The Dilley Sextuplets

On May 25th, 1993, Becki and Keith Dilley were made parents of children. Six children, in fact. The children were sextuplets. The couple met in a Wendy's restaurant in Indiana, where they both worked and ended up becoming friends. They married and decided to start a family. For a year, they mated like gorillas with no results of Becki conceiving. After this, Becki and Keith contacted a doctor and found out about a powerful fertility drug named Pergonal (made from menotropins, which are extracted from urine and used in fertility drugs). Reviews convinced the two that Pergonal would work, and so they tried. In the end, they received sextuplets. Their names are Brenna Rose, Julian Emerson, Quinn Everett, Claire Diane, Ian Michael and Adrian Reed.

Bombing in Sri Lanka Kills Seventeen

On November 28th 2007 (today), a bomb went off in Colombo, Sri Lanka that sparked fear that the Tamil Tigers, a Tamil nationalist group, could still hold the ability to deeply injure government territory even after the group has suffered waves of attacks in their northern holdings. The Tamil Tigers have waged a political war against the current government of Sri Lanka, demanding a separation from the current nation in order to create a separate state. Led by Velupillai Prabhakaran, this group has proceeded to assault the Sri Lankan government even after peace talk were held. In this most recent bombing, 17 people were killed in the department store. Other bombings that the Tamil Tigers have set into play have killed over 150 government personnel, injuring even more. For example, the Sri Lankan army general Fonseka faced an attempt at assassination by suicide bombing. The attempt failed, but 10 others were killed with 28 (including Fonseka) injured.

The Meaning of Life

The meaning of life, as defined by Merriam-Webster is as follows:

1 a: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body b: a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings c: an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction

Aside
from this formality which I find very annoying, life in my view goes to
nothing. Everything is completely worthless. Everything that is done, heard, smelled, felt, etc just determines how much of a person you will be at time of death. It's tough to realize this when you're in a picturesque life because most just don't want to let life go. Those who debate about the important topics like health care or global warming or nuclear weapons are simply afraid of the fact that things will be worthless when the time comes. They are afraid of living pain, because that will go to waste as well. They are afraid of chaos on the world, which also ends as dirt and dust. Once those that pass away do so, they do so. So what? Nothing matters anymore, in their eyes at least. They're dead. They're not able to respond to stimuli. The dead can't stop global warming or another Hiroshima. Everything that they have done will end up as worthless, whether it goes with them or with their ancestors. Sooner or later the human race will perish and the thousands of years spent building our knowledge and advancing our abilities doesn't matter. A new race might appear after us and repeat the cycle. Now according to what I have said, why should we care about what happens? That's sensitivity, and those who are sensitive control the population, but will never control the future. How do detect those who are sensitive? Ask around and see if people use the word 'mean' or the word 'brutally honest'. Those who use 'mean' probably don't know any other definition rather than 'hurts people'. Those who use 'brutally honest' have probably made the same discovery I have made.

So why do we still go and go like life is supposed to be enjoyable and stuff? Why do people think that heaven and hell exist, and God can and will make things better? If people have made this discovery, why even try? It's because the world will not admit it. The world will not admit that life as we see it is useless and all we are doing is changing things around for the worse (global warming yada yada yada). It won't admit that those who succeed don't succeed, they just made a lot of things worthless.

Sony's PS3 Zooms Up in Sales

For Black Friday and the week before it, the PS3 saw itself off the shelves two and a half times faster than ever before. Price cuts were made, first $100 then another cheaper model was introduced at a $200 cut, from $599 to $499 to $399. After the year where Nintendo and the Wii dominated the market, the Sony has finally made itself competitive and overtook the market with it's sales. The top 10 retailers have reported the surge in sales, however the actual number was not yet available for release.

Lott to Resign the Senate Seat

Mississippi Senator Trent Lott surprisingly announced his resignation of his position at Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he grew up and served four terms. The 66-year old will leave the post before the end of the year, where a new law is set into action stating that senators must wait two years before lobbying former senators. Lott also had diminished power when he commented a bit on segregation, but quickly regained the public confidence. The 35-year career of the Mississippi Senator will not be ended because of the law, says Lott. He has declared intentions to a vague 'do something else' and financial commitments. The seat that was not expected to be empty until 2012 will be filled again 10 days after the official resignation and an election will be held for the seat on November 4th, 2008. After Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced that he will not participate in the running, eyes fell upon two current House representatives, Roger Wicker and Charles W. Pickering Jr.

Lott is the sixth Republican senator to resign his seat. In the upcoming election, the Republican Party will defend 23 slots while the Democratic Party will defend 12. Senators Jon Kyl and Lamar Alexander of Arizona and Tennessee, respectively, are vying for control of the whip position (the whip ensures that all members of the party will vote as the leadership decides). According to plans, Kyl will take the spot and Alexander will support.

Clinton, Obama Slam Each Other

Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama relentlessly attacked each other as the choice for the Election 2008 Democratic candidate comes closer. Both are turning up the heat on the 'I'm better than him/her' speeches. The recent debate about health plans has exposed the flaws of both viables and entire nation is preparing to accept or reject the Democratic Convention results. According to the Associated Press and Clinton, Obama's plan, if put into action with no edits, will leave 15 million people uncovered for health care and is "a plan crafted for politics, not for people." Obama reacts strongly to this statement and bluntly explains that Clinton's plan is to force everyone to buy health insurance and not tell them how much the fine would be if unpayable. He says his plan allows a $2,500 annual savings and goes very far into cutting costs, which makes him stand out in the Democratic race.

Even the aides of both competitors are suggesting solutions, only to find themselves bombed by the opposing side. The public awaits the Democratic Convention to determine the US's health care future if the next President is a Dem.

Malibu Toast Needs More Butter

The Malibu fire that has been burning for the past couple of days has finally allowed evacuees to return to their former residence. Malibu is reknowned for it's spectacular housing and it's spectacular celebrities. Flea, who plays bass in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, went back to his home to find a burnt structure worth no more than $10 off the property he was standing on. 48 more houses, like Flea's, were destroyed by the Californian flame and 27 others were damaged. At most, 10,000 people were evacuated and half allowed back to visit their residence.

This fire, like the San Diego fire, is determined to be cause by humans. Today, officials are reporting a 40% control of the flame and no further damage to homes will be speculated. 4650 acres have been burned already with more to come. 1700 firefighters are currently involved with 15 helicopters, 15 airplanes, and 1 fire-retardant drop as well.

Seattle Marathon Starts Again

This morning of the 25th of November 2007, Seattle Marathon 2007 starts. Today, Seattle is expecting the same weather they receive each year, mid-40s with a 30% chance of rain. The course features some very unique segments that can exploit Seattle's wet and windy weather. Namely, the 3.5 mile run on the bridge which runs over Lake Washington. After runners get past this challenge, they line Lake Washington. Immediately following the shoreline is a 200 ft climb located 20 miles into the marathon. This segment, from the bridge onwards, separates the joggers from the runners as the lactic acid can ruin your emotions when trudging up the hill.

To help with this, 15 aid stations are placed throughout the course. They stock themselves with water, gatorade, and energy gel (only if its one of the more important stations). As Coach Joe English advises, try to use these as much as possible if you regularly train with them.

This year's favorite for the women's race as of pre-race is Trish Steidl. Her husband Uli Steidl is not attending this race because he is planning to race in California. Shame, because Uli has competed in the last 8 years and is not here to defend his title.

Fit for an Atheist

The 79th edition of Carnival of the Godless is now posted up at Sexy Secularist! We have a nice poem guiding us through the day and guess what? I'm in there too! ^^ So go ahead, check out the Carnival here.

5 Ways on How to Really Get Into Your Blog

I've read on countless posts that most blogs die out or fade within the first 6 months of creation. Yes, it's true, just like how most small businesses die within the first year or two. Here's how I've been dedicating myself to this blog and how I think blogging and be more exciting:

1. Continuously make your blog better - Think of ways how you can improve viewership to your blog. Think of ways to find other blogs that will communicate with you. After all, communication is basically everything on the web. I've been trying to improve visits to As You Want It and using certain tools to make it better truly works. For example, I've been surfing other blogs and commenting, leaving a link for a visit. Sure it's cheap, but it works, so it becomes a bit more fun to see another person from Canada view your blog or someone from New York reading your post about Black Friday. Find ways to improve. There's always room, so get comfortable.

2. Write about what you like - There are times where you just can't stand your blog niche anymore. No worries, it's normal. Try to research more into the latest developments of your niche and pick out something that you enjoy and can give your honest opinion about. If you can give a good, solid opinion with reasons, you've just created the best post ever. When you post it, no matter how much people love it or hate it, it's a good post since effort was put into it. Plus, it's obviously easier to write about things you enjoy, yes? Alternately, you can write outside of your niche. It's offtopic, sure, but there's no reason why the creator/editor/author of a blog can change it up a bit right? This can also expose your blog to new readers. Which is good anyways, as stated in point 1. Remember, it's your blog.

3. Communicate within your blog, your niche, your community - It's no fun just typing away at topics and find that your readers don't really care about you. Interact with those that leave comments. Visit their blogs and comment. Make friends. Find blogs in your niche, or just blogs in general, and discuss some stuff with anyone you meet. It's a great way to find link exchange and friendship as well. You develop trust outside of your own URL and can easily find yourself with a bunch of blogs able to link to. Trust me, it's very enjoyable to look at a post that you wrote and say "I just helped out someone with traffic." or "I just shared." Find others that blog like you do.

4. Get your friends/family to rate - Fun from your blog can also come from getting improvement tips from your friends and family. They are the closest to you and know what you're like. I recently asked my brother how he thought I was running this blog, and he said something like "You were never like that the last time I saw you." which meant that I was writing out of character. Find close ones who really know you well and ask them how you're doing. Maybe the more formal route will attract readers and overall 'better' or the more informal and relaxed route will attract those who enjoy that kinda stuff. Don't be afraid of personality criticism. It's good to improve.

5. Create your own story - I've been thinking about this one a lot lately. What if I could take my own niche (just personal blogging) and create an alternate world? It's possible for pretty much any topic/niche and just requires some active creativity. For example, if I was a guest author for Engadget, I could make up an entirely new person named Jeff and have him explore the future's technology. This is a great way to both find your focus and get back into gear. Go ahead, be creative.


As you can see these are just 5 easy ways to have fun again and go beyond the simple lines of text many see within the first 6 months of opening a blog. Have fun.

Hogan Brings Another One Down

Linda Hogan has filed divorce from popular wrestler and reality TV star Hulk Hogan, who's real name is Terry Bollea. Linda, according to Hulk, has been in California for a mere three weeks and had done the separation without Hulk's knowledge. A reporter informed the wrestler of the event and he replied with a simple "Thank you for the great information". The couple stars in Hogan Knows Best, a show that airs on VH1, with their kids Nick and Brooke. The family moved from Clearwater, Florida to Miami, Florida in an attempt to better their chances at the success of Nick and Brooke in singing and acting. Nick was arrested a couple weeks back on November the 7th for reckless driving after his passenger, John Graziano, was severely injured in a car crash.

This came on as a surprise to many, including Hulk himself. He had never expected this sort of action and it's a terrible way to break it to someone that you don't love 'em. We'll see how he takes this, I guess.

Apple Cup Number 100

The century old celebration continues to astound fans. Apple Cup 2007 marks 100 years of rivalry between the University of Washington Huskies and the Washington State University Cougars. In all of these meetings since 1900, excluding 2007, UW Huskies have won 64 meetings, the WSU Cougars with 29, and 6 ties between the two. Starting with this years meeting, Boeing will officially sponsor each Apple Cup as the competition gains fame. Students are awaiting the game results and the two 4-7 teams are preparing to duke it out in the very special version.

The two teams have received high ranks in the past couple of years. This year, they have barely received a good ol' talkin-bout on even the most barely watched shows of community programming, let alone ESPN. UW hopes to begin another win streak and WSU hopes to stop another.

Titanic Reborn

The M.S. Explorer, a cruise ship touring the Antarctic, hit an iceberg and started to slowly submerge itself, just like the Titanic. This time, passengers and crew were more aware of the situation and immediately began to evacuate the vicinities as icy water filled the vessel. On lifeboats and inflatable rafts, the temporary inhabitants of the Canadian cruise ship floated in icy waters and winds waiting for assistance. The Norwegian M.S. Nordnorge arrived four hours later and picked up the 154 people that were left. Everybody arrived at King George Island and is camped in military stations operated by Chile and Uruguay. Several hours after the pickup, the Explorer finally ended it's run and disappeared into the wet unknown.

The Nordnorge has also been in previous rescues when another Canadian ship, the M.S. Nordkapp, went down on a remote island. 294 people were rescued.

The Other Power Crisis

Lebanon President Emile Lahoud left his position yesterday, hours after issuing state of emergency and ordering military to secure the nation. The divided country is set into a pace of turmoil after the resign and the opposing leader Fuad Siniora, who is Prime Minister, seeks to calm this. Citizens are fearing a vacuum of power as one side of the political party has no successor and the other can easily control the nation. Parliament has scheduled a meeting on November 30 for the selection of a new President. Although this action is swift and completely appropriate for the situation, the citizens are doubtful. Possible nominees include General Michel Aoun, who represents the pro-Syrian Hezbollah and Samir Geagea, who represents the pro-government Christians and who went against the General's claim that he (Aoun) was the only choice that was logical to choose. US State Department has pushed faster conduct of government but also cautions the US citizens of further disruption within Lebanon.

Parliament has acted well as of yet, but needs to continue this action to receive the proper trust that is needed for a stable nation. The division between pro-Syrian and pro-Western unsettles the situation and the unled pro-Syrian side has added to the great tension.

Finding Your Blog Niche

Finding your blog niche is very difficult. Since I love swimming and music, I had once decided to make this blog about sports or music updates. But hell, that got muddled didn't it? Personal blogs are pretty much covered in just about all areas. Talk about what you want to talk about, not what you have to. An example of a great personal blog is Indulging in my Own Pleasures. Melody Cheng simply writes about her life and how she views things. Simple isn't it? Another less 'colorful' blog is Matters Of Little Consequence who's posts are those of a true storyteller. As you can tell, both blogs show the real person behind all of the posts. This is, basically, why I chose to create a similar blog, As You Want It.

Dealing With Turkey Leftovers

Leftover Turkey always seems to be a chore, even after Black Friday. Here are some recipes that I've found for the 'bad stuff'.

All recipes pulled from about.com

Turkey Stock

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 turkey carcass
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 3 ribs celery, cut up
• 2 medium carrots, cut up
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons dried leaf thyme
• 2 teaspoons salt
• dash pepper

PREPARATION:

Break up carcass and place in a large stockpot or Dutch oven. Add remaining ingredients; cover with cold water. Bring to a simmer over medium low heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 3 to 4 hours.

Cool slightly; strain broth into a bowl. Refrigerate then remove fat from top of broth.
Makes about 4 cups of turkey stock.


Turkey Broccoli Quiche

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 9-inch pie shell, unbaked
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh broccoli
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup chopped cooked turkey
• 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

PREPARATION:

In a large skillet over medium-low heat, cook broccoli and onion, stirring frequently, until tender. Drain.

Sprinkle broccoli and onion, turkey, and cheese into prepared pie shell.

In a medium bowl, beat eggs slightly; beat in half-and-half, curry powder, and salt.

Pour egg mixture over turkey and broccoli mixture. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325° continue baking for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.


Turkey Pie

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey, shaped into 1-inch balls
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water
• purchased or homemade pie crusts for 2-crust pie

PREPARATION:

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground turkey balls. Cook until lightly browned, gently shaking to brown all sides and keep balls round. Remove turkey to a bowl with a slotted spoon.

Add onion to the pan drippings and sauté for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue to cook until mushrooms are tender. Remove vegetables to a bowl. Add wine to the skillet and stir to loosen browned bits. Add soup; bring to a boil. Stir in peas, turkey, onions, and mushrooms. Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to 425°. Blend egg yolk and water in a small bowl. Prepare pie crust. Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry, leaving about a 1-inch overhang. Fill pie with turkey mixture. Brush edge of pastry with egg yolk mixture. Arrange remaining pie crust over the filling. Press top and bottom crusts to seal and flute edge of crust. Brush edge with more egg yolk mixture. Bake 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
Serves 6.

Turkey Rice Casserole

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 1/2 to 3 cups cooked rice
• 1/4 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 cups diced cooked turkey
• 6 pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup cornflake crumbs or other crumb topping

PREPARATION:

Combine cooked rice, curry powder, chopped onion; put in a shallow baking dish. Top rice mixture with diced turkey and sprinkle with olives. Mix soup with milk, pour over turkey. Sprinkle cheese and cornflake crumbs over top.

Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
Serves 6.


Turkey Salad

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 ounces wild rice
• 4 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup fresh torn spinach
• 3 green onions, with tops, thinly sliced
• 2 cups cubed cooked turkey
• tomato wedges or slices
• .
• Dressing:
• 1/4 cup salad oil
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar

PREPARATION:

Cook rice according to directions; cool. Add mushrooms, spinach, onions, and turkey to the rice. Arrange in serving dish, with tomato wedges for garnish. Mix all dressing ingredients; pour over salad.

For best flavor, refrigerate dressed salad and serve the next day.

Turkey Divan Soup

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 1/2 cups turkey stock or chicken broth
• 1 medium clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups whipping cream or heavy cream
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black or white pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped blanched broccoli or thawed frozen broccoli
• 2 cups leftover cooked turkey
• 4 ounces ham, cut into strips

PREPARATION:

Melt butter over medium-low heat in a Dutch oven or stockpot; sauté onion until soft. Add stock and garlic. Stir in cream and seasonings. Heat for 10 minutes, but do not boil. Add cheese, broccoli, turkey and ham; continue to heat, stirring, until cheese melts.

Serve immediately.
Serves 4.


Turkey Pot Pie

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed under cold water
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 3/4 cups turkey or chicken broth
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups diced cooked turkey or chicken
• Pastry for 9-inch two crust pie, prepared or purchased

PREPARATION:

Drain peas and carrots; set aside. Heat butter in 2-quart saucepan over low heat until melted. Stir in flour, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; remove from heat then stir in broth and milk.

Place back on heat; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in turkey and vegetables. Prepare pastry. Roll 2/3 of the pastry into a 13-inch square; ease into ungreased 9-inch square pan. Pour turkey mixture into the pastry-lined pan. Roll remaining pastry into 11-inch square; cut out designs with small cookie cutter. Place square over filling; turn edges under and crimp. Bake in 425° oven until golden brown, about 35 min.
Serves 6.


Together these recipes should serve one day then the next as well.

Top Ten Ways to Write a Blog Post

Here are MY top ten ways to write a blog post.

10. Write a poem with each blog to express how you feel about the topic.

9. Make fun of something you saw or heard on the news to make yourself feel better.

8. Google something and give your thoughts on what you find.

7. Write about what someone else told you to write about.

6. Make a blog post about just...what your dreams are.

5. Find someone who will pay you to write something on a popular blog. Describe the situation in your own blog post and see how many flaming bloggers come and destroy your comments section.

4. Find a hot topic that has just hit the web and quickly write 10 posts on it. 'Switching your blog focus' just to get viewership is risky, but sometimes works. I have yet to do so.

3. Dedicate yourself and your blog posts to a certain topic that is so strange that you will be first to hit the blogosphere with this grand idea. Everyone will want to copy you.

2. Write about making money online. Though it's repetitive, it's fun to talk about money and how you can make it online through blogs and other opportunities.

1. Simply put, have fun. Write about what makes you happy for the time being. Don't mind viewership or subscribers or how many ad clicks and such. Write about something that makes your life a bit better.

Making Money Online

Sure. We all know how people can make money online. This includes affiliate programs like Amazon Associates, selling ad space, and using traffic to click ads like AdSense. Why are these programs booming with popularity within the online community and how is it starting to fail in it's uniqueness?

More and more bloggers are aiming to monetize their blogs in an attempt to create a small income stream for personal use. Because of this, the programs are either starting to reduce their conversion or click to earn rates to account for the amount of users in this method. PayPerPost, a program that pays for a requested topic through application and such, has payed hundreds of dollars per user, assuming that they were long term. This is quite a sum of money, and unless there's some way to increase sponsorship and advertisement, that sum of money will go down to future users. Alternatively, they could cut down on the number of users, which drives the potential traffic down and the advertisements/sponsorships down. I wish to see programs building and providing income, no matter how big or small, to bloggers who wish to go fulltime.

I have added AdSense to this blog to test it's ability. For anyone reading, please click once to support this blog, but only if you really want to see me keep going. My bills are starting to get out of hand and sooner or later I'm going to start commuting to the library to blog over there. So please, click it. ^^

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Giving of the Thanks to all of ya ^^

Here's some random facts about today and how it originated:
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October in Canada
The earliest Thanksgiving celebrations were in 1619 and 1621.
When 38 English settlers arrived on December 4th, 1619, they celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy areas.
The best time to see a turkey is on a warm clear day or in a light rain.
Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining.
Turkeys spend the night in trees. They fly to their roosts around sunset.
Turkeys fly to the ground at first light and feed until mid-morning. Feeding resumes in mid-afternoon.
Gobbling starts before sunrise and can continue through most of the morning.
A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.
A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.
52 Pilgrims attended the 'First Thanksgiving' in 1621
Approximately 50 Native Americans attended the 'First Thanksgiving'
This 'First Thanksgiving' was actually a secular event that was not repeated. A Calvinist Thanksgiving actually did occur in 1623 and did not involve sharing food with the Native Americans.
The first National celebration of Thanksgiving was declared in 1777 by the Continental Congress. However, this was not an annual event.
In 1863, two national days of Thanksgiving were declared
Each year the President declares a day of National Thanksgiving.

The Good, The Bad, and the Godless

Here's my view on the entire subject of gods and other higher forms of life. Gods can't exist assuming that we're not in a video game like the Sims, with Player 1 clicking objects and telling us to 'Use Toilet' or 'Clean Counter'. If gods existed at all, there would be continuous contact like what is mentioned with prophets and such. What would make the gods stop their contact with us? Why would they just tell 5 people what they know and stop for hundreds of years? It makes, clearly, no sense. The original message from this so-called 'God' or 'Allah' or whatever has been manipulated with people slightly editing the message to their liking. If this is true, the message is completely tainted and people should cease to support what they believe.

My father told me that 'Everyone needs food for the physical body, and soul food for the spiritual body' when I asked him why people are members of an organized religion. Is he saying that people need to believe in something that's not quite there in order to survive? Hell, I'd love to sit on a deserted island and thinking about pumpkin pie which just happens to be not quite there. Would that help? Absolutely not.

For the debate between evolution/science vs. intelligent design/creation (2 people started everything), I take the side of evolution/science. Why? Explain why there's no evidence of God, Adam, and Eve when you say there's no evidence of a second Lucy. I'll tell you why there's no second Lucy. Early humans could have died in multiple fashions, including drowning and burning. Drowning can send the remains into the deep ocean and yes, that will take a long time to find the bones. Burning can char the bones and make them brittle, thus decomposing the bone's entirety with greater speed. If Adam and Eve were humans, there would be remains right? And most likely, the remains would be on land if the two were so smart as to not drown while swimming the sea.

Regardless, this can go both ways. The real reason why I believe science rules over a crazy idea is because there's more than a repeatedly printed book that supports the theory. I see no reason to believe that there's a god. This is how I live my life, godless and a nonbeliever.

Mass Effect

Mass Effect, created by BioWare, for the XBox 360 was released yesterday on November 20, 2007. Gamers are already combing the web for a walkthrough of the high-standard game created by the company that gave Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. In Mass Effect, we see sci-fi deep-space awesomeness as the scenes play like a James Bond movie. USA Today has high marks for this game, and looking at the screens I would strongly agree.

The action shooter has everyone riled up like Assassin's Creed. For those looking for the Mass Effect Walkthrough, there is none as of yet. Remember that people need to beat the game before they go back and write about it. XBox owners should definitely look into purchasing Mass Effect. It has great potential for longterm success and hell, it's fun. BioWare's game could be setting the trend for future shooters and in total, thrillers.

Walmart is carrying Mass Effect at $60 and it's guide at $22.
Newegg.com has Mass Effect at $54, no guide posted up yet.
Amazon.com has the game at $60, the limited version at $150, no guide just yet

So readers, give it a shot. Cmon.

Gate D Party

At Jets' games, drunk fans are chanting inappropriate stuff and encouraging young women to show their stuff. Both police and the Jets are aiming to rid of these parties. These things are pretty much peer pressure, and can resolve in a multitude of 'bad things' happening to both the girls, called victims, and the drunkards.

I for one would like to see one of these parties. See, not be in one. I think it's pretty much a violation of privacy when aggressive drunks are pressuring women to show what they normally would not show. These guys should receive penalties similar to a DUI because it risks person's life. In this case, those who see the girl can/will stalk and/or rape and/or and/or and/or...

The list goes on. This stuff is stupid.

Pamela Rogers Turner

You know that one teacher who sent pictures of herself to a student and got caught? Yeah that's probably Pamela Rogers Turner of Tennessee. She and this one 13-year old were getting it on at school, at the teacher's house, and at the teen's house. This doesn't sound rapist-like to me. Sounds more voluntary than that. After getting caught once, she gets caught again after sending nude photos and almost nude video of herself. Jeeze.

Complete sex addict. Obviously. This lady's got somethin' wrong with the head. Both heads if you catch my drift. I think that she'll probably be looking for sex in the prison, most likely lesbian because I doubt they will match a male with a female in a single cell.


Nothing more to say about this on my part. Kids, stay out of creepy old classrooms and remember that they will probably have sex with you if they say they have 'candy'.

Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

So we all know it's Thanksgiving tomorrow. Wooo... Ok so you're probably wondering how the turkey will turn out this year. Will it burn and piss off Aunt Claire again? Will it be served raw? Here's some recipes pulled from various sites that will help you choose your own fate.

Good Eats Roast Turkey (Food Network)

1 (14 to 16 pound) frozen young turkey
For the brine:
1 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 gallon vegetable stock
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1/2 tablespoon allspice berries
1/2 tablespoon candied ginger
1 gallon iced water
For the aromatics:
1 red apple, sliced
1/2 onion, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup water
4 sprigs rosemary
6 leaves sage
Canola oilCombine all brine ingredients, except ice water, in a stockpot, and bring to a boil. Stir to dissolve solids, then remove from heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

Early on the day of cooking, (or late the night before) combine the brine and ice water in a clean 5-gallon bucket. Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area (like a basement) for 6 hours. Turn turkey over once, half way through brining.

A few minutes before roasting, heat oven to 500 degrees. Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick, and cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes.

Remove bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard brine.

Place bird on roasting rack inside wide, low pan and pat dry with paper towels. Add steeped aromatics to cavity along with rosemary and sage. Tuck back wings and coat whole bird liberally with canola (or other neutral) oil.

Roast on lowest level of the oven at 500 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cover breast with double layer of aluminum foil, insert probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and return to oven, reducing temperature to 350 degrees F. Set thermometer alarm (if available) to 161 degrees. A 14 to 16 pound bird should require a total of 2 to 2 1/2 hours of roasting. Let turkey rest, loosely covered for 15 minutes before carving.

Cajun Deep-Fried Wild Turkey

1 (10-15 lb.) unstuffed wild turkey
5 gallons peanut oil
2 tbsp. Cajun seasoning
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)

Pour peanut oil into a 10 gallon pot. Put pot on propane cooker and heat oil to 375 degrees. Have turkey completely thawed and dry turkey thoroughly. Tie two cotton strings around the carcass so bird can be easily lifted out of oil. Carefully submerge turkey in oil. Deep fry for 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 minutes per pound and cook until turkey floats to the top. Remove bird from oil, and immediately dust heavily with cajun seasoning. Melt butter or margarine, and add to it garlic powder and cayenne, if desired. Brush turkey with butter mixture. Allow to cool 20 to 30 minutes before carving. Yield 12 to 16 servings.

Chicken Fried Turkey

One skinned, cleaned (without the innards) and de-boned turkey.
Seasoned Salt 1 1/2 teasp.
Black Pepper 1/8 teasp.
Flour 1 cup
Eggs l ea.
Milk 3/4 cup
And oh yea! Honey! Cut up skinned and de-boned turkey into strips suitable for frying.
Batter: Combine flour, Seasoned salt, and pepper.
Stir in mixture of egg and milk until well mixed.
Cooking: In large skillet, heat enough oil to cover the bottom to a level of approx. 1/2". Heat oil to 375 F. Dip turkey pieces into batter (coating evenly). Put a few pieces at a time in hot oil, and fry until brown. Place on towel and allow to drain. Now the best part! Serve lightly coated with honey!!!
Venison may also be substituted for turkey.

Easy Herb Roasted Turkey

• 1 (12 pound) whole turkey
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon ground sage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups water

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Clean turkey (discard giblets and organs), and place in a roasting pan with a lid.
2. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic powder, dried basil, ground sage, salt, and black pepper. Using a basting brush, apply the mixture to the outside of the uncooked turkey. Pour water into the bottom of the roasting pan, and cover.
3. Bake for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the thigh measures 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove bird from oven, and allow to stand for about 30 minutes before carving.

Have fun cooking it up everyone! I myself am head chef for my little powow.

BME Pain Olympics

I have never seen anything so odd, grotesque, painful, and altogether astounding 'competition' ever before. The BME Pain Olympics have put horror movies on hold and nightmares on a fiery roll. Seriously, the videos submitted are so disgusting that my own genitals feel like they're getting chopped off by a small knife. There's people getting 'nullified' by cutting open their genitals, having yellowjackets on the insides, cutting off a finger, cutting open the insides of a woman and taking out the ovaries. Oh man it's disgusting s***. I can't sum it up in anything more or less. It's completely disgusting s***. It's absolutely ridiculous to have someone tape you will you're masturbating with a knife or shocking your genitals so sperm would come out. It's absolutely ridiculous to even host such a competition.

Ok ok. I may be overreacting a bit there. I'd like to see you watch 3 of those compilations and not feel like you're a sterile. Jeeze, it's like...defying the laws of man to watch that...

I think I'm done spazzing out. Here's the real deal on it. I find it funny that others are getting turned on by this. Should we call this gut fetish? Freshly loosened sack fetish? No dick fetish? Good luck finding sexual partners willing to roleplay nullification over and over and over. Sooner or later you'll run out of skin to cut out, fingers to chop off, balls to filet, and penises to collect.

GOOD LUCK TO THOSE GOOGLING THE SUBJECT. I hate your mockery.

G'night

Trending

Trending in the blogger's point of view is basically choosing a topic that many will search for and blogging about it. Whether it's for fun or for affiliate (getting money/rich kinda things) programs, trending is always pretty exciting. As one of the top in trending and advising bloggers and affiliates about trending, http://googletrend.info has been generating layers and layers of traffic each day from one trend that really hits big on the web. For example, the new flash game Naughty Classroom has driven gamernerds into a pornographic feeding frenzy while searching for a walkthrough to 'beat' the game. Googletrends caught onto this pretty quickly and added the trend immediately, improving it's search engine placing and it's overall hits/profits because of those gamernerds clicking every link they find just to beat the game. So how does this affect you? Well first, if you're in it for affiliate purposes, you have to be quick on the draw. Visit googletrend.info daily and find that one big hit that can make you rich. YouTube was a very successful trend as stated in the trending section. It still is, and sites who had included YouTube into their site had generated so much traffic and profit that they were as rich as YouTube is today. In the end, YT became the leading trender in the subject itself, and other's couldn't siphon viewers as efficiently as they did before.

For affiliates, find that one big hit and register a good domain name that closely reflects the topic. Talk alllll about that topic and soon your search engine placing goes up. In turn, the more people search and hit the topic's peak, the more clicks you get and the more profit you generate. Of course eventually it'll go off on it's own little tangent and come back sooner or later. These trends follow certain patterns stated in Googletrend:

"Planned/ Known Events

Searching for a recurring planned event such as “Christmas / Xmas” , we can see a slow rise up until the event, followed by a relatively sharp drop.

Some events such as terrorist attacks, bombings and others may show a drop not as sharp, due to the discussion in the aftermath.

Breaking News - One Hit Wallet Liners

For natural breaking news events, you will see an almost reverse curve. There are little searches on “breaking news ” before the event, a lot of searches when the news break, and then a slow decline in search frequency afterwards.

Seasonal Events

This could also fit into the planned events trends, however, in the search frequency curve for sports events such as “hockey” , you will see a typical seasonal interest during the hockey season, and steady trend decline away until it again hits the seasonal event. Writing about such events are tricky, however if you study the trends, you could find the top trends to quite successful to your income.

Rise to Fame (Trendsetter) - Wallet Liner

The search volume for the term “Youtube”, shows a slow rise to fame. youtube is still on a steady increase. Viral marketing is the true key to success, youtube surely hit that market as word of mouth advertising is still rolling steady today.

Drop to Oblivion - one-hit wallet liner

The search volume for a one-hit wonder such as “William Hung” , shows a slow but steady drop to oblivion."

So as you can see, trending is very important when it comes to profit on the online market. Have fun everyone ^^

Jade Raymond Comic

I love how the internet and webnerds roll this days. Jade Raymond, who made Assassin's Creed, is under fire by graphic geeks who created a comic about her doing 'very inappropriate things', if you catch my drift. I'm not gonna show any of you what it is, cause yes I've seen it, and yes it is pretty bad. Advertisement ensues. Somethingawful.com had hosted a link to the image and has since been shut down by the owner of the forum stating that he was furious over the issue and would never forgive those who had commented, hosted, or viewed the comic. Ubisoft threatened a lawsuit which sparked Kyanka (SomethingAwful's owner) and his rampage.

Well who's responsible for this piece of artwork? Chugworth. These idiots are so immature that they pulled their nice ability to conjure up some comics into something that has damaged Ubisoft, SomethingAwful, Jade Raymond, and her game. Ubisoft would have lost the lawsuit anyways, but I guess Kyanka decided to follow the bluff. In any case, people are laughing, raving, hating, crying, and playing Assassin's Creed.

To those of you on the brave hunt for the comic, good luck it's easy to find if you can use google properly. To those of you not on the hunt but on the hunt for not seeing the comic, shut up and stop confusing me. Please.

The Bachelor Ending

The Bachelor ended in an unprecedented choice between the two ladies, NONE of which Bachelor Brad, AKA Bachelor Womack or just Brad Womack, would chose the end. The first in 11 seasons, Womack rejected both finalists and decided to drop the relationships completely. Can't really blame him though. He saved the shame of all three. In the 10 previous seasons, only 1 has made it to the stage of 'planning the wedding' with the other 9 couples ending the relationship less than a year later.

Well, nothing much to say about this anymore. The choice is a choice, what more can ya do? And for the ladies who are shocked and the ladies who swooned over Brad, get the hell over it. The show is fake for the most part, what makes this mostly different? To prove, rumors have been flying around that Brad's ex-girlfriend, Laurel Kagay, has been sent text messages by Brad. Brad was probably whining, but I disgust. This just goes to show how poorly secrets are covered and how aggressively reality shows like The Bachelor and Big Brother can be manipulated to the producers' desires until the very end.

Black Friday/Cyber Monday

We're all looking for the best deals on the market, yeah? Black Friday, known for it's ability to cause overjoying brain damage to the pennypinchers, is about to kick off in 3 days. What should you expect this time and what time should you get there?

Best Buy Black Friday is carrying:

DVDs such as Big Daddy, A Few Good Men, King Kong for $2.50 each.















Laptops for as low as $400 and a package (laptop, carrying case, printer, anti-virus) for only $500, that's a $580 savings right there.

All Best Buy stores open at 5 AM, so either camp out overnight right before your turkey dinner, or get there at 2 AM to fight for a spot. Don't worry, you can do it! I believe in you ^^


Circuit City Black Friday is carrying:

Automotive items such as MP3 players, speakers, radio, etc. for as low as $20.
Blank CDs (50-pack) for $4-5
Cell phones for as low as $18
Computers for as low as $230 being a desktop.
Digital cameras for even $50. That's definitely an after thanksgiving sale.
Many more electronics at super snag deals.

All Circuit City Black Friday stores open at 10 AM, web deals are already online and will run until supplies end.


Cybermonday.com is the big name in Cyber Monday and carries virtually everything that can't spoil like clothing, gifts, electronics, furniture. Make sure you get ordering ASAP to get your deals early.