“If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?” - RuPaul - - - - - - - - - - - “if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal.” - John F. Kennedy - - - - - - - - - - - - “Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn’t marry. And you couldn’t have that special day the way your friends do – you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person’s shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach …. When I shared a picture of my tattoo on my Twitter page and said, ‘ALL LOVE is equal,’ a lot of people mocked me – they said, ‘What happened to you? You used to be a Christian girl!’ And I said, ‘Well, if you were a true Christian, you would have your facts straight. Christianity is about love.’ The debate resulted in a lot of threats and hate mail to people who agreed and disagreed with me. At one point I had to say, ‘Dude, everyone lay off.’ Can’t people have friendly debates about sensitive topics without it turning into unnecessary threats?” - Pop star Miley Cyrus on her marriage equality tattoo - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Foods That Will Make You Fat - Issue No. 26

So here we are again - I'm about to re-instate my most beloved series, "Foods That Will Make You Fat", and today's issue will have you bewildered.   

Who on God's green earth makes a Nacho Pizza CakeAnd this Easter Sundae would make the Lord turn over in his grave.  Oh wait...
Easter Sundae
So yeah, Jesus has already left the building, but he wouldn't be too happy with this concoction.  OMG, this is the most disgusting thing I've ever posted on my series.  Seriously.   This lovely parfait consists of a chocolate fondue drizzled over egg, turkey, gravy, crab leg and chicken nuggets.  So now you know what to do with all those frozen Thanksgiving left overs!
 
Death Sausage
If you want to die early, eat a few of these.  They're sure to make you have a heart attack or stroke.  This lovely piece of meat consists of 3 pounds of ground beef, 2 pounds country sausage, 2 pounds smoked bacon, 1 pound andouille sausage, 1 pound chicken strips, and 4 regular size hotdogs, seasoned with various sauces and spices such as BBQ sauce, baconnaise, and bacon flavored seasoning salt.  So, have you died and gone to heaven already?  Lord knows you have a sundae up there you can make for dessert.

Nacho Pizza Cake
I don't even know where to start with this crap. But I'm going to say there's some type of frosting, pancakes, syrup or cheese, and some Tostitos in this lovely, hot mess.

Oh no!  I think I just figured it out!  I bet you it's a meat-lovers pizza covered with the cinna-stix glaze. O-kay, I've had enough.

YES!  THESE FOODS WILL MAKE YOU FAT! 

The Nerd of Thrones!

I'm not sure how many of you watch Game of Thrones.  If you're not watching, I don't know what's wrong with you!  It's like the best show ever!  Well... aside from The Walking Dead, Spartacus, True Blood, Dexter, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire and many others, but that's besides the point.

In Game of Thrones everyone wants to sit on the "Throne of Swords".  At the present time, the god-awful teeny-bopper king, Joffrey who nobody can stand and want dead, is sitting on this chair.

Well.... here comes the Nerd of Thrones!  LOL, yes, someone made a throne out of computer keyboards.  Quite hilarious, but I'm sure you gamers and computer geeks are eager to make one.
The artist, Mike DeWolfe has released the following statement:

The Throne of Nerds is made in honor of the Throne of Swords from the Game of Thrones TV series and fantasy series. It is constructed from 20+ computer keyboard mounted to a chair. The keyboards and have been shaped and melted to follow the form of the chair, the shape of the user, and to meld together into a combined whole.

The underlying message is one of suffering. The keyboards have been melted and warped. They’re made to twist to fit, but at the same time that renders them unuseable because they cannot fulfill their intended purpose. The keyboards are black and silver, and the underlying chair is white, but those colours have been replaced with black, in whole or in random splotches.

The keyboard warping includes the scorching of almost all of the ESC keys to symbolize how impossible it can be escape suffering and blackness. The only key that is consciously left undamaged is the ESC key on the highest positioned keyboard.

Around the back, the keyboard cables have been arranged like human hair with an attempt to braid the cables that is ultimately left in a tangle. This denotes how good plans and order can degenerate into chaos.
via Mike DeWolfe

OMG Hilarious! The Magician and The Insta-Chick

I'm not a fan of the Tonight Show, but this is absolutely hilarious!  If you're in need of a giggle this morning, watch this video.  A magician is hired to work as a cashier of a liquor/convenience store and performs a few crazy tricks on some unsuspecting customers.

You are going to die laughing when customers fall for the dehydrated "Insta-Chick" - they're made in China. LMAO.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Loving One Another - Issue No. 021

Things We Can Do To Save The Environment - Issue No. 13 - Let Employees Work Close to Home

Ahhhh, this would be a dream come true.  Considering I work in THE LARGEST MEDICAL CENTER IN THE WORLD!  No, I didn't scream that out loudJust sayn'.

I do have to say that commuting to work in the morning only takes me 25 minutes, and I drive a Prius C.  So at 54 miles per gallon, I think I'm helping the environment and my pocket.

But suffice it to say, not everyone owns a hybrid vehicle or a Volt so yes, letting employees work close to home would be peachy.

Giving credit to TIME,  I'd like to thank them for showing us the many ways we can help save the environment.  Just one person can make a difference, and it starts with YOU!

 
                                                   ~ Peter aka Blade7184  


 

13. Let Employees Work Close to Home

Sitting in gridlock wastes your time and the planet's fuel. The only solution, it seems, is to move your home next to the office. But what if you could move the office a little closer to home? 

That, in essence, is the concept called proximate commuting. It works best for companies with multiple locations in one metro area. Gene Mullins, a software developer in Seattle, created a program that helps firms slash the time employees spend driving by matching them with work closer to home. 

Mullins did studies for Starbucks, Key Bank, Boeing and, most recently, Seattle's fire department. He found that only 4% of the firefighters worked at the station closest to their home; some commuted 145 miles each way. At Boeing, daily commutes of its 80,000 Puget Sound employees total 85 circumnavigations of the earth. Using Mullins' program, some Key Bank branches reduced commutes of some workers 69%. Still, only about 20% of its employees work at the branch closest to their home, Mullins says. Yet escaping rush-hour traffic is its own reward. "For the same pay and the same job, who wouldn't want a shorter commute?"

Make sure to follow Blade 7184 every Tuesday for a new issue of Things We Can Do To Save The Environment.  Each issue is thought-provoking, informative and may hold the key to saving your children and grandchildren's future.
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The Buckle Puffer

You pot smokers are gonna love this. LOL.  Look, sure it's for tobacco, but c'mon we know what it was truly made for.  And I don't condone smoking pot, but I think the pipe is rather cool.  So if you want one, you better pledge right away.  It's called the Buckle Puffer.  

The pipe is secured by a pair of magnets that slides into the belt buckle.  It's made of nickel-plated aluminum, double-barrelled and rustproof.  Feel free to watch the video, and stop watching after three minutes, because the rest of the video is ridiculous.  Unless you like watching chics with bathing suits. LOL.

I was actually quite impressed.  I used to smoke a pipe ions ago, and this would have been cool to have.  But I don't smoke anymore, so that's even more cool. :-)

Overview

We have come up with an innovative sylish and stealth way of carrying a tobacco pipe.
Through months of design, redesign, and testing we have developed our final prototype. The Buckle Puffer is machined from solid blocks of 6061 Aluminum, and then nickel plated in an FDA approved facility. The industrial hard Nickel plating gives the Buckle Puffer a bright shine, long lasting durability, and provides safety when smoking out of. The Buckle Puffer was designed with functionality and style in mind.  Two precisely offset Neodymium magnets (the strongest magnets on the market) are used to create a constant pull on the pipe producing a tight rattle free seal. In addition to the pull of these magnets, we've designed a latching system that utilizes the same magnetic field. The pipe can only be ejected when the magnetic powered release button is pressed. Unlike latches powered by unreliable springs, the magnetically powered latch can never wear out.
Additional features include:
  • Instant put out technology
  • Prevents emission of any noticeable odor due to extremely precise fit.
  • Deep reservoir
  • Double barrel intake
  • 100% boilable for easy cleaning
  • Made in USA
via The Buckle Puffer

Star Wars Family Tree - Take 2

You might remember last month's post from Chart Geek.  Well, today I bring you another great Star Wars Family Tree from graphic designer and illustrator Joe Stone.
New Work
Following on from my Marvel Universe Family Tree series I decided to continue the idea and expand it into other areas of pop culture. As a huge Star Wars fan, and with the news that a new series of films were to be made, it seemed like the only option.
The characters are limited purely to the film and canonical TV series’ (sorry Mara Jade fans - although I’m not ruling out the possibility of drawing up an extended universe version at some point).
Click here to view the full thing on my portfolio site, where you can also download a whole bunch of iPhone wallpapers featuring some of the most popular characters for the price of a tweet.

Back In The Day - The 90's vs. Today

These pictures are hilarious, because they're so true.  I especially love how Blockbuster went from a mega superstore (overtaking every mom and pop shop video store), to becoming almost obsolete.  When was the last time you rented a video? LOL.
 
 
 
Six more pics after the jump...

Grandpa Tells It Like It Is

Check out this cute 30 second ad by Oscar Mayer - it's really funny.  Well, only if you have grandparents that act like them.  

I have one grandmother through marriage left, but watching this made me think of my grandfathers who were both goofballs in their own right.  LOL.  Loved it.

Monday, March 18, 2013

And Speaking Of....

Too funny, I just blogged about Hillary Clinton this morning, and my news alerts popped up with a message from Hillary Clinton.... Go figure.
 
The former First Lady, former Senator from New York, and former Secretary of State has thrown her support for us gays and marriage equality.

She couldn't have stated it any better if she tried, "LGBT Americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones. And they are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship. That includes marriage. That’s why I support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. I support it personally and as a matter of policy and law, embedded in a broader effort to advance equality and opportunity for LGBT Americans and all Americans."

Watch her speak here:

The Right Way To Do A Leg Workout

This post is for those guys who go to the gym and workout their legs regularly.  Now, granted, I think I have some nice legs and work them out every Tuesday and Thursday, but they sure as hell don't look like this. LOL.

 via WOW - James St. James

Cyanide and Happiness: Jesus Second Coming


Some Pretty Cool Stuff - Issue No. 010

Are you ready for Some Pretty Cool Stuff?
 
Let's just say that if you had limited living space, this would probably benefit you.  Think IKEA in a box.  No, this is not made by the company, but it made me think of them.

The Room In A Box
Casulo - The Mobile Living Furniture is just that "A Room in a Box".  And it measures only 4' x 3' in size.  There are no tools required, yet out of this box you will have a desk, shelves, a wardrobe, chairs, and a bed.

I think it's pretty cool, check out the video for assembly.
 
Now, for the more expensive of the two, but also with very limited space.

The Yo! Home - Transforming Apartment
You've probably seen these type of customizations before.  But nothing like this - it's pretty darn cool.  Call it the Yo! Home.  And Simon Woodroffe wants to make this available for everyone!  Imagine having your bed fall from the ceiling over your living area?
Want "Some Pretty Cool Stuff"?  Click to see more.

1331 Days Until the 2016 Presidential Election

I know all of you are expecting Hillary Clinton to run in 2016, so don't get too excited over this.  Well, my liberal friends at least.

Yes, Hillary will run.  Why wouldn't she?  She's been the most popular and most admired woman in America for over 20 years, and according to Gallup the most popular woman in the world.  So when anyone ever asks me, "Peter, do you think she's running?"  I most emphatically say yes.
Take for instance, the fact she's created a new website called HillaryClintonOffice.com.  Sure it's nothing more than just a picture of herself and a large button that says "Contact", but it sure leaves one to question the "office" in the web address. Things that make you go hmmm... LOL.

Then there's the fact that she has transferred the balance of her campaign funds to the Friends of Hillary organization.

Or if you just want to go to HillaryClinton.com, you can click on the link "Click here to reach the Office of Hillary Clinton." and you will go straight to her Hillary Clinton Office once again.

Let's just say she doesn't really have to do a thing, as super PACs have started forming in anticipation of her 2016 run.

I, for one, am excited.  And provided she's in good health, will be ready to make history as our nation's first woman President.

sources:  hillaryclintonoffice.com, hillaryclinton.com, washington times

Isn't This The Truth? Pictures We Didn't Take Before Digital Cameras

LMAO.  I look at all these and I see my Facebook newsfeed!  And yes, I'm guilty of some of them.  Honestly though, before digital photography came into existence, were you using your 35 mm camera to take pictures of yourself?  Did you take pictures of the food you were eating at a restaurant, or the wing of an airplane as you were taking a picture of the sky? LOL.  You will laugh at all these, check them out.
via twenty pixels

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Are People Really This Stupid? Issue No. 33 - Motorcyle Burnout

So this guy thinks burning out a tire on a motorcycle is waaaaay cool.  Sure, no one was hurt in the making of this video, but are people really this stupid?  I' mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a gas tank near the tire or mere inches away?  Just sayn'.

Poster of the Week - Issue No. 55 - Procastination

Continuing alphabetically, I bring you this week's poster, "Procastination".

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Cheesy Broccoli-Chicken w/Rice

Please make sure to check out my new recipe at Cocina De Don Pedro!  Click on the picture and add this healthy recipe to your collection.

What a Hot Mess: Street Perfomer Punches Annoying Guy In The Face

There are few things we shouldn't do in life. Be a jerk, being a jerk, and jerking people around.  Oh, and mess with street performers.

In the following clip, a street performer can only take so much prodding until he punches an annoying guy in the face.  LMAO, What a Hot Mess!

A Case of the Brain Farts?

C'mon, who hasn't had a Brain Fart at one point or another? Hell, I lose my train of thought at least once a week. LOL.  But seriously though, have you ever been in a middle of a conversation and before you knew it, the conversation was over and you had no foggy idea what the conversation was about? - That's a Brain Fart.

Think Dory from Disney's animated classic, "Finding Nemo" - that's a serious case of the Brain Farts.  LOL.

If you've spelled a word a certain way all your life, and then all of sudden you can't remember how to spell it - that's a Brain Fart.

Below are 13 of the most common Brain Farts known to mankind.  How many have you experienced?  I'll be honest, I've experienced every one. LOL.
via pleated-jeans

Cyanide and Happiness: Dad Fight

 LMAO - this is not how it would work between two Gay dads!

Saturday Morning Coffee Break: Help Straight Couples From Getting Divorced and Hating Their Children

If you're waking up on a Saturday morning and I'm on your Facebook news feed, you're probably familiar with my Saturday Morning Coffee Break series.  Every weekend I ask my readers to grab a cup of coffee and join me for a short gay film.  It can range anywhere from 2 to 15 minutes, or maybe more.  Regardless, I try to post films focusing on being in the closet, coming out, falling in love, hate, abuse, bullying, and/or parenting, but most importantly, videos representing who we are in some form or another.

In today's issue, we come across a video that was written and posted by YouTube vlogger, Brandon Muller.  He and a few of his friends produced an anti-marriage ad that is quite humorous and I had to share it. 

In the following Ultimate Anti-Gay Marriage Ad, a couple confronts the horrific consequences of same-sex marriage, while their daughter worries if mommy and daddy will still love her if this sacrilege is allowed.

While it is an advertisement for a cause, it is in essence a short film.  Check it out.
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- Blade 7184 aka Peter