gone tomorrow morning when I head into work. [source]
From the MD Anderson Website:
MD Anderson's Houston Main Building (HMB) was opened by Prudential Insurance Co. in 1952 as its southwest regional office. At the time, the 20-story office building was Houston's tallest building outside downtown.
In 1974, MD Anderson purchased the 500,000-square-foot facility, which included 22.4 acres of land and a surface lot containing hundreds of parking spaces. The University of Texas officially named the building the Houston Main Building in 1980.
The acquisition of the building allowed executive and other administrative offices to move from the hospital to HMB to accommodate the expansion of clinical space.
Over the years, MD Anderson updated and renovated some floors to support specific functions, and the expansive parking area was used for new construction.
The last employees moved out of HMB March 2010; the building was officially closed April 1, 2010. After its closure, contractors began the interior demolition and abatement of the building.
The master plan calls for the site to serve as the home of a new clinical building that would connect the Dan L. Duncan Building and the Lowry and Peggy Mays Clinic.
Existing terraces on Floor 2 of these buildings will extend to the new facility, forming a courtyard above five floors of underground parking.
If you click on this link, you'll be able to watch the demolition live, 15 minutes before the event.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Mom, Dad, I love you, but you can't cut my hair...
If your son or daughter left you a note like this, you would never forgive yourself. LOL. Talk about making you feel guilty as sin.
Season 2 of Shameless Premieres Tomorrow Night! [video]
Blade's Box of Jams: Track #14 - Strip Me
Currently listening to...
Natasha Bedingfield
If you haven't seen the movie Morning Glory, you should. So not only will I be tagging this under my "box of jams" category, but tagging it as a "movies to watch" as well. Ryan and I purchased this movie several months ago, and we finally got around to watching it on Thursday. It's a really sweet movie, it really is. Star Wars and Indiana Jones legend, Harrison Ford, the lovely Rachel McAdams from The Notebook, and one of the best comedic actors in Hollywood, Diane Keaton star in the movie. At the very end of the movie, and during it's closing credits a song came on that I absolutely fell in love with. The song is titled "Strip Me" by Natasha Bedingfield. It is the second single from her 2010 album of the same name.
I have included her official video below and the Morning Glory version after the jump, so make sure to check them both out. It will have you dancing around as you do your morning chores. Thank you my sweet Ry for sending me the video this morning. Love ya!
Morning Glory version after the jump...
Crimes of the Century - No. 6 - The Brinks Job
THE BRINKS JOB, 1950
A gang of 11 men set out on a meticulous 18-month quest to rob the Brinks headquarters in Boston, the home-base of the legendary private security firm. The planning and practice had a military intensity to them; the attention to detail -- including the close approximation of the uniform of the Brinks' guards -- was near genius. It all came off without a hitch: the perfect crime of the century. And the haul was astonishing: more than $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and securities, the biggest heist at that time in American history. But while the plan was perfect, the participants proved to be all too human. Even as the authorities spent years trying to figure out who was behind the "great Brinks robbery," the 11 were falling out among themselves.
Eventually, someone associated with the mob allegedly hired a hit man to kill Joseph "Specs" O'Keefe, a gangmember who had been grousing that he had been cheated of his proper share of the robbery. At that point, O'Keefe -- wounded in the attempted rub-out -- decided to talk to the FBI. By 1957, most of the gang had been sentenced to life in prison, except for O'Keefe who got four years. None would account for the bulk of the stolen funds. To this day, no one has found the money.
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According to investigators the heist took place like this:
On January 17, 1950, after six aborted attempts, the robbers decided that the situation was favorable. They donned clothing outwardly similar to that of a Brink's uniform with Navy pea coats and chauffeur's caps, along with rubber Halloween masks, gloves, and rubber-soled shoes. While Pino and driver Banfield remained in the getaway car, seven other men entered the building at 6:55 PM.
With their copied keys, they came to the second floor through the locked doors and surprised, bound, and gagged five Brinks employees who were storing and counting money. They failed to open a box of the payroll of the General Electric Company but scooped up everything else.
The robbers walked out at 7:30 PM. In addition to money, they had taken four revolvers from the employees. Afterwards, the gang rapidly counted the loot, gave some of the members their cut, and agreed not to touch the loot for six years, after which the statute of limitations would have expired. The robbers scattered to establish their alibis. [Wikipedia]
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In the coming weeks, as you read through the 25 crimes Time Magazine has selected, you will wonder which of them will remain in the popular, perhaps even the artistic imagination in the years to come? How will they be retold and with what kinds of lessons and cautions in mind? Visit my blog every Saturday as a new crime will be posted each week.
Pandering To The Rich
According to the article, "The Tax Policy Center hasn't yet tried to score plans from Santorum, Huntsman, or Paul." Which is okay, we don't need any more proof to know who these guys are catering to.
[source]As the chart [above] shows, conservatives are right to believe that Romney isn’t to be trusted. Sure, he lowers tax rates on millionaires by 9 percentage points, and you may think that’s a pretty sweet deal for the rich. But come on. Newt Gingrich would lower them by 24 percentage points. (No, that’s not a typo.) Rick Perry lowers them by 20 percentage points. Herman Cain lowers them by 15 points. Frankly, Romney is hardly even trying here.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Darth Vader Montage
Being the iconic character that he is, no wonder so many corporations use him. But they left out the best commercial of them all. Last year's Volkswagen Superbowl commercial, featuring little Darth.In either case, it was pretty cool to see some of the old cheesy ones compared to the newer ones. Makes one feel older.
Post Secret Fridays - Issue 089
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
See More Secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.
Want to see older Post Secret Friday issues? Go here.
Read a special message from Frank Warren of PostSecret.com about him closing down the Post Secret App after the jump.
Who Are The World's 1%?
Most of everyone of you! Yep, if you make at least $34,000/year, you make the top 1% of the entire world. And half of you live in the United States, the richest country in the world. Read more about it here. [CNN Money]
What a Hot Mess: Last Friday Night
The Greatest Paper Map of the United States You’ll Ever See
This is the perfect example of the little man vs. the big man, small business vs. mega corporations, little pharma vs. big pharma, and the analogies can continue, but I'll end it there as this blog is about a map. Yep, a map. And it's the greatest paper map of the United States you will ever see.
Well, in American mapmaking, the "Best of Show" award is the biggest honor one can achieve at the annual competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society. Usually the big map makers like National Geographic, Rand McNally, C.I.A. Cartography Center and the U.S. Census Bureau wind up being the winner of this prestigious award. But not this time, the big award emerged from a little farmhouse outside of Eugene, Oregon. It's creator? David Imus.
Imus worked on this map over a two-year period, and did it all on his own with no help. He worked 7 days a week and nearly 6,000 hours before it was completed. And he did it all by hand.
So what makes this map different from the Rand McNally version you can buy at a bookstore? Or from the dusty National Geographic pull-down mounted in your child’s elementary school classroom? Can one paper wall map really outshine all others—so definitively that it becomes award-worthy? [source]
Feel free to purchase this map directly from David Imus himself, visit his website at imusgeographics.com
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Must Watch: Gay Baby
You all know how much I love my short films. Well, I'm seriously thinking about bringing back an old series of mine called "Saturday Morning Coffee Break". It was a series that ran every Saturday on "Peter's Daily Blog" on MySpace where I would usually post gay short films. I posted some of the best films, and everyone looked forward to them each and every week.
Well today there's no exception, I have to post this great short film titled, "Gay Baby." It is a definite 'Must Watch'. It's about a couple who learns their unborn son is gay, and the father quickly gets disappointed. But no worries, the couple go to a baby store where they encounter a gay store clerk who tries to change the father's reaction from disappointment to excitement. It's a really cute 6-1/2 minute film. Like I mentioned earlier, it's a definite 'must watch'.
Winner of Audience Award - Best Overall Short at FilmOut San Diego.
Written and Directed by Kevin Kelly
Produced by Jane Kelly Kosek and Jade DeCosta
Starring Larry Sullivan, Beth Shea, Richard Riehle, Tye Olson, Jason Stuart
Credits:
Winner of Audience Award - Best Overall Short at FilmOut San Diego.
Written and Directed by Kevin Kelly
Produced by Jane Kelly Kosek and Jade DeCosta
Starring Larry Sullivan, Beth Shea, Richard Riehle, Tye Olson, Jason Stuart
A Woman's Bathroom Notice
You see? Men are not the only ones who get nasty notices left on bathroom stalls and doors, women do too.
No? Were you raised by a pack of wolves?
No? Were you raised by a pack of wolves?
Laugh of the Day: Sh*t White Girls Say to Black Girls
I've seen and heard it first hand. I've worked in an office environment long enough to hear the ridiculous verbage that comes out of a "white girl's" mouth.
Don't Argue With A Gay Flight Attendant
As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us "Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super."
On his trip back up the aisle, he noticed an extremely well-dressed and exotic young woman hadn't moved a muscle. "Perhaps you didn't hear me over those big brute engines but I asked you to raise your trazy-poo, so the main man can pitty-pat us on the ground."
She calmly turned her head and said, "In my country, I am called a Princess and I take orders from no one."
To which the flight attendant replied without missing a beat, "Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country I'm called a Queen, so I outrank you. Tray up, Bitch."
I Gave My Kids A Terrible Present: Part II
Now why does Jimmy Kimmel keep torturing these poor kids? LOL. Actually it's the parents who are to blame. They continued taping their kids, even after Jimmy Kimmel had already completed his segment.
Last month, Jimmy had asked his viewers to play a trick on their kids by having them open one present a few weeks early, but instead of a good present, he advised them to put something the kids wouldn't like in the box, upload it on YouTube, and label it, "Hey Jimmy Kimmel, I gave my kids a terrible present." Well, the taping didn't stop, and the videos still kept pouring in.
This is part 2 of "I Gave My Kids A Terrible Present":
This is part 2 of "I Gave My Kids A Terrible Present":
Are People Really This Stupid? Issue No. 17 - It's Just A Paper Bag!
Seriously folks, are people really this stupid? I mean... really? How is a paper bag worth $210.00 just because it has the word CHANEL printed on it? Oh, it's the keychain, I get it.
If you're interested in purchasing this paper bag click on the pic below or simply click here to reach winningduh's ebay website. Have fun bidding (with all the other stupid people in the world)!
If you're interested in purchasing this paper bag click on the pic below or simply click here to reach winningduh's ebay website. Have fun bidding (with all the other stupid people in the world)!
Kiss of the Week - Issue No. 007
Over the last several weeks I have been posting my original posts and slowly introducing this series to my current BLADE 7184 readers. So without further ado, here's the seventh issue, originally posted on August 04, 2007...
Adele Finds Someone Like YOU!
Adele, whose previous relationship was a disaster and ended in her biggest album to date, told the sun, "if they make me laugh, I'm in the bed." Interesting. Things that make you go hmmm....
Must Watch: Lady Gaga Got Married on New Year's Eve
Prior to the ball drop, Lady Gaga started her performance with Heavy Metal Lover in an octopus-looking costume, but later emerged out of that when she performed Marry The Night, and finished off with Born This Way.
Shortly after her performance, Gaga and the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg flipped the switch to start the ball drop last Saturday night, and it was pretty darn cool.
Personally, I think there's no better way to end the year than in your own home state and city of New York. Love or hate her, she was fabulous!Check out her New Year's Eve performance below:
Look For Changes On So You Think You Can Dance - Season 9
Supposedly there was a 9% decline in viewership in the Season 8 finale, where Melanie Moore was crowned the winner. Regardless, they were signed on for another season, so at least we got that. That's if Ryan and I choose to watch it this year. [source]
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