Meet Up In Rockford

Eric and I met up on Saturday Night at the Irish Rose one of Rockford, Illinois' fine eating establishments. We had a friend take a few pictures. One of which is above. I have a few pictures of the friend, but she declines to be identified. Sorry.

For more (not much) on the dinner at the diner see Great Society - Somebody To Love .

And Eric's post A meeting of "west" and "east".

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Great Society - Somebody To Love

I had some friends visit for the holidays. A loving time was had by all. Pictures when the first mate gets back with the camera. (It may be a while.)

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L'chaim

The American work ethic:

Work hard. Party hard.

A balanced life.

As we Jews like to toast: "l'chaim". In fact we are commanded to enjoy all lawful pleasures to avoid the aridity of the ascetic. Especially sex. If your wife asks you have to deliver.

Inspired by a blog post on the sexual failings of ∅bama entitled "Screwed By Obama. H/T Instapundit.

Women Are Difficult

I was reading about the educational attainments of strippers and came across a guy who said strip clubs had ruined him for "real" women.

Tuesday 31 August
By Jude

Sorry, degree or no degree, strip clubs are never worth it, and dating a stripper is nasty. I was broke in the past, because of going to strip clubs, and I feel like I cannot have a normal relationship with a woman, because of it. Damn strip clubs, do nothing but make us guys broke and go home with blue balls.

Uh. That is normal. You had some fantasy about regular sex and romance? Fuggedaboutit.

The guy has a lot to learn about women.

H/T Instapundit

David Carradine Is Dead

Actor David Carradine killed himself in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK – Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide.

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He said the embassy was informed by Thai authorities that Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.

The Web site of the Thai newspaper The Nation cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room.

It said Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the hotel since Tuesday.

How sad. And what an inconsiderate way to go. His fans will miss him. And I have been a long time fan.

Here is a bit from the very first Kung Fu episode that I have always liked. Wake up!



When I first began having stomach problems I consulted a Shaolin Master who worked the appropriate pressure points and gave me some very good advice. Relax! It has helped a lot. Now I know what pressure points to use to help myself and I put effort into relaxing. Which of course is a contradiction in terms. But if you do it correctly it works.

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Johnny Bunko - Or How To Find Real Happiness

Click on the image to read the whole thing.

And here is a two minute introduction:


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