A New Home for SFL

A Secular Franciscan Life has a new home.

I have had this domain name registered for a while and I didn't know what to do with it. After I started blogging I finally figured out what to do with this account.
So if you would add my new home for my blog on your blogroll I would appreciate it.
I'll see you in the new digs.

You Might Be a Redneck if...

If you're pumpin' gas and your hair catches on fire, you might be a redneck.

Mock "reality" Presidential Race Planned

Will we be able to tell the difference?

Wal-Mart Trampling Update

It seems that the woman who was trampled trying to get a DVD player at a Florida Wal-Mart store has a history of filing liability and worker's compensation claims against several businesses, Wal-Mart in particular.
Maybe I was too quick to chastise the shoppers in the store. Who knows, maybe they were used by this woman and her sister to create another opportunity for a quick buck.

Why Didn't She Just Dump Coffee in Her Lap?

A Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for running over a McDonald's manager when an employee told her she couldn't get mayonnaise on her cheeseburger.
I still haven't figured why some folks get so violent when they don't get their way. Behaving like a spoiled child is one thing but taking it to this level is quite another.
I don't believe this women was suffering a breakdown similar to the Michael Douglas movie "Falling Down" but committed an amoral act of utter selfishness. I would think that a lifetime ban from operating a motor vehicle is appropriate also.

Babes Against Bush!

If you happen to be either a traditional male or non-traditional female reader you may find the tactic that these non-supporters of our only president are taking to be a little titillating.
Babes Against Bush! wants "to put the pleasure back into liberal politics!" and be "educational, entertaining, and socially responsible without being politically correct."
They are selling a calendar that features 13 "wholesome and resilient lasses our men have fought for" with a portion of the profits being donated to anti-Bush causes.
The site also gives "99 Reasons Why Bush Sucks" but I think that some of the reasons are based on some pretty thin reasoning and the usual sour grapes complaints.
With all of the ugliness that has entered the political arena of late a little humor is something that is sorely needed.

You're Only Doing This Because You Hate Me

It seems that the Florida investigators are finding more evidence of Rush Limbaugh's possible wrongdoing. He is now being investigated for "doctor-shopping" which is looking for a doctor willing to prescribe drugs illegally, a third-degree felony under Florida law, punishable by up to five years in prison.
He is proclaiming his innocence which anyone would do but it seems that he will do it in his usual disingenuous manner. Reading a statement drafted by his attorney Limbaugh said "unfortunately, because of Mr. Limbaugh's prominence and well-known political opinions, he is being subjected to an invasion of privacy no citizen of this republic should endure."
Of course the only reason investigators are looking into this affair is because they hate conservative radio personalities and not because they have evidence of a possible felony.
Knowing how Rush operates he will continuously beat this drum and his ditto-heads will be spouting off about how he is being persecuted.

Internet Pranksters Hit Google

It seems that Internet pranksters have been playing with Google again.
If you go to Google, plug in any of the following phrases and click "I'm Feeling Lucky" you may be amused.

Todays phrases to play with are:
"miserable failure"
"french military victories"
"weapons of mass destruction"

Rumsfeld Wins 'foot in mouth' prize

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things we know we know," Rumsfeld said.
"We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know."

I don't think this will ever be topped.

Billings Utility Fee Ruled Illegal

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that the franchise fees the City of Billings was charging utilities and cable providers were illegal. The next question that comes to my mind is this, will I be rebated the illegal taxes I had to pay?
The companies who were charged and paid the fees might get a rebate but I am doubtful that any rebate will trickle back to their customers.
I can always hope I am wrong.

A Case of Skewed Priorities

Everyone in Montana is well aware of the comeback that wolves are making.
In Minnesota it seems that not only are wolves moving into farming areas and killing livestock, they are also encroaching onto suburbs and coming into contact with humans more and more each day.
Despite the obvious danger to humans, animal rights activists in Minnesota are advocating that wolves should be allowed to continue to expand their range.
I love nature and I think that the wolf is a beautiful and noble animal but must we sacrifice a child before these activists accept reality?
Sadly, I feel that a hard core minority of these activists really don't know what reality is.