Thursday, January 19, 2012
It's Purely Animal - Issue No. 43 - Best Commercial Ever!!!
Yes, everyone is saying it's the best commercial ever, so I had to post it. Even Ryan sent me the video last night so that when I got to work I'd find it in my inbox. LOL. Thanks my love!
Remember last year's Volkswagen commercial with little Darth? Well, this time around it's a group of loving "man's best friends"
Check it out. It's supposedly a teaser until the big reveal on Super Bowl Sunday.
Check it out. It's supposedly a teaser until the big reveal on Super Bowl Sunday.
It's Okay To Be A Bully, So Long As It's For Religious Reasons
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| Jacob Rogers |
As local news channel WSMV is reporting, the proposed law change by state lawmakers would allow students to speak out against homosexuality without punishment if that's what their religious beliefs call for. [source]
So in other words... if my child is walking through the halls, minding their own business, and a religious kid comes up and tells him or her they are going to hell, they're a sinner or sodomite, they will have every right to ridicule them and belittle them? Yes, this new law will allow that. You mean to tell me, if they tell my child "you're a fag and are going to burn in eternal fire," and my child might not even be gay - that will be okay? YEP.
It's true and it's sad, but this type of behavior is what led many of us to contemplate suicide when we were younger. I would often find myself praying myself to sleep asking God to make me normal, asking him why would he made me this way if I was his child. Depression kicks in, and everything you're taught to believe in this world turns out to be a lie. You start to believe that everyone, and every thing is a lie! 
In correspondence with the Tennessee Equality Project, the state's main gay rights group, state Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, claimed gay people commit suicide at a higher rate than others and suggested Jacob's sexuality itself drove him to kill himself. Ragan asked whether the suicide could have had "more to do with his own proclivities and behavior than anything to do with schoolmate bullies ..."Blaming the victim is necessary to prevent Jacob's death from damaging chances for passage of Tennessee's 2012 state legislative priority—a bill to make it easier for young bigots to mistreat gay schoolkids. This legislation brought by conservative Christians who oppose special protections for gay people actually gives special protections to homophobic bullies. [source]
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Spartacus Returns With A Vengeance
And on January 27th, with a vengeance we will watch. Ryan and I are so excited for the new season of Spartacus, which is awesomely titled Spartacus: Vengeance.We have Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Spartacus: Blood and Sand on Blu-ray, and OMG the entire series is absolutely fantastic. If you haven't watched it, you need to. Sure there's a lot of flesh, but it's satisfying for both straights and gays! LOL.
Here is where the series picks up:
"On the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", the gladiator rebellion continues and begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in "Spartacus: Vengeance". Gaius Claudius Glaber and his Roman troops are sent to Capua to crush the growing band of freed slaves that Spartacus leads before it can inflict further damage. Spartacus is presented the choice of satisfying his personal need for vengeance against the man that condemned his wife to slavery and eventual death or making the larger sacrifices necessary to keep his budding army from breaking apart. Containing all of the blood-soaked action, exotic sexuality, and villainy and heroism that has come to distinguish the series, the tale of Spartacus resumes in epic fashion." - STARZYou may recall Andy Whitfield left the series after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma about 2 years ago. He has since passed away, but his legacy lives on in Liam McIntyre, the new actor who replaced him.
View the new trailer here:
U.S. Olympic Swimmer Thomas Finchum
As I'm sure all of you know, every 4 years we elect a U.S. President there is a Summer Olympics to go with it, and this year is no exception. The Olympics will be held in London this year, and I'm sure it's going to be absolutely fabulous! I cannot wait! Swimming and Gymnastics are my favorite sports, hence the reason I can't wait to have a our favorite gay boy back in the spotlight, U.S. Olympic Swimmer, Thomas Finchum. He is so yummy!
The Lazy Jedi
You Star Wars fans will love this. Especially you lazy ones, because if you could you would. LOL. Master Dave just doesn't feel motivated today. With great power eventually comes great laziness.
Quoted: David Furnish on Madonna Receiving a Golden Globe
– Elton John’s husband David Furnish after Madonna’s movie, “Masterpiece” won the Golden Globe for best original song over Elton’s movie, “Hello Hello.” (via Towerload)
Must Watch: Lionel Richie’s 'Hello' Re-Created with Movies
Seriously? Who has time to do these videos? LMAO. Remember that video I posted last week of President Obama singing Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"?
Well... we're back for round two. And this time it's Lionel Richie's "Hello" re-created with movie clips. Check it out, it's pretty darn funny, but cool nonetheless. Thanks for sharing Sean Hodges!
Back In The Day - Lego circa 1989
Wow, seeing this today really brought back memories. Oh, how I loved my Legos, and I had this very box too! I truly miss being a child. Yes, I've grown wiser over the years, but it would be nice to go back in time just for a moment.
President Obama's Birthday Message to Betty White
If The World Were A Village of 100 People: Issue No. 20 - Energy
Wow, I have completed the series! This is the 20th and final poster of my series "If The World Were A Village of 100 People".
For the past 20 weeks I have been blogging about these posters designed by Toby Ng, where he took statistics based on the spread of the population in the world today and translated those statistics into a town of 100 people. So you'd ask yourself, "What if the world were a village of 100 people?" And these posters would answer that question in a much more simpler way.
In my humble opinion I think these posters were a great educational tool. And they would be great to share with your kids or a classroom.
If you missed any of the previous issues, click here or on each individual poster below.
For the past 20 weeks I have been blogging about these posters designed by Toby Ng, where he took statistics based on the spread of the population in the world today and translated those statistics into a town of 100 people. So you'd ask yourself, "What if the world were a village of 100 people?" And these posters would answer that question in a much more simpler way.
In my humble opinion I think these posters were a great educational tool. And they would be great to share with your kids or a classroom.
If you missed any of the previous issues, click here or on each individual poster below.
Issues No. 01 - 19
Stay tuned for a whole new series next week...
"Things We Can Do To Save The Environment"
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Back To The Real World
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| photo courtesy of David Kozlowski |
On Saturday, my mother was making Tamales when we walked in. For those who have made them before, you know it takes a long, long time to prepare and cook them. She worked on these for two whole days, in between spending time with us children, and our niece.
After posting a picture on Facebook of my mom and a huge pile of tamales she had just finished cooking, everyone started commenting that they were coming over. So we did end up visiting with old friends and family from our younger years. It was nice.
Other than the disappointing loss by the Texans on Sunday afternoon, everything else was great. My sister dressed up our niece in a Texans Cheerleader outfit Ryan and I had bought her for the game, and she looked absolutely stunning. LOL. She wore it for her uncles despite the backlash she would receive from her Dallas and Eagle fans. My sister and brother-in-law Luther are Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles fans respectfully.We didn't get to see Luther until late Sunday, as he was deep sea fishing with his Dad. They caught 70 lbs of fish!
On Monday (yesterday), Mom also made a huge breakfast for us. She made fresh homemade tortillas, refried beans, papas fritas (fried potatoes), bacon, sausage, and Eggs. Luther, Vicky and Lily also came over to have breakfast with us before we left. Overall we had a great time and appreciated all that my mom did for us. I will definitely have to do something for her, or send her something for all the hard work she went through. Regardless if she says it makes her happy doing it for her babies.I'm glad to be back and will blog as time permits. Unfortunately, I don't have any pre-scheduled blogs that will post automatically. So please stay tuned...
Peter aka Blade 7184
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